Special Development Areas Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998). Country/Territory Saint Lucia Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, pp. 7-13. Long titleAn Act to rectify the uneven development of Saint Lucia by designating certain areas as special development areas, providing relief to persons carrying out specified activities in these areas and to persons financing such activities. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract Areas specified in the First Schedule are declared to be special development areas. The activities specified in the Second Schedule may be carried out in such areas. A person who wishes to become an approved developer may make an application to the Minister under section. No conditions to which the approval is subject are specified. Allowed activities include water-based activities, agricultural-based activities, and fisheries-based activities. Full text English