Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

1146.   Chairman to issue warrant recalling parolee, in the public interest

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    (1)   Where at any time during the parole period it appears to the Chairman that the immediate recall of a parolee is necessary in the public interest, the Chairman may, despite any provision of this Sub-Part, issue a warrant directed to any police officer for the arrest of the parolee who shall, upon his or her arrest, be returned to the correctional facility from which he or she was released on parole.

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    (2)   Where a parolee is arrested under subsection (1)—

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      (a)     subject to paragraph (c), the parole shall be revoked;

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      (b)     section 1145(2) shall apply in like manner as it applies to a parolee returned to the correctional facility under subsection (1) of that section; and

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      (c)     the Chairman shall, as soon as practicable, make a report to the Board indicating the circumstances of the case.

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    (3)   Nothing in subsection (1) shall be deemed to prevent the Board from exercising any of its powers under this Sub-Part.