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SCHEDULE 1 TO THE
ORDER
THE CONSTITUTION OF SAINT LUCIA
Arrangement of Sections
CHAPTER I
Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Section
- Fundamental
rights and freedoms.
- Protection
of right to life.
- Protection
of right to personal liberty.
- Protection
from slavery and forced labour.
- Protection
from inhuman treatment.
- Protection
from deprivation of property.
- Protection
from arbitrary search or entry.
- Provisions
to secure protection of the law.
- Protection
of freedom of conscience.
- Protection
of freedom of expression.
- Protection
of freedom of assembly and association.
- Protection
of freedom of movement.
- Protection
from discrimination on grounds of race, etc.
- Emergency
powers.
- Protection
of persons detained under emergency laws.
- Enforcement
of protective provisions.
- Declaration
of emergency.
- Interpretation
and savings.
CHAPTER
II
The Governor-General
- Establishment
of office.
- Acting
Governor-General.
- Oaths.
- Deputy
to Governor-General.
CHAPTER
III
Parliament
Composition
of Parliament
- Establishment.
The
Senate
- Composition.
- Qualifications.
- Disqualifications.
- Tenure
of office.
- Inability.
- President
and Deputy President.
The
House of Assembly
- Composition.
- Qualifications
for election.
- Disqualifications
from election.
- Elections.
- Tenure
of office.
- Speaker.
- Deputy
Speaker
- Responsibility
for elections.
General
provisions
- Clerks
of Senate and House of Assembly and their staff.
- Determination
of questions of membership.
Part
2
Legislation and procedure of Parliament
- Power
to make laws.
- Alteration
of Constitution and Supreme Court Order.
- Freedom
of speech.
- Oath
by members.
- Presiding.
- Voting.
- Penalty
for sitting if unqualified.
- Mode
of exercise of legislative power.
- Restrictions
with regard to certain financial measures.
- Restrictions
on powers of Senate as to money bills.
- Restrictions
on powers of Senate as to bills other than money bills.
- Provisions
relating to ss. 48, 49 and 50.
- Scrutiny
of electoral legislation.
- Regulation
of procedure.
Part
3
Summoning, prorogation and dissolution
- Sessions.
- Prorogation
and dissolution.
- Holding
of elections.
Part
4
Constituency Boundaries and Electoral Commission
- Constituency
Boundaries Commission and Electoral Commission.
Part
5
Delimitation of constituencies
- Review
of constituency boundaries
CHAPTER
IV
The Executive
- Executive
authority.
- Ministers
of the Government.
- Cabinet
of Ministers.
- Allocation
of portfolios to Ministers.
- Performance
of functions of Ministers during absence or illness.
- Exercise
of Governor-General's functions.
- Governor-General
to be informed concerning matters of government.
- Oaths
to be taken by Ministers, etc.
- Leader
of the Opposition.
- Parliamentary
Secretaries.
- Permanent
Secretaries.
- Secretary
to the Cabinet.
- Constitution
of offices, etc.
- Attorney-General.
- Control
of public prosecutions.
- Prerogative
of mercy.
- Committee
on Prerogative of Mercy.
- Procedure
in capital cases.
CHAPTER
V
Finance
- Consolidated
Fund.
- Withdrawals
from Consolidated Fund or other public funds.
- Authorisation
of expenditure from Consolidated Fund by appropriation law.
- Authorisation
of expenditure in advance of appropriation.
- Contingencies
Fund.
- Remuneration
of certain officers.
- Public
Debt.
- Audit
of public accounts, etc.
CHAPTER
VI
The Public Service
Part 1
The Public Service Commission
- Public
Service Commission.
- Appointment
etc. of public officers.
Part
2
Appointment, etc., to particular offices
- Appointment,
etc., of permanent secretaries and certain other officers.
- Chief
Elections Officer.
- Director
of Public Prosecutions.
- Director
of Audit.
- Appointment,
etc., of magistrates, registrars and legal officers.
Part
3
The Teaching Service Commission
- Teaching
Service Commission
- Appointment,
etc., of teachers.
Part
4
The Police
- Police
Force.
Part
5
The Public Service Board of Appeal
- Public
Service Board of Appeal.
- Appeals
in discipline cases.
Part
6
Pensions
- Pensions
laws and protection of pension rights.
- Power
to withhold pensions, etc.
CHAPTER
VII
Citizenship
- Persons
who become citizens on 22nd February 1979.
- Persons
born in Saint Lucia on or after 22nd February 1979.
- Persons
born outside Saint Lucia on or after 22nd February 1979.
- Registration.
- Acquisition,
deprivation and renunciation.
- Interpretation.
CHAPTER
VIII
Judicial Provisions
- Original
jurisdiction of High Court in constitutional questions.
- Reference
of constitutional questions to High Court.
- Appeals
to Court of Appeal.
- Appeals
to Her Majesty in Council.
- Interpretation
CHAPTER
IX
Parliamentary Commissioner
- Appointment,
etc. of Commissioner.
- Deputy
Parliamentary Commissioner.
- Functions
of Commissioner.
- Restrictions
on matters for investigation.
- Discretion
of Commissioner.
- Report
on investigation.
- Power
to obtain evidence.
- Prescribed
matters concerning Commissioner.
CHAPTER
X
Miscellaneous
- The
Integrity Commission.
- Declaration
of assets.
- Supreme
law.
- Functions
of Governor-General.
- Resignations.
- Re-appointment
and concurrent appointments.
- Interpretation.
SCHEDULE
Alteration of Constitution and Supreme Court
Order
Part I
Provisions of Constitution referred to in
section 41(2)
Part II
Provisions of Supreme Court Order referred to in
section 41(2)
SCHEDULE 2
Rules concerning constituencies
SCHEDULE 3
Matters not subject to investigation by
Parliamentary Commissioner
WHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
a) affirm their faith in the supremacy of the
Almighty God;
b) believe that all persons have been endowed
equally by God with inalienable rights and dignity;
c) recognize that the enjoyment of these rights
depends upon certain fundamental freedoms namely, freedom of the person, of
thought, of expression, of communication, of conscience and of association;
d) maintain that these freedoms can only be
safeguarded by the rule of law;
e) realize that human dignity requires respect
for spiritual values; for private family life and property; and the enjoyment of
an adequate standard of economic and social well-being dependent upon the
resources of the State;
f) respect the principles of social justice and
therefore believe that the operation of the economic system should result in the
material resources of the community being so distributed as to subserve the
common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that
labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in
inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the
basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity;
g) express their commitment to democracy, in
particular the principle of a government freely elected on the basis of
universal adult suffrage.
h) consider that individually, each person has
duties towards every other and to the community and is under obligation to
observe and promote the rights, freedoms and values recognized in this
constitution;
i) pledge their support for international peace
and security, for friendly relations among nations and the promotion of
universal respect for human rights and freedoms; and their co-operation in
solving by peaceful means international problems of an economic, social or
political character;
j) desire that this Constitution shall reflect
and make provisions for ensuring and protecting these rights, freedoms and
values.
NOW; THEREFORE, the following provisions shall
have effect as the Constitution of Saint Lucia:
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