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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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2. EXEMPTION

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a visiting artist, fashion designer, model, dancer, chef and production crew employed with the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, Mercury Fest, Roots & Soul Festival, Saint Lucia Carnival, Food & Rum Festival, Arts & Heritage Festival and the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers are exempted from section 7 of the Immigration Act, Cap. 10.01 with respect to the requirement to obtain a visa for entry into Saint Lucia.

(2) The exemption granted under subsection (1) is —
1. (a) applicable for a period of two years commencing from the 18^th day of April, 2019 and terminating on the 17^th day of April, 2021;
1. (b) subject to the condition that Events Company of St. Lucia Inc. complies with the monitoring requirements of the Ministry of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries.

2. Interpretation

2. Interpretation

3. Immigration officers

4. Prohibited immigrants

5. Persons not prohibited immigrants

6. Power of Cabinet to prohibit the entry of persons not belonging to Saint Lucia

7. Defined port

8. Entry of persons into Saint Lucia

9. Duty of person entering Saint Lucia

10. List of passengers and matters in connection therewith

10A. Advance passenger information

10B. Powers and duties of the competent authority

10C. Obligations to the competent authority

10D. Use and sharing of advance passenger information

11. Certificate that immigrant not a prohibited immigrant

12. permit to remain in the state

13. Immigrant to be deemed prohibited immigrant if he fails to leave Saint Lucia on or before the expiration of permit granted under section 12

14. Postponement of decision by immigration officer

15. Prohibited immigrant not to enter or remain in Saint Lucia

16. Powers of immigration officer in relation to prohibited immigrants

17. Permits to prohibited immigrants

18. Permit to immigrant to remain in Saint Lucia pending the furnishing of security

19. Fingerprints

20. Detention in custody under this act

21. General provision as to permits

22. Conditions and restrictions relating to permits and certificates

23. Notice and grounds of decision that immigrant is a prohibited immigrant

24. Power of chief immigration officer to annul or vary certain decisions of immigration officer

25. Liability of employer for immigrant employee

26. Where immigrant not discovered to be prohibited immigrant until after he or she enters Saint Lucia

27. Immigration office to cause prohibited immigrants entering or found in Saint Lucia to be removed therefrom

28. Appeal from decision of immigration officer under section 23

29. Magistrate may order removal and detention

30. Warrant to convey deserting seaman, or stowaway or prohibited immigrant who lands in Saint Lucia back on board vessel

31. Punishment or discharge of a member of a crew, stowaway or extra hand

32. Variation and revocation of orders made by the Minister, or Cabinet

33. Detention in custody and places of detention

34. Expenses of removal from Saint Lucia of an immigrant

35. Recovery of expenses

36. Offences and penalties

37. Evidence and burden of proof

38. Repealed by Act 15 of 1983

39. Regulations

40. Regulations to be laid before Parliament

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Immigration Regulations – Section 39 (Statutory Instrument 44/1954)

2. Interpretation

3. Immigrant not prohibited immigrant where bona fide employment in Saint Lucia awaits him

4. Duty of immigration officer where he or she decides that an immigrant is a prohibited immigrant or where an order is made for the removal of an immigrant from Saint Lucia

5. Furnishing returns

6. Ports of entry under section 8

7. Examination of immigrants and declaration under section 9

8. Medical examination of immigrants

9. Prescribed security

10. Manner of removing of immigrant from Saint Lucia where order made under section 16(1)(a) or (b) of the act

11. Arrest and examination of suspected prohibited immigrant

12. Notice under section 23

13. Appeal under section 28

14. Duties of person in charge of persons detained in custody under the act

15. Re-entry permit under section 38

16. Permits in respect of temporary immigrants

17. Deposit on security

18. Permit under section 12(1)

Immigration (Consular Visa) Order – Section 7 (Statutory Instrument 5/1971)

2. British Consular visa on passport of foreign nationals

Immigration (Passport Exemption) Order – Section 7 (Statutory Instrument 32/2002)

3. Passport exemption

5. Documents establishing identity etc.

Immigration (Permit Fees) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 117/2000)

2. Interpretation

Immigration (Visa) Order – Section 7 (Statutory Instruments 33/2006 and 12/2007)

2. Interpretation

3. Requirement for visa

4. Exemption from visa requirement

Immigration (Prohibited Immigrant) Order – Section 4(3)(b) (Statutory Instrument 31/2018)

2. Declaration of prohibited immigrant

3. Removal of prohibited immigrant

Immigration (Visa) (Exemption) (Events Company of St. Lucia Inc.) Order – Section 7 (Statutory Instrument 4/2020)

Immigration (Prohibited Immigrant) Order – Section 4(3)(b) (Statutory Instrument 47/2020)

2. Declaration of prohibited immigrant

3. Removal of prohibited immigrant

Immigration (Prohibited Immigrant) Order – Section 4(3)(c) (Statutory Instrument 97/2022)

2. Declaration of prohibited immigrant

3. Removal of prohibited immigrant