Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

2.   Interpretation

In this Act —

applicant” means a person engaged in other business activity who applies under section 5(1) to be registered as a supervised entity;

application” means an application submitted under section 5 for registration or section 8 for renewal of registration;

Authority” means the Financial Intelligence Authority continued under section 4 of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act;

beneficial owner” has the meaning assigned under section 2 of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act;

Certificate of Registration” means the certificate issued by the Authority on the grant of an application for registration under section 7;

Certificate of Renewal” means the certificate issued by the Authority on approval of an application for renewal of registration under section 8;

close associate” means a person known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the applicant;

criminal conduct” has the meaning assigned under section 2 of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act;

other business activity” means a business activity specified under paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Part B of Schedule 2 of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act;

Register” means the Register of Supervised Entities under section 12;

supervised entity” means a person engaged in other business activity registered under section 7(2)(a);

ultimately own and control” has the meaning assigned under section 2 of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act.