(1) The Bureau shall promote and encourage the maintenance of standards—
(a) for the improvement of goods produced or used in Saint Lucia;
(b) for services produced or used in Saint Lucia; and
(c) in relation to processes and practices,
for ensuring industrial efficiency and development and promoting public and industrial welfare and health and safety for safeguarding the environment and shall exercise such other functions as may be prescribed.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) the Bureau may—
(a) promote the general adoption and implementation of standards relating to structure, goods, materials, processes, practices, operations and other matters, on a national and international level;
(b) promote research in relation to specifications, establish or designate laboratories and testing facilities, and provide for the examination and testing of goods, services, processes and practices;
(c) inspect or cause to be inspected—
(i) any operations carried out and any books or records, in connection with the production, manufacture, processing or treatment of any goods, and
(ii) the execution of any services, processes or practice for which a compulsory standard has been declared or for which application has been made to use the standard mark;
(d) declare standards and keep the standards under review;
(e) collect and publish for public information and guidance, data relating to specifications and standards;
(f) encourage and undertake educational programmes relating to standards;
(g) provide for the examination, testing and calibration of instruments, appliances and apparatus;
(h) co-operate with and advise manufacturers in setting up quality control systems and preparing standards;
(i) do such other things as may be expedient or necessary to secure the proper execution of the purposes of this Act.