Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Division 3

Board of the Authority

22.   Appointment of the members of the Board of the Authority

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    (1)   The Minister shall appoint the members of the Board of the Authority.

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    (2)   The Board comprises —

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      (a)     the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry;

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      (b)     the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance;

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      (c)     the Director of the Bureau;

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      (d)     a representative of civil society;

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      (e)     3 persons with expertise in —

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        (i)     business,

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        (ii)     medicine,

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        (iii)     science or research.

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    (3)   A member of the Board under subsection (2)(a) to (c) may designate a public officer who holds a post of the head or director of a Department or Unit within a Ministry, to serve as an alternative member, to attend a meeting of the Board in his or her absence.

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    (4)   A member of the Board under subsection 2(e), with the requisite expertise relating to the regulated substance for which an application for a licence is made under section 43, must be present at the meeting of the Board.