2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ACT

(Acts 10 of 1999, 3 of 2004 and 11 of 2018)

Act 10 of 1999 .. in force 22 May 2000 (S.I. 115/2000)

Amended by Act 3 of 2004 .. in force 24 May 2004

Amended by Act 11 of 2018 .. in force 12 December 2018

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1.Short title
2.Interpretation

PART 2
ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS, ETC., OF THE FREE ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

3.Establishment of Free Zone Management Authority
4.Board of Directors
5.Meetings of the Board
6.Functions of the Board
7.Designation of free zones
8.Appointment and functions of Chief Executive Officer

PART 3
ACTIVITIES, TAX REGIME, ETC., OF FREE ZONE

9.Powers and responsibilities of free zone developer
10.Application for operation within a free zone
10A.Licence to operate in a free zone
11.Activities within free zone
12.Free zone imports and exports
13.Sale outside free zone of merchandise produced or warehoused in free zone
14.Sales within a free zone
15.Records
15A.Tax audit
16.Safety measures
17.Foreign exchange control
18.Free zone regulatory regime
19.Free zone tax regime
20.Free zone labour regime

PART 4
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

21.Revenue of FZMA
22.Application of revenue of FZMA
23.Temporary investment of funds
24.Power to borrow
25.Temporary borrowing
26.Guarantee of borrowing of FZMA
27.Reserve fund
28.Application of surplus
29.Annual budget
30.Accounts
31.Audit
32.Auditor's report
33.Report to Minister

PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

34.Enforcement liabilities
35.Appeal Board
36.Regulations
37.Amendment of Schedule
38.Saving
Schedule 1
Schedule 2

AN ACT to provide for the establishment and operation of free zones in Saint Lucia to foster commerce, trade and investment with other countries; to promote economic growth and development and related matters.

Commencement [22 May 2000]