Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

1134.   Detention in approved places

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    (1)   Where a person is liable to be sentenced to imprisonment, the Court may, if any suitable place provided and certified in the manner stated in subsection (3) is available for the purpose, order that the person be detained in such a place for such period not exceeding 14 days as the Court thinks fit, and a copy or an extract of the order shall be a sufficient authority for his or her detention in that place in accordance with the tenor of the order.

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    (2)   The expenses in respect of the maintenance of persons detained under this section may be defrayed in like manner as the expenses for the maintenance of inmates in a correctional facility.

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    (3)   The Cabinet may certify any police cells or other places to be suitable places for the detention of persons sentenced to detention under this section, and may give directions or make regulations for the inspection of such places, the treatment of persons detained there, and generally for giving effect to this section.

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    (4)   A place certified under subsection (3) for the detention of persons shall not be used for the detention of females unless provision is made for their supervision by female officers or persons.

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    (5)   The period of detention under subsection (1) may be extended, upon application, by the Court for a further period not exceeding 14 days.

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    (6)   The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) are not in derogation of the provisions of the Correctional Services Act.

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