Schedule 3
(Section 1137)
THE PAROLE BOARD
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CONSTITUTION OF BOARD
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(1) The Board shall consist of such number of persons, not being less than 5 nor more than 7, as the Minister may appoint from time to time.
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(2) At least one member of the Board shall be appointed from each of the 5 following categories—
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(a) persons who hold or have held judicial office as—
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(i) a judge, or
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(ii) a magistrate;
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(b) the Director of Correctional Services or any person connected with the administration of correctional facilities;
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(c) persons appearing to the Minister to be interested in the rehabilitation of inmates, being—
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(i) a psychiatrist or psychologist,
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(ii) a social worker or criminologist,
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(iii) a representative of the Saint Lucia Christian Council,
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(iv) the chairman of the Correctional Facility Visiting Board of Justices, or
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(v) the Chairman, Correctional Facility After-care Committee;
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(d) a serving or retired police officer;
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(e) an ex-inmate who in the opinion of the Minister has been rehabilitated.
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SEAL
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(1) The Board shall have a seal which shall be kept in the custody of the Chairman or the Secretary and shall be affixed to instruments pursuant to a resolution of the Board in the presence of the Chairman or any other member of the Board and the Secretary.
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(2) The seal of the Board shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or a member of the Board authorised to act in that behalf and such seal shall be officially and judicially noticed.
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(3) All documents, other than those required by law to be under seal, and all decisions of the Board may be signified under the hand of the Chairman or any other member authorised to act in that behalf or the Secretary.
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TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS
Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, the appointment of members of the Board shall be for a period not exceeding 3 years and each member shall be eligible for reappointment.
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CHAIRMAN
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(1) The Minister shall appoint a member appointed under paragraph (2)(a) to be the Chairman of the Board.
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(2) In case of the absence or inability of the Chairman to perform his or her duties, the Minster may appoint any other member to perform the functions of Chairman.
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TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS
The Minister may appoint any person to act temporarily in the place of any member in case of absence or inability of that member to act.
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FILLING OF VACANCIES
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(1) If any vacancy occurs among the members of the Board, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another member who shall, subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, hold office for the remainder of the period for which the previous member was appointed.
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(2) In the making of appointments under this paragraph regard shall be made to the requirements of paragraph (2).
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RESIGNATIONS
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(1) The Chairman may at any time resign his or her office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and such resignation shall take effect as from the date the Minister receives the instrument.
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(2) Any member other than the Chairman or a person appointed under paragraph (2)(b), may at any time resign his or her office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and transmitted through the Chairman and from the date the Minster receives such instrument, that member shall cease to be a member of the Board.
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REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the Board.
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PUBLICATION OF MEMBERSHIP
The names of all members of the Board as first constituted and every change in membership shall be published in the Gazette.
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PROCEDURES MEETINGS
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(1) The Board shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of its business and such meetings shall be held at such places and times as the Board shall determine.
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(2) Minutes in proper form, of each meeting of the Board shall be kept.
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(3) The decisions of the Board shall be by a majority vote and shall be in writing.
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(4) The Chairman or the person appointed or elected to act as Chairman in accordance with paragraph 4(2) and 4(3) (as the case may be), shall preside at the meetings of the Board, and when so presiding shall, in addition to an original vote, have a casting vote in any case in which the voting is equal.
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(5) The quorum of the Board shall be 3.
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(6) Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, and any rules made by the Minister, the Board may regulate its own proceedings.
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(7) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership or by any defect in the appointment of a member.
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REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS
There shall be paid to the Chairman and members such remuneration, whether by way of honorarium, salary or fees, and such allowances as the Minister may determine.
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PROTECTION OF MEMBERS
No action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall be brought or instituted personally against any member of the Board in respect of any act done bona fide in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Act.