Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1. Short title

• 2. Interpretation

• 3. Speaker and officers not subject to jurisdiction of courts

• 4. Immunity of member in respect of statements etc., in Legislature

• 5. Immunity of member from arrest on civil process

• 6. Immunity of persons acting under authority of the House

• 7. Process not to be served within precincts of House

• 8. Exemption of members, etc., from jury service, etc.

• 9. Chambers or committees may summon witnesses

• 10. Service of summons

• 11. Issue of warrant if person evades service of summons or refuses to attend

• 12. Witnesses may be examined on oath

• 13. Recalcitrant witnesses

• 14. Privileges of witnesses and evidence

• 15. Evidence of witnesses before House or committee privileged

• 16. Evidence of proceedings before House or committee not admissible except with consent of Speaker

• 17. Protection of persons responsible for publications authorised by House

• 18. Protection of persons publishing Extracts

• 19. Proceedings, etc., printed by Government Printer admissible in evidence

• 20. Witnesses failing to attend, or refusing to answer questions or produce documents

• 21. Making false statement to House or committee an offence

• 22. Presenting false documents to House or committee an offence

• 23. Restrictions on rights of strangers to enter House

• 24. Offences by strangers with respect to right of entry into House

• 25. Offences by strangers with respect to interference with members or privileges of House

• 26. Arrest of persons committing offences against sections 24 and 25

• 27. Acts constituting contempt by members

• 28. Members to disclose interest before entering discussion

• 29. Suspended member excluded from House

• 30. Member seeking or accepting bribes commits an offence

• 31. Offences against a member

• 32. Defamatory, misleading or prohibited publications offences

• 33. Unauthorised printing of Acts

• 34. Powers of Speaker under this Act supplemental

• 35. Speaker to act notwithstanding dissolution of House

• 36. No prosecution without consent of the Attorney General