Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

19.   Detention of inmates as to terms of warrant etc.

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    (1)   Any person charged with an offense and remanded in custody to any correctional facility, lock-up or legalised police cell by any court, justice of the peace, coroner or other public officer lawfully exercising civil or criminal jurisdiction, shall be delivered to the Director or to the person in charge of such lock-up or legalised police cell as the case may be, together with the warrant or commitment order.

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    (2)   The Director or person in charge, as the case may be, shall detain the person according to the terms of the warrant or order mentioned in subsection (1), and shall cause the person to be delivered to such court, justice of the peace, coroner or other public officer lawfully exercising civil or criminal jurisdiction, or shall discharge the person at the time named in and according to the terms of such warrant or order.