(1) Subject to subsection (2) the Attorney General may by order published in the Gazette provide that, subject to such conditions as the Attorney General may specify, a person who is a citizen or a national of a country other than Saint Lucia and who satisfies the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of section 15 shall be eligible to be admitted by the High Court to practice law in Saint Lucia.
(2) The Attorney General shall not make an order under subsection (1) unless the Attorney General is satisfied after consultation with the Chief Justice that the person is a citizen or a national of a country the laws of which gives reciprocal treatment to a citizen of Saint Lucia in relation to admission to practice law in that country.
(3) A person who is eligible to be admitted to practise law under subsection (1) may make an application to the High Court to be admitted to practise law in Saint Lucia and the High Court shall, if satisfied that—
(a) the person satisfies the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of section 15;
(b) the person is of good character;
(c) does not have a criminal record except if it is for a minor traffic offence;
(d) is not declared to be bankrupt by a court; and
(e) the person has paid the prescribed fee,
admit the person to practise law in Saint Lucia;
(4) A person admitted by the High Court under the authority of an order made under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been duly admitted to practise law under this Act and his or her name shall be registered on the Roll by the Registrar.
(5) For the purposes of this section the expression “national” means, in the case of a country where there is no law in force conferring citizenship of that country, a person who is regarded as belonging to that country under any law in force in that country.
(Amended by Act 8 of 2007)