Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

49.   Recovery of tax from persons leaving Saint Lucia

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    (1)   Where the Comptroller has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may leave Saint Lucia without paying all tax due under this Act, the Comptroller may obtain an order from a Court, directing the Chief Immigration Officer to take the necessary steps to prevent the person from leaving Saint Lucia until the person makes —

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      (a)     payment in full; or

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      (b)     an arrangement satisfactory to the Comptroller for the payment of the tax.

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    (2)   The Comptroller shall serve a copy of the order issued under subsection (1) on the person named in the order if it is practicable to do so.