(1) A person shall not send by or carry in a Saint Lucian ship, except in accordance with Regulations made pursuant to section 338, any dangerous goods, save that this section shall not apply to ship's distress signals or to the carriage of military stores under conditions authorised by the Minister.
(2) A person shall not send by or carry in a Saint Lucian ship any dangerous goods without first distinctly marking their nature on the outside of the outermost package containing the same, in accordance with such Regulations as the Minister may make and without first giving written notice of the nature of such goods and of the name and address of the sender thereof to the master or owner of the ship.
(3) This section shall apply to all foreign ships while loading at any place in Saint Lucia as it applies to Saint Lucian ships.