Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

140.   Views, etc.

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    (1)   The Judge may, on application, order that a demonstration, experiment or inspection be held.

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    (2)   A Judge shall not make an order under subsection (1) unless he or she is satisfied that—

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      (a)     the parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to be present; and

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      (b)     the Judge and, if there is a jury, the jury will be present.

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    (3)   In determining whether to make an order, under subsection (1), the matters that the Judge shall take into account include, whether the parties will be present, the matter referred to in section 114 and—

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      (a)     in the case of a demonstration, the extent to which the demonstration will properly reproduce the conduct or event to be demonstrated; and

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      (b)     in the case of an inspection, the extent to which the place or thing to be inspected has materially altered.

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    (4)   The court, including, if there is a jury, the jury, may not itself conduct an experiment in the course of its deliberations.

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    (5)   The preceding provisions of this section do not apply in relation to the inspection of an exhibit by the court or by the jury.