Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Permit required for public meetings

• 4.   Applications for permits of meetings

• 5.   Grant of permit for meetings

• 6.   Power to require dispersal of meeting

• 7.   Offence to take part in unauthorised meeting

• 8.   Non application of this Part

• 9.   Permit required for public marches or audio visual exhibitions

• 10.   Application for permits for marches or exhibitions

• 11.   Grant of permit for marches

• 12.   Leader of march may be required to call on march to disperse

• 13.   Offence to take part in an unauthorised march or exhibition

• 14.   Offence to lead or organise marches or exhibitions

• 15.   Non-application of this Part

• 16.   Suspension of sections 9 to 12

• 17.   Power to prohibit meetings and marches

• 18.   Application for permits

• 19.   Grant of Permits

• 20.   Power to require dispersal of meetings and marches

• 21.   Offence to take part in prohibited meeting or march

• 22.   Exemptions

• 23.   Interpretation

• 24.   Power to require dispersal of public marches and meetings near scheduled premises

• 25.   Power of police officer to call on meeting or march to disperse

• 26.   Participants in meeting or march to disperse when called on to do so

• 27.   Inciting

• 28.   Power to amend Schedule 2

• 29.   Prohibition of uniforms in connection with political objects

• 30.   Prohibition of uniform

• 31.   Prohibition of quasi-military organisations

• 32.   Prohibition against unlawful drilling

• 33.   Unlawful oaths

• 34.   Offence to break up public meeting

• 35.   Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace

• 36.   Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and marches

• 37.   Incitement to racial hatred at meetings and marches

• 38.   Penalty for incitement to violence etc., at meetings and marches

• 39.   Unlawful statements

• 40.   Power of search without warrant

• 41.   Power of Arrest without warrant

• 42.   Penalties for certain offences

• 43.   Appeal against refusal of application

• Schedule 1

• Schedule 2