2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

2.   Interpretation

In these Rules —

bail” includes —

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    (a)     bail which is granted, in or in connection with proceedings for an offence, to a person who is accused of the offence;

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    (b)     bail which is granted, in connection with an offence, to a person who is under arrest for an offence or for whose arrest for the offence a warrant endorsed for bail is issued;

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    (c)     bail which is granted under any enactment for the time being in force;

child” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Child Justice Act, Cap. 3.09 or its equivalent enactment in a Member State of Territory;

Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prisons, Director of Correctional Services, Superintendent of Prisons or other person responsible for the administration of prisons or correctional facility in the Member State or Territory;

court” means a master or judge of the High Court;

court office” means —

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    (a)     the place where documents are to be filed and processed and includes a Registry of the High Court;

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    (b)     members of the court staff who carry out work of a formal or administrative nature;

magistrate” includes a Justice of the Peace;

offence” is an act, attempt to act or omission to act which is punishable by law in a Member State or Territory;

person” includes a body, whether corporate or unincorporated;

vary”, in relation to bail, means imposing further conditions after bail is granted, or varying or rescinding conditions for bail.