Saint Lucia

Criminal Code

CHAPTER ONE
General Provisions

PART III
LIABILITY AND MENS REA

Causing an Event

Causing event by involuntary agent
52.— (1) Where a person intentionally, recklessly or negligently causes any involuntary agent to cause an event, that person shall be deemed to have caused the event.

(2) Where a person outside the jurisdiction of the Courts causes an involuntary agent to cause an event within the jurisdiction of the Courts, he or she shall be deemed to have caused the event within the jurisdiction of the Courts.

(3) “Involuntary agent”, means any animal or other thing, or the person who is exempted from liability to punishment for causing the event, by reason of infancy, or mental disorder, or otherwise under the provisions of this Part of this Chapter.


Several persons causing event
53.— (1) Where an event is caused by acts of several persons acting either jointly or independently, each of those persons who has intentionally, recklessly or negligently contributed to cause the event shall, subject to the provisions of Part IV of this Chapter, be deemed to have caused the event.

(2) Any excuse or justification applicable in respect of any one of those persons shall be applicable to any person regardless of whether such excuse or justification is applicable in respect of any of the other persons.

Keywords

Individual criminal responsibility



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