(1) This section applies where a request is transmitted requesting Saint Lucia to transfer an inmate in Saint Lucia to the Commonwealth country making the request to give or provide evidence or assistance relevant to any criminal matter in relation to that Commonwealth country, and the request is accepted.
(2) Where this section applies the Minister shall cause an inmate to be transferred to the Commonwealth country making the request for the purpose of giving effect to the request.
(3) The central authority for Saint Lucia may state and inform the central authority for the Commonwealth country making the request as to conditions subject to which an inmate is to be transferred, including conditions with respect to the custody, release or return of the inmate.
(4) Any period during which an inmate is in custody in a Commonwealth country, under a request, shall be deemed, for all purposes, to be time served in custody in Saint Lucia.
(5) In this section “inmate” means a person who is being held in custody pending trial for, or sentence for, or is under imprisonment for, an offence, or is subject to any limitation on his or her personal liberty under any law.