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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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18. Jury summons

(1) The coroner shall summon by warrant no less than 5 nor more than 7 persons to appear before him or her at a specified time and place, there to inquire as jurors into the death of the person who died in any of the circumstances specified under section 16.

(2) When not less than 5 jurors are assembled, they shall be sworn by or before the coroner diligently to inquire into the death of the person on whose body the inquest is about to be held and to give a true verdict according to the evidence.

(3) If fewer than 5 of the persons summoned appear at the time and place appointed for the inquest, the coroner may direct that other persons be summoned to make up the deficiency until a sufficient jury is secured.

(4) If a coroner adjourns the inquest at any point and one or more jurors fail, because of illness, death or absence from the Island, to attend at the time and place to which the inquest is adjourned, the coroner may proceed with the inquest with the remaining jurors and those additional jurors, if any, that the coroner may summon to bring the number of the jury up to 5.

(5) A summons to serve as a juror may be served by the proper officer at least 7 days before the day appointed for the inquest on the person summoned, by personal service or by leaving it for the person at his or her last or usual place of abode or by leaving it for him or her at his or her place of employment or business.

18. Jury summons

2. Interpretation

3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners

4. Notice of death

5. No interference with body

6. Duty of coroner

7. Powers of the coroner

8. Post mortem examination and analysis

9. Post mortem in place of inquest

10. Investigative powers

11. Proceedings at inquest

12. Inquest out of jurisdiction

13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General

14. Inquest without body

15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide

16. Inquest with jury

17. Qualifications of jurors

19. Exclusion of juror

20. Failure of juror to appear

21. View of body by jurors

22. Prohibition of communication with jury

23. Jury decision

24. Witness summons

25. Medical witness

26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant

27. Exhumation of body for examination

28. Adjournment

29. Inquest public

30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons

31. Right of person affected

32. Attorney General's powers in relation to inquests

34. Copies of documents

35. Counsel and solicitors

36. Disclosure of information

37. Actions against coroner

38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest

40. Penalty not provided

41. Regulations