Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

15.   Application of procedure for enforcing fines

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    (1)   Where the Court orders a person to pay an amount under section 14 that amount shall be treated as if it were a fine imposed upon him or her in respect of a conviction of a criminal conduct and the Court shall— (Amended by Act 4 of 2010)

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      (a)     despite anything contained in section 20 of the Interpretation Act, impose, in default of the payment of that among, a term of imprisonment—

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        (i)     of 18 months, where the amount does not exceed $10,000,

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        (ii)     of 2 years, where the amount exceeds $10,000 but does not exceed $20,000,

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        (iii)     of 3 years, where the amount exceeds $20,000 but does not exceed $50,000,

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        (iv)     of 5 years, where the amount exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $100,000,

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        (v)     of 7 years, where the amount exceeds $100,000 but does not exceed $200,000,

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        (vi)     of 10 years, where the amount exceeds $200,000 but does not exceed $1,000,000,

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        (vii)     of 15 years, where the amount exceeds $1,000,000;

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      (b)     direct that the term of imprisonment imposed under paragraph (a), in the case of conviction for an offence against the Drug (Prevention of Misuse) Act be served consecutively to any other form of imprisonment imposed on the person, or that the person is then serving;

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      (c)     direct that the Prisons Act and any regulations made under it or other law regarding the remission of sentences of prisoners serving a term of imprisonment shall not apply in relation to a term of imprisonment imposed on a person under paragraph (a) in the case of a conviction for an offence against the Drug (Prevention of Misuse) Act.