(1) Subject to the provision of subsection (2) the provisions of this Act shall apply to—
(a) every officer first appointed to the public service of the Government of Saint Lucia—
(i) on or after the commencement of this Act, or
(ii) before the commencement of this Act, to whom it was intimated before appointment that he or she would be liable to be affected by any change in the pensions law of Saint Lucia; and
(b) every other officer serving in Saint Lucia at the commencement of this Act or transferred from Saint Lucia before the commencement of this Act who is still in the public service on that day and who has not at any time given notice in writing to the Governor General of his or her desire that the provisions of this Act and regulations shall not apply to him or her.
(2) An option under subsection (1)(b) once exercised shall be irrevocable.
(3) Despite the provisions of subsection (1) the provisions of this Act shall not apply to officers first appointed to the public service of the Government of Saint Lucia on or after 1 February 2003.
(Amended by Act 19 of 2003)