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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ACT

(Acts 32 of 1889 and 59 of 1889)

Act of 1874 appearing as Chapter 32 of the 1889 Revision .. in force 1 April 1874

Amended by Law 59 of 1889

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.Short title
2.Interpretation
3.Asylums appointed by the Governor General Medical Superintendent of asylum
4.Detention of leper in asylum and payment for his or her maintenance
5.Mode of dealing with leper wandering about begging, etc
6.Notification of case of leprosy
7.Inspection of premises by medical officer
8.Detention in asylum at leper's request
9.Leper sentenced to imprisonment to be committed to asylum
10.Removal of leper prisoner or mental patient to asylum
11.Removal of lepers from one asylum to another
12.Capture of leper escaping from asylum
13.Governor General's power to discharge leper from asylum
14.Conditional discharge
15.Lepers prohibited to take part in certain callings
16.Lepers not to enter public vehicles, etc
17.Sale of food prepared by leper
18.Receiving food, etc., from inmate of asylum
19.Trespass in asylum
20.Landing of lepers prohibited
21.Harbour master may detail leper on vessel
22.Leper landing may be sent to asylum
23.Leper unlawfully landed may be returned to the place whence he or she came
24.Regulations
25.Evidence required to prove leprosy
26.Private accommodation of leper in asylum
27.Penalty for offences
28.Half of fine to person aiding prosecution
29.Protection of officers when acting without malice
30.Exemption from stamp duty and Court fees
31.Forms
Schedule 1
Schedule 2

AN ACT relating to lepers.

Commencement [16 June 1917]