2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

27.   Preservation of Property

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    (1)   A person shall not at an airport—

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      (a)     destroy, damage, deface or disturb in any way any building, sign, equipment, structure or other public property at an airport;

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      (b)     obstruct any person acting in the execution of his or her duty in relation to any airport;

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      (c)     remain on an airport or on any part thereof after having been required by the Superintendent or a police officer to depart therefrom;

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      (d)     load or attempt to load any aircraft without the authority of the person in charge;

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      (e)     smoke in or otherwise bring any naked light into—

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        (i)     any place where any such act is prohibited by notice,

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        (ii)     any place within 50 feet of an aircraft or a store of liquid fuel or explosives;

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      (f)     fill or discharge from any container (including any part of a vehicle) liquid fuel elsewhere than in a place approved for that purpose;

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      (g)     light any fire elsewhere than in a place provided for that purpose;

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      (h)     use radio transmitting or receiving equipment that is intended for transmission or reception on the aeronautical frequencies allocated for use at that airport;

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      (i)     throw, leave or drop anything capable of causing injury or damage to any person or property.

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    (2)   A person shall not, without the permission in writing of the Superintendent in addition to any other permission (if any) that may be lawfully required—

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      (a)     erect, alter, move, paint, distemper any building, sign, maps or other structures forming part of or provided for in connection with an airport;

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      (b)     lay any cable, wire or pipe or dig any part of an airport.

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    (3)   A person shall not—

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      (a)     climb a wall, fence, barrier, railing or post of any airport;

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      (b)     walk on any flowering bed planted area or anything growing thereon or any lawn on which walking is prohibited by notice; or

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      (c)     remove, disturb, pull or damage any tree or plant growing on an airport.

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    (4)   Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction in respect of subregulation (1) and (2) to a fine of $500 and in respect of subregulation (3) to a fine of $250 or to imprisonment for 6 months and 3 months respectively or to both such fine and imprisonment.