(1) This section applies where a request is transmitted requesting assistance by Saint Lucia in effecting the service of a document on a person or on an authority in Saint Lucia for the purpose of, or in connection with, any criminal matter in relation to the Commonwealth country making the request, and the request is accepted.
(2) Where this section applies, the central authority for Saint Lucia shall—
(a) use its best endeavours to have the document served—
(i) in accordance with procedures proposed, in the request, or
(ii) if those procedures would be unlawful or inappropriate, or no procedures are so proposed, in accordance with the laws of Saint Lucia; and
(b) if the document—
(i) is served, transmit to the central authority for the Commonwealth country making the request a certificate as to the service, or
(ii) as the case may be, is not served, transmit to the central authority a statement of the reasons which prevented the service.
(3) In this section, “document” does not include—
(a) a subpoena;
(b) any process—
(i) requiring the attendance of a person before a court or tribunal in the Commonwealth country making the request, or
(ii) which attracts a criminal penalty or sanction for non-compliance with its requirements.