Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

39.   Receipt and distribution of laboratory report

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    (1)   Upon receipt of the report from the laboratory, the Board shall forward to the complainant and the supplier, a copy of the report along with such remarks as the Board considers appropriate.

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    (2)   If any party disputes the accuracy of the findings of the laboratory or the accuracy of the methods of analysis or test adopted by the laboratory, the Board shall require the supplier or the complainant to submit in writing the grounds and nature of his or her dispute with regard to the report made by the laboratory.

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    (3)   Upon receipt of a written submission under subsection (2), the Board shall give reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the supplier to be heard as to the accuracy or otherwise of the report made by the appropriate laboratory.