Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

40A.   Application for a restraining order by an overseas authority

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    (1)   The Court may, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of an overseas authority, make a restraining order where the Court is satisfied that—

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      (a)     property in Saint Lucia is identified in the external request;

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      (b)     proceedings for an offence have been commenced in the country from which the external request was made, and not concluded; and

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      (c)     there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant named in the request has benefited from his or her criminal conduct.

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    (2)   An application for a restraining order may be made on an ex parte application to a judge in chambers.

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    (Inserted by Act 18 of 2023)