Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

63.   Loans and authority to sign loans

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    (1)   The Minister may, by an affirmative Resolution of Parliament, borrow from a bank or other financial institution for any of the following purposes —

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      (a)     the capital or current expenditure of Government;

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      (b)     the purchase of securities issued by a Government or Government agency;

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      I     on-lending to a statutory body or public corporation;

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      (d)     making advances or payments to public officers as authorized by an enactment or the Public Service Staff Orders; or

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      I     eliminating or mitigating the effects of a disaster.

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    (2)   The Minister may, in writing, authorize the Director of Finance or Head of a Foreign Mission to sign on his or her behalf a loan agreement or guarantee made under this section and section 65.