ACT
(Acts 14 of 2005 and 13 of 2008)
Act 14 of 2005 .. in force 15 May 2006 (S.I. 40/2006)
Amended by Act 13 of 2008 .. in force 20 October 2008
Amended by Act 3 of 2016 .. in force 16 December 2015
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Division 1
Water Resource Management Agency
| 3. | Establishment of Agency |
| 4. | Functions and powers of the Agency |
| 5. | Revenue of Agency |
Division 2
Crown Rights in Water, Protection of Water and Gathering Grounds
| 6. | Crown rights in water |
| 7. | Protection of water |
| 8. | Gathering grounds |
| 9. | Protection of defined area around gathering grounds |
Division 3
Emergencies
| 10. | Water-related emergencies |
Division 4
Abstraction of Water
| 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 |
Division 5
Water and Waste Control Areas and Permits
| 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 |
PART 3
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
Division 1
Commission
| 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 |
Division 2
Service Licence
| 60. | Requirement for service licence |
| 61. | Application for service licence |
| 62. | Recommendation by Commission for service licence |
| 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 |
Division 3
Service Licensee
| 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 |
Division 4
Customer
| 76. | Rights of customer |
| 77. | Obligations of customer |
Division 5
Tariff Scheme, Tariff, Tariff Review, Subsidies and Levy
| 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 |
Division 6
Breaches, Offences and Penalties
| 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 licensee |
| 92. | Criminal liability for damage and wrongful service connection |
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS
| 93. | Matters excluded from arbitration |
| 94. | Matters to be submitted to arbitration |
| 95. | Arbitrator and applicable law |
| 96. | Appeal |
| 97. | Regulations |
| 98. | Act binds the Crown |
| 99. | Savings |
| Schedule | |
AN ACT to provide for the management of water resources and to regulate the delivery of water supply services and sewerage services throughout Saint Lucia and for related matters.
Commencement [15 May 2006]