Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

2.   Interpretation

In this Act —

“authorized officer” —

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   (a)     means an authorized officer designated and appointed by the Minister responsible for health or appointed by a public authority under section 41 of the Waste Management Act;

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   (b)     includes —

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      (i)     a member of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force,

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      (ii)     a special reserve police, special constable and rural constable appointed under the Police Act,

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      (iii)     an environmental health officer and public health inspector appointed, and a person authorized by the Minister responsible for health under the Public Health Act,

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      (iv)     a forest officer appointed for the purposes of the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act;

“distribution” means to —

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   (a)     supply to another person; or

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   (b)     give or deliver to another person;

“environmentally sustainable” means made from a biological based resource that is compostable in a facility or garden;

“food” means a substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life and to provide energy, in liquid or solid form and includes other substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food for any purpose;

“food business” —

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   (a)     means an activity involving or relating to the production of food intended for human consumption whether or not the activity is carried on for profit;

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   (b)     includes —

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      (i)     a full-service restaurant,

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      (ii)     a fast food restaurant,

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      (iii)     a grocery store,

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      (iv)     a supermarket,

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      (v)     a temporary structure, vehicle, watercraft, cart, tray or other similar device,

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      (vi)     a cafeteria, and

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      (vii)     a processing plant,

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        whether owned publicly or privately;

“food service container” means a disposable article used for the serving, packaging and conveying of food listed in the Schedule;

“food premises” means premises used for a food business;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the environment;

“person” includes —

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   (a)     an individual;

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   (b)     a corporation; and

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   (c)     an unincorporated body;

“sell” means to give or hand over something in exchange for money, cash or other item;

“styrofoam” means material made from plastic foam which is formed with the use of a gas or volatile liquid introduced into liquid plastic to make polystyrene bubbles;

“plastic” means a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers, such as polyetheylene, polyvinyl chloride or nylon that can be molded into shape while soft and set into a rigid or slightly elastic form;

“disposable” means designed to be thrown away after single use.