ACT
(Acts 2 of 2004 and 12 of 2021)
Act 2 of 2004 .. in force 1 August 2007 (S.I. 81/2007)
Amended by Act 12 of 2021 .. in force 13 September 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
SPENT CONVICTIONS
| 3. | Spent convictions |
| 4. | Convictions in a country other than Saint Lucia |
| 5. | Rehabilitation periods |
| 6. | Effect of rehabiltiation |
| 7. | Limitation on rehabilitation |
| 8. | Disclosure by rehabilit ated person of spent convictions |
| 9. | Misrepresentation |
| 10. | Defamation actions |
PART 3
EXPUNGEMENT OF SPENT CONVICTIONS
| 11. | Establishment of board |
| 12. | Functions of board |
| 13. | Spent convictions to be expunged from the record |
| 14. | Board to make enquiries |
| 15. | Directions for expungement of spent conviction |
| 16. | Effect of direction by the board |
| 17. | Legal status of person where conviction expunged |
| 18. | Board to inform applicant in writing |
| 19. | Applicant may re-apply where application rejected |
| 20. | Appeal to Magistrate |
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS
| 21. | Act not to affect Governor General's right |
| 22. | Uauthorised disclosure |
| 23. | Exclusion from employment, etc |
| 24. | Penalties |
| 25. | Custody of records |
| 25A. | Exemption |
| 25B. | Effect of exemption under section 25A |
| 26. | Regulations |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 2 | |
| Schedule 3 | |
| Schedule 4 | |
AN ACT to make provision for certain criminal convictions of offenders to become spent, to be expunged from the records and for related matters.
Commencement [1 August 2007]