(1) On receipt of the Committee's recommendations, the Prime Minister shall advise the Governor General to make, on the Sovereign's behalf, such awards as the Prime Minister considers appropriate and the Governor General may in accordance with Schedule 1 and section 25 grant the award.
(2) An award granted by the Governor General under this Part shall be granted by Proclamation sealed with the Seal of the Order of Saint Lucia and shall have effect from the date of the Seal unless another effective date is specified in the Proclamation.
(3) An award granted under this section may be granted posthumously but a deceased recipient shall not become a member of the Order of Saint Lucia.