Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 7
CHARGES FOR SERVICES

29.   Charges for sanitary measures applied

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   (1)   Where the commander of any aircraft is required by or in pursuance of these Regulations to carry out any measures with a view to reducing the danger or preventing the spread of infection, the Quarantine Authority may, at the request of the commander, and, if thought fit, at his or her cost, cause any such requirement to be complied with instead of enforcing the requirement against the commander. When the Quarantine Authority causes any such requirement to be complied with at the cost of the commander, the Quarantine Authority may require the amount of the charge for the work or a part of it to be paid to or deposited with the Quarantine Authority before the work is undertaken.

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   (2)   The amount of the charge for any work so to be undertaken by the Quarantine Authority shall be such reasonable sum as, to the exclusion of any charge or claim in respect of profit, represents the actual or estimated cost to be incurred by the Quarantine Authority in undertaking the work, so however, that it shall not exceed the sum of $96 unless notice of the proposed charge has been given to the commander before the work is undertaken.

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   (3)   All such charges may be recovered against the commander, aircraft owner or his or her agent.

30.   Scale of charges

The charges to be made in respect of persons undergoing quarantine, isolation or observation, and the incidence of such charges, shall be such as are provided for in rules made under the Act. However, a charge shall not be made for any child under 3 years, and for any child over 3 years of age and under 10 years of age ½ the prescribed charges is payable and is payable by and recovered from the person in charge of the child.

31.   Further provisions as to expenses and charges

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   (1)   All expenses and charges referred to in these Regulations shall be payable to the Quarantine Authority.

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   (2)   Where any expenses or charges are payable by the commander of an aircraft, to the Quarantine Authority in relation to an aircraft at an aerodrome, the Treasurer and the person in charge of the aerodrome may refuse to clear the aircraft until all liability in respect of the expenses or charges has been discharged.