(1) The following persons are eligible for the award of the Saint Lucia Public Services Long Service Medal —
(a) members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force;
(b) members of the Saint Lucia Fire Service;
(c) members of the Prisons Service;
(d) members of the Saint Lucia Civil Service;
(e) members of the Saint Lucia Teaching Service.
(Amended by Act 18 of 2015)
(2) The Saint Lucia Public Services Long Service Medal shall not be awarded to a person unless that person has —
(a) served diligently and has been of exemplary conduct for a continuous period of 20 years in one of the capacities mentioned in subsection (1);
(b) served diligently and has been of exemplary conduct in 2 or more of the capacities mentioned in subsection (1) for successive periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than 20 years.
(3) A clasp to the Saint Lucia Public Services Long Service Medal may be awarded after the completion of a further continuous period of service of 10 years in any of the capacities mentioned in subsection (1), and an additional clasp may be awarded after the completion of each further period of 5 years continuous service. (Amended by Act 18 of 2015)