Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

37.   Waste storage at public events

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    (1)   Any person who holds any gathering, meeting or an event open to the public shall —

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      (a)     prior to the gathering, meeting or event, submit a waste management plan to the Authority for review and approval; and

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      (b)     supply sufficient litter bins for the gathering, meeting or event, and shall ensure that all litter on the site is properly collected and disposed at an approved landfill site within 24 hours of the gathering, meeting or event.

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    (2)   A person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1), commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000 plus the cost of cleaning up after the gathering, meeting or event reasonably incurred by the Authority or any other party who cleans up. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2007)

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    (3)   In addition to the penalty under subsection (2) an organiser liable to not more than 3 months of community service as the court may order.