Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

25.   Power to enter and search for concealed pipes or vessels

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    (1)   If any officer has reason to suspect that any private or concealed pipe, or conveyance, or vessel, is kept or made use of by a brewer, he or she may, either by day or night (but at night only in the presence of a police officer) break open any part of the premises of such brewer and forcibly enter therein, and may break up the ground in or adjoining such premises, or any wall thereof, to search for such private or concealed pipe or conveyance or vessel.

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    (2)   If such officer shall find any such pipe or conveyance, he or she may enter in any house in the possession of any other person into which such pipe or conveyance may lead, and may break up any part of such house or premises, to search for the vessel communicating with such pipe, and seize and remove such pipe or conveyance or vessel.

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    (3)   Every such pipe, conveyance or vessel, and all beer, wort or materials for brewing found therein shall be absolutely forfeited, and the brewer is liable to a fine of $5,000.

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    (4)   If any damage is done in the search, and such search is unsuccessful, the damage shall be made good.