30 Cap.3.01 Criminal Code Laws of Saint Lucia Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 1216. 1217. 1218. 1219. 1220. Order for costs against defendant .....................................................................533 Imprisonment of defendant for non-payment of costs .......................................533 Remission of fees .............................................................................................533 Costs on application for order for periodical payment of money .......................534 Return of costs from Treasury in certain cases .................................................534 SUB- PART J ....................................................................................................... 534 Distress ................................................................................................................ 534 1221. 1222. 1223. 1224. 1225. 1226. 1227. 1228. 1229. 1230. 1231. 1232. 1233. 1234. 1235. 1236. 1237. 1238. Cases in which distress leviable .......................................................................534 Issue and formalities of warrant of distress .......................................................535 Cases in which distress may be refused ...........................................................535 Detention or release of offender during distress proceedings ...........................535 Persons authorised to execute distress ............................................................535 Power of entry to execute distress ....................................................................536 Property available for distress ...........................................................................536 Property exempted from distress ......................................................................536 Sale of distress ................................................................................................536 Time within which distress to be sold ................................................................537 Duties of person executing warrant...................................................................537 Account of costs and charges of distress..........................................................537 Penalty ..............................................................................................................538 Opposition to levy or on proceeds of sale .........................................................538 Ranking and distribution of claims ....................................................................538 Satisfaction of distress ......................................................................................538 Decision of disputes respecting distress or sale ...............................................539 Power to order imprisonment if distress insufficient ..........................................539 SUB-PART K ....................................................................................................... 539 Bonds ................................................................................................................... 539 1239. 1240. 1241. 1242. 1243. 1244. 1245. 1246. 1247. 1248. 1249. 1250. 1251. Powers of district court to bind persons for good behaviour .............................539 Binding parties to be of good behaviour............................................................540 Power of Court to order person convicted to enter into recognizance to keep the peace .................................................................................................540 Imprisonment in default.....................................................................................540 Deposit in lieu of surety.....................................................................................541 Forfeiture and enforcement of recognizance in the District Court .....................541 Registrar’s duty as to recognizance on default .................................................542 Sheriff to summon defaulters ............................................................................542 Hearing and power to remit or enforce..............................................................542 Writ of execution and proceedings thereon .......................................................543 Custody of person arrested ...............................................................................543 Execution against surety of person bailed and failing to appear .......................543 Revision of orders in cases of committal for want of sureties ...........................544 PART 3 544 PARDON, REMISSION, REWARD, ETC., 544 PARDON AND REMISSION BY HIGH COURT AND GOVERNOR GENERAL 544 1252. 1253. 1254. Remission by Governor General .......................................................................544 Remission by High Court ..................................................................................544 Remission by Cabinet .......................................................................................545