Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

12.   Appointment of Board of Assessment

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    (1)   As soon as it becomes necessary to do so the Governor General shall cause a Board of Assessment to be appointed.

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    (2)   A Board for the purposes of this Act shall in every case be constituted of—

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      (a)     a chairperson who shall be—

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        (i)     a barrister who has been admitted to practice before the High Court for a period of at least 10 years, and

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        (ii)     nominated by the Chief Justice;

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      (b)     a member who is not a public officer and who shall be qualified in property valuation and appointed by the Governor General;

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      (c)     a member to be nominated by the owner of the land to be acquired; and

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      (d)     a member who shall be nominated by the Minister responsible for planning. (Amended by Act 11 of 2000)

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    However, where in any case the Governor General is satisfied that the owner of the land has refused to exercise his or her right to nominate a member of the Board or has unreasonably delayed such nomination, or where the persons interested in the land have failed to agree upon such nomination, the Governor General, by order in writing, may direct the chairperson, to proceed with the inquiry although there has been no such nomination by the owner, and in every such case the Board is considered to be lawfully constituted without the presence of such member, and, if there is any difference of opinion as to the amount of compensation that should be awarded, the decision of the chairperson is considered the decision of the Board.