(1) A person shall not abstract water for any use other than a use specified in section 11 unless that person is a holder of a valid abstraction licence.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and upon summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. (Substituted by Act 3 of 2016)
(3) An abstraction licence granted under this Division shall not have the effect of dispensing with the necessity of obtaining any other permission where such permission is required under any law in force in Saint Lucia.