Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

35.   Power to deny entry of a vessel for refusal to permit inspection

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    (1)   The Comptroller may deny entry into a port of entry in Saint Lucia to the owner or master of a vessel or the operator of an aircraft if the owner or master of a vessel or the operator of an aircraft refuses to allow a customs officer, an immigration officer or a police officer to inspect the cargo on the vessel or aircraft.

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    (2)   Where the owner or master of a vessel or the operator of an aircraft refuses to allow a customs officer, an immigration officer or a police officer to inspect the cargo on a vessel or aircraft, the customs officer, immigration officer or police officer, as the case may be, shall report the vessel or aircraft to the Financial Intelligence Authority and that Authority shall report the vessel or aircraft to the appropriate United Nations Security Council Committee.

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    (3)   Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Comptroller may permit a vessel or aircraft to enter a port of entry in Saint Lucia —

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      (a)     where the entry is required as a result of an emergency;

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      (b)     for the purposes of conducting an inspection; or

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      (c)     for the purposes of allowing the vessel or aircraft to return to its port of origin.