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Thursday, March 03, 2005 - The Government of St. Lucia has announced that certain categories of persons will now be exempt from having to pay to replace lost or destroyed national ID cards.

According to the latest issue of the St. Lucia Gazette, the Prime Minister, who is the Minister responsible for National Elections and Registration of Voters, has announced that certain categories of persons will now be exempt from payment for the replacement of ID cards.

The categories now exempted include: “A person who provides evidence that his or her name appears on the Government’s Public Assistance Record” or “a person with a disability who shows evidence, or who, in the opinion of the Chief Elections Officer, has a bona fide claim that he or she cannot engage in full-time employment because of the disability.”

Other categories exempted include persons 70 years and older, but persons between 60 and 70 years may also be exempted at the discretion of the Chief Elections Officer.

A person, who provides evidence that his or her ID card is defaced, mutilated, lost or destroyed as a result of fire, natural disaster or theft may also be exempted from having to pay for a replacement.

The amendment was made to the House of Assembly (Elections) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations on February 8 through Statutory Instrument No. 11 of 2005.

At the end of the exercise, the Chief Elections Officer is required to produce a list of names of all persons whom he or she has exempted from payment of the fees and shall provide a copy of such list to the Electoral Commission.


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