FAOLEX Database

Saint Lucia - Country Profiles

Constitution of Saint Lucia.
Date of text: 1979

Policies

Resettlement Action Plan. Renewable Energy Sector Development Project
Date of text: 01 August 2025
Saint Lucia's Third Nationally Determined Contribution.
Date of text: 01 February 2025
Saint Lucia National Energy Action Plan from 2023 to 2030.
Date of text: 01 October 2023
Saint Lucia National Energy Policy From 2023 to 2030.
Date of text: 01 October 2023
Saint Lucia Marine Litter Management Action Plan
Date of text: 01 November 2022

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Geographical Indication Act, no. 4 of 2000.
Date of text: 27 March 2000
Praedial Larceny Act Chapter 3.05.
Date of text: 01 March 2008
Agricultural Credit Act Cap 7.02.
Date of text: 30 August 2001
Board of Agriculture Ordinance (No. 9 of 1933).
Date of text: 18 February 1933
The Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives (Amendment) Act, no. 8 of 2022.
Date of text: 16 March 2022

Climate change

Climate Change Act, no. 3 of 2024.
Date of text: 18 March 2024

Cultivated plants

Pesticides and Toxic Chemical Control Act (Cap. 11.15).
Date of text: 27 August 2001
Plant Protection Act (Act No. 21 of 1988).
Date of text: 30 December 1988
Pesticides Control Act, 1975 (No. 7 of 1975).
Date of text: 03 April 1975
Plant Protection (Banana Aerial Spraying Levy) Order (S.I. No. 71 of 1999).
Date of text: 18 September 1999 (04 March 2000)
Plant Protection Regulations (S.I. No. 66 of 1995).
Date of text: 12 October 1995 (28 October 1995)

Disaster risk management

Disaster Management Act No. 30 of 2006.
Date of text: 06 October 2006
Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) (Revocation) Order, 2024, Statutory Instrument no. 121 of 2024.
Date of text: 23 August 2024
Proclamation for Declaration of State of Emergency (S.I. No. 39 of 2020).
Date of text: 23 March 2020
Measures to Address Covid-19.
Date of text: 20 March 2020
Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, no. 15 of 2010.
Date of text: 13 September 2010

Environment

Waste Management Act No. 18 of 2004.
Date of text: 20 April 2004
Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibition) Act No. 22 of 2019.
Date of text: 02 July 2019
Environmental Protection Levy Act Chapter 15.20.
Date of text: 11 November 2002
Waste Management (Environmental Levy) Order, Statutory Instrument no. 98 of 2025.
Date of text: 20 June 2025
Waste Management (Appointment of Agent for the Solid Waste Management Authority) Notice, Statutory Instrument no. 37 of 2024.
Date of text: 26 March 2024

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries Act, 1984 (Act No. 10).
Date of text: 18 July 1984
Fisheries Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 9 of 1994).
Date of text: 05 March 1994
Fishing Industry (Assistance) Regulations 1973 (S.R.O. No. 25 of 1973).
Date of text: 22 September 1973
Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on harvesting of sea urchins.
Date of text: 21 October 2002
The Fisheries (Amendment) Act no. 3 of 2023.
Date of text: 09 March 2023

Food and nutrition

Consumer Protection Act No. 9 of 2016.
Date of text: 19 April 2016
Styrofoam and Plastic Food Service Containers (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Act, no. 8 of 2020.
Date of text: 03 August 2020

Forestry

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act Chapter 7.09.
Date of text: 01 June 1946 (15 July 1983)
Timber Industry Development Board Ordinance, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963).
Date of text: 31 December 1963
Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Declaration of Protected Forests) Order (S.I. No. 31 of 1986).
Date of text: 10 May 1986
Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Declaration of Forest Reserves) Order (S.I. No. 53 of 1984).
Date of text: 13 October 1984
Prohibited Areas Proclamation.
Date of text: 1949

Land and soil

Crown Lands Act Cap. 5.02.
Date of text: 14 October 2002
Physical Planning and Development Act Cap. 5.12.
Date of text: 09 November 2001 (10 January 2005)
Land Acquisition Act Chapter 5.04.
Date of text: 12 August 2000
Land Conservation and Improvement Act (No. 10 of 1992).
Date of text: 15 April 1992
Land Registration Act, no. 12 of 1984, Chapter 5.01.
Date of text: 1984 (20 March 2006)

Livestock

Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, Chapter 7.17, Act no. 20 of 1955.
Date of text: 14 April 1956 (21 January 1995)
Animals Act, 2003 (No. 25 of 2003).
Date of text: 08 September 2003
Government Pasturage Lands Act Chapter 7.10.
Date of text: 01 March 1965
Animal Inspectors (Overtime Payment) Order, Statutory Instrument no. 65 of 1997.
Date of text: 02 August 1997 (09 September 2000)
Animals (Diseases and Relocation) Regulations, 1997 (Statutory Instrument no. 9 of 1997).
Date of text: 15 February 1997

Mineral resources and energy

Electricity Supply Act, Chapter 9.02, Act no. 10 of 1994
Date of text: 22 August 1994 (27 March 2006)
Electricity Supply Order, Statutory Instrument no. 57 of 2008
Date of text: 09 June 2008
Electricity Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 26 of 1971.
Date of text: 01 March 1972 (14 January 1995)
Electricity Supply (Amendment) Act, no. 2 of 2016
Date of text: 04 January 2016

Sea

Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority Act no. 10 of 1983, Chapter 8.13
Date of text: 01 July 1983 (26 November 1994)
Maritime Areas Act, 1984 (Act No. 6).
Date of text: 18 July 1984
Parks and Beaches Commission Act, 1983 (Act No. 4 of 1983).
Date of text: 16 March 1983
Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (Seaport) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 92 of 1985.
Date of text: 07 December 1985
Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (Seaport Tariff) Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 13 of 1985.
Date of text: 15 February 1985 (01 June 2003)

Social protection

Poverty Reduction Fund Act Cap. 16.05.
Date of text: 27 April 1998 (31 December 2001)

Water

Water and Sewerage Act Chapter 9.03.
Date of text: 04 May 2005 (20 October 2008)
Castries Water Supply Ordinance (Chapter 230).
Date of text: 02 July 1901 (1946)
Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) Order, Statutory Instrument no. 75 of 2020.
Date of text: 15 May 2020
The Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 7 of 2009.
Date of text: 09 February 2009
Water and Sewerage (General Provisions) Regulations (S.I. 104/2008).
Date of text: 19 November 2008

Wild species and ecosystems

Saint Lucia National Trust Act, 1975 (No. 16 of 1975).
Date of text: 26 September 1975
Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, Chapter 7.17, Act no. 20 of 1955.
Date of text: 14 April 1956 (21 January 1995)
International Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora Act, no. 15 of 2007.
Date of text: 17 September 2007
Wildlife Protection Act, 1980 (Act No. 9 of 1980).
Date of text: 25 August 1980
Physical Planning and Development (Environmental Protection Area) (Pitons Management Area) Order, Statutory Instrument no. 107 of 2024
Date of text: 08 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, no. 19 of 2015.
Date of text: 04 November 2015
Trade Marks Act, no. 22 of 2001.
Date of text: 26 October 2001
Labour Code, Act no. 37 of 2006.
Date of text: 16 November 2006
Fiscal Incentives Act Chapter 15.16.
Date of text: 23 April 1974
Co-operative Societies Act, no. 16 of 2024.
Date of text: 30 September 2024

International Agreements

Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Date of text: 06 July 2017
Agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy.
Date of text: 2014
Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part.
Date of text: 15 August 2008

Member of:

Related Country Profiles