Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

29.   Implementation of treaty

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    (1)   The regulations may make provision to give effect to a treaty, set out in the regulations, for bilateral mutual assistance in criminal matters between Saint Lucia and a country specified in the regulations.

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    (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), the regulations may, in particular—

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      (a)     direct that this Act shall apply in relation to the country so specified as if it were a Commonwealth country, subject to such limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualification (if any) as may be prescribed; or

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      (b)     extend, as provided in section 35(2), the application of any other Act, in relation to the country so specified,

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    and this Act or, as the case may be, the other Act shall apply accordingly.