Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART IV
PROHIBITED DEALINGS WITH LISTED ENTITY

24.   Dealing with property owned or controlled by a listed entity

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    (1)   A person shall not knowingly —

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      (a)     deal, whether directly or indirectly, with property that is —

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        (i)     owned or controlled, by a listed entity,

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        (ii)     wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a listed entity,

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        (iii)     derived or generated from funds or other assets that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a listed entity,

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        (iv)     owned or controlled by a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of a listed entity,

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        (v)     owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by —

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          (A)     the Government or a political party of a proscribed country;

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          (B)     a person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of the Government or a political party of a proscribed country;

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          (C)     a person controlled by the Government or a political party of a proscribed country, which is associated with a nuclear or ballistic programme of that Government or a political party of a proscribed country or any other activity prohibited by this Act;

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      (b)     deal in property for the benefit of a listed entity;

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      (c)     enter into a financial transaction, whether directly or indirectly, or provide financial or other related services in respect of property that is —

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        (i)     owned or controlled, by a listed entity,

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        (ii)     wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a listed entity,

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        (iii)     derived or generated from funds or other assets that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a listed entity,

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        (iv)     owned or controlled by a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of a listed entity,

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        (v)     owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by —

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          (A)     the Government or a political party of a proscribed country;

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          (B)     a person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of the Government or a political party of a proscribed country;

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          (C)     a person controlled by the Government or a political party of a proscribed country, which is associated with a nuclear or ballistic programme of that Government or a political party of a proscribed country or any other activity prohibited by this Act.

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    (2)   A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty- five years or both.