Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

46.   Grounds for surcharge

An officer may be surcharged under section 45 on any of the following grounds—

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    (a)     failure to collect any monies owing to Government, the collection of which the officer is or was at the time responsible;

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    (b)     payment of public monies in excess of amounts authorised under Part 5 of this Act;

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    (c)     making, allowing or directing any payment of public monies without proper authority, or proper evidence that the amount was due;

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    (d)     payment of public monies without obtaining proper evidence of the identity of the payee;

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    (e)     responsibility for any deficiency in, loss or destruction of or damage to any public monies, stamps, securities, stores or other public property;

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    (f)     failure to render accurate accounts by a person whose duties require him or her to render such accounts;

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    (g)     signing an incorrect or false certificate on a voucher;

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    (h)     mixing public monies with other monies;

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    (i)     contravention of this Act, the Financial Regulations or the Procurement and Stores Regulations; or

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    (j)     failure to comply with any lawful direction or instructions given under this Act.