Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 12
DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES

136.   Appeal to the Comptroller

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    (1)   Where any amount of duty demanded by an officer is disputed by the person required to pay that amount, that person shall pay that amount but then may, at any time before the expiration of 3 months from the date of payment, require the Comptroller, by a notice in writing under this subsection, to reconsider the amount of duty demanded.

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    (2)   A notice under subsection (1) shall state the grounds for disputing the amount of duty demanded.

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    (3)   The Comptroller, after reconsidering the amount demanded and taking into account the grounds contained in the notice, may increase, decrease or confirm that amount, and shall notify the person who paid the amount demanded of his or her decision.