2. Interpretation
In this Act—
“Commission” means the Integrity Commission established under section 4;
“financial year” means any period of 12 months beginning on 1 January in any year;
“Government Company” means a company set up under an enactment or registered under the Companies Act being a company whose policy the Government or an agency of Government, whether by the holding of shares or by financial input, is in a position to determine;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice;
“person in public life” means a person mentioned in Schedule 1 except as defined in section 31;
“public function” means any activity performed a single time or continually, whether or not payment is received for it, which is carried out by—
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(a) a person for, or on behalf of or under the direction of a Ministry, Department of Government, a statutory body, local government authority, or a government company;
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(b) a body, whether public or private, providing public utilities including the provision of water, electricity and communications;
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(c) a Member of the House of Assembly or of the Senate in that capacity;
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(d) a member of the Integrity Commission in his or her capacity as a member of the Commission;
“Public Servant” means any person—
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(a) employed—
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(i) in the civil service of Saint Lucia,
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(ii) in the service of a statutory body or authority or a government company;
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(b) who is an official of the State in any of its agencies;
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(c) appointed, elected, selected or otherwise engaged to perform a public function;
“Public Service Commission” means the commission established under section 85 of the Constitution of Saint Lucia;
“spouse” includes a common law husband or common law wife.