(1) Where a request has been made to the Attorney General for the transfer of an inmate to Saint Lucia from a sentencing state, the Attorney General shall ensure that —
(a) the inmate in respect of whom the request is made is a national of Saint Lucia or a person who is registered as a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act at the date of the request;
(b) all the requirements set out in—
(i) section 3(1)(a) - (c), and
(ii) section 3(2)(a) - (d),
have been met; and
(c) the offence for which the sentence has been imposed constitutes an offence in Saint Lucia.
(2) A warrant for the transfer of an inmate into Saint Lucia shall be in the form prescribed in Form 2 of the Schedule.