2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

7.   Subsistence allowance

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    (1)   A judge resident in St. Kitts shall be entitled to a subsistence allowance of $5 for each day or part of a day spent on duty in Nevis or Anguilla.

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    (2)   The Chief Justice shall be entitled to a subsistence allowance of $150 and a justice of appeal $100 for each day or part of a day spent on duty outside the headquarters State.

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    (3)   Subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) of this section a puisne judge shall be entitled to a subsistence allowance of $100 for each day or part of a day spent on duty outside the State in which he or she resides.

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    (4)   Where a judge is assigned for duty to a State other than the State in which he or she resides for a period exceeding 3 months he or she shall not be entitled to the subsistence allowance under the last foregoing paragraph unless he or she is maintaining a home for himself or herself or his or her family in the State in which he or she resides.

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    (5)   Where a judge is assigned for duty to a State other than the State in which he or she resides for a period exceeding 6 months and is entitled to subsistence allowance under the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section, the subsistence allowance payable to him or her from the beginning of the seventh month shall be at the reduced rate of $5 for each day or part of a day.

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    (Amended by S.I. 1/1985 and S.I. 97/2008)