Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

2.   Interpretation

In this Act unless the context requires —

Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice, signed in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the 14th day of February, 2001, the text of which is set out in the Schedule;

appeal” means an appeal to the Court;

appellant” means the party appealing from a judgment;

Commission” means the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission established by Article V of the Agreement;

Constitution” means the Constitution of Saint Lucia of 1978;

Contracting Party” means a Contracting Party within the meaning of Article I of the Agreement;

Court” means the Caribbean Court of Justice established by the Agreement;

Court of Appeal” means the Caribbean Supreme Court established under the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967;

judgment” includes a conviction, decree, ruling, sentence, order or decision;

Minister” means the Attorney-General;

party” means any party to proceedings before the Court;

record” means the aggregate of documents relating to proceedings before the Court, including the pleadings, evidence and judgments required by Rules of Court to be filled or laid before the Court;

relevant judgment” means the judgment which is the subject of an appeal;

Rules of Court” means the Rules of Court made pursuant to Article XXI and Article XXV of the Agreement;

Supreme Court” means the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court;

Treaty” means the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy that was signed in the Bahamas on the 5th day of July, 2001.