Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

19.   Credit reports

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    (1)   A person may —

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      (a)     request from a credit bureau a credit report or any value added product in respect of a data subject; or

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      (b)     inquire from a credit bureau credit information in respect of a data subject.

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    (2)   Subject to subsection (3) and in accordance with the Regulations, every credit report in respect of a data subject issued by a credit bureau shall contain information that —

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      (a)     is processed from credit information furnished by the appropriate credit information providers in accordance with this Act; and

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      (b)     is valid, up-to-date, fit-for the purpose, accurate and relevant.

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    (3)   A credit bureau shall not include, in a credit report —

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      (a)     information relating to any judgment against a data subject in relation to a judgment creditor unless mention is made of —

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        (i)     the amount of the judgment;

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        (ii)     the age of the judgment; and

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        (iii)     the name and, if available, the address of the judgment creditor or the agent of the judgment creditor at the date of entry of the judgment;

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      (b)     information regarding the race, religion, creed, colour, medical information, ancestry, ethnic origin or political affiliation of a data subject or any other sensitive or personal information of a data subject; or

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      (c)     information retained in contravention of section 25.

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    (4)   A credit bureau shall not —

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      (a)     provide any report that lists all data subjects with good payment history unless there is a permissible purpose regarding such listing; or

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      (b)     omit from any credit report of a data subject any information that can impact the ability of the data subject to access credit.

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    (5)   A credit bureau shall —

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      (a)     adopt all reasonable procedures to ensure that every credit report issued by that credit bureau is accurate, timely and sufficient; and

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      (b)     have rigorous standards of security and reliability regarding the credit report.

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    (6)   A credit bureau commits an offence if the credit bureau fails to comply with subsection (3), (4) or (5) and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not less than $10 000 but not exceeding $100 000.