Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

16.   Safety measures

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    (1)   The free zone developer may, or at the request of the Ministry of Health, shall, prevent any merchandise which poses a threat to public health or safety from entering the free zone.

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    (2)   Merchandise may remain in a free zone for an unlimited period of time, if they are non-perishable and are warehoused in places and under conditions suitable for such merchandise.

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    (3)   The FZMA shall require the owner of a free zone business to dispose of perishable goods under its control within a certain period.

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    (4)   The free zone developer may, or at the request of the Ministry of Health, shall require the FZMA to remove from a free zone any particular merchandise which poses a threat to public health or safety.

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    (5)   Where the owner of a free zone business who has been requested to dispose of goods under his or her control within a certain period fails to dispose of the goods, the FZMA shall remove the goods and dispose of the goods and recover any expenses incurred in the removal and disposal from the owner or person in charge of the goods or sell the goods by auction and recover any extra expenditure from the owner or person in charge of the goods.