The Unit works closely with the National Printing Corporation in relation to the publication of legislation and Parliament by advising the Attorney General during the passage of a Bill in Parliament.
Presently, the Unit has seven Legislative Drafters including the Director of Legislative Drafting and the Deputy Director of Legislative Drafting. The Unit is supported by an Administrative Secretary and a Secretary.
Goals of the Legislative Drafting Unit
The key goals of the Unit are:
To attend the sittings of Parliament.
To ensure that Bills and Statutory Instruments drafted conform to legislative drafting norms, complies with the Constitution of Saint Lucia, other laws and the policies of the Government of Saint Lucia.
To reduce the accumulation of alterations and of newly-made laws by textually up-dating, introducing and reprinting the laws into the Revised Edition of the Laws of Saint Lucia.
To provide access to the Revised Edition of the Laws of Saint Lucia.
To construe the meaning in legislation using the rules of statutory interpretation.
To assist the National Printing Corporation with preparation of legislation in the appropriate software.