Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

8.   Surrender proceedings

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   (1)   At the beginning of the proceedings for the surrender of a requested person under section 7(a) or (b), the judicial authority shall ask the requested person if he or she consents to being surrendered.

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   (2)   The judicial authority shall inform the person who —

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      (a)     consents to be surrendered under subsection (1); and

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      (b)     the judicial authority is satisfied consents voluntarily, that he or her shall be —

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         (i)     committed to a correctional facility without further proceedings, and

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         (ii)     returned to the issuing State Party as soon as practicable.

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   (3)   If the person maintains his or her consent to being surrendered after being informed by the judicial authority under subsection (2), the judicial authority shall order that the requested person be —

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      (a)     surrendered to the issuing State Party; and

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      (b)     committed to a correctional facility until the requested person is returned to the issuing State Party.

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   (4)   If the judicial authority determines that the requested person must be surrendered, the judicial authority shall —

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      (a)     record in writing his or her decision and the applicable offence for which the requested person is to be surrendered; and

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      (b)     give a copy of the record under paragraph (a) to the requested person and to the Attorney General.