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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Standards Regulations – Section 37 (Statutory Instrument 10/2000)

Statutory Instrument 10/2000 .. in force 5 February 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART 1
DECLARATION OF STANDARDS

1.Citation
2.Appointment of technical committees
3.Publication of notice to declare a standard
4.Comments to be forwarded to technical committee
5.Compulsory standard

PART 2
USE OF THE STANDARD MARK

6.Standard mark
7.Application for licence to use standard mark
8.Bureau to undertake inspections of premises, etc
9.Licence to expire on 31 December
10.Licence to relate to specific goods, etc.
11.Revocation of licence
12.Bureau to prevent continued use of standard mark
13.Bureau to keep register of licences
14.Names of licensees to be published
15.Bureau to charge fees for use of standard mark
16.Use of mark, other than standard mark

PART 3
DESIGNATION OF LABORATORIES AND TESTING FACILITIES

17.Definitions
18.Designation of laboratories
19.Requirements of designation
20.Application for designation to be made to Director
21.Bureau may designate without application being made
22.Notice of designation to be published in Gazette
23.Bureau to publish list of designated laboratories
24.Designated laboratory may charge a fee for a test report
25.Report, prima facie evidence of statements therein

PART 4
FEES

26.Publication of table of fees by Minister

PART 5
TESTING OF ARTICLES SUBMITTED OR SEIZED

27.Bureau to ensure goods are tested
28.Bureau to purchase samples
29.Goods for testing to be marked, labelled and packaged
30.Where duplicate samples requested
31.Court may order test
32.Disposal of samples

PART 6
ADVERTISING, LABELLING AND PACKAGING

33.Definition
34.Approval of Bureau
35.Bureau may require withdrawal of advertisement
36.Offence and penalty

PART 7
COMPULSORY STANDARDS

37.Bureau may petition court
38.Imports to be tested, etc. on entry
39.Bureau may waive sampling
40.Locally manufactured goods may be exported
41.Offences and General penalty clause
Schedule 1
Schedule 2

Commencement [5 February 2000]