Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

66.   Costs

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    (1)   Where—

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      (a)     a person brings, or appears at, proceedings under this Act before the Court in order—

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        (i)     to prevent a forfeiture, confiscation or restraining order from being made against any property of that person, or

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        (ii)     to have property of that person excluded from a forfeiture, confiscation or restraining order;

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      (b)     the person is successful in those proceedings; and

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      (c)     the Court is satisfied that that person was not involved in any way in the commission of the offence in respect of which the forfeiture, confiscation or restraining order was sought or made, the Court may order the Crown to pay all costs reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the proceedings or such part of those costs as is determined by the Court.