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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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16. Form of application for licence

For the purposes of section 14 of the Act, an application to the Minister for an abstraction licence, shall be in the form specified in Form 4 of the Schedule.

16. Form of application for licence

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

40. Executive Director

41. Meetings of Board

44. Confidentiality

45. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

46. Terms of appointment

48. Resignation

50. Decisions not invalidated

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

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

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

97. Regulations

98. Act binds the Crown

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

PART 2 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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

PART 3 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES

36. Establishment of Commission

37. Functions and powers and exemption from liability of Commission

38. Commission to regulate own procedure

40. Executive Director

41. Meetings of Board

44. Confidentiality

45. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

46. Terms of appointment

48. Resignation

50. Decisions not invalidated

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

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

74. Annual report of service licensee

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

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

PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS

93. Matters excluded from dispute Resolution

94. Matters to be submitted to dispute resolution

95. Arbitrator and applicable law

97. Regulations

98. Act binds the Crown

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Water and Sewerage (Service Levy) Order – Section 85 (Statutory Instrument 102/2008)

2. Interpretation

3. Water and sewerage service levy

4. Service licensee interest

Water and Sewerage (Code of Conduct) Regulations – Sections 38 and 97 (Statutory Instrument 103/2008)

2. Code of Conduct

Water and Sewerage (General Provisions) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instrument 104/2008)

2. Interpretation

3. Tenure of board members

4. Remuneration and Retainer

5. Commission staff

7. Public consultation

8. Purpose of proceedings

9. Public access to information

10. Form of Commission decisions

11. Citizenship Advisory Councils

12. Form of service licence application

13. Form of Commission orders

14. Form of application for hearing

15. Waiver of regulations

16. Procedure for handling complaints

Water And Sewerage (Appeals Tribunal) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instrument 105/2008)

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Water and Sewerage (Tariff) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instruments 106/2008 and 156/2020 and Act 3 of 2016)

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instruments 7/2009 and Act 3 of 2016)

2. Interpretation

3. Inventory of water resources

4. Right to enter to conduct surveys

5. Ownership of Information

6. Development of watershed management plans

7. Coordination with other agencies

8. Public consultation and participation

9. Approval of watershed management plans

10. Declaration of gathering grounds and protected areas

11. Preparation of water master plan

12. Approval of water master plan

13. Review and revision of the plan

14. Conduct of investigations

15. Serious deficiency in supply

17. Notification of grant or refusal of licence

18. Form of licence

19. Form of application for permits

20. Notification of grant or refusal of permit

21. Form of permits

22. Form of application for a hearing

23. Records to be kept

Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) (Fees) Regulations – Section 97(2)(h) (Statutory Instrument 68/2009)

2. Interpretation

3. Application fees

4. Other administrative fees and charges

5. Abstraction licence fees

7. Payment to be made to the Treasury

Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) (No. 2) Order – Section 10(1) (Statutory Instrument 137/2010)

2. Declaration of water-related emergency

3. Prohibitions

4. Offence and penalty

Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) Order – Section 10(1) (Statutory Instrument 75/2020)