Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 4
TRIAL OF OFFENCES

25.   Jurisdiction to try offences under this act

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    (1)   The High Court shall have jurisdiction to try an offence under this Act if the act or omission constituting the offence is committed in Saint Lucia.

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    (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), an act or omission committed outside Saint Lucia and which would, if committed in Saint Lucia constitute an offence under this Act, shall be deemed to have been committed in Saint Lucia if—

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      (a)     the person committing the act or omission is—

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        (i)     a citizen of Saint Lucia,

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        (ii)     not a citizen of any country but is ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia;

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      (b)     the person committing the act or omission is present in Saint Lucia and cannot be extradited to a foreign State having jurisdiction over the offence constituted by such act or omission;

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      (c)     the act or omission is committed against a citizen of Saint Lucia;

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      (d)     the act or omission is committed against property belonging to the Government of Saint Lucia outside Saint Lucia; or

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      (e)     the person who commits the act or omission is after its commission, present in Saint Lucia.