(1) The Minister may:
(a) establish and maintain aerodromes;
(b) provide and maintain, in connection with aerodromes established by him or her, roads, approaches, apparatus, equipment and buildings and other accommodation;
€ provide and maintain facilities and equipment for the purpose of promoting the safety of air navigation, including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, visual and nonvisual navigation aids, visual and non-visual approach and landing aids and communication services;
(d) alter, abolish, remove or add to any aerodrome, road, approach, apparatus, equipment, building, accommodation or facilities established or provided by him or her;
€ vary the character of any facilities provided by him or her for the purpose of promoting the safety of air navigation, or of the signals or assistance given thereby;
(f) determine the conditions of use of any aerodrome established by him or her and determine whether any such aerodrome shall be open to the public use; and
(g) determine the conditions of use of any facilities or equipment provided by him or her for the purpose of promoting the safety of air navigation.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the following purposes are public purposes within the meaning of section 9 of the Constitution of Saint Lucia; Cap.1.01 that is to say:
(a) the purposes specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subsection (1); and
(b) the purpose of securing land in the vicinity of the site of an aerodrome which the Minister has established or acquired or is about to establish or acquire.