Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

7.   Release from remand

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    (1)   A person shall be brought before a Magistrate where—

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      (a)     that person is on remand in custody or on bail 28 days after the day on which he or she was arrested; and

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      (b)     an endorsed warrant for that person's arrest has not been obtained.

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    (2)   Where a person is brought before the Magistrate under subsection (1), the Magistrate shall order —

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      (a)     the release of the person from custody; or

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      (b)     the discharge of the recognisances on which bail was granted;

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    as the case requires, unless the Magistrate is satisfied that the endorsed warrant will be obtained within a particular period that is reasonable in all the circumstances.