Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

15.   Offences

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    (1)   A person commits an offence who, for the purpose of procuring a certificate under Schedule 2, or for the purpose of seeking permission under section 4(1) or section 5(1), makes any statement which that person knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular.

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    (2)   Conviction for an offence under this section renders a certificate under Schedule 2 liable to cancellation at the discretion of the Minister.

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    (3)   Where a certificate has been cancelled under section 15(2), any person who uses the certificate, knowing that it has been cancelled, commits an offence.

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    (4)   Where a certificate under section 5(2)(b) is cancelled by the Government of the qualifying Caribbean Community State which issued the certificate, any person who uses that certificate, knowing that it has been cancelled, commits an offence.

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    (5)   Conviction for an offence under this section renders a permission under section 4(1) or section 5(1) revocable at the discretion of the Minister.

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    (6)   Conviction for an offence under this section disentitles the person convicted from the right to the permission under section 4(1) or section 5(1).