Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

1164.   Amendment of probation order

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    (1)   If the supervising Court is satisfied that a probationer proposes to change, or has changed, his or her residence from the district stated in the probation order to another district the supervising Court may, and if an application in that behalf is made by the probation officer shall, by order amend the probation order by substituting for the district named therein the district where the probationer proposes to reside or is residing.

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    (2)   If the probation order contains conditions that, in the opinion of the supervising Court cannot be complied with unless the probationer continues to reside in the district originally stated in the probation order, the supervising Court shall not amend the order unless, in accordance with the provisions of this Sub-Part, those conditions are cancelled or replaced by other conditions which can be complied with by the probationer.

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    (3)   Where a probation order is amended under subsection (1) the supervising Court shall send to the district court for the new district named in the order a copy of the order, together with such documents and information relating to the case as it considers likely to be of assistance to that Court.

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    (4)   Without prejudice to subsection (1), the supervising Court may, upon application made by the probation officer or by the probationer, by order, amend the probation order by cancelling any of the conditions of the order or by inserting (either in addition to or in substitution for any such condition) any condition which could be included in the order if it were then being made by that Court in accordance with the provisions of section 1159 or 1160.

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    (5)   The Court shall not amend a probation order by reducing the probation period, or by extending that period beyond the end of 3 years from the date of the original order.

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    (6)   The Court shall not amend a probation order that requires the probationer to reside in an institution, or to submit to treatment for his or her mental condition, for any period exceeding 12 months in all.