Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

1136.   Definition

In this Sub-Part—

Board” means the Parole Board established under section 1137;

Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;

Committee” means the Parole Committee appointed under section 1138;

Minister” means the Minister responsible for correctional services;

parole” means the authority granted to release an inmate under this Sub-Part from the correctional facility in which he or she is serving a sentence and to place him or her under the supervision of a parole officer whereby he or she is permitted to spend the remainder of the sentence out of the correctional facility;

parole officer” means the person assigned to perform the duties of parole officer under section 1153;

parole order” means the person to whom parole is granted under this Sub-Part;

parolee” means the person to whom parole is granted under this Sub-Part;

sentence” means any sentence of imprisonment but does not include a sentence of preventive detention whether or not the person is serving the sentence in the correctional facility.