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21. General penalty clause

Any person found guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is prescribed is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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21. General penalty clause

ACT

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. References to debtor's needs

4. Power of court to attach earnings

5. Application for attachment of earnings order

6. Contents and effect of attachment of earnings order

7. Compliance with order by employer

8. Inter-relation with order or issue of warrant of commitment

9. Variation, lapse and discharge of orders

10. Normal deduction rate to be reduced in certain cases

11. Termination of employer's liability

12. Application of sums received by Collecting Officer

13. Power of Court to obtain statement of earnings

14. Obligation of debtor and his employers to notify changes of employment and earnings

15. Power of court to determine whether particular payments are earnings

16. Certain applications to be made by Collecting Officer on request only

17. Costs on application under section 15

18. Persons employed by the State

19. Failure of debtor to attend hearing of application

20. Offences

22. Act binds the Crown

23. Forms in Schedule 5

24. Amendment of Schedules

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

PART I SCHEME OF DEDUCTIONS

PART II PRIORITY AS BETWEEN ORDERS

Schedule 3

Schedule 4

Schedule 5

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

21. General penalty clause

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