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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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2. Interpretation

In this Order “principal Act” means the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters Act.

2. Interpretation

3. Central authority

5. Restrictions respecting operation of Act

6. Assistance in obtaining evidence

7. Assistance in locating or identifying person

8. Assistance in obtaining article

9. Assistance in arranging attendance of person

10. Assistance in transferring inmate

11. Assistance in serving documents

12. Restriction on use of evidence

13. Immunities and privileges

14. Assistance in tracing property

15. Assistance in relation to certain orders

16. Assistance in obtaining order in nature of restraining order

17. Form of requests Schedule

18. Acceptance or refusal of request

19. Assistance to country in obtaining evidence

20. Assistance to country in locating or identifying person

21. Assistance to country in obtaining article or thing, by search and seizure

22. Assistance to country in arranging attendance of person

23. Assistance to country by transferring inmate

24. Assistance to country in serving documents

25. Assistance to country in tracing property

26. Assistance to country in relation to certain orders

27. Assistance to country in obtaining restraining order

28. Other forms of international co-operation

29. (Repealed by Act 11 of 2023)

30. Certificates given by Attorney General

34. Arrest of person escaping custody

35. Regulations

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

3. Central authority

5. Restrictions respecting operation of Act

PART 2 REQUEST BY SAINT LUCIA TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SAINT LUCIA FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE

6. Assistance in obtaining evidence

7. Assistance in locating or identifying person

8. Assistance in obtaining article

9. Assistance in arranging attendance of person

10. Assistance in transferring inmate

11. Assistance in serving documents

12. Restriction on use of evidence

13. Immunities and privileges

PART 3 REQUEST BY SAINT LUCIA TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SAINT LUCIA FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH SERIOUS OFFENCES

14. Assistance in tracing property

15. Assistance in relation to certain orders

16. Assistance in obtaining order in nature of restraining order

PART 4 FORM OF ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL OF REQUESTS BY COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SAINT LUCIA TO SAINT LUCIA FOR ASSISTANCE

17. Form of requests Schedule

18. Acceptance or refusal of request

PART 5 REQUEST BY COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SAINT LUCIA TO SAINT LUCIA FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE

19. Assistance to country in obtaining evidence

20. Assistance to country in locating or identifying person

21. Assistance to country in obtaining article or thing, by search and seizure

22. Assistance to country in arranging attendance of person

23. Assistance to country by transferring inmate

24. Assistance to country in serving documents

PART 6 ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH SERIOUS OFFENCES IN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE SAINT LUCIA

25. Assistance to country in tracing property

26. Assistance to country in relation to certain orders

27. Assistance to country in obtaining restraining order

PART 7 OTHER FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

(Amended by Act 11 of 2023)

28. Other forms of international co-operation

29. (Repealed by Act 11 of 2023)

PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS

30. Certificates given by Attorney General

34. Arrest of person escaping custody

35. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Mutual Assistance (Extension and Application to USA) Regulations – Section 35 (Statutory Instrument 112/1999)

2. Extension and application of Mutual assistance act to USA

3. Extension and application of Proceeds of crime Act to USA

4. Treaty on Mutual Assistance, given the force of law

5. Extradition Treaty given the force of law

6. Supremacy of Treaties

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters (Central Authority) Order – Section 3 (Statutory Instrument 59/2008)

3. Designation of Central Authority

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters (Agreement) (Saint Lucia and The French Republic) Regulations – Section 29(1) (Statutory Instrument 117/2018)

2. Interpretation

3. Force of Law

4. Amendment to the Agreement