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1223.   Cases in which distress may be refused

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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1223.   Cases in which distress may be refused

When an application is made to the Court for a warrant of distress and it appears to the Court—

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    (a)     that the offender has no movable property on which to levy the distress;

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    (b)     that in the event of a warrant of distress being issued, his or her movable property will be insufficient to satisfy the sum of money adjudged to be paid by the order;

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    (c)     that the levy of the distress will be more injurious to him or her or his or her family than imprisonment,

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    or for any other sufficient reason, the Court may, if it thinks fit, instead of issuing the warrant of distress, order the offender, on non-payment of the adjudged sum, to be imprisoned, for any term not exceeding the term prescribed in relation to a like sum under section 1202.

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