Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

126.   Power to require information

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    (1)   If goods that may be seized under this Part are imported into Saint Lucia, and the Comptroller, relying on information received, is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the use of a trade mark applied to or in relation to those goods is fraudulent, the Comptroller may ask the importer of the goods or an agent of the importer—

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      (a)     to produce any document in his or her possession relating to the goods; and

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      (b)     to give information about—

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        (i)     the name and address of the person by whom the goods were consigned to Saint Lucia, and

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        (ii)     the name and address of the person in Saint Lucia to whom the goods were consigned.

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    (2)   If the importer or his or her agent intentionally or recklessly fails to comply with the request within the prescribed period, the importer or agent commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000.