Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Establishment of Agency

• 4.   Functions and powers of the Agency

• 5.   Revenue of Agency

• 6.   Crown rights in water

• 7.   Protection of water

• 8.   Gathering grounds

• 9.   Protection of defined area around gathering grounds

• 10.   Water-related emergencies

• 11.   Private use of water

• 12.   Requirement for abstraction licence

• 13.   Abstraction licence as of right

• 14.   Application for abstraction licence

• 15.   Recommendation by Agency

• 16.   Grant or refusal of abstraction licence

• 17.   No recommendation or notice

• 18.   Issuance and form of abstraction licence

• 19.   Validity of abstraction licence

• 20.   Breaches by abstraction licensee

• 21.   Suspension or revocation of abstraction licence

• 22.   Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for abstraction licence

• 23.   Water control area

• 24.   Waste control area

• 25.   Requirement for permit

• 26.   Permit as of right

• 27.   Application for permit

• 28.   Recommendation by Agency for permit

• 29.   Grant or refusal of permit

• 30.   No recommendation or notice for permit

• 31.   Issuance and form of permit

• 32.   Validity of permit

• 33.   Breaches by permit holder

• 34.   Suspension or revocation of permit

• 35.   Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for permit

• 36.   Establishment of Commission

• 37.   Functions and powers and exemption from liability of Commission

• 38.   Commission to regulate own procedure

• 39.   Seal

• 40.   Executive Director

• 41.   Meetings of Board

• 42.   Quorum

• 43.   Voting

• 44.   Confidentiality

• 45.   Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

• 46.   Terms of appointment

• 47.   Revocation

• 48.   Resignation

• 49.   Vacation

• 50.   Decisions not invalidated

• 51.   Staff

• 52.   Remuneration

• 53.   Fund for use by Commission

• 54.   Financial year of Commission

• 55.   Budget and plan of action of Commission

• 56.   Accounts of Commission

• 57.   Audit of Commission

• 58.   Auditor's report of Commission

• 59.   Annual report of Commission

• 60.   Requirement for service licence

• 61.   Application for service licence

• 62.   Request for further information

• 63.   Grant or refusal of service licence

• 64.   No notice of grant or refusal for service licence

• 65.   Issuance and form of service licence

• 66.   Validity of service licence

• 67.   Obligations of service licensee

• 68.   Rights and powers of service licensee

• 69.   Sub-contracting

• 70.   Budget and plan of action of service licensee

• 71.   Accounts of service licensee

• 72.   Audit of service licensee

• 73.   Auditor's report of service licensee

• 74.   Annual report of service licensee

• 75.   Standards

• 76.   Rights of customer

• 77.   Obligations of customer

• 78.   Tariff scheme and tariff

• 79.   Types of reviews

• 80.   Annual tariff review

• 81.   Triennial tariff review

• 82.   Extraordinary tariff review

• 83.   Direct subsidy

• 84.   Cross subsidy

• 85.   Levy

• 86.   Breach relating to minimum standards of potable water

• 87.   Breaches by the service licensee

• 88.   Remedial action, suspension or revocation of service licence

• 89.   Offence of not complying with direction of Commission

• 90.   Offences in respect of water supply and sewerage service

• 91.   Offences of obstructing service licence

• 92.   Criminal liability for damage and wrongful service connection

• 93.   Matters excluded from dispute Resolution

• 94.   Matters to be submitted to dispute resolution

• 95.   Arbitrator and applicable law

• 96.   Appeal

• 97.   Regulations

• 98.   Act binds the Crown

• 99.   Savings

• Schedule