2. Interpretation
In this Act —
“Authority” means the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority established under section 4;
“Board” means the Board of Directors under section 7;
“certificate” means a Certificate of Registration under section 27F; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“Chairperson” means the director appointed as Chairperson under section 7(2)(b);
“Chief Corporate Officer” means the person appointed as Chief Corporate Officer under section 22(1)(a);
“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer to the Authority appointed under section 21(1);
“Chief Financial Officer” means the person appointed as Chief Financial Officer under section 22(1)(b);
“code of practice” means a code of practice issued under section 38;
“consideration”, in relation to the supply of a tourism accommodation service —
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(a) means the total amount of money paid or payable at the end of the accommodation period and includes a deposit for that tourism accommodation service;
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(b) includes duties, levies, value added tax, fees and charges added to the cost for a tourism accommodation service;
(Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Authority designated under section 7(6);
“destination marketing” means the promotion of Saint Lucia as a vacation or holiday destination; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“Director” means a director of the Board;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for tourism unless otherwise stated;
“Register” means the register under section 27L; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“registration number” means the identification code assigned to a registered tourism accommodation service provider under section 27D(2)(b)(i); (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“registered tourism accommodation service provider” means a person who is granted registration under section 27D and issued a certificate under section 27F; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“taxable person” has the meaning assigned to it under the Value Added Tax Act; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“tourism accommodation service” means the supply of a service for short-term sleeping accommodation in the tourism sector with or without related facilities for consideration; (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“Tourism Destination Marketing Plan” means a destination guide for implementing a destination marketing strategy under section 9(2)(f); (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)
“Tourism Industry” means the people, activities and organizations involved in providing services for people on holiday;
“welcome booth” means a stall or small structure used for welcoming and providing information to a person who travels to Saint Lucia. (Inserted by Act 12 of 2020)