Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

18.   Offences and penalties

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   (1)   Subject to section 12 a person commits an offence who—

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      (a)     fraudulently procures or attempts to procure the registration under this Act of himself or herself or any other person by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in writing;

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      (b)     fraudulently makes, causes or permits to be made—

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         (i)     any false or incorrect entry or copy of an entry in the register,

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         (ii)     any alteration in any entry or copy of an entry in the register; or

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      (c)     not being a registered engineer—

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         (i)     practises engineering for which he or she demands or receives any fee, gratuity or remuneration,

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         (ii)     pretends to be a registered engineer,

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         (iii)     makes use of the title of Professional Engineer or any other name, title, designation or description, implying that he or she is a registered engineer or is entitled to be recognised or to practice as a registered engineer.

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   (2)   A person who commits an offence under this Act is liable on summary conviction—

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      (a)     for a first offence to a fine of $500 or to imprisonment for 2 months; and

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      (b)     for each subsequent offence, to a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for 4 months.

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   (3)   In any prosecution under subsection (1)(c), the absence of the name of the person charged from the list last published in the Gazette under section 6(4), is prima facie evidence that the person is not a registered engineer.