Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

43.   Evidential value of information

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    (1)   Where a person produces or makes available a document under an order under section 41 the production or making available of the document, or an information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the production or making available of the document, is not admissable against the person in any criminal proceedings except a proceeding for an offence against section 45.

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    (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), proceedings on an application for a restraining order, a forfeiture order or a confiscation order are not criminal proceedings.

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    (3)   A person is not excused from producing or making available a document when required to do so by an order under section 41 on the grounds that—

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      (a)     the production or making available of the document might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty; or

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      (b)     the production or making available of the document would be in breach of an obligation, whether imposed by enactment or otherwise, of the person not to disclose the existence or contents of the document.