Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART II
PROPOSALS TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE

14.   Proposal of names to United Nations Security Council Committee

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   (1)   If the Attorney General receives information that an entity satisfies the criteria set out in a United Nations Security Council Resolution for inclusion on a list maintained by a United Nations Security Council Committee, the Attorney General may make a proposal to that Committee for the name of the entity to be listed.

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   (2)   The Attorney General shall ensure that a proposal under subsection (1) to a United Nations Security Council Committee —

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      (a)     is submitted in the standard forms for listing that is published by the relevant Committee;

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      (b)     includes the following information required by INTERPOL and to allow for the accurate and positive identification of an entity by a competent authority —

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         (i)     in the case of an individual —

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            (A)     family name or surname;

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            (B)     given names, other relevant names or aliases;

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            (C)     date and place of birth;

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            (D)     nationality or citizenship;

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            (E)     gender;

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            (F)     employment or occupation;

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            (G)     country of residence;

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            (H)     passport, other travel document and any national identification number;

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            (I)     current and any previous addresses;

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            (J)     police record,

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         (ii)     in the case of a body corporate —

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            (A)     name, registered name, any short name or acronym or any other name by which it is known or was formerly known;

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            (B)     registered address, the address of its head office, a branch or subsidiary, and any linked organization;

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            (C)     the nature of business or activity;

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            (D)     country of main activity;

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            (E)     leadership or management;

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            (F)     registration or incorporation number or other identification number;

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            (G)     status of body corporate, such as whether it is in liquidation, wound-up or otherwise terminated;

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            (H)     any website address;

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      (c)     is accompanied by a statement of case which includes —

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         (i)     information demonstrating that an entity satisfies the criteria for listing pursuant to a United Nations Security Council Resolution,

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         (ii)     details of any connection with a specified entity,

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         (iii)     information about any other relevant acts or activities of the entity,

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         (iv)     the nature of the supporting evidence,

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         (v)     any additional information or documents supporting the proposed listing, as well as information about relevant court cases and proceedings; and

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      (d)     indicates whether a United Nations Security Council Committee, the Secretariat or the United Nations Office of the ombudsperson may disclose that Saint Lucia has made a proposal that the entity be listed pursuant to a United Nations Security Council Resolution.

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   (3)   If an entity has been listed pursuant to a United Nations Security Council Resolution on the basis of a proposal by the Attorney General, and the Attorney General is satisfied that an entity listed pursuant to that United Nations Security Council Resolution no longer satisfies the criteria for listing, the Attorney General shall submit a request to the relevant United Nations Security Council Committee for the entity to be de-listed.

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   (4)   The Attorney General shall ensure that a request under subsection (3) to a United Nations Security Council Committee for de-listing —

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      (a)     is submitted in the standard forms for de-listing that is published by the relevant United Nations Security Council Committee;

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      (b)     includes information to show that the entity no longer meets the relevant criteria set out in a United Nations Security Council Resolution for listing.

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   (5)   Notwithstanding subsection (3), where an entity has been listed pursuant to a United Nations Security Resolution, the Attorney General shall, as far as practicable, inform the entity of the availability of the United Nations Office of the Ombudsperson or the Focal Point for De-listing, as the case may be, for the purposes of petitioning the removal of the name of the entity from a list maintained by a relevant United Nations Security Council Committee.