(1) A citizen of Saint Lucia is exempt from the provisions of section 6(1) of the Act which requires the possession of a passport by all persons entering Saint Lucia.
(2) The following other persons are exempt from the provisions of section 7(1) of the Act, which requires the possession of a passport by all persons entering Saint Lucia —
(a) citizens of an independent country which is a member State of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States if, under the laws of that country, reciprocal treatment would be given to a citizen of Saint Lucia;
(b) citizens of an independent country which is a member State of the Caribbean Community by which is not a member State of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States if, under the laws of that country, reciprocal treatment would be given to a citizen of Saint Lucia;
(c) persons who belong to Montserrat, Anguilla and British Virgin Islands and who are in possession of a valid return ticket;
(d) citizens of the United Kingdom, United States of America, Republic of France, or of Canada who are visiting Saint Lucia for a period not exceeding 6 months and who are in possession of a valid ticket providing for their return to the United Kingdom, United States of America or Canada respectively;
(e) passengers in transit by sea or air who do not intend to remain in Saint Lucia for more than 14 hours provided that they are in possession of a through ticket to some other destination;
(f) officials of any of the following Organisations (hereinafter called “the Organisation) —
(i) Caribbean Community,
(ii) Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,
(iii) Organisation of American States,
(iv) United Nations Organization,
(v) Eastern Caribbean Central Bank,
(vi) Association of Caribbean States,
who are visiting Saint Lucia on official business of the Organisation and who are in possession of an official travel document valid for travel to Saint Lucia and for the purpose of this paragraph “official travel document” means a travel document in the form issued by the Organisation to its officials for travel between member States of the Organisation.