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1128.   Reduction of imprisonment on part payment

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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1128.   Reduction of imprisonment on part payment

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    (1)   Where a term of imprisonment is imposed in respect of the non-payment of any sum of money adjudged to be paid by virtue of a conviction or an order, the term of imprisonment shall, on payment to a person authorised to receive it, or a part of such sum, be reduced by a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of days of the term of imprisonment as the sum paid bears to the sum adjudged to be paid, subject to the provisions of subsections (2) to (5) of this section.

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    (2)   Fractions of a dollar shall be omitted.

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    (3)   The sum tendered must secure one day's reduction of the sentence or some multiple thereof, and when a warrant of distress or commitment has been issued, no part payment shall be accepted until the fee, if any, payable under such warrant has been discharged.

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    (4)   The first day of a term of imprisonment or detention shall not be counted, as a person is not entitled to be discharged on the first day of his or her imprisonment or detention, except upon payment in full of the sum adjudged to be paid by the person.

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    (5)   Subject to any express provision or direction to the contrary, the proper officer of the Court shall apply any sum paid and received in part payment towards the payment in full or in part, firstly, of any costs adjudged to be paid to the person, secondly, of any damages or compensation adjudged to be paid to any person and thirdly, in the manner in which fines are applied.

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