2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

4A.   Master

A master shall exercise the authority and jurisdiction of a Judge of the High Court to preside over pre-trial events for indictable offences and such other pre-trial applications as may be assigned by the Presiding Judge, including to —

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    (a)     conduct the case management of indictable criminal matters;

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    (b)     accept a plea by the defendant;

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    (c)     conduct sufficiency hearings;

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    (d)     conduct bail applications;

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    (e)     conduct interlocutory applications; and

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    (f)     perform other duties and exercise the functions conferred upon a master by rules of court made pursuant to sections 17(1) and (2) of the Supreme Court Order.

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    (Inserted by S.I. 82/2014)