Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART II
RETURN AND DUE DILIGENCE FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION

9.   Non-Reporting Financial Institution, Excluded Account and Participating Jurisdiction

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    (1)   For the purposes of the Standard, the Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette

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      (a)     designate as a Non-Reporting Financial Institution an entity that presents a low risk of being used to evade tax and that has substantially similar characteristics to any of the entities described in subparagraph B(1)(a) to (e) of the Standard; (Amended by Act 10 of 2017)

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      (b)     designate as an Excluded Account an account that presents a low risk of being used to evade tax and has substantially similar characteristics to any of the accounts described in subparagraphs C(17)(a) to (f) of the Standard.

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    (2)   The Minister may, at least once every calendar year, publish, a list of Participating Jurisdictions for the purposes of the Standard. (Amended by Act 10 of 2017)