Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

611.   Custody during remand

  1.  

    (1)   An accused person who is not admitted to bail shall be committed for safe custody to the correctional facility.

  1.  

    (2)   Where a magistrate postpones the preliminary inquiry and remands the accused for more than 3 days, such remand shall be by warrant.

  1.  

    (3)   If such remand is for a period not exceeding 3 days, the magistrate may, if he or she thinks fit, give a verbal order to the police officer who has the accused in custody, or to any other police officer, to continue to keep the accused in his or her custody, or to take him or her to the correctional facility, and bring him or her before the magistrate at the time appointed for continuing the inquiry.

  1.  

    (4)   No person may be remanded for a continuous period exceeding 60 days without his or her matter being brought to trial.