Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

42.   Scope of police powers under production order

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    (1)   Where a document is produced to a police officer under an order under section 41, the police officer may—

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      (a)     inspect the document;

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      (b)     take extracts from the document;

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      (c)     make copies of the document; or

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      (d)     retain the document if, and for so long as, retention of the document is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Act.

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    (2)   Where a police officer retains a document under an order under section 41, the police officer shall—

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      (a)     give the person to whom the order was addressed a copy of the document certified by the police officer in writing to be a true copy of the document retained; and

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      (b)     unless the person received a copy of the document under paragraph (a), permit the person to—

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        (i)     inspect the document,

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        (ii)     take extracts from the document, or

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        (iii)     make copies of the document.