(1) A person shall not, without the consent of the Authority in writing, remove any protected historical record out of Saint Lucia.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 or to imprisonment for one year or to both.
(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) the Court may in addition to any penalty provided in subsection (2), make an order commanding the convicted person to return or cause to be returned, as the case may be, the historical record to Saint Lucia within such period as the Court thinks fit.
(4) Any person who fails without reasonable excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him or her, to comply with an order made under subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 together with imprisonment for one year.