Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

69.   Persons prohibited from receiving a foster child

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    (1)   A person shall not receive or keep a foster child without the consent of the Director —

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      (a)     if that child has been previously taken from the care of that person under this Part; or

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      (b)     in premises from which a child has been removed under this Part by reason of the premises being dangerous or unsanitary.

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    (2)   A person who keeps or causes a foster child to be kept in contravention of this section, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and the Court may make other orders in respect of that child.