Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

44.   Removal and disqualification of officers

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    (1)   Any person who is a director, manager or other officer concerned with the management of a licensee shall cease to hold office upon—

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      (a)     notification by the management team of the licensee of a finding by two-thirds of the management team of the licensee members of his or her permanent incapacity or serious neglect of, or misconduct in, office; or

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      (b)     the person being declared bankrupt or compounding with, or suspending payment to, his creditors; or

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      (c)     the person being conviction in a court of law of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or

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      (d)     the person being sentenced for an offence involving a term of imprisonment of or exceeding 6 months or in default of a payment of a fine; or

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      (e)     the person being deemed not to be fit and proper person in accordance with the criteria established under section 6 (5).

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    (2)   A person who has been a director of, or directly or indirectly concerned in the management of a licensee, the licence of which has been revoked, shall not without the approval of the Authority, act or continue to act as a director, or be directly or indirectly concerned in the management of any licensee.

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    (3)   A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both such fine and imprisonment.