2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

7.   Examination of immigrants and declaration under section 9

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    (1)   The investigation and the examination of person sunder section 9 of the Act shall be conducted on the vessel (if any) by which such persons arrived, or, at any other place convenient for the purpose as the immigration officer may direct.

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    (2)   The declaration under subregulation (1)(a) of section 9 of the Act shall be in Form No. 1 in the Schedule.

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    (3)   Where an immigration officer requires an immigrant to make and sign such a declaration —

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      (a)     the immigration officer shall, in case of doubt, satisfy himself or herself that the immigrant is of sufficient intelligence to understand the declaration;

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      (b)     the immigration officer may, in any case, put questions to the immigrant in relation to the answers given or required to be given by the immigrant in the declaration and shall fill up the declaration accordingly;

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      (c)     the immigration officer shall, where the immigrant is unable to fill up the declaration, question the immigrant, through an interpreter if necessary, and shall himself or herself fill up the declaration, or cause the same to be filled up.