Criminal Code Laws of Saint Lucia Cap.3.01 43 Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 custody or possession it shall be deemed to be in the custody or possession of each and all of them. (5) The expression “public” or “the public” refers not only to the whole of Her Majesty’s subjects within the jurisdiction of the Courts but also to persons inhabiting or using any particular place thereof or any numbers of the persons, and also to such indeterminate persons as may happen to be affected by the conduct with reference to which the expression is used. PART 2 JUSTIFICATIONS AND EXCUSES General Provisions 7. CLAIM OF RIGHT A person is not criminally responsible in respect of an offence relating to property, if the act done or omitted to be done by him or her with respect to the property was done in the exercise of an honest claim of right and without intention to defraud. Consent and Related Justifications 8. CONSENT BY DECEIT OR DURESS VOID Consent is void if it is obtained by means of deceit or duress. 9. CONSENT VOID BY INCAPACITY Consent is void if the person giving it is— (a) under 7 years of age; or (b) by reason of mental disorder or of any other permanent or temporary incapacity, whether from intoxication or any other cause, unable to understand the nature and consequences of the act to which he or she consents.