Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

40.   Information requirements relating to electronic contracts

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2) and unless otherwise agreed by the parties who are not consumers, and without prejudice to any consumer rights under the provisions of any other law in force in Saint Lucia, the originator shall provide information in clear, comprehensive and unambiguous terms regarding the matters set out in the Regulations.

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    (2)   Information under subsection (1) must be provided to the addressee, prior to the placement of the order by the addressee.

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    (3)   Unless parties who are not consumers have agreed otherwise, an originator shall indicate which relevant codes of conduct the originator subscribes to and provide information as to how the codes can be accessed electronically.

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    (4)   Where the originator provides terms and conditions applicable to the contract to the addressee, the originator shall make the terms and conditions available to the addressee in a way that allows the addressee to store and reproduce the terms and conditions.

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    (5)   Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to contracts concluded exclusively by exchange of electronic mail or by equivalent individual communication.