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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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12. Legal age of consent to sex not a defence to trafficking in persons

The legal age of consent to sex or to marriage is not a defence to the offence of trafficking in persons.

12. Legal age of consent to sex not a defence to trafficking in persons

2. Interpretation

3. Force of law

4. Object of this Act

11. Consent or past sexual behaviour of a victim is irrelevant

13. Victim to be immune from prosecution

14. Offences of bodies corporate

15. Receiving financial or other benefit knowing that it is as a result of trafficking in persons

16. Entry, search and seizure

17. Offence of threatening, obstructing, etc., a constable

18. Jurisdiction

19. Protection for the safety of victims, including identification of victims

20. Witness protection

21. Protection of the privacy of victims, including proceedings held in camera

22. Information for victims

23. Opportunity for the presentation of the victim's views and concerns

24. Assistance to victims

25. Immigration status of victims

26. Assistance for citizen or permanent resident victims abroad

27. Verification of nationality or age of victims

28. Return of victims to country of citizenship or lawful residence

29. Assistance to victims that are unable to prove their nationality status through normal means

30. Services for returned victims of trafficking

31. Special consideration to be given to a child victim

32. Responsibilities of international commercial transportation companies or individuals

33. National task force for prevention of trafficking

34. Exclusion of persons implicated in trafficking

35. Regulations

36. Order to increase fines

5. Offence of trafficking in persons

10. Aggravated circumstances

6. Offence of unlawful withholding of identification papers

7. Offence of transporting a person for the purpose of exploiting such a person's prostitution