2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

3.   Taxi Fares

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    (1)   Subject to regulations 5, 6 and 7, the maximum fare chargeable to a person for transportation on a taxi under section 55 of the principal Act shall be as set out in Schedule 1.

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    (2)   The fare structure prescribed in these Regulations —

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      (a)     shall apply to all vehicles licensed to provide taxi services. including tourism taxis authorized to operate by a permit issued under section 55 of the principal Act; and

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      (b)     shall be chargeable 24 hours a day including public holidays.

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    (3)   The driver or conductor of a vehicle licensed to provide taxi services shall have the right to demand the fare chargeable under these Regulations from a person intending to travel in a vehicle licensed to provide taxi services, where the person enters the vehicle.

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    (4)   The driver or conductor of a vehicle licensed to provide taxi services shall not demand more than the fare chargeable under these Regulations.

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    (5)   A driver or conductor of a vehicle licensed to provide taxi services who contravenes sub-regulation (4) commits an offence and notwithstanding section 17(10) of the Interpretation Act is liable, upon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.