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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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2. Declaration of approved premises

The following countries are hereby designated as Commonwealth countries to which Part 1 of the Extradition Act applies:

Premises	Commencement	Order
The United Kingdom	14 August 2006	S.I. 146/2006
Antigua and Barbuda	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Bahamas	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Barbados	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Belize	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Dominica	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Grenada	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Jamaica	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Saint Kitts and Nevis	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017
Trinidad and Tobago	11 April 2017	S.I. 31/2017

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2. Declaration of approved premises

3. Extradition crime

4. Application of Part

5. Power to apprehend and surrender fugitive

6. General restrictions on return

7. Agreement with Commonwealth country

8. When death penalty likely

9. Arrest on foreign warrant

10. Effect of magistrate's warrant

11. Jurisdiction of magistrate

12. Proceedings for Committal

13. Detention of fugitive

14. Evidence of extradition crime

15. Evidence for fugitive

16. Committal for surrender

17. Discharge order

18. Duty of magistrate on committal

19. Appeal to High Court

20. Prescribed delay for surrender

21. Requisition from Commonwealth country

22. Requisition from foreign State

23. Duty of Attorney General to refuse surrender

24. Concurrent requisitions

25. Local offence by fugitive from Commonwealth country

26. Local offence by fugitive from foreign State

27. Delivering up fugitive for surrender

28. Powers of custodian of surrendered fugitive

29. Evidence in possession of fugitive

31. Judicial discharge for delayed surrender

32. Designation of Commonwealth countries

33. Special modification order

34. Part of a Commonwealth country

35. Applying Part 1 under U.K. Orders

36. Applying Part 1 subject to conditions etc

37. Revoking application of Part 1

38. Applying Part 1 under extradition treaty

39. Surrender when no treaty exists

40. Application of section 39

41. Meaning of “extradition crime”

42. Requisition to return offender to Saint Lucia

43. Returning offender to Saint Lucia

44. Power over offender circumscribed

45. Offences of a political character

46. Conviction in absentia

47. Jurisdiction in civil aviation cases

48. Jurisdiction re offences in aircraft

49. Regulations

2. Interpretation

PART 1 APPLICATION

3. Extradition crime

4. Application of Part

5. Power to apprehend and surrender fugitive

6. General restrictions on return

7. Agreement with Commonwealth country

8. When death penalty likely

9. Arrest on foreign warrant

11. Jurisdiction of magistrate

12. Proceedings for Committal

13. Detention of fugitive

14. Evidence of extradition crime

15. Evidence for fugitive

16. Committal for surrender

17. Discharge order

18. Duty of magistrate on committal

19. Appeal to High Court

20. Prescribed delay for surrender

21. Requisition from Commonwealth country

22. Requisition from foreign State

23. Duty of Attorney General to refuse surrender

24. Concurrent requisitions

25. Local offence by fugitive from Commonwealth country

26. Local offence by fugitive from foreign State

27. Delivering up fugitive for surrender

28. Powers of custodian of surrendered fugitive

29. Evidence in possession of fugitive

31. Judicial discharge for delayed surrender

PART 2 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

32. Designation of Commonwealth countries

33. Special modification order

34. Part of a Commonwealth country

PART 3 EXTRADITION TREATY STATES

35. Applying Part 1 under U.K. Orders

36. Applying Part 1 subject to conditions etc

37. Revoking application of Part 1

38. Applying Part 1 under extradition treaty

39. Surrender when no treaty exists

40. Application of section 39

PART 4 EXTRADITION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OR STATES

41. Meaning of “extradition crime”

42. Requisition to return offender to Saint Lucia

43. Returning offender to Saint Lucia

44. Power over offender circumscribed

PART 5 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

45. Offences of a political character

46. Conviction in absentia

47. Jurisdiction in civil aviation cases

48. Jurisdiction re offences in aircraft

49. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Designation Orders – Section 32 (Statutory Instruments 146/2006 and 31/2017)