Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 4
OFFENCES AND DISCIPLINE

26.   Punishment of serious offences

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    (1)   A police officer commits an offence punishable on indictment and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who—

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      (a)     begins, raises, abets, countenances or excites mutiny, or causes or joins in any sedition amongst the members of the Force; or

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      (b)     coming to the knowledge of any actual or intended mutiny, rebellion, or insurrection, does not without delay give information thereof to a gazetted officer or to a justice of the peace.

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    (2)   A police officer commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $240, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months who—

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      (a)     being present at any assemblage tending to riot, does not use his or her utmost endeavours to suppress the same;

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      (b)     assaults a justice of the peace or superior officer;

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      (c)     draws or lifts, or offers to draw or lift, any weapon or offers any violence against any such justice of the peace or superior officer;

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      (d)     wilfully permits the escape of a prisoner;

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      (e)     uses unnecessary violence to or ill-uses any prisoner; or

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      (f)     pawns, sells, makes away with or wilfully spoils or damages his or her arms, accoutrements, clothing or any public property.