Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

137.   Imposition of permanent ban

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    (1)   Where —

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      (a)     a period of 18 months has elapsed after the date of publication of a Notice declaring goods to be unsafe goods; and

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      (b)     there is no prescribed consumer product safety standard in respect of the goods,

the Director may, by Notice published in the Gazette and at least 2 newspapers in circulation in Saint Lucia, impose a permanent ban on the goods.

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    (2)   A supplier shall not supply goods in contravention of the permanent ban imposed under subsection (1).

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    (3)   A supplier who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.