Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short Title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Inquiry as to whether person is of unsound mind

• 4.   Medical Certificate

• 5.   False medical certificate

• 6.   Adjudication of unsoundness of mind

• 7.   Custody of person of unsound mind

• 8.   Jurisdiction of magistrate

• 9.   Appeal from adjudication of unsoundness of mind

• 10.   Appointment of Mental Hospital

• 11.   Escape of patient from Mental Hospital

• 12.   Discharge and absence of persons on trial

• 13.   Duty of licensee

• 14.   Visitation of licenseed houses

• 15.   Records as to licensed houses

• 16.   Escape of patient from licensed house

• 17.   Absence of patient from licensed house

• 18.   Death of patient in licensed house

• 19.   Discharge of licensee at his or her own request

• 20.   Removal of person of unsound mind at request of friends

• 21.   Removal of person of unsound mind ill-treated or neglected

• 22.   Release of person of unsound mind

• 23.   Appeal by licensee

• 24.   Appeal where order refused

• 25.   Execution of order of removal

• 26.   Interim orders in case of appeal

• 27.   Voluntary patients

• 28.   Provision for temporary treatment without certification of certain persons

• 29.   Urgency Orders

• 30.   Appointment of mental hospital for inmates

• 31.   Insanity before verdict

• 32.   Special verdict when accused found guilty but insane at date of act or omission charged, and orders thereon

• 33.   Inmates of unsound mind

• 34.   Inmate insane at expiration of sentence

• 35.   Absence on trial of inmate of unsound mind

• 36.   Discharge of inmate of unsound mind

• 37.   Retaking inmate of unsound mind

• 38.   Application of property belonging to person of unsound mind for his or her maintenance

• 39.   Power of Court to sell and give conveyance of real or personal property

• 40.   Vesting of property belonging to a person of unsound mind in Administrator General

• 41.   Expense of maintaining pauper persons of unsound mind

• 42.   Ill-treating patients in mental hospital

• 43.   Rescue and permitting escape of patient from mental hospital

• 44.   Offences by person in charge of person of unsound mind on trial

• 45.   Ill-treating person of unsound mind on trial and obstructing visitor

• 46.   Taking charge of person of unsound mind without licence prohibited

• 47.   Ill-treating person of unsound mind in licensed house

• 48.   Obstructing visitor of licensed house

• 49.   Obstructing execution of order for delivery or removal of person of unsound mind

• 50.   Removal of mental patient to place outside Saint Lucia

• 51.   Power to make arrangements for receiving person of unsound mind from any other Windward Island

• 52.   Reception and treatment of person of unsound mind

• 53.   Release and sending back of person ceasing to be of unsound mind

• 54.   Cost of maintenance of person of unsound mind received from other island

• 55.   Settlement of question as to amount payable for person of unsound mind

• 56.   Saving prerogative of the Crown

• 57.   Person of unsound mind found by inquisition

• 58.   Regulations

• 59.   Appointment of visitors of mental hospitals

• 60.   Procedure

• 61.   Forms

• 62.   Substitution of terms

• Schedule