'Mistake of law - national proceedings' in document 'Saint Lucia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER ONE
General Provisions

PART II
JUSTIFICATIONS AND EXCUSES

Ignorance or Mistake of Fact or Law

Ignorance of law no excuse
25. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code, a person shall not be exempt from liability to punishment for any act on the ground of ignorance that such act is prohibited by law.