(1) A person shall not use water in a water control area or discharge waste or a class of waste in a waste control area, except in accordance with a permit for the purpose granted to that person by the Minister under this Division.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and upon summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. (Substituted by Act 3 of 2016)
(3) A permit granted under this Division shall not have the effect of dispensing with the necessity of obtaining any other permission where such permission is required under any law in force in Saint Lucia.