Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

4.   Application

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    (1)   The provisions of Part 3 of this Act extend to acts done or omitted to be done outside Saint Lucia—

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      (a)     by a Saint Lucian citizen or by any person ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia; or

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      (b)     by any other person on board any Saint Lucian ship or Saint Lucia aircraft.

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    (2)   Despite anything in any other enactment, proceedings in respect of any contravention of Part 3 of this Act anywhere outside Saint Lucia shall not, by virtue only of the provisions of this Act, be instituted in any court except with the consent of the Attorney General and on his or her certificate that it is expedient that the proceedings should be instituted.

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    (3)   However, a person may be arrested, or a warrant for a person's arrest may be issued and executed, and the person may be remanded in custody or on bail, but no further or other proceedings shall be taken until the Attorney General's consent under subsection (2) has been obtained.

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    (4)   This Act is binding on the Crown.