Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

9.   Review of national waste management strategy

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    (1)   The Planning Authority shall, in consultation with the Authority and the Minister keep the National Waste Management Strategy under review and, in any event, shall undertake a comprehensive review of the Strategy within 5 years of its approval by Cabinet to ensure that —

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      (a)     it complies with obligations under relevant international and regional agreements;

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      (b)     it is responsive to the needs of Saint Lucia in waste management;

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      (c)     it is within the technical, financial and human resources and capabilities of Saint Lucia;

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      (d)     it includes consultation with the waste management policy stakeholders, to the extent that their interests are, in the opinion of the Planning Authority, likely to be affected;

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      (e)     it contributes to a net improvement in the quality of life and in the quality of the environment.

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    (2)   Any review of a National Waste Management Strategy undertaken under this section, shall be through broad-based consultations with the public and waste management policy stakeholders, to the extent that their interests are, in the opinion of the Planning Authority, likely to be affected.