Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Supply by agent or auction

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    (1)   Subject to this section, a supply of goods or services made —

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      (a)     by a person as agent for a principal is a supply by the principal; or

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      (b)     to a person as agent for a principal is a supply to the principal.

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    (2)   Subsection (1) does not apply to services supplied by an agent to the agent's principal.

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    (3)   Except for an exempt supply, a supply of goods by auction is treated as a supply of goods for consideration by the auctioneer as supplies made in the course or furtherance of a taxable activity carried on by the auctioneer.

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    (4)   Subsection (1) does not apply where the principal is a non-resident.

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    (5)   In this section “principal” means a person on whose behalf an agent acts.