18. Interpretation and savings
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(1) In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires—
“contravention”, in relation to any requirement, includes a failure to comply with that requirement, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“court” means any court of law having jurisdiction in Saint Lucia other than a court established by a disciplinary law, and includes Her Majesty in Council and in sections 2 and 4 a court established by a disciplinary law;
“disciplinary law” means a law regulating the discipline of any disciplined force;
“disciplined force” means—
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(a) a naval, military or air force;
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(b) the Police Force;
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© a prison service; or
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(d) any such other force or service as may be prescribed by Parliament;
“legal practitioner” means a person entitled to be in or to enter Saint Lucia and entitled to _ractice as a barrister in Saint Lucia or, except in relation to proceedings before a court in which a solicitor has no right of audience, entitled to _ractice as a solicitor in Saint Lucia;
“member”, in relation to a disciplined force, includes any person who, under the law regulating the discipline of that force, is subject to that discipline.
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(2) In this Chapter “period of public emergency” means any period during which—
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(a) Her Majesty is at war; or
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(b) there is in force a proclamation by the Governor General declaring that a state of public emergency exists; or
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© there is in force a resolution of the House supported by the votes of not less than ⅔ of all the members of the House declaring that democratic institutions in Saint Lucia are threatened by subversion.
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(3) In relation to any person who is a member of a disciplined force of Saint Lucia, nothing contained in or done under the authority of the disciplinary law of that force shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of any of the provisions of this Chapter other than sections 2, 4 and 5.
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(4) In relation to any person who is a member of a disciplined force of a country other than Saint Lucia that is lawfully present in Saint Lucia, nothing contained in or done under the authority of the disciplinary law of that force shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of any of the provisions of this Chapter.
CHAPTER II
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL