2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

5.   Application relating to bail

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    (1)   An application —

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      (a)     for bail;

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      (b)     to review the decision on bail of a magistrate;

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      (c)     to vary bail granted by the High Court; or

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      (d)     to revoke bail granted by the High Court,

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    must be made in Form 1 set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

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    (2)   If the applicant is in custody and is unrepresented, the applicant must be lodge the application with the Commissioner and all filing fees shall be borne by the applicant.

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    (3)   The Commissioner must immediately file the application at the court office.

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    (4)   If the applicant is represented by a legal practitioner or not in custody, the applicant must file the application at the court office.

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    (5)   An application under this rule may be filed electronically where electronic means for filing have been made available by the court office.

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    (6)   The court office must immediately —

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      (a)     serve a copy of the application on the Director of Public Prosecutions;

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      (b)     fix a date, time and place for the hearing of the application; and

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      (c)     give notice of the date, time and place to —

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        (i)     the applicant,

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        (ii)     the Director of Public Prosecutions, and

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        (iii)     the Commissioner.