Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

84.   Disclosure of environmental facts

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    (1)   Without prejudice to the generality of section 83, a person who packages any prescribed goods, or imports any such goods, for supply to consumers, shall display on or in association with that packaging or the goods, a notice in the prescribed manner and form that discloses —

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      (a)     the presence, nature and extent of any —

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        (i)     unless otherwise provided by law, genetically modified ingredients or components of the goods, or

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        (ii)     ingredients or components that have been determined to present a chemical or biological hazard to humans and the environment, relative to their concentration in the goods;

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      (b)     the estimated energy requirements per hour of use, if the operation of the goods require the utilization of energy other than muscle power;

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      (c)     the nature and intensity of any potentially harmful energy radiation, if the goods, or any component of the goods, emit any such radiation; and

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      (d)     the need for special handling, or waste disposal, of the goods, any component of them or any material in which the goods were packaged, if such special handling or waste disposal is —

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        (i)     required in terms of any other enactment, or

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        (ii)     advisable in the interest of personal, public health or safety and environmental health.

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    (2)   A person who, in connection with the supply of any services to a consumer, supplies to a consumer prescribed goods under subsection (1) shall —

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      (a)     inform the consumer of any relevant information before supplying the goods; and

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      (b)     obtain the express consent of the consumer to install the goods that are the subject of a notice required by subsection (1), before supplying the goods.

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    (3)   Subsection (1) does not apply to goods or service in respect of which a substantially similar label or notice has been applied or provided in terms of any other enactment.

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    (4)   A supplier of goods shall —

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      (a)     not offer to supply, display, or supply any goods if the supplier knows, reasonably could determine, or has reason to suspect, that —

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        (i)     a notice applied to the goods is likely to mislead the consumer as to any matter implied or expressed in that notice, or

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        (ii)     a notice applied to the goods has been altered as prohibited in subsection (5); and

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      (b)     with respect to any goods within that person's control, take reasonable steps to prevent any other person under his or her control from doing anything prohibited in paragraph (a).

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    (5)   A supplier shall not —

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      (a)     knowingly apply to any goods a notice that is likely to mislead the consumer as to any matter implied or expressed in that notice; or

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      (b)     alter, deface, cover, remove or obscure a notice applied to any goods in a manner calculated to mislead consumers or with respect to any goods within that supplier's control.

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    (6)   A supplier shall take reasonable steps to prevent any other person under his or her control from doing anything prohibited in subsection (5).

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    (7)   A supplier who contravenes this section 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.