2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 6
RETURNS, TRIBUNALS AND REVIEWS

20.   The return claiming benefit

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    (1)   Every return claiming statutory benefit shall be in the form and shall contain the particulars set out in Form 1 in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

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    (2)   Every such return shall be delivered at the office of the Authority to the appropriate agent within 10 days after the occurrence of the windstorm which occasioned the loss in respect of which benefit is claimed.

21.   Establishment of tribunals

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    (1)   The tribunals required to be established under the provisions of the Act for the purpose of applications for review or appeals under section 13 of the Act shall be established in the manner and numbers specified in subregulation (2).

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    (2)   Every tribunal shall be appointed by the Authority and shall consist of—

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      (a)     one member on the advice of the grower;

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      (b)     one member on the advice of the Authority; and

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      (c)     one member on the advice of the Director of Agricultural Services.

22.   Applications for review

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    (1)   Every application for review and every appeal under section 12 of the Act shall be in the form and manner and shall contain the particulars set out in Forms II or III respectively of Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

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    (2)   Every application for review shall be made within 7 days of the date of service on the grower of the assessment to which such application relates.

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    (3)   The deposit required by the Act to accompany every application for review shall be—

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      (a)     $10 in the case where the application for review relates to an assessment of a single affected holding;

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      (b)     $15 in the case where the application for review relates to assessment of an area within which are comprised more than one affected holding.