Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 3
PROVISIONS AS TO SHIPS IN QUARANTINE

11.   Detention of ships

A visiting officer may give such directions as he or she may consider expedient to the master of a ship in quarantine for securing the detention of the ship pending the granting of pratique, including directions (if he or she thinks fit) to take the ship to a specified mooring station, anchorage or berthing place generally or specially approved by the Harbour Master (or other appropriate authority) for the use of ships in quarantine.

12.   Quarantine guards

A visiting officer may place on board any ship in quarantine such quarantine guards as he or she may think necessary.

13.   Specified infectious diseases

In relation to specified infectious diseases, the measures which may be taken and the circumstances in which they may be taken shall be such as are specified in Articles 24 to 27 (both inclusive) and Articles 29 to 42 (both inclusive) of the Convention, and for that purpose these Regulations have effect as though those Articles were part of these Regulations. However, references in those Articles to the port sanitary authority or the port authorities or the sanitary authority of the port or the Government, and so forth, shall be construed as though they were references to the Quarantine Authority, the health officers or an authorised officer.

14.   Other infectious diseases

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   (1)   When an infectious disease other than a specified infectious disease occurs on board a ship during the 6 weeks immediately preceding its arrival at a port of Saint Lucia, the health officer may require all or any of the measures specified in subregulation (2) of this regulation to be taken.

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   (2)   Such measures may include—

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      (a)     medical inspection of the crew and passengers;

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      (b)     isolation of the sick either on board or on shore;

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      (c)     surveillance of the crew and passengers, who have been exposed to infection, for 14 days or the period of incubation of the disease (whichever is the shorter period) from the last day of possible exposure to infection;

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      (d)     disinfection of clothing and other articles and of the parts of the ship which the health officer may consider infected;

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      (e)     examination of food and water if considered sources of infection and the application of appropriate measures;

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      (f)     destruction of animals, birds and insects which may be considered as potential vectors of the disease.