(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall not, without having first obtained a trade licence—
(a) sell any wares, merchandise, wines, spirits, tobacco or goods of any sort in any building or place; or
(b) engage in trade.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply—
(a) to a citizen of Saint Lucia; and
(b) to a company in Saint Lucia, that is not an alien company within the meaning of the Aliens Licensing Act; and
(c) to a national of a member State.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall not, without the approval of the Minister—
(a) sell any of the articles mentioned in subsection (1)(a); or
(b) engage in trade on behalf of—
(i) a person who is not a citizen of Saint Lucia, or
(ii) a company that is not an alien company within the meaning of the Aliens Licensing Act, or
(iii) a person who is not a national of a member State.
(Amended by Act 21 of 2006)