(1) This section applies where a request is transmitted requesting assistance by Saint Lucia in obtaining, by any of the means stated in section 6, evidence or information relevant to any criminal matter in relation to the Commonwealth country making the request, and the request is accepted.
(2) Subject to this section, the regulations may prescribe practices and procedures for obtaining evidence or information under a request for assistance under this section but a Commonwealth country—
(a) may refuse to answer any question if—
(i) the refusal is based on the laws of Saint Lucia,
(ii) to require the person to answer the question would constitute a breach of a privilege recognised by the laws of the Commonwealth country, or
(iii) to answer the question would constitute the commission by the person of an offence against the laws of the Commonwealth country;
(b) shall not be compelled to give or provide evidence or information for the purposes of, or in connection with, any criminal matter other than that to which the request relates.
(3) Where the request for assistance under this section is to the effect that evidence or information be obtained by the means stated in section 6(d), copies of records not publicly available may be produced, copied or examined only to the extent that they could be produced to, or examined by, enforcement agencies or prosecuting or judicial authorities in Saint Lucia.