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54.   Right of entry

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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54.   Right of entry

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    (1)   Subject to subsections (2),(3) and (4), an inspector, on reasonable suspicion that a licensee or frequency authorisation holder is engaged in conduct that is contrary to this Act, the relevant licence or authorisation, may enter any vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises and search the vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises, and in that process—

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      (a)     remove any document or extracts of the document; or

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      (b)     seize any telecommunications apparatus, from the person with the custody or possession of the document or apparatus.

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    (2)   An inspector shall not enter any vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises in exercise of the powers conferred on him or her by subsection (1) unless the occupier or the person in charge of the vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft or premises consents to the entry or, where he or she does not, the inspector first obtains a search warrant.

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    (3)   An inspector shall not seize any telecommunications apparatus in exercise of the powers conferred on him or her by subsection (1) without a court order.

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    (4)   An inspector shall, on entering the vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises identify himself or herself to the person in charge of the vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises, at the time of entry, by showing the person the search warrant together with his or her official identity card.

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    (5)   An inspector shall, on completing the search, leave with the person in charge of the vehicle, ship, vessel, aircraft, or premises, a receipt in which it is recorded a list of documents or extracts taken by the inspector.

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    (6)   An inspector may copy any document removed by him or her in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, and return the document to the owner or person in charge of the document.

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