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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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32. Payment during suspension

(1) An inspector, subordinate officer or constable against whom any complaint or information for an offence punishable on summary conviction or on indictment is laid, or against whom a charge is made for breach of any disciplinary regulation made under this Act, may, pending, and until final determination of such complaint, information or charge—
1. (a) be suspended from duty and placed on half-pay by the Commissioner of Police; or
1. (b) if admitted to bail and not so suspended, be employed on full-time duty, in which case he or she shall receive full pay, or if employed on part-time duty he or she shall receive a rate of pay (not being less than half-pay) as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit.

(2) If an inspector or a subordinate officer or constable is acquitted on any complaint or information, or obtains a decision in his or her favour on any charge, he or she shall be entitled to receive all pay which has been withheld from him or her; if he or she is convicted on such complaint or information or does not obtain a decision in his or her favour on such charge and is subsequently dismissed, he or she shall not be entitled to receive any pay so withheld.

(3) In the application of subsection (1) an inspector, subordinate officer or constable shall not be deprived of any part of the house and lodging allowance or the use of any free quarters to which he or she may be entitled.

32. Payment during suspension

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of Police Force

4. Seniority of ranks

5. Functions of the Force

6. Police serving with armed forces

7. Commissioner of Police

8. Absence of Commissioner of Police

9. Resignation of Gazetted Officer or Inspector

11. Pay and allowances

12. Declaration

13. Police officer not to be engaged in any other employment

14. Police officers to keep prescribed books and to render returns

15. Gazetted Officer to be Justice of the Peace

16. Qualifications for appointment

17. Terms of appointment

18. Prolongation of service in case of war

19. Illegally withdrawing from Force

20. Warrant to arrest person illegally withdrawing from Force

21. Aiding in illegal withdrawal from the Force

22. Powers of the police

25. Power to take measurements, photographs, fingerprints, palm and foot impressions

26. Punishment of serious offences

27. Method of dealing with offences by police officers

28. Hearing and determination of charges or complaint

30. Variation of punishment

31. Dismissal and Reduction

33. Public property not to be used privately

34. Delivery up of articles supplied on leaving the Force

35. Establishment of Police Band

36. Liabilities

37. Satisfaction of civil judgements against policemen

38. Police acquitted of offences by a Civil Court not liable to further punishment

39. Reward Fund

40. Constitution of Police Association

41. Police Association Rules

42. Police officers not to join prohibited associations

44. Establishment of Special Reserve Police Force

45. Seniority of ranks

46. Commissioner of Police to command Special Reserve

47. Appointment

48. Qualifications for appointment

49. Declaration

50. Certificate of appointment

51. Resignation

52. Authority to pay

54. Return of equipment

55. Illness, bodily injury and death

56. Special constables

57 Peace Officers

59. Regulations

59A. Standing orders

60. Offences against the Police Force

61. Appointment

62. Powers, duties etc., of Rural Constables

63. Striking off roll

66. Liability to be called out for duty

67. Remuneration

68. Appearance in January and July

69. Offences by and against Rural Constables

70. Medical attendance and Funeral expenses

71. Right to prosecute police cases

72. Delivery of stolen goods to owner

73. Case of Constable from the Windward Islands on duty in Saint Lucia and vice versa

10. Discharge of subordinate officer or constable

23. Duties of the police