Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART 7
REGULATIONS, SAVING AND AMENDMENTS

29.   Regulations

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   (1)   The Minister may make regulations for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

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   (2)   Regulations may be made with respect to the territorial sea for all or any of the following purposes, namely—

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      (a)     regulating the conduct of scientific research within the territorial sea;

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      (b)     prescribing measures for the protection and preservation of the marine environment of the territorial sea;

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      (c)     regulating, for the purposes of section 12, the construction, operation, and use of artificial islands (whether permanent or temporary), and other installations and structures in the territorial sea, including the establishment of safety zones around such islands, installations, and structures;

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      (d)     regulating the exploration and exploitation of the territorial sea for the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds, and for any other economic purposes;

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      (e)     providing for such other matters as are necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the sovereignty of Saint Lucia in relation to the territorial sea; and

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      (f)     providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of Part 2, 3, or 4.

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   (3)   Regulations may be made with respect to the continental shelf or the exclusive economic zone, or both, for all or any of the following purposes, namely—

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      (a)     regulating the conduct of scientific research within the continental shelf or the exclusive economic zone;

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      (b)     prescribing measures for the protection and preservation of the marine environment of that shelf or zone;

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      (c)     regulating, for the purposes of section 12, the construction, operation, and use of artificial islands (whether permanent or temporary), and other installations and structures within that shelf or zone, including the establishment of safety zones around, but not exceeding 500 metres distance from, such islands, installations, and structures;

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      (d)     regulating the exploration and exploitation of that shelf or zone for economic purposes;

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      (e)     providing for such other matters as are necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of Saint Lucia in relation to that shelf or zone; and

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      (f)     providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of Part 2, 3 or 4.

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   (4)   Regulations may be made with respect to the exclusive economic zone for the exploration and exploitation of that zone for the production of energy from the water, currents and winds.

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   (5)   Regulations may be made with respect to the investigation and institution of proceedings in respect of any discharge from a vessel outside the maritime areas of Saint Lucia in violation of applicable international rules and standards established through the competent international organisation or general diplomatic conference.

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   (6)   The regulations may provide that a breach of any of the regulations shall be a criminal offence, and may provide for the imposition of a penalty not exceeding $20,000 for any such offence.

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   (7)   The power under this section to make regulations may be exercised—

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      (a)     either in relation to all of the cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified cases or class or description of cases; and

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      (b)     so as to make, with respect to the cases in relation to which it is exercised—

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         (i)     the same provision for all those cases, or different provision for different cases or classes or description of cases, or different provisions with respect to the same case or class or description of cases for different purposes of this Act, or

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         (ii)     any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any specified condition.