Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation of terms

• 3.   Division of the Island into Judicial Districts

• 4.   Constitution of the district Courts

• 5.   Presiding Officer of the Court

• 6.   Criminal Jurisdiction of the Court

• 7.   Civil jurisdiction of the Court

• 8.   Magisterial jurisdiction on changes of districts

• 9.   Execution of process issued before such changes

• 10.   Administration of oaths

• 11.   Appeal from a district Court

• 12.   Fixing of times and places for sittings of the Court

• 13.   Nature of business at any sitting

• 14.   Adjournment of the Court

• 15.   Adjournment over holiday, etc.

• 16.   Change of place of hearing of case

• 17.   Preservation of order at sitting of the Court

• 18.   Punishment of person guilty of misconduct before the Court

• 19.   Practice in criminal jurisdiction

• 20.   Practice in civil jurisdiction

• 21.   Completion by a magistrate of process begun by his or her predecessor

• 22.   Process of any magistrate valid throughout Saint Lucia

• 23.   Issue of process

• 24.   Assignment of magistrate

• 25.   Salary of magistrate

• 26.   Other offices held by magistrate

• 27.   Assignment of magistrate from one district to another

• 28.   Assignment of magistrate to exercise another magistrate's Jurisdiction

• 29.   Appointment of deputy magistrate in certain cases

• 30.   Appointment of assistant magistrate in cases of necessity

• 31.   Protection from proceedings

• 32.   Protection of Justices

• 33.   Appointment of Justices

• 34.   Powers, functions, etc. of Justice

• 35.   Extent of jurisdiction of Justice

• 36.   Assignment of Clerks and Assistant Clerks

• 37.   Salaries of Clerks and Assistant Clerks

• 38.   Other office held by Clerk and Assistant Clerk

• 39.   Assignment of Clerk from one Court to another

• 40.   Control of Clerk and Assistant Clerks

• 41.   Duties of Clerk

• 42.   Power of Clerk in absence of magistrate

• 43.   Duties of Assistant Clerk

• 44.   Accounting of Clerk

• 45.   Interpreters

• 46.   Assignment of Bailiffs

• 47.   Salary of Bailiff

• 48.   Other Office held by Bailiff

• 49.   Duties of Bailiff

• 50.   Sanction for misconduct or neglect of duty

• 51.   Fixing of scale of fees and docket of costs in the Court

• 52.   Admission to sue or defend in forma pauperis

• 53.   Payment and remission of fees