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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 22 February 1979.

1. Citation and commencement

1. Fundamental rights and freedoms

2. Protection of right to life

3. Protection of right to personal liberty

4. Protection from slavery and forced labour

5. Protection from inhuman treatment

6. Protection from deprivation of property

7. Protection from arbitrary search or entry

8. Provisions to secure protection of law

9. Protection of freedom of conscience

10. Protection of freedom of expression

11. Protection of freedom of assembly and association

12. Protection of freedom of movement

13. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc

14. Emergency powers

15. Protection of persons detained under emergency laws

16. Enforcement of protective provisions

17. Declaration of emergency

18. Interpretation and savings

19. Establishment of office

22. Deputy to Governor General

23. Establishment

24. Composition

25. Qualifications

26. Disqualifications

27. Tenure of office

29. President and Deputy President

30. Composition

31. Qualifications for election

32. Disqualifications for election

34. Tenure of office

36. Deputy Speaker

37. Responsibility for elections

38. Clerks of Senate and House of Assembly and their staff

39. Determination of questions of membership

40. Power to make laws

41. Alteration of Constitution and Supreme Court Order

42. Freedom of speech

43. Oath by Members

46. Penalty for sitting if unqualified

47. Mode of exercise of legislative power

48. Restrictions with regard to certain financial measures

49. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to money bills

50. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to bills other than money bills

51. Provision relating to ss. 49 and 50

52. Scrutiny of electoral legislation

53. Regulation of procedure

55. Prorogation and dissolution

56. Holdings of elections

57. Constituency Boundaries Commission and Electoral Commission

58. Review of constituency boundaries

59. Executive authority

60. Ministers of the Government

61. Cabinet of Ministers

62. Allocation of portfolios to Ministers

63. Performance of functions of Ministers during absence or illness

64. EXERCISE of Governor General's functions

65. Governor General to be informed concerning matters of government

66. Oaths to be taken by Ministers, etc

67. Leader of the Opposition

68. Parliamentary Secretaries

69. Permanent Secretaries

70. Secretary to the Cabinet

71. Constitution of offices, etc

72. Attorney General

73. Control of public prosecutions

74. Prerogative of mercy

75. Committee on Prerogative of mercy

76. Procedure in capital cases

77. Consolidated Fund

78. Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund or other public funds

79. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Fund by appropriation law

80. Authorisation of expenditure in advance of appropriation

81. Contingencies Fund

82. Remuneration of certain officers

83. Public debt

84. Audit of public accounts, etc

85. Public Service Commission

86. Appointment etc., of public officers

87. Appointment, etc., of Permanent Secretaries and certain other officers

88. Chief Elections Officer

89. Director of Public Prosecutions

90. Director of Audit

91. Appointment, etc. of magistrates, registrars and legal officers

92. Teaching Service Commission

93. Appointment, etc., of teachers

94. Police Force

95. Public Service Board of Appeal

96. Appeals in discipline cases

97. Pensions laws and protection of pensions rights

98. Power to withhold pensions, etc

99. Persons who become citizens on 22 February 1979

100. Persons born in Saint Lucia on or after 22 February 1979

101. Persons born outside Saint Lucia on or after 22 February 1979

102. Registration

103. Acquisition, deprivation and renunciation

104. Interpretation

105. Original Jurisdiction of High Court in constitutional questions

106. Reference of constitutional questions to High Court

107. Appeals to Court of Appeal

108. Appeals to the Caribbean Court of Justice

108A. Abolition of appeals to Her Majesty in Council

109. Interpretation

110. Appointment, etc., of Commissioner

111. Deputy Parliamentary Commissioner

112. Functions of Commissioner

113. Restrictions on matters for investigation

114. Discretion of Commissioner

115. Report on investigation

116. Power to obtain evidence

117. Prescribed matters concerning Commissioner

118. The integrity Commission

119. Declaration of assets

120. Supreme law

121. Functions of Governor General

122. Resignations

123. Re-appointment and concurrent appointments

124. Interpretation

1. Fundamental rights and freedoms

2. Protection of right to life

3. Protection of right to personal liberty

4. Protection from slavery and forced labour

5. Protection from inhuman treatment

6. Protection from deprivation of property

7. Protection from arbitrary search or entry

8. Provisions to secure protection of law

9. Protection of freedom of conscience

10. Protection of freedom of expression

11. Protection of freedom of assembly and association

12. Protection of freedom of movement

13. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc

14. Emergency powers

15. Protection of persons detained under emergency laws

16. Enforcement of protective provisions

17. Declaration of emergency

18. Interpretation and savings

19. Establishment of office

20. Acting Governor General

22. Deputy to Governor General

PART 1 COMPOSITION OF PARLIAMENT

23. Establishment

24. Composition

25. Qualifications

26. Disqualifications

27. Tenure of office

29. President and Deputy President

30. Composition

31. Qualifications for election

32. Disqualifications for election

34. Tenure of office

36. Deputy Speaker

37. Responsibility for elections

38. Clerks of Senate and House of Assembly and their staff

39. Determination of questions of membership

PART 2 LEGISLATION AND PROCEDURE OF PARLIAMENT

40. Power to make laws

41. Alteration of Constitution and Supreme Court Order

42. Freedom of speech

43. Oath by Members

46. Penalty for sitting if unqualified

47. Mode of exercise of legislative power

48. Restrictions with regard to certain financial measures

49. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to money bills

50. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to bills other than money bills

51. Provision relating to ss. 49 and 50

52. Scrutiny of electoral legislation

53. Regulation of procedure

PART 3 SUMMONING, PROROGATION AND DISSOLUTION

55. Prorogation and dissolution

56. Holdings of elections

PART 4 CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES AND ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS

57. Constituency Boundaries Commission and Electoral Commission

PART 5 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES

58. Review of constituency boundaries

59. Executive authority

60. Ministers of the Government

61. Cabinet of Ministers

62. Allocation of portfolios to Ministers

63. Performance of functions of Ministers during absence or illness

65. Governor General to be informed concerning matters of government

66. Oaths to be taken by Ministers, etc

67. Leader of the Opposition

68. Parliamentary Secretaries

69. Permanent Secretaries

70. Secretary to the Cabinet

71. Constitution of offices, etc

72. Attorney General

73. Control of public prosecutions

74. Prerogative of mercy

75. Committee on Prerogative of mercy

76. Procedure in capital cases

77. Consolidated Fund

78. Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund or other public funds

79. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Fund by appropriation law

80. Authorisation of expenditure in advance of appropriation

81. Contingencies Fund

82. Remuneration of certain officers

83. Public debt

84. Audit of public accounts, etc

PART 1 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

85. Public Service Commission

86. Appointment etc., of public officers

PART 2 APPOINTMENTS, ETC., TO PARTICULAR OFFICES

87. Appointment, etc., of Permanent Secretaries and certain other officers

88. Chief Elections Officer

89. Director of Public Prosecutions

90. Director of Audit

91. Appointment, etc. of magistrates, registrars and legal officers

PART 3 THE TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

92. Teaching Service Commission

93. Appointment, etc., of teachers

PART 4 THE POLICE

94. Police Force

PART 5 THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF APPEAL

95. Public Service Board of Appeal

96. Appeals in discipline cases

PART 6 PENSIONS

97. Pensions laws and protection of pensions rights

98. Power to withhold pensions, etc

99. Persons who become citizens on 22 February 1979

100. Persons born in Saint Lucia on or after 22 February 1979

101. Persons born outside Saint Lucia on or after 22 February 1979

102. Registration

103. Acquisition, deprivation and renunciation

104. Interpretation

105. Original Jurisdiction of High Court in constitutional questions

106. Reference of constitutional questions to High Court

107. Appeals to Court of Appeal

108. Appeals to the Caribbean Court of Justice

108A. Abolition of appeals to Her Majesty in Council

109. Interpretation

110. Appointment, etc., of Commissioner

111. Deputy Parliamentary Commissioner

112. Functions of Commissioner

113. Restrictions on matters for investigation

114. Discretion of Commissioner

115. Report on investigation

116. Power to obtain evidence

117. Prescribed matters concerning Commissioner

118. The integrity Commission

119. Declaration of assets

120. Supreme law

121. Functions of Governor General

122. Resignations

123. Re-appointment and concurrent appointments

124. Interpretation

PART I PROVISIONS OF CONSTITUTION REFERRED TO IN SECTION 41(2)

PART II PROVISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT ORDER REFERRED TO IN SECTION 41(2)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

House of Assembly Review of Constituency Boundaries Order – Section 58 (Statutory Instrument 39/1973)

2. Number of Constituencies

3. Application of Order

House of Assembly (Review of Constituency Boundary) Order – Section 58 (Statutory Instrument 9/1987)

2. Review of Constituency Boundaries

House of Assembly (Review of Constituency) Order – Section 58 (Statutory instrument 51/2001)

2. Review of Constituency Boundaries

Public Service Board of Appeal Regulations (Statutory Instrument 21/1982)

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 (Statutory Instrument 1978 No. 1901 (UK))

3. Establishment of Constitution

Schedule 1 to the Order

Schedule 2 to the Order

Letters Patent Instituting Saint Lucia

Public Service Commission (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 37/2017)

2. Interpretation

4. Allegation of an act of misconduct

6. Investigation

7. Disciplinary proceedings

8. Criminal investigation or criminal proceedings

9. Disciplinary proceedings arising out of acquittal of criminal charge

10. Disciplinary proceedings arising out of proven criminal charge

12. Hearing in absence of public officer

14. Decision and right of appeal

15. Record of disciplinary proceedings

16. Temporary and fixed term contract appointments

18. Transitional provisions

Proclamation for Declaration of State of Emergency

Constitution of Saint Lucia (State of Emergency) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 162/2021)