Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART III
MISCELLANEOUS

19.   Avoidance

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    (1)   If it appears to the Competent Authority that in a year of income a relevant entity has acted so as to avoid or seek to avoid its obligations under this Act, the Competent Authority may —

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      (a)     disclose to a partner jurisdiction any information relating to that relevant entity in accordance with an international agreement;

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      (b)     issue a notice to the relevant entity, the contents of which must include notification that the relevant entity is liable to pay a penalty not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to the Accountant General.

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    (2)   A relevant entity that fraudulently avoids or seeks to avoid its obligations under this Act, commits an offence and is liable —

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      (a)     on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both;

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      (b)     on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or both.