Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

189.   Deserters from foreign ships

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    (1)   Where it appears to the Minister that due facilities will be given by the government of a foreign country for apprehending and recovering a seaman who deserts in that country from a Saint Lucian ship, the Minister may, by order made by statutory instrument, declare that this section shall apply in the case of such foreign country subject to any limitations, conditions and qualifications contained in the order.

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    (2)   Where a seaman or apprentice deserts in Saint Lucia from a ship registered in a country to which this section applies, the master of the ship may apply to a court for assistance in apprehending the deserter, and the court and its officers shall give all assistance within their power, and for that purpose the court may, on information given on oath, issue a warrant for the deserter to be conveyed on board the ship, or to be delivered to the master or mate of the ship or to the owner of the ship or his or her agent, to be so conveyed.