41. Miscellaneous definitions
In an enactment the expression—
“act”, where used in reference to an offence or civil wrong, includes a series of acts, and words so used which refer to acts done shall extend to omissions;
“Christian name” means any name prefixed to a surname, whether received in Christian baptism or otherwise;
“coin” means any coin legally current in the Island;
“commencement”, when used with reference to any enactment, means the time at which that enactment comes into operation;
“common law” means the common law of England;
“Consul” or “consular officer” includes consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent and any person authorised to discharge the duties of consul-general, consul or vice-consul;
“contiguous zone” means the contiguous zone of Saint Lucia as defined in section 2 of the Maritime Areas Act;
“continental shelf” means the continental shelf of Saint Lucia as defined in section 2 of the Maritime Areas Act;
“contravention”, in relation to any enactment, includes a failure to comply with that enactment;
“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone of Saint Lucia as defined in section 2 of the Maritime Areas Act;
“Imperial Act” means an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;
“Imperial Parliament” means the Parliament of the United Kingdom;
“internal waters” means the internal waters of Saint Lucia as defined in section 2 of the Maritime Areas Act;
“The Island”, “this Island”, “The State”, “this State” or “Saint Lucia” means Saint Lucia and the adjacent islets and the territorial sea;
“Parliament of the United Kingdom” includes the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Great Britain;
“Quarter” includes any city or town therein;
“rule” includes regulation and bye-law;
“service by post” means service in accordance with section 23(1);
“signature” and “signed” includes and applies to the making of a mark;
“territorial sea” means the territorial sea of Saint Lucia as defined in section 2 of the Maritime Areas Act;
“will” includes codicil;
“writing”, “written” or any term of like import includes words typewritten, printed, painted, engraved, lithographed, photographed or represented or reproduced by any mode of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.
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(Amended by Act 6 of 1984)
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(2) In an enactment passed or made after the commencement of this Act the expression—
“access” includes ingress, egress and regress;
“arbitrator” when used in relation to any matter referred to arbitration under and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act includes an umpire appointed under those provisions;
“assets” includes property or rights of any kind;
“costs” includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses or remuneration;
“fault” means wrongful act or default;
“functions” includes jurisdictions, powers and duties;
“goods” means all kinds of movable property including animals;
“individual” means a natural person and shall not include a corporation;
“medical practitioner” or “duly qualified medical practitioner” or “registered medical practitioner” means any person duly registered or licensed to practice medicine under the provisions of any law applicable to medical practitioners in the Island;
“movable property” means property of every description (including growing crops) except immovable property;
“perform” in relation to functions includes exercise;
“print” includes reproduction or representation by means of a typewriter, roneo, cyclostyle or other similar apparatus or by any other method by which words, figures signs or symbols may be reproduced or represented in visible form;
“public holiday” includes any day which is a bank holiday under the Bank Holidays Act or on any day upon which public offices are closed; (Amended by Act 25 of 1970)
“public place” includes every public way, street, road, square, court, alley, land, bridleway, footway, parade, wharf, jetty, quay, bridge, public garden, or open space, and every theatre, place of public entertainment of any kind, or other place of general resort, admission to which is obtained by payment, or to which the public have access, and any building or place which is used for any public or religious meeting or assembly, or as an open court;
“public way” includes any highway, market, place, square, street, bridge or other way which is lawfully used by the public;
“sale” and “sell” includes exchange or barter;
“statute of limitation” means any enactment in force in the Island prescribing a period within which any civil proceedings to which such enactment relates is required to be brought, but does not include an enactment prescribing a period within which any criminal proceedings (including proceedings to recover any penalty imposed as a punishment for a criminal offence) are to be brought;
“surety” means sufficient surety;
“vessel” means any ship, boat, lighter or other floating craft used or capable of being used for transport by water;
“words” when used in an amending enactment includes figures, punctuation marks and typographical, monetary, mathematical and scientific symbols.