Laws of Saint Lucia Criminal Code Cap.3.01 39 Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 “noxious matter” includes matter which is noxious only by reason of quantity taken or administered or of the circumstances under which it is taken or administered, or the state of health or peculiar bodily susceptibilities of the person by whom it is taken or to whom it is administered; “offence” is an act, attempt or omission punishable by law; “officer” in relation to a company or corporation includes any officer, chairman, director, trustee, manager, secretary, treasurer, clerk, auditor, accountant or any other person performing any function in respect of the company; “officer of law” includes a sheriff, police or any other officer or person having authority for the time being to serve documents or execute process; “order” includes any conviction; “periodical” includes any newspaper, review, magazine, or other periodical publication; “person” whether expressed or implied as in the word “any person who” or otherwise, includes a body of persons whether corporate or unincorporate; and for the purposes of any provision of this Code relating to defrauding a person or to committing any offence against the property of the person, the Government of this State, or of any other country or state, is deemed to be a person; “plant” includes tree or any species of vegetable or any part of any such vegetable; “poison” includes matter which is poisonous only by reason of the quantity taken or administered or of the circumstances under which it is taken or administered or of the state of health or the peculiar bodily susceptibilities of the person by whom it is taken or to whom it is administered; “proper officer” includes the Registrar, clerk of the district court, sheriff or other officer or person appointed or deputed to perform any particular act or duty; “property” includes money and all other property, land or personal including things in action or other intangible property;