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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Anti-Terrorism (Guidance Notes) Regulations.

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

3. Orders declaring certain entities to be specified entities

3A. Competent authority to submit information to Financial Intelligence Authority

3B. Attorney general to propose names for listing and de-listing

4. Orders etc. to give effect to resolutions of the security council

PART 2 OFFENCES

5. Provision or collection of property to commit terrorist acts

6. Provision of financial or economic resources for commission of terrorist act

6A. Prohibition against having a business or professional relationship with a specified entity

7. Use of property for commission of terrorist acts

8. Arrangements for retention or control of terrorist property

9. Dealing with terrorist property

10. SOLICITING and giving of support to terrorist groups or for the commission of terrorist act

11. Habouring of persons committing terrorist acts

12. Provision of devices to terrorist groups

13. Recruitment of persons to be members of terrorist groups or to participate in terrorist acts

14. Provision of training and instruction to terrorist groups and persons committing terrorist acts

15. Incitement, promotion or solicitation of property for the commission of terrorist acts

16. Providing facilities in support of terrorist acts

17. Conspiracy to commit offences under this Act

18. Membership of terrorist groups

19. Arrangements of meetings in support of terrorist groups

19A. Financing of travel

20. Participation in the commission of offences under this act

20A. Cancellation of licence or certificate

PART 3 INVESTIGATION OF OFFENCES

21. Powers of arrest

22. Detention orders

22A. Attorney General to make application for freezing order

22B. Provisions regarding basic expenses for specified entity

22C. Provisions regarding basic expenses for specified entry listed on the 1267 list or the 1988 list

22D. Review of freezing order

22E. Application for review of freezing order by specified entity

22F. Application for review of freezing order by an affected person

22G. Requirement to freeze funds

22H. Freezing of funds in extreme urgency

22I. Communication of a specified entity, de-listing and unfreezing

22J. Unfreezing of funds and other property

23. Power to gather information

24. Power to intercept communications and the admissibility of intercepted communications

PART 4 TRIAL OF OFFENCES

25. Jurisdiction to try offences under this act

26. Evidence by certificate

PART 5 INFORMATION SHARING, EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

27. Exchange of information relating to terrorist groups and terrorist acts

28. Conventions to be used as basis for extradition

29. Convention to be used as basis for mutual assistance in criminal matters

30. Offences deemed not to be offences of a political character

PART 6 DISCLOSURE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION

31. Duty to disclose information relating to offences and terrorist acts

32. Duty to disclose information relating to property of terrorist groups etc.

PART 7 SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF TERRORIST PROPERTY

33. Power to seize property used in commission of terrorist acts

34. Order for forfeiture of property on conviction

35. Orders for seizure and restraint of property

35A. Review of search warrants and restraining orders

35B. Expiry of restraining orders

35C. Disposal of property seized or dealt with

36. Orders for forfeiture of property

37. Refusal and revocation of registration of charities linked to terrorist groups

PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS

38. Provision of information relating to passengers of vessels and aircraft

39. Power to prevent entry and order the removal of persons

40. Power to refuse refugee application

41. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Anti-Terrorism (Guidance Notes) Regulations – Section 41 (Statutory Instrument 56/2010)

2. Guidance notes