It’s my privilege to bring you today’s ‘Know Your Laws”. “Know you laws” is a production of the Press Office of the Royal St Lucia Police Force.
Did you know? According to Section;
Burning land
449.— (1) For purposes of preventing loss, damage, and injury to property, any person who intends to set fire, or to cause fire to be set, to any tree, bush, brushwood, rubbish, guinea or other grass, trash, or canepiece ,shall first apply to the nearest Justice of the Peace for permission, and shall prove, to the satisfaction of such justice, that he or she has given notice to all the neighbors possessing or in charge of property which might be damaged or destroyed by such fire, if carelessly or improperly used.
(2) The Justice of the Peace upon proof of such notice and upon proof that proper precautions have been taken to prevent any damage or destruction to the property of such neighbors shall grant permission in writing to the applicant to burn such tree, bush, brushwood, rubbish, guinea or other grass, trash or cane-piece.
(3) A permission granted under subsection (2) is valid for seven days only from the date it is granted.
Burning land within 2 miles of town or settlement without notice or permission
450. A person who—
(a) without notice given and permission first obtained under section 449, at any time sets fire or causes fire to be set to any tree, bush, brushwood, rubbish, guinea, or other grass, trash or canepiece, for the purpose of clearing it or for any other purpose whereby any damage or injury is caused to the property of another person;
(b) at any time, within two miles of any city or town or village or settlement, sets fire or causes fire to be set without having given notice and first obtained permission under section 449, and whether or not the fire causes damage or injury to the property of another person; is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.
This has been “Know Your Laws”. We at the Royal Saint Lucia Police force encourage the citizenry to read and study the laws which governs our society. Never forget that knowledge is power.