Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

452.   Application of fines

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    (1)   Where any court imposes a fine under this Act for which no specific application is provided therein, the court may, if it thinks fit, direct the whole or any part of the fine—

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      (a)     to be applied in compensating any person for any wrong or damage which the person has sustained by the act or default in respect of which the fine is imposed; or

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      (b)     to be applied in or towards payment of the costs and expenses of the proceedings.

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    (2)   Subject to any direction under subsection (1) or any specific application provided under this Act, every fine shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.