Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

1027.   Validity of proceeding despite defects

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    (1)   No conviction or order made by any magistrate and no warrant for enforcing the order, shall be held invalid for any irregularity, informality or insufficiency, if the judge before whom the question is raised, upon perusal of the record is satisfied that an offence of the nature described in the conviction, order or warrant, has been committed, over which the magistrate has jurisdiction, and that the punishment imposed is not in excess of that which might have been lawfully imposed for the offence.

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    (2)   The judge, if so satisfied, shall, even if the punishment imposed or the order made is in excess of that which might lawfully have been imposed or made, have the like powers in all respects to deal with the case as seems just as are by section 752, or other provisions regulating appeals, conferred upon the Court to which an appeal is taken under the provisions of section 721 or other provisions allowing an appeal.

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    (3)   Any statement which, under this Code or otherwise, would be sufficient if contained in a conviction, shall be sufficient if contained in an information, summons, order or warrant.