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POLICE ACT
Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)
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POLICE ACT
ACT
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
1. Citation
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
3. Establishment of Police Force
4. Seniority of ranks
5. Functions of the Force
6. Police serving with armed forces
7. Commissioner of Police
8. Absence of Commissioner of Police
9. Resignation of Gazetted Officer or Inspector
10. Discharge of subordinate officer or constable
11. Pay and allowances
12. Declaration
13. Police officer not to be engaged in any other employment
14. Police officers to keep prescribed books and to render returns
15. Gazetted Officer to be Justice of the Peace
PART 3 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF INSPECTORS, SUBORDINATE OFFICERS AND CONSTABLES.
16. Qualifications for appointment
17. Terms of appointment
18. Prolongation of service in case of war
19. Illegally withdrawing from Force
20. Warrant to arrest person illegally withdrawing from Force
21. Aiding in illegal withdrawal from the Force
22. Powers of the police
23. Duties of the police
24. Barriers
25. Power to take measurements, photographs, fingerprints, palm and foot impressions
PART 4 OFFENCES AND DISCIPLINE
26. Punishment of serious offences
27. Method of dealing with offences by police officers
28. Hearing and determination of charges or complaint
29. Appeals
30. Variation of punishment
31. Dismissal and Reduction
32. Payment during suspension
33. Public property not to be used privately
34. Delivery up of articles supplied on leaving the Force
PART 5 POLICE BAND
35. Establishment of Police Band
PART 6 LIABILITIES
36. Liabilities
37. Satisfaction of civil judgements against policemen
38. Police acquitted of offences by a Civil Court not liable to further punishment
PART 7 POLICE REWARD FUND
39. Reward Fund
PART 8 POLICE ASSOCIATION
40. Constitution of Police Association
41. Police Association Rules
42. Police officers not to join prohibited associations
PART 9 CANTEENS
43. Canteens
PART 10 SPECIAL RESERVE POLICE
44. Establishment of Special Reserve Police Force
45. Seniority of ranks
46. Commissioner of Police to command Special Reserve
47. Appointment
48. Qualifications for appointment
49. Declaration
50. Certificate of appointment
51. Resignation
52. Authority to pay
53. Rules
54. Return of equipment
55. Illness, bodily injury and death
PART 11 SPECIAL CONSTABLES AND PEACE OFFICERS
56. Special constables
57 Peace Officers
58. Authority
PART 12 REGULATIONS AND STANDING ORDERS
59. Regulations
59A. Standing orders
PART 13 OFFENCES AGAINST THE POLICE
60. Offences against the Police Force
PART 14 RURAL CONSTABLES
61. Appointment
62. Powers, duties etc., of Rural Constables
63. Striking off roll
64. Retirement
65. Badge
66. Liability to be called out for duty
67. Remuneration
68. Appearance in January and July
69. Offences by and against Rural Constables
PART 15 MISCELLANEOUS
70. Medical attendance and Funeral expenses
71. Right to prosecute police cases
72. Delivery of stolen goods to owner
73. Case of Constable from the Windward Islands on duty in Saint Lucia and vice versa
Schedule
PART 1
PART 2
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Special Reserve Police Regulations – Section 53 (Statutory Instrument 85/1985)
1. Citation
2. Definition
3. Senior Superintendent
4. Unform and Equipment
5. Application for Uniform and Equipment
6. Certificate of Appointment and Identification Card
7. Training
8. Promotion
9. Personal Records
10. Contents of Personal Records
11. Disciplinary Offences created by these Regulations
12. Investigation of Charges
13. Investigating Officer
14. Personal Explanation
15. Reports and other documents to be submitted
16. Discipline Form
17. Delegation of duties to Gazetted Officer
18. Documents to be supplied to defaulter
19. Question in the Discipline Form to be answered by defaulter
20. Procedure at Hearing
21. Inadmissibility of personal explanation at hearing
22. Punishment
23. Reference to defaulter's personal record in considering punishment
24. Discipline Book
Police Regulations – Section 59 (Statutory Instruments 22/1965, 7/1967, 11/1968, 24/1970, 17/1973, 8/1974 and 21/1993)
Police (Promotions) Regulations – Section 59 (Statutory Instrument 149/2006)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Promotions to be in accordance with these Regulations
5. Promotions Committee
6. Committee to regulate its own procedure
7. Timing of promotions
8. Advertisement
9. Criteria for assessment
10. Promotion procedure and Promotions Results List
11. Accelerated promotion
12. Minimum training requirements
13. Revocation of promotion
14. Decision of Commissioner
15. Publication of results of promotions process
16. Minimum acceptable score and Promotions Reserved List
Schedule 1
Schedule 2