2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ACT

(Acts 24 of 2003 and 17 of 2005)

Act 24 of 2003 .. in force 3 November 2003 (S.I.78/2003)

Amended by Act 17 of 2005 .. in force 4 October 2005

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1.Short title
2.Interpretation

PART 2
CONSTITUTION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, LOCK-UPS AND LEGALISED POLICE CELLS

3.Power to declare place a correctional facility
4.Power to declare place a lock-up
5.Legalised police cells

PART 3
APPOINTMENT, ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

6.Appointment of correctional officers
7.Ranks of correctional officers
8.Medical personnel and other staff of correctional facility

PART 4
POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

9.Duties of the Director
10.Correctional Facility Standing Orders
11.Duties of Deputy Director and others
12.Correctional officers to have powers etc. of police officers
13.Use of firearm
14.Duties of ungazetted officers
15.Offences by correctional officers, etc.

PART 5
CUSTODY AND REMOVAL OF PERSONS DETAINED

16.Detention in custody
17.Legal custody
18.Inmates committed to custody
19.Detention of inmates as to terms of warrant etc.
20.Delivery of inmate to Court as per writ, warrant or order
21.Order for production of inmates in custody
22.Release from custody
23.Order of production by Minister
24.Mentally ill persons and persons with any contagious disease
25.Removal of inmate to public hospital
26.Security of inmate in public hospital
27.Transfer of inmates
28.Separation of inmates

PART 6
DETENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

29.Remand centers for juvenile delinquents

PART 7
DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL OF INMATES

30.Inmates to carry out duties and tasks
31.Grave offences
32.Authority of Director to punish for minor correctional facility offence
33.Medical officer's certificate as to punishment
34.Procedure for hearing correctional offences
35.Inquiry Committee
36.Appeal
37.Record of punishment
38.Supervision of inmates under sentence of death

PART 8
MISCELLANEOUS

39.Appointment of Board of Visiting Justices
40.Powers and duties of Visiting Justices
41.Inmate not to be punished twice
42.Suspension of sentence of escape inmate
43.Expenses for inmates' care
44.Offences
45.Report on Correctional Facility
46.Habeas Corpus
47.Agreements
48.Regulations
49.Savings

AN ACT to provide for the setting up and management of correctional facilities, lock-ups and legalised police cells and to provide for related matters.

Commencement [3 November 2003]