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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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5. Presiding Officer of the Court

Subject to the special provisions hereinafter contained, the magistrate of each district shall be the sole presiding officer of the district court.

5. Presiding Officer of the Court

2. Interpretation of terms

3. Division of the Island into Judicial Districts

4. Constitution of the district Courts

6. Criminal Jurisdiction of the Court

7. Civil jurisdiction of the Court

8. Magisterial jurisdiction on changes of districts

9. Execution of process issued before such changes

10. Administration of oaths

11. Appeal from a district Court

12. Fixing of times and places for sittings of the Court

13. Nature of business at any sitting

14. Adjournment of the Court

15. Adjournment over holiday, etc.

16. Change of place of hearing of case

17. Preservation of order at sitting of the Court

18. Punishment of person guilty of misconduct before the Court

19. Practice in criminal jurisdiction

20. Practice in civil jurisdiction

21. Completion by a magistrate of process begun by his or her predecessor

22. Process of any magistrate valid throughout Saint Lucia

23. Issue of process

24. Assignment of magistrate

25. Salary of magistrate

26. Other offices held by magistrate

27. Assignment of magistrate from one district to another

28. Assignment of magistrate to exercise another magistrate's Jurisdiction

29. Appointment of deputy magistrate in certain cases

30. Appointment of assistant magistrate in cases of necessity

31. Protection from proceedings

32. Protection of Justices

33. Appointment of Justices

34. Powers, functions, etc. of Justice

35. Extent of jurisdiction of Justice

36. Assignment of Clerks and Assistant Clerks

37. Salaries of Clerks and Assistant Clerks

38. Other office held by Clerk and Assistant Clerk

39. Assignment of Clerk from one Court to another

40. Control of Clerk and Assistant Clerks

41. Duties of Clerk

42. Power of Clerk in absence of magistrate

43. Duties of Assistant Clerk

44. Accounting of Clerk

45. Interpreters

46. Assignment of Bailiffs

47. Salary of Bailiff

48. Other Office held by Bailiff

49. Duties of Bailiff

50. Sanction for misconduct or neglect of duty

51. Fixing of scale of fees and docket of costs in the Court

52. Admission to sue or defend in forma pauperis

53. Payment and remission of fees

District Courts (Judicial Districts) Order – Section 3

District Courts (Sittings) Notice – Section 12

District Court (Bordelais Correctional Facility) Notice – Section 12

District Court (Family Court) Notice – Section 12

District Court (Peter & Company Building) Notice – Section 12

District Court Rules (Civil Side) – Section 54

District Court (St. Lucia Civil Service Association Auditorium) Notice – Section 12

District Courts (Tariff of Fees) Rules – Section 51

District Court (Tariff of Costs) Rules – Sections 51 and 54