Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART 12
MISCELLANEOUS

172.   Vendors on school premsies

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    (1)   A person shall not sell or offer for sale any services, goods, food, beverages or any other item on school premises without the written permission of the Chief Education Officer.

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    (2)   A person who wishes to sell or offer for sale services, goods, food, beverages or any other item on the premises of a public school or assisted school shall apply in writing to the Chief Education Officer through the principal of the particular school, for permission to do so.

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    (3)   Where an application is made under subsection (2), the applicant shall submit together with his or her application a medical certificate from a medical practitioner registered to practise in Saint Lucia to the effect that the applicant is free from diseases and is unlikely to be a source of infection to a person at the school.

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    (4)   Where an application is made under subsection (2), the Chief Education Officer may after interviewing the applicant and consulting the principal and having considered the suitability of the proposed services, goods, food, beverages or any other item to be sold, grant permission to the applicant, on such terms and conditions as the Chief Education Officer considers fit.

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    (5)   Every person who sells or offers for sale food or drink on school premises shall ensure that the area used by him or her is in a clean state and that all wrapping or other kinds of litter are collected for disposal.

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    (6)   The sale of food and drink is not to be permitted during lesson periods.

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    (7)   The Chief Education Officer may revoke the written permission given to any vendor who contravenes any of the conditions stated in the permit.

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    (8)   A person who sells or offers for sale food, drink or any other item on the school premises or within the entrance or exit of a public school or assisted school during school hours without the written consent of the Chief Education Officer commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of one year.