Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

34.   Recognition of electronic documents and signatures

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    (1)   In determining whether or to what extent information in electronic form is legally effective, regard must not be given to the location where the information was created or used, or to the place of business of the creator of the information.

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    (2)   An electronic signature created or used outside Saint Lucia has the same legal effect in Saint Lucia as an electronic signature created or used in Saint Lucia if the electronic signature offers a substantially equivalent level of reliability.

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    (3)   In determining whether an electronic signature offers a substantially equivalent level of reliability for the purposes of subsection (2), regard must be given to recognized international standards and to any other relevant factors.