Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

45.   Regulations

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    (1)   The Minister may, after consultation with the Commission make Regulations to give effect to this Act.

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    (2)   Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may, after consultation with the Commission, make Regulations providing, in particular, for or in relation to —

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      (a)     prescribing any matter which may be prescribed under this Act;

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      (b)     matters relating to the quality of utility supply services;

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      (c)     technical regulation and setting of technical standards;

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      (d)     the protection of customers and of the public generally against personal injury or damage to property arising from the operations of a service licensee;

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      (e)     to provide for enquiries in connection with any accident which is or may be attributed to a utility supply service;

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      (f)     tariff schemes and tariffs;

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      (g)     the publication of information regarding the utility supply service provided by a service licensee;

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      (h)     the form of applications and service licences pursuant to this Act;

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      (i)     the criteria for evaluating applicants for service licences;

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      (j)     the form of annual reports;

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      (k)     any fees payable pursuant to this Act;

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      (l)     the staggering of the terms of appointments of the members of the Commission pursuant to section 9;

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      (m)     creating offences for breach of any provision of the Regulations and for a penalty not exceeding $5000 for any such an offence;

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      (n)     the circumstances in which, and the methods by which, a utility is to be stored and treated on any premises;

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      (o)     governing installation, operation and maintenance of a utility supply system within a private development;

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      (p)     standards regarding —

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        (i)     the quality of a utility and the provisions of a utility supply service,

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        (ii)     to environmental performance;

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      (q)     the facilitation of access and interconnection of the other service licensees who provide utility supply services;

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      (r)     dispute resolution pursuant to sections 39;

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      (s)     the constitution and procedure of the Appeals Tribunal established under section 43.