Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

23GG.   Enforcement abroad before an in rem recovery order

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    (1)   The Attorney General may make a request for assistance to the government of a receiving country if—

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      (a)     a property freezing order is in effect in relation to the property;

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      (b)     the property is not property to which an in rem recovery order applies; and

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      (c)     the Attorney General or a receiver believes that the property is in a country outside Saint Lucia.

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    (2)   A request for assistance under this subsection (1) may contain a request to the government of the receiving country—

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      (a)     to secure that a person is prohibited from dealing with or disposing of the property;

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      (b)     for assistance in connection with the management of the property, including with securing its detention, custody or preservation.

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    (3)   A request for assistance under subsection (1) must comply with the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters Act.

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    (Inserted by Act 18 of 2023)