(1) The Minister may make regulations requiring Saint Lucian ships to carry such medicines, medical stores, appliances and books containing medical instructions and advice, as may be specified in the regulations.
(2) The owner and master of every Saint Lucian ship shall ensure that the ship carries medicines, medical stores, appliances and books in accordance with the scales laid down under subsection (1).
(3) Where a Surveyor of ships or other maritime officer is of the opinion that the medicines, medical stores, appliances and books on a Saint Lucian ship are deficient in quantity or quality or are placed in improper receptacles, the Surveyor of ships or other maritime officer shall give notice thereof in writing to the master, owner or agent of the ship, and the ship may be detained.