Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

13.   Employment, hire or use of children and young persons in drug trade

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    (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally—

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      (a)     employ, hire, use, persuade, induce, entice or coerce a child or young person to contravene any provision of this Act;

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      (b)     employ, hire, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a child or young person to assist in avoiding detection or apprehension for any offence under this Act;

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      (c)     receive a controlled drug from a child or young person in contravention of any provision of this Act.

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    (2)   Subject to section 40, any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence under this Act.

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    (Inserted by Act 8 of 1993)