2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

17.   Accommodation

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    (1)   Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), a Master is entitled to be paid for each calendar day while on duty outside the State or Territory to which the Master is posted, an accommodation and subsistence allowance based on the United Nations Daily Subsistence Allowance. (Substituted by S.I. 44/2009)

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    (2)   A Master may, at the discretion of the Chief Justice, be paid a supplementary allowance where, for reasons beyond the control of the Master, the actual costs of accommodation are significantly higher than the average hotel costs used in calculating the daily accommodation component of the United Nations Daily Subsistence Allowance.

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    (3)   Where a Master's travel on duty outside the State or Territory to which the master is posted does not involve an overnight stay, the Master is entitled to be paid 40% of the accommodation and subsistence allowance.

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    (4)   Where a Master on duty outside the State or Territory to which the master is posted elects to stay in private accommodation, the Master is entitled to be paid 50% of the accommodation and subsistence allowance.

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    (5)   Where a Master on duty outside the State or Territory to which the Master is posted —

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      (a)     is accommodated free of charge by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court or by the Government of a State or Territory, the Master is entitled to be paid 50% of the accommodation and subsistence allowance;

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      (b)     is accommodated and provided with meals free of charge by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court or by the Government of a State or Territory, the Master is entitled to be paid 20% of the subsistence allowance.