Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Consent

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    (1)   Where a request has been made in accordance with section 4, the inmate shall be informed in writing in his or her own language—

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      (a)     of the substance, so far as is relevant to the inmate's case, of the repatriation agreement relating to the proposed transfer of the inmate to the receiving state;

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      (b)     in the case of a transfer out of Saint Lucia, of the law in relation to the offence committed; and

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      (c)     of the powers of the Attorney General under section 3.

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    (2)   Where an inmate has received the written information referred to in subsection (1), the inmate may give his or her written consent to be transferred to the receiving state in the form prescribed in Form 3 of the Schedule and in accordance with section 3(2)(c).

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    (3)   Where an inmate gives his or her consent in accordance with subsection (2), that consent shall not be withdrawn after a warrant has been issued in respect of the inmate; and any purported withdrawal of that consent after the issue of the warrant shall not affect the validity of the warrant.