Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Speaker and officers not subject to jurisdiction of courts

• 4.   Immunity of member in respect of statements etc., in Legislature

• 5.   Immunity of member from arrest on civil process

• 6.   Immunity of persons acting under authority of the House

• 7.   Process not to be served within precincts of House

• 8.   Exemption of members, etc., from jury service, etc.

• 9.   Chambers or committees may summon witnesses

• 10.   Service of summons

• 11.   Issue of warrant if person evades service of summons or refuses to attend

• 12.   Witnesses may be examined on oath

• 13.   Recalcitrant witnesses

• 14.   Privileges of witnesses and evidence

• 15.   Evidence of witnesses before House or committee privileged

• 16.   Evidence of proceedings before House or committee not admissible except with consent of Speaker

• 17.   Protection of persons responsible for publications authorised by House

• 18.   Protection of persons publishing Extracts

• 19.   Proceedings, etc., printed by Government Printer admissible in evidence

• 20.   Witnesses failing to attend, or refusing to answer questions or produce documents

• 21.   Making false statement to House or committee an offence

• 22.   Presenting false documents to House or committee an offence

• 23.   Restrictions on rights of strangers to enter House

• 24.   Offences by strangers with respect to right of entry into House

• 25.   Offences by strangers with respect to interference with members or privileges of House

• 26.   Arrest of persons committing offences against sections 24 and 25

• 27.   Acts constituting contempt by members

• 28.   Members to disclose interest before entering discussion

• 29.   Suspended member excluded from House

• 30.   Member seeking or accepting bribes commits an offence

• 31.   Offences against a member

• 32.   Defamatory, misleading or prohibited publications offences

• 33.   Unauthorised printing of Acts

• 34.   Powers of Speaker under this Act supplemental

• 35.   Speaker to act notwithstanding dissolution of House

• 36.   No prosecution without consent of the Attorney General