Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

6.   Scope and form of interception direction

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    (1)   An interception direction shall be in the prescribed form and shall permit the authorised officer to—

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      (a)     intercept, at any place in Saint Lucia, any communication in the course of its transmission;

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      (b)     secure the interception in the course of its transmission by means of a postal service or a public or private telecommunications network, of such communications as are described in the interception direction; and

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      (c)     secure the disclosure of the intercepted material obtained or required by the interception direction, and of related communications data.

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    (2)   An interception direction shall authorise the interception of—

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      (a)     communications transmitted by means of a postal service or a public or a private telecommunications network to or from—

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        (i)     one particular person specified or described in the interception direction, or

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        (ii)     one particular set of premises so specified and described; and

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      (b)     such other communications, if any as may be necessary in order to intercept communications falling within paragraph (a).

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    (3)   An interception direction shall specify the identity of the—

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      (a)     authorised officer on whose behalf the application is made under section 4, and the person who will execute the interception direction;

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      (b)     person, if known and appropriate, whose communication is to be intercepted; and

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      (c)     postal service provider or the telecommunications provider to whom the interception direction to intercept must be addressed, if applicable.

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    (4)   An interception direction may contain such ancillary provisions as are necessary to secure its implementation in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

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    (5)   An interception direction issued under this section may specify conditions or restrictions relating to the interception of communications authorised therein.