2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

61.1   Scope of this Part

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    (1)   An appeal by case stated is an appeal to a superior court on the basis of a set of facts specified by the inferior court for the superior court to make a decision on the application of the law to those facts.

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    (2)   This Part deals with the way in which the court determines —

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      (a)     (i)     an appeal which lies to the court by way of case stated; or

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        (ii)     a question of law brought by way of case stated,

referred to it, by a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, a tribunal or other person; or

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    (b)     an application for an order directing a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person to refer a question of law to the court by way of case stated, where under any enactment the High Court or the Court of Appeal has power to determine such matters.

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    (3)   In this Part —

“case” includes a special case;

“clerk to the tribunal” means the clerk, secretary or other person responsible for the administration of the tribunal;

“court” means the High Court or the Court of Appeal as required by the particular enactment;

“enactment” includes the Constitution of the relevant Member State or Territory; and

“tribunal” means in relation to —

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    (a)     proceedings brought under the Constitution – a court other than the High Court, the Court of Appeal or a court martial; and

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    (b)     any other proceedings in any tribunal other than a court of law constituted by or under any enactment.