(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expenses of the removal from Saint Lucia of a prohibited immigrant, in so far as they are not defrayed by the immigrant, shall be payable out of funds by the Legislature for that purpose.
(2) The expenses of the passage from Saint Lucia of a prohibited immigrant removed therefrom under this Act shall be borne by the vessel in which the immigrant arrived in Saint Lucia or by the owner or agent thereof —
(a) where the immigrant is so removed in consequence of an order made under section 16(1)(a);
(b) where the immigrant is so removed in consequence of an order made under section 16(1)(b);
Provided that this provision shall not apply where the specified period in the order as originally made or extended exceeds 60 days;
(c) where the immigrant is so removed in consequence of proceedings taken under section 16(1)(c).
(3) The liability of the vessel or of the owner or agent thereof under subsection (2) shall not be affected by reason only of the fact that the immigrant has appealed under section 28 against the decision of the immigration officer that he or she is a prohibited immigrant.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the liability (if any) of the immigrant to pay the expenses of his or her passage from Saint Lucia, to the master, owner or agent of the vessel in which he or she arrived in Saint Lucia.
(5) In this section the expression “immigrant” includes the dependents of the immigrant.