Laws of Saint Lucia Criminal Code Cap.3.01 17 Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 636. 637. 638. 639. 640. 641. 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. Seizure and disposal of things suspected to be provided or prepared for committing crime ...............................................................................................309 Search warrant..................................................................................................309 Entering vessel to detect or prevent crime ........................................................309 Search of vessel or conveyance for goods suspected to be liable to forfeiture, or smuggled ......................................................................................310 Court to order delivery of property to person apparently entitled ......................310 Order for delivery in case of pawned property ..................................................311 Order on conviction for restoration of property to or for owner ..........................311 Power to order payment out of money taken from accused ..............................312 Power to order restitution of property although no conviction ...........................312 Provisions as to restitution additional to other enactments ...............................313 Order denying access to information used to obtain any warrant .....................313 PART 3 314 GENERAL POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF 314 PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS AND POLICE 314 647. 648. 649. 650. 651. 652. 653. Director of Public Prosecutions dealing with indictable case summarily ...........314 Power to remit case to Magistrate.....................................................................314 Director of Public Prosecutions to direct committal for trial if accused discharged ........................................................................................................314 Director of Public Prosecutions to release accused on non-preferment of indictment .........................................................................................................315 Director of Public Prosecutions to stay proceedings .........................................315 Substitution of indictment by Director of Public Prosecutions ...........................315 Conduct of police prosecutions .........................................................................316 PART 4 316 SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS 316 SUB-PART A ........................................................................................................ 316 Trial of Summary Offences .................................................................................. 316 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660. 661. 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670. 671. 672. Definition of “Court” ...........................................................................................316 Jurisdiction generally ........................................................................................317 Jurisdiction in receiving or unlawful possession ................................................317 Bona fide question of title to land ......................................................................317 Saving ...............................................................................................................317 Application of other procedure provisions to complaints ...................................318 Transfer case to district COURT having jurisdiction..........................................318 Complaint to commence proceedings ...............................................................319 Complainants and defendants, who may be .....................................................319 Written complaint generally unnecessary .........................................................319 Oath for complaint, when necessary .................................................................319 One matter of complaint....................................................................................320 Complaint, how made .......................................................................................320 Description of offence .......................................................................................320 Specifying or negativing exception, etc., unnecessary......................................320 Value of property...............................................................................................321 Implication of statement that act is done contrary to an enactment ..................321 Period of limitation ............................................................................................321 Refusal to entertain complaints .........................................................................322