5.1 Member States shall take all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure the carrying out of obligations arising out of this Treaty or resulting from decisions taken by the Institutions of the Organisation. They shall facilitate the achievement of the purposes of the Organisation.
5.2 In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the preceding paragraph, each Member State shall take all steps to secure the enactment of such legislation as is necessary to give effect to this Treaty and decisions taken thereunder.
5.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing —
(a) a full Member State which is independent undertakes to enact the legislation necessary to —
(i) delegate to the Organisation the said Member State's authority to legislate in the areas of competence of the Organisation outlined in Article 14, or
(ii) receive Acts of the Organisation made by the OECS Authority, and Regulations and Orders made by the Council of Ministers, from the Organisation in the areas of competence of the Organisation outlined in Article 14;
with the intention that the Acts, Regulations and Orders have direct effect in the laws of the Member State;
(b) a Member State which is not an independent State undertakes to enact legislation to provide for the reception into its law of the legislation made under this Article. The legislation —
(i) shall enable reception of Acts of the Organisation made by the OECS Authority, and Regulations and Orders made by the Council of Ministers, from the Organisation without the need for enactment by the Member State's Legislature either generally or on a case by case basis,
(ii) may make the reception of the Acts, Regulations and Orders subject to the discretion of a competent authority in the Member State.
5.4 Nothing in this Treaty requires a Member State to undertake amendments to its Constitution, and its obligations as to implementation are circumscribed accordingly.
5.5 Nothing in this Treaty requires a Member State to act prejudicially to the requirements of public participation and discussion which flow from good governance in a democratic society.