(1) An officer shall, at times during the continuance of his or her office, or within one month after his or her ceasing to hold it, and in the manner that the Castries Constituency Council directs, deliver to the Castries Constituency Council —
(a) an accurate account in writing of the matters committed to his or her charge;
(b) receipts and payments with vouchers; and
(c) a list of persons from whom money is due for the purposes of this Act in connection with his or her office, showing the amount due from each person.
(2) An officer shall pay money due from him or her to the Chief Executive Officer, or as the Castries Constituency Council directs.
(3) An officer shall not refuse or wilfully neglect —
(a) to deliver to the Castries Constituency Council —
(i) an account, a list or a voucher,
(ii) a book or document; or
(b) to make a payment on behalf of the Constituency Council,
after 3 days notice in writing signed by the Chief Executive Officer or by 3 members, given or left at the last known place of abode of the officer.
(4) An officer who contravenes —
(a) subsection (3)(a) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months;
(b) subsection (3)(b) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the sums of money to be paid by the officer or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(5) If it appears to a magistrate that an officer does not immediately, or within the time as the magistrate allows, pay over the money to the Castries Constituency Council, the magistrate shall cause the sum to be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the officer.
(6) If sufficient goods are not found to satisfy the monies and the charges of the distress under subsection (5), the magistrate shall commit the officer to a correctional facility for a period not exceeding 3 months.