(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for each child born in Saint Lucia, the responsible person shall give a notice in the prescribed form to the District Registrar within 5 days of the birth of the child.
(2) For the purpose of this section, “responsible person” means—
(a) if the child was born in a hospital or other health care facility or brought to the hospital or other health care facility within 24 hours after the birth, the person in charge of the hospital or other health care facility;
(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—
(i) a doctor present at the birth, or
(ii) if a doctor was not present at the birth, a midwife present at the birth,
(iii) if neither a doctor or a midwife was present at the birth, a person other than the mother,
(iv) if the mother was alone at the birth, the mother unless she dies or abandons the child, in which case, the person who takes physical custody of the child or the person who discovers the child with the body of the mother.
(3) A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding “$2,500.