Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short Title

• 3.   Establishment of the solid waste management authority

• 4.   Vesting of solid waste management facilities in the authority

• 5.   Formulation of solid waste inventory and national waste management strategy

• 6.   Content and structure of national waste management strategy

• 7.   Approval of waste management strategy

• 8.   Amendment of national waste management strategy

• 9.   Review of national waste management strategy

• 10.   Approval process for establishment of waste management facilities

• 11.   Appraisal process

• 12.   Review of environmental impact assessment reports

• 13.   Granting full planning approval

• 14.   Monitoring and enforcement of the conditions of full approval

• 15.   Environmental impact assessment guidelines

• 16.   Waste management plans required for development applications

• 17.   Prohibition on unauthorised disposal of waste

• 18.   Prohibition on unauthorised removal of waste

• 19.   Waste management facility licence

• 20.   Application for a waste management facility licence

• 21.   Existing facilities deemed to be licensed

• 22.   Conditions of waste management facility licence

• 23.   Inspection of waste management facility licence

• 24.   Waste haulage licence

• 25.   Waste haulage licence to be displayed

• 26.   Suspension and cancellation of licences

• 27.   Contingency plans

• 28.   Liability in the event of accidents

• 29.   Powers of planning authority during emergency

• 30.   Prohibition on the importation of wastes

• 31.   Liability for and ownership of waste

• 32.   Requirements for waste handling, separation and processing

• 33.   Industrial, commercial and institutional waste

• 34.   Waste storage requirements

• 35.   Management of used oil

• 36.   Littering and illegal dumptin of wastes

• 37.   Waste storage at public events

• 38.   Derelict motor vehicles, white goods and other scrap metal

• 39.   Incentives

• 40.   Monitoring and audits

• 41.   Authorised officers

• 42.   Powers and duties of authorised officers

• 43.   Due diligence defence

• 44.   Offences

• 45.   Power to institute proceedings

• 46.   No statutory authorisation of nuisance

• 48.   Register of licenses

• 49.   Act binds the crown

• 50.   Regulations

• 51.   Repeal

• 52.   Transitional

• Schedule 1

• Schedule 2

• Schedule 3

• Schedule 4

• Schedule 5

• Schedule 7

• Schedule 9

• Schedule 6

• Schedule 8

• 2.   Interpretation

• 47.   Amendment of schedules