Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

699.   Variance as to time or place

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    (1)   No variance between the complaint, or summons, or warrant and the evidence adduced in support thereof, as to the time at which the cause of complaint is alleged to have arisen, shall be deemed material, if it is proved that such complaint was in fact made within the time prescribed by law for making such complaint.

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    (2)   No variance between such complaint, or summons, or warrant and the evidence adduced in support of the complaint, summons or warrant, as to the place in which the cause of the complaint is alleged to have arisen, shall be deemed material, provided the Court is satisfied that the offence was committed within the jurisdiction of the Court.