(1) An Apostille certificate placed on, or attached to, a foreign public document is the formality that a Saint Lucia authority may require, in relation to the document, as evidence or certification of — (Amended by 22 of 2011)
(a) the authenticity of the signature on the document;
(b) the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted;
(c) where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp that the document bears.
(2) Where a foreign public document is not subject to a requirement of legalization, a Saint Lucia authority may not require, in relation to the document, an Apostille certificate as evidence or certification of the matters referred to in subsection (1). (Amended by 22 of 2011)
(3) A Saint Lucia authority shall accept, in relation to a foreign public document, an Apostille certificate placed on, or attached to, the document as sufficient evidence or certification of the matters referred to in subsection (1), unless the contrary is proved. (Amended by 22 of 2011)
(4) Subsection (3) does not prevent a Saint Lucia authority from accepting, in relation to a foreign public document, a lesser formality than an Apostille certificate placed on, or attached to the document as evidence or certification of the matters referred to in subsection (1). (Amended by 22 of 2011)