(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person in Saint Lucia under a request such as is referred to in section 9 or 10—
(a) is not liable to be detained, prosecuted or punished in Saint Lucia for an offence that is alleged to have been committed, or that was committed, before the person's departure under the request from the Commonwealth country to which the request was made;
(b) may refuse to answer any question or to produce any article, record or thing if the refusal is based on the laws of Saint Lucia; and
(c) shall not be compelled to give or provide evidence, information or assistance for the purposes of, or in connection with, any criminal matter other than that to which the request is related.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) or (c) does not apply in relation to a person—
(a) if he or she leaves Saint Lucia and then returns otherwise than under the same or another request; or
(b) who has been notified by the central authority for Saint Lucia that his or her presence is no longer required for the purposes of the request and who then remains in Saint Lucia for more than 15 days after the first date on which he or she had a reasonable opportunity to leave Saint Lucia.
(3) For the purposes of section (1)(a), an offence shall be treated as having been committed only on the date when the conduct constituting the offence was complete, notwithstanding that the offence concerned may be a continuing offence.