(1) There is hereby established a levy to be known as the water and sewerage service levy which shall be charged to every customer for the provision of a potable water supply service or sewerage service.
(2) The amount of the levy in relation to a service licensee and the rate of any interest payable by a service licensee under subsection (5) shall be determined by Cabinet by order published in the Gazette and at least 2 newspapers in general weekly circulation in Saint Lucia.
(3) The levy shall be charged by each service licensee to every one of its customers in the customer's monthly invoice and the levy shall be collected by the service licensee.
(4) The service licensee shall submit the levy to the Commission within 28 days of collection and the levy shall form part of the revenue of the Commission in accordance with section 28(1)(b) of the National Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2015. (Substituted by Act 3 of 2016)
(5) Where a service licensee fails to comply with subsection (4), the service licensee shall be liable for the payment of the levy together with interest at the rate determined by Cabinet under subsection (2).