2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

9.   Obligation to determine or develop management plan

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    (1)   If an owner or occupier of premises reasonably believes that a reported public health hazard exists, the owner or occupier of the premises shall determine or develop a management plan for the public health hazard.

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    (2)   A management plan must be determined or developed in accordance with procedures or guidelines approved by the Chief Medical Officer.

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    (3)   An owner or occupier of premises shall not determine or develop a management plan without first having conducted a risk assessment.

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    (4)   On determining or developing a management plan for a public health hazard, the owner or occupier of the premises shall provide the management plan to —

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      (a)     a person who is or appears to be responsible for the —

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        (i)     condition of the premises,

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        (ii)     substance, thing, plant, animal or organism other than a human on the premises,

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        (iii)     solid waste, liquid or gas on or emanating from the premises,

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        (iv)     radiation, noise, vibration or heat on or emanating from the premises,

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        (v)     noxious or deleterious emissions on the premises, or

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        (vi)     activity in or on the premises; and

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      (b)     a public health officer for review.

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    (5)   In this regulation, “premises” means a location at which a public health hazard is determined by a public health officer to exist.