Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

931.   Preliminary List

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    (1)   The Registrar shall, within the first 7 days of July in every year, cause to be compiled in each magisterial district based on the current voter registration register, an alphabetical list of the persons within the district qualified to serve as jurors, with the name and surname written in full, and with the true place of abode, the title, occupation, or business, and the nature of the qualification, of every person, in the proper columns of the form provided for the purpose in Schedule 5 to this Code.

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    (2)   The magistrate in charge of each district shall be responsible for compiling the list in respect of the district.

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    (3)   The Registrar shall, before compiling lists, cause notices to be affixed on or near the doors of all churches and police stations in each district, requiring all persons residing in the district who are qualified or claim to be qualified to serve as jurors to submit to the district magistrate, within 8 days after the notice, their names, places of abode, and descriptions and the nature and amount of their property and qualification.

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    (4)   For the purposes of compiling such lists and for any revision of the lists the magistrate of each district shall consult with 2 assessors to be appointed by the Attorney General from time to time as the Attorney General thinks fit, but the magistrate shall not be bound by the advice given by the assessors whose functions shall be merely deliberative and advisory, and any appointment of an assessor may be determined by the Attorney General at any time.