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71 NOTICES High Court Notice EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT (ELECTRONIC LITIGATION FILING AND SERVICE PROCEDURE) RULES 2019 PRACTICE GUIDE NO.

1 OF 2019 Guidelines for Electronic Filing Using the ECSC Electronic Litigation Portal This Practice Guide is made pursuant to rule 16(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Electronic Litigation Filing and Service Procedure) Rules, Statutory Instrument No.

44 of 2019 and supplements these Rules.


1.0 Introduction 1.1 This Practice Guide provides instructions for electronic filing and is applicable to proceedings filed in Antigua and Barbuda, which have been made available on the Electronic Litigation Portal (‘the Portal”), for which notice has been provided by the Chief Registrar as directed by the Chief Justice under rule 3(3).
1.2 All matters filed (via hard copy) prior to the commencement date referred to in 1.1 will continue to be managed manually until made available on the Portal.

2.0 URL to Electronic Litigation Portal The weblink to the Portal is https://elp.eccourts.org/chrysalis/login.
3.0 Additional Applicable Documents Legal Practitioners are required to be familiar with the Terms and Conditions for Use of ECSC Electronic Litigation Portal, found on the court’s website 4.0 Registration of Legal Practitioners and Secretaries/Clerks 4.1 Law Firms and sole Legal Practitioners must submit the following information to the ECSC Technical Team (elp@eccourts.org) and Registrar of the High Court to facilitate the creation of their firm’s account within the portal: (a) (b) (c) Name of Law Firm Senior managing partner’s name, email address and telephone number Business Registration or Trade License number (where ` available) Business Address (d) (e) Electronic copy of Business Certificate or Trade License (where applicable).
4.2 Firms must also inform the IT Department at the ECSC Headquarters of the individual(s) who will serve as the administrator for their Law Firm account.

4.3 Legal Practitioners must use the “Create Account” function on the Portal in order to register following the creation of their Firm’s account in the Portal.

Information required includes the following: (a) (b) Law Firm Name Your position in the Law Firm 3 No.
71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 (c) (d) (e) (f) National ID #, Passport # or Driver’s License # Electronic copy of National ID or Passport or Driver’s License Nationality Electronic copy of Practicing Certificate (where applicable) 4.4 Legal Secretaries/Clerks must also register using the “Create Account” Link on the Portal and the process follows similar steps as that of Legal Practitioners, save for the submission of an electronic copy of a Practicing Certificate.
4.5 Approvals will be granted by the Registrar with the assistance of the ECSC Technical Team, where necessary.

4.6 Before a new user can access the Portal as a member of a Law Firm, a second level of approval will be required from the Administrator or Senior Managing partner of the Law Firm, who will receive notifications following the first level approval.
5.0 Payment of Filing Fees and Bank Account Details 5.1 Each Law Firm/Legal Practitioner must establish an Escrow Account with the Accounts Department of the ECSC Headquarters against which drawdowns will be made for filings.
5.2 The Escrow Account should be maintained by the Law Firms making payments using a Manager’s Cheque or Bank Draft made payable to the “Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court” and sent to the ECSC Headquarters in Saint Lucia or by making Wire Transfers to the “ECSC E-Filing Project” bank account using the information in section 6.5 below.
5.3 The Court will not accept any personal cheques for “topping-up.” 5.4 Law Firms must allow up to two (2) business days for the processing of Bank Drafts and Managers Cheques once they are received at the Courts’ Headquarters and for payments which are made by Wire Transfer.
5.5 The Wire Transfer information is as follows: Account Name: Account #: Bank Name: Address: Transit #: Swift Code: ECSC E-filing Project 2007908 Bank of Nova Scotia William Peter Boulevard, Castries, Saint Lucia 60475 NOSCLCLC 5.6 The conversion of USD to XCD will be US $1.00 to EC $2.68820 for any payments made using US currency for Bank Drafts, Managers Cheques, or Wire Transfer.

5.7 The Conversion rate for a payment made by way of US Cash is US $1 to EC $2.67.
5.8 In Saint Lucia, cash deposits can be made directly to the Court’s account using the account number which is provided in 5.5 above and the depositor must ensure that the bank places the name of the Law Firm on their banking system.

This information on the name of the firm making the deposit should be visible via the online portal of the Bank of Nova Scotia.

This will facilitate making the funds available to the correct Law Firm in a timely manner.
6.0 Temporary Arrangement for Electronic Filing and Management of Orders 6.1 Draft Orders must be uploaded (as Document Type – Draft Order) on the Portal by a Legal Practitioner or a Legal Secretary and will be stamped automatically.

Additionally, a Microsoft Word version of the Draft Order must be emailed, to the Court Office for editing and perfecting.

Please note that a draft order will not be charged a filing fee but will incur a facilitation fee.
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71 6.2 Where the Judge directs, a Legal Practitioner may be required to make changes to the draft order.

Once this is completed, a Legal Practitioner will upload the revised Draft Order on the Portal.

Additionally, a Microsoft Word version of the revised draft order must be emailed, simultaneously to the Court Office.
6.3 Once the Draft Order is approved by the Judge, the final Microsoft Word version of the document should be sent by the Court Clerk to the Registrar via email for printing, dating, signing, and placement of the Courts’ Seal.

6.4 When the Order is dated, signed and sealed it should be scanned and emailed to the Legal Practitioner.
6.5 The Legal Practitioner must then file the Order on the Portal (as Document Type – Order), at which point the Order will be stamped with the Courts’ “Filed Stamp” and the necessary fees will be deducted from the Legal Practitioner’s Escrow Account.

6.6 An order processed in the above manner will not be deemed to be validly filed until the legal practitioner uploads it on to the portal as indicated in step 6.5.
7.0 Documents with Zero Filing Fees Some documents such as Draft Orders carry zero filing fees.

8.0 Facilitation Fee Every document filed through the Portal carries a Facilitation Fee of $2.

9.0 Recommended Document Format All filings must be in portable document format (.pdf).
10.0 Management of Portal by Legal Secretaries/Clerks 10.1 It is suggested that Legal Secretaries/Clerks prepare/ “Create Case” on the Portal, and then “Save” the filing on the System for final review and submission by the Legal Practitioner.

10.2 Legal Secretaries/Clerks are not allowed to submit filings to create a case in the Portal.

10.3 Legal Secretaries/Clerks can upload documents into an existing case and the system will stamp the document, deduct the applicable fees and generate a receipt.
11.0 Submission of Documents for filing 11.1 Prior to submitting a document for filing, Legal Practitioners must ensure that the correct documents are being uploaded, with all the necessary attachments for that filing.

Once submitted, all the filing fees and facilitation fee will be deducted.

Additionally, after submission the entry cannot be withdrawn.
11.2 Users are required to check every document after it has been uploaded to ensure that the stamps and fees are reflected on the first page of the filing and that the appropriate receipt is generated and reflected on the case file in the system.
If a receipt is not generated or the first page of the document does not contain the Court Office stamps, fees paid, and date and time of the filing, this should immediately be brought to the attention of the ECSC Technical Support Team as indicated in Section 18 below.

11.3 All documents related to “Return of Service” (e.g.

Affidavit of Service and Acknowledgment of Service) must be filed in the usual “File Documents” screen.
The “Return of Service” tab on the Portal can only be used to record information on attempts to serve documents which were unsuccessful and / or when the documents were successfully served.

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 11.4 When filing written submissions and authorities, legal practitioners should file the written submissions as one document as the filing fee will be determined by the number of pages in the document, as per the ECSC (Court Proceedings Filing Fees) Rules.

The authorities which accompany these written submissions must then be filed at the same time as an “Additional Volume”, to which no filing fees shall be applied.
Please note that the “Additional Volume” feature should not be used unless accompanied by a filing for which there will be a charge.

12.0 Uploading Documents on the Portal over the maximum size allowed 12.1 A special document filing type (called “Additional Volume”) has been added to the list of documents available for filing on the Portal.
12.2 Persons filing documents, in excess of the maximum file size allowed, are advised to subdivide and scan their documents into individual “pdf” volumes; each of which must still be within the maximum file size allowed, with the document name and cover sheet appropriately named - e.g.

“Additional Volume #6 – Exhibit” or “Additional Volume #2 – Witness Statement” as the case may be.

12.3 The main document (e.g.


Certificate of Exhibit or Witness Statement or Affidavit) should be filed and uploaded first and the type of filing selected so that the appropriate filing fee is charged by the system.

The “Additional Volume” documents filed will not be charged an additional filing fee, but they will carry the usual Facilitation Fee which is associated with any document being filed.
13.0 Password Management 13.1 13.2 13.3 Password Structure: Passwords must be created on the Portal using at least 6 alpha-numeric characters and symbols as follows: (i) at least one uppercase letter; (ii) one numeral; (iii) and one symbols such as: @, #, $, %.

Logging in Issues: Issues with your password when attempting to logon to the Portal could be addressed by clearing the Cookies on the Browser and then closing and relaunching the Browser.
Password Reset & Request for Username 13.3.1 When users have forgotten their username and/or password to the Portal they must submit an e-mail to elp@eccounts.org from their e-mail account which is registered on the system, indicating their full name and the nature of the problem being experienced.

13.3.2 IT Support personnel will obtain the Username from the portal and reset the password.
13.3.3 IT Support personnel will respond to the message received in Step 13.3.1 to provide the Username and the Password to the user.

13.3.4 Users are encouraged to reset their password immediately after it has been provided and to store both their username and password in a secure place.

14.0 Browser Preference 14.1 The preferred Browser for use of the Portal is Google Chrome (updated to the most current version).
14.2 Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft and hence it should NOT be used for accessing the Portal.

14.3 Latest versions of Browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc.

could be used to access the Portal.

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71 15.0 Approach to Initial Service using the Portal 15.1 Initial service of a document for new matters filed on the Portal must be done manually.
15.2 Claimant/Applicant Attorneys, or a pro se litigant filing their own matter, must provide both the Case Number and Authorization Code of the Defendant/Respondent to the Defendant who is being served in order to permit them to represent their case or to provide to their Attorney to represent them in a matter on the portal as part of the documentation being served on the defendant.

The Case Number and Authorization Code must be provided in the Form stipulated under the rule 13.
15.3 Where the Authorization Code is not provided, the Defendant/Respondent Attorney should first contact the Claimant/Applicant Attorney to obtain the code.

This contact may be in writing.

16.0 Management of Service for Pro Se Litigant 16.1 All documents filed against self-represented Litigants must be served manually by Law Firms or the Court.

16.2 Self-represented Litigants must use “Service Bureau” arrangements at the Court Office to obtain assistance with the filing of their documents.
17.0 Requirement for Computation of Time 17.1 17.2 Currently, the system should not be relied upon for the computation of time as required by CPR 2000 and other relevant rules.

Computation of time is not reflected on the system as yet so practitioners should continue to compute time in accordance with the relevant rules.

17.3 Users will be notified once this feature is operational on the system.
18.0 Contact Email Address for Technical Support All enquires and requests for assistance should be emailed to elp@eccourts.org .

19.0 Effective Date This Practice Guide will come into effect on the 15th day of October, 2019 and will be applicable to all proceedings filed in Antigua and Barbuda which are available on the Electronic Litigation Portal.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Made this 19th day of September, 2019.
Dame Janice M. Pereira Chief Justice EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT (SENTENCING GUIDELINES) RULES 2019 PRACTICE DIRECTION 8A NO.

1 OF 2019 GENERAL SENTENCING PRINCIPLES This Practice Direction is made pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 and supplements rule 8(2).

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 INTRODUCTION This Practice Direction highlights the importance of the court giving reasons when sentencing, the factors which the court should take into consideration and how these should be included as part of the sentencing remarks.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING REASONS All sentences must be clearly expressed and the reasoning given.
Factors taken into consideration, whether as aggravating or mitigating, should be set out as part of the sentencing remarks.

Any departure from the guidelines must be explained as part of the reasoning.

In particular, the court must ensure that there is no element of double counting, meaning that a factor taken into account at one step should not then be taken into account again at a later step.
LIST OF RELEVANT FACTORS Below is a non-exhaustive list of relevant factors to which the court must have regard.

1. Credit for an early guilty plea1 An early guilty plea is in the public interest and should attract credit of one-third.

It is the duty of defence counsel to tell an offender about this.

In addition an offender should be told it by the court on first appearance.

A late plea of guilty will usually attract significantly less credit.
Reasons must be given if the court decides to give no or reduced credit.

2.

Sentence indication The court may give a formal indication of sentence prior to plea if sought by the defence.

The relevant procedure is described in ECSC Practice Direction No.

2 of 20152.

The court should only give this indication if it is appropriate in all the circumstances and the usual principles of sentencing must be applied.

3.
3.

Totality 3.1 The principle of totality requires a court, when sentencing for more than one offence, to pass a sentence that reflects the total criminality but which is just and proportionate so that the sentence does not exceed what is necessary to reflect the overall offending behaviour.

This principle applies regardless of whether the offences form a single episode of criminality or two or more separate acts of criminality.
3.2A sentencing court must, however, take care when applying the totality principle.

Public confidence in the administration of justice requires the Court to explain clearly why it has taken a particular approach to multiple sentences.

3.3 The court’s first task is to consider the appropriate sentence for each individual offence applying the relevant guideline.

Secondly, it must decide whether the sentences should be made to run concurrently or consecutively.
Finally, the court will then assess the overall sentence for justness and proportionality, adjusting the sentence accordingly.

4.

Multiple Offending in One Count or Charge Sentences should be increased, even into a more serious category, to reflect the number of instances of offending when it is just to do so.

The principle of totality should be considered.

5.
5.

Concurrent and Consecutive sentences 5.1 In cases where an offender is convicted for more than one offence tried at the same time: (i) where more than one offence is committed in the course of the same transaction or arises out of the same incident or facts, the general rule 1 See the Practice Direction No.

1 of 2015 at https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Early-Guilty-Plea-Scheme-PD-No.-1- of-2015.pdf.

2 See the Practice Direction No.


2 of 2015 at https://www.eccourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sentence-Indications-re-issue-PD-No.- 2-of-2015.pdf.

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71 is that the sentences are to run concurrently with each other (e.g.
assaulting a number of persons during a fight); and (ii) where the offences are of a similar nature and were committed over a short period of time against the same victim, sentences should normally be made to run concurrently (e.g.

theft by an employee from an employer).

5.2 Where the offender is already serving a sentence for another offence, the court may pass a sentence of imprisonment for the subsequent offence to commence at the expiration of the previous sentence of imprisonment.
5.3 Where the offences were committed on separate occasions or were committed while the offender was on bail for other offences for which he was eventually convicted, or in cases involving the use of a firearm, consecutive sentences are in principle appropriate.
5.4 Even in cases where consecutive sentences may be ordered, when sentencing for a series of similar offences the court should usually pass a substantial sentence for the most serious offence, with shorter concurrent sentences for the less serious ones.

1.5 A court shall have regard to the totality principle when passing consecutive sentences.

6.

Time served on remand ll offenders are entitled to credit for the time they have spent in custody on remand for the offence.
The court shall state the precise number of days to be credited.

The prison authorities, prosecution and defence practitioners must ensure that the court is furnished with accurate information relating to the time spent in custody on remand.3 7.

Pre-sentence reports Whether any report is ordered and if any recommendation is followed remains a matter for the discretion of the court.

Reasons should be given when a recommendation is or is not followed.
If possible, the report must consider the impact of the offence on any victim.

8.

Prevalence If there is a high incidence of a particular offence then the court is entitled to take this into account.

If it affects the sentence, then reasons must be given.

Prevalence can be established by taking judicial notice of local circumstance if appropriate, or by receiving evidence from local police, prosecutors, probation officers, or other appropriate persons.

9.
9.

Good character As a general principle of sentencing, good character is a mitigating factor affecting the offender and should result in a reduction of sentence.

However, there may be circumstances where the combination of aggravating factors makes the offence so abhorrent that the good character of a defendant may be insufficient to merit a reduction in sentence.

10.
10.

Bad character In most cases, bad character, if relevant, is an aggravating factor affecting the offender and may result in an increase in sentence.

11.

Voluntary intoxication Voluntary intoxication, whether by drink or drugs, is not a mitigating factor save in exceptional circumstances, and in many cases may be aggravating.

12.

Abuse of trust Abuse of trust is an aggravating factor, particularly in sexual offences and offences of dishonesty.
3 See Gomes v The State [2015] UKPC 8, at paragraph 12; Shonovia Thomas v The Queen BVIHCRAP2010/0006; and Romeo Da Costa Hall v The Queen [2011] CCJ 6 (AJ).

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Dangerousness In cases involving serious physical and/or sexual violence, the court may find the offender to be ‘dangerous’.

The reasons for such a finding must be expressed in the sentencing remarks.
a. Dangerousness is established by a finding that the defendant presents a significant ongoing risk of serious harm to any member of the public by the commission of future similar offences.

“Serious harm” means death or serious personal injury, whether physical or psychological.

b.

The finding can only be made on the extreme facts of the current offence alone or on the combination of the current offence with previous serious offending.
c. The court must seek a report on the issue but is not necessarily bound to follow any recommendation.

Reasons d. for not following such a recommendation must be given as part of the sentence.

If the offender is found to be ‘dangerous’ the court may impose a longer than commensurate sentence.

If so, the court should specify the original sentence and additional term imposed to reflect the finding of dangerousness.
e. Dangerousness should be considered at step 4 as part of the process of considering the principle of totality.

14.

Assistance to the prosecuting authorities If an offender has provided accurate and hitherto unknown information to the prosecuting authorities, enabling serious criminal activity to be stopped and criminals to be apprehended, then in accordance with the case of Ong v Regina 20124 there may be a further reduction in sentence.
Such information must be confirmed in evidence in camera by a senior police officer.

15.

Mentally impaired offenders Mental impairment5 is a relevant consideration if the offender has a diagnosed mental illness or a severe impairment.

This must be supported by a report from a suitably qualified professional.

16.
16.

Delay It may be a mitigating factor under step 2 warranting in appropriate circumstances some discount of a sentence if there has been unreasonable delay through no fault of a defendant or his legal representation between the time of charge and of sentence.

EFFECTIVE DATE This Practice Direction will come into effect on the 1st day of October, 2019.
Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE Chief Justice ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Made this 10th day of September, 2019.

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT (SENTENCING GUIDELINES) RULES 2019 PRACTICE DIRECTION 8B NO.

2 OF 2019 THE STEPS TO CONSTRUCTING A SENTENCE This Practice Direction is made pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 and supplements rule 8(3).
4 See Ong v Regina 2012 NZLR 258 at paragraph 13.

5 See The Queen v Godwin Modeste, GDAHCR2016/0064.

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71 INTRODUCTION This Practice Direction highlights the steps which it is expected that every court must follow, with each step being identified to the offender in public before the sentence is passed.

STEP 1 Consider the seriousness of the offence.

Find the starting point by consulting the guideline and the grid at stage 3 of step 1.
Then adjust the figure within the range for the aggravating and mitigating factors of the offence.

STEP 2 Adjust the figure within the range for the aggravating and mitigating factors affecting the offender.

STEP 3 Adjust the figure on assessing discount for any plea of guilty, if applicable.

STEP 4 Adjust the figure on assessing the totality if sentencing for more than one offence.

STEP 5 Give credit for time served on remand.

STEP 6 Finally, consider ancillary orders, confiscation, compensation, etc.
PASSING THE SENTENCE Having followed the steps, the court must give reasons explaining the construction of the sentence in a way that can be readily understood by the defendant, in particular justifying any departure from the guideline.

EFFECTIVE DATE This Practice Direction will come into effect on the 1st day of October, 2019.

Made this 10th day of September, 2019.


Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE Chief Justice ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT (SENTENCING GUIDELINES) RULES 2019 PRACTICE DIRECTION 8C NO.

3 OF 2019 WHEN TO IMPOSE A SUSPENDED SENTENCE This Practice Direction is made pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 and supplements rule 8(4).

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 INTRODUCTION This practice direction highlights the factors to which the court must have regard when imposing a suspended sentence.

1 2 3 4 5 IMPOSING A SUSPENDED SENTENCE In certain circumstances, a sentence of imprisonment may be suspended.

A suspended sentence remains a prison sentence and should not be passed unless a term of imprisonment is warranted.
It should not be considered another form of non-custodial penalty like probation or community service.

Subject to local legislation making it permissible, it should be considered rare to suspend a sentence of more than two years’ imprisonment, and rare to suspend for more than two years.

The court may consider the following non-exhaustive list of factors in exercising its discretion whether to suspend a sentence: a.

Can appropriate punishment only be achieved by immediate custody?

b.
b.

Does the offender present a risk or danger to the public or to the victim?

c. Has there been a history of poor compliance with court orders?

d. e. Is there a realistic prospect of rehabilitation?

If sentencing a person under 21, is there a realistic prospect that incarceration will so affect an offender as to turn that person more towards criminality and less toward rehabilitation?

Is there strong personal mitigation?


f. g. What will be the impact of an immediate custodial sentence on dependent relatives, employees, and the community?

When suspending imprisonment, the offender must be clearly told of the consequences of further offending during the period of suspension.

In certain jurisdictions, this may mean the automatic imposition of the term suspended.
If imposed, the court must consider whether the term is concurrent or consecutive, in whole or in part, to the sentence for the later offending.

The principle of totality should always be considered.

EFFECTIVE DATE This Practice Direction will come into effect on the 1st day of October, 2019.

Made this 10th day of September, 2019.


Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE Chief Justice _____________________________________________________________________________________________ EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT (SENTENCING GUIDELINES) RULES 2019 PRACTICE DIRECTION 8D NO.

4 OF 2019 SENTENCING PRINCIPLES CONCERNING PERSONS BELOW 18 This Practice Direction is made pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019 and supplements rule 8(5).
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71 INTRODUCTION This practice direction highlights the consideration the court must have when sentencing persons below the age of 18 and how these must be applied in determining sentence.

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT 1.


When sentencing children or young persons as at the date of the offence a court must have regard to: • • • the principal aim, to prevent offending by children and young persons; the aim of rehabilitation; and the welfare of the child or young person.

2. to at most half of the appropriate term for an adult to reflect their youth and immaturity.
In cases involving an offender who was a child at the date of offence, the court should reduce the sentence 3. at most two-thirds of the term appropriate for an adult offender to reflect their age and immaturity.

In cases involving young persons under 18 at the date of the offence, the court should reduce the sentence to 4. sentence may only be imposed when the offence is so serious that no other sanction is appropriate.
A custodial sentence should always be a measure of last resort for children and young persons and a custodial 5.

It is important to avoid “criminalising” children and young persons unnecessarily.

The primary purpose of sentencing children or young persons is to encourage them to take responsibility for their own actions and promote re-integration into society rather than to punish.

6.
6.

Whilst the seriousness of the offence will be important, the approach to sentencing should focus more on the individual offender, rather than the offence.

For a child or young person the court should focus on rehabilitation where possible.

A court should also consider the effects the sentence is likely to have on the child or young person (both positive and negative) as well as any underlying factors contributing to the offending behaviour.

7.
7.

Any restriction on liberty must be commensurate with the seriousness of the offence.

In considering the seriousness of any offence, the court must consider the child or young person’s culpability in committing the offence and any harm which the offence caused, was intended to cause, or might foreseeably have caused.

8.

It is also important to bear in mind any factors that may diminish the culpability of a child or young person.
The court should consider the extent to which any child or young person has been acting impulsively and whether their conduct has been affected by inexperience, emotional volatility or negative influences.

They may not fully appreciate the effect their actions can have on other people and may not be capable of fully understanding the distress and pain they cause to the victims of their crimes.
Children and young persons are also likely to be susceptible to peer pressure and other external influences, and changes taking place during adolescence can lead to experimentation resulting in criminal behaviour.

When considering a child or young person’s age, their emotional and developmental age is of at least equal importance to their chronological age (if not greater).

9.
9.

For these reasons, children and young persons are likely to benefit from being given an opportunity to address their behaviour and may be receptive to changing their conduct.

They should, if possible, be given the opportunity to learn from their mistakes without undue penalisation or stigma, especially as a court sanction might have a significant effect on the educational or employment prospects of the child or young person.
10. not result in the alienation of the child or young person from society if that can be avoided.

Offending by a child or young person is often a phase which passes fairly rapidly and so the sentence should 11.

The impact of punishment is likely to be felt more heavily by a child or young person in comparison to an adult as any sentence will seem longer due to their young age.
In addition, incarceration may interfere with a child or young person’s education and this should be considered by a court at sentencing.

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In having regard to the welfare of the child or young person, a court should ensure that it is alert to: • any mental health problems or learning difficulties/disabilities; 13 No.
71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 any experiences of brain injury or traumatic life experience (including exposure to drug and alcohol • abuse) and the developmental impact this may have had; • any speech and language difficulties and the effect this may have on the ability of the child or young person (or any accompanying adult) to communicate with the court, to understand the sanction imposed or to fulfil the obligations resulting from that sanction; the vulnerability of children and young persons to self-harm, particularly within a custodial • environment; and • the effect on children and young persons of experiences of loss, neglect and abuse.
13.

Factors regularly present in the background of children and young persons that come before the court include deprived homes, poor parental employment records, low educational attainment, early experience of offending by other family members, experience of abuse and/or neglect, negative influences from peer associates and the misuse of drugs and/or alcohol.
The court should always seek to ensure that it has access to information about how best to identify and respond to these factors and, where necessary, that a proper assessment has taken place in order to enable the most appropriate sentence to be imposed.

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The court should consider the reasons why, on some occasions, a child or young person may conduct themselves inappropriately in court (e.g.
due to nervousness, a lack of understanding of the system, a belief that they will be discriminated against, peer pressure to behave in a certain way because of others present, a lack of maturity, etc) and take this into account.

15.

When considering a child or young person who may be particularly vulnerable, a sentencing judge should consider which available disposal is best able to support the child or young person and which disposals could potentially exacerbate any underlying issues.
This is particularly important when considering custodial sentences as there are concerns about the effect on vulnerable children and young persons of being in closed conditions, with significant risks of self-harm, including suicide.

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Further guidance on assessing the seriousness of an offence can be found in the specific offence guideline.

These principles do not undermine the fact that the sentence should reflect the seriousness of the offence.
EFFECTIVE DATE This Practice Direction will come into effect on the 1st day of October, 2019.

Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE Chief Justice ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Made this 10th day of September, 2019.

Government of Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Legal Affairs St. John’s MEMORANDUM TO: THE FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK FROM: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HON.
STEADROY BENJAMIN RE: WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER / CHINA POWER COMPANY DATE: September 25, 2019 1.

The China Power Company (CPC) is a Chinese firm doing business in Antigua and Barbuda at the request of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

The Chinese firm was awarded a contract by the Government of the 14 October 3rd, 2019 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE No.

71 People’s Republic of China to build two polyclinics in Antigua at Wilikies and Villa.
The China Power Company is desirous of operating a checking account in Antigua so that it may pay local workers and purchase supplies from merchants in Antigua.

2.

The China Power Company has expressed a preference to receive a lawful waiver of a conditional requirement, under the Companies Act, to register the firm as a local firm, or to register the firm as a foreign firm doing business in Antigua and Barbuda.
The waiver is conditioned upon the firm agreeing to abide by the laws of Antigua and Barbuda governing banking and corporations, with the Intellectual Property Office, if it chooses to operate by waiver.

3.

I, therefore, grant the waiver permitted by law, allowing the China Power Company to operate a checking account, and waiving the requirement for this firm to be registered with the Intellectual Property Office.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ministry of Housing, Lands Notice APPEALS TRIBUNAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AUTHORITY By virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Minister of Housing, Lands and Urban Renewal under Part 1X – APPEALS 68.
(2) (a) of the Physical Planning Act 2003 and all powers and authorities thereto enabling, I do hereby appoint the undermentioned person to serve as a member of the Appeals Tribunal of the Development Control Authority for the period 1st September, 2019 to 31st December, 2020.
Mrs. Ruleta Camacho-Thomas Member Given under my hand the 16th September, 2019 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SAGICOR LIFE INC. Sagicor Notice Heidi Peters of Mock Pond, All Saints Village, St. Paul’s, Antigua, having made sworn deposition that Policy No.
S05041236 issued or assumed by Sagicor Life Inc. on her life has been lost and having made application to the Directors to grant a duplicate of the same, notice is hereby given that unless objection is raised within one month of the date hereof, the duplicate policy asked for will be issued.

Dated: July 01, 2019 By Order Althea C. Hazzard, Corporate Secretary.

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 SAGICOR LIFE INC. Dunica Browne of Briggins Estate, St. John’s, Antigua, having made sworn deposition that Policy No.

A100103754 issued or assumed by Sagicor Life Inc. on his life has been lost and having made application to the Directors to grant a duplicate of the same, notice is hereby given that unless objection is raised within one month of the date hereof, the duplicate policy asked for will be issued.
Dated: June 19, 2019 By Order Althea C. Hazzard, Corporate Secretary.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards wishes to advise the General Public and all stakeholder agencies that effective October 29, 2019 the following standards shall be declared to be Standards, and Antigua and Barbuda Standards, pursuant to section 17 (1) and (3) of the Standards Act (411) of the revised laws of Antigua and Barbuda, 1992 edition and section 3 (1) of the Standards Regulations 1998: - 1) ISO ABNS 13687-1:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 1: Minimum requirements for basic service level harbours (ISO 13687-1:2017 IDT) Bureau of Stands Notice Scope This document establishes minimum requirements for commercial and non-commercial harbours for leisure craft in order to define the basic level to deliver services to the boating community for all types of recreational boating activities, excluding the standardization of sports activities.
The scope does not cover specifics of boatyards, dry stacks, dry-docking areas, dry storages, fuel stations and nearby beaches.

This document does not cover risks in case of abnormal weather conditions above windforce 9 on the Beaufort scale and extreme sea conditions or rogue waves.
2) ISO ABNS 13687-2:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 2: Minimum requirements for intermediate service level harbours (ISO 13687-2:2017 IDT) Scope This document establishes minimum requirements for commercial and non-commercial harbours for leisure craft in order to define the intermediate level to deliver services to the boating community for all types of recreational boating activities, excluding the standardization of sports activities.
The scope does not cover specifics of boatyards, dry stacks, dry-docking areas, dry storages, fuel stations and nearby beaches.

This document does not cover risks in case of abnormal weather conditions above wind force 9 on the Beaufort scale and extreme sea conditions or rogue waves.
3) ISO ABNS 13687-3:2017 Tourism and related services — Yacht harbours — Part 3: Minimum requirements for high service level harbours (ISO 13687-3:2017 IDT) Scope This document establishes minimum requirements for commercial and non-commercial harbours for leisure craft in order to define the high level to deliver services to the boating community for all types of recreational boating activities, excluding the standardization of sports activities.
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71 The scope does not cover specifics of boatyards, dry stacks, dry-docking areas, dry storages, fuel stations and nearby beaches.

This document does not cover risks in case of abnormal weather conditions above wind force 9 on the Beaufort scale and extreme sea conditions or rogue waves.
4) ISO ABNS 20410: 2017 Tourism and related services – Bareboat Charter – Minimum service and equipment requirements (ISO 20410: 2017 IDT) Scope This document sets out the minimum service level and equipment requirements for bareboats offered for charter on inland, coastal and/or offshore waters.

It is applicable to any individual or organization that offers a bareboat for charter.
This document: ⎯ covers the safety of the bareboat and its occupants, but not associated sport or water-based recreational activities; excludes boats that are provided with a skipper and/or crew and bareboats that do not have living accommodation; does not establish the construction requirements for bareboats and equipment provided.
⎯ ⎯ The National Adoption of these standards was supervised by the Tourism and Hospitality Technical Committee and approved by the Antigua and Barbuda Standards Council on June 19, 2019.

5) ABCP 1 Part 1: 2019 Code of Practice for Beauty, spa and wellness entities: Part 1- General Requirements Scope This national code of practice establishes minimum operational and hygienic requirements that should be complied with by a service provider of beauty treatments.
This national code of practice does not apply to medical, dental or similar facilities.

This national code of practice does not apply to facilities that offer remedial services or similar services for the treatment of diseases or injuries.
In preparation of this document, considerable assistance was derived from the following publication: ⎯ ⎯ SLCP 13-2:201 Code of Hygienic Practice for Beauty and Wellness Part 2: Particular Requirements for Spas Industry Standard for Spa and Wellness Entities in CARIFORUM Territories 6) ABCP 1 Part 2: 2019 Code of Practice for Beauty, spa and wellness entities: Part 2- Requirements for spas Scope This standard gives guidelines for hygienic operations of spa facilities.
This standard provides best practice requirements for the provision of spa related services.

The standard establishes general principles for: a) b) c) d) management responsibilities; service requirements; treatments; and health and safety.

The standard is not applicable to services provided that relate directly to the medical profession and the development of medical products.

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 The following documents were used in the preparation of this code of practice: - ⎯ ⎯ SLCP 13-2:201 Code of Hygienic Practice for Beauty and Wellness Part 2: Particular Requirements for Spas Industry Standard for Spa and Wellness Entities in CARIFORUM Territories The development of these standards was supervised by the Beauty and Wellness Technical Committee and approved by the Antigua and Barbuda Standards Council on August 02, 2019.
Interested persons can purchase copies of these standards from: Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, CAP.
379 In accordance with the provision of the Representation of the People Act CAP 379, it is notified for general information that copies of the List of persons who have applied to be registered as Electors during the period 1st-31st August, 2019 have been posted in the respective Constituencies of Antigua and Barbuda and at the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, Queen Elizabeth Highway.
Claims and Objections should be filed with each Registration Officer on or before October 1, 2019 on a form which can be obtained from him/her.
Particulars where Lists are posted and location of the Registration Officers are as follows: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Constituency Office Location and/ or Residence/Names Places where lists are displayed ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.
St. John’s City West Villa Primary School, Villa Ms. Sally Ann Browne Registration Officer Brownie’s Bakery St. John’s Street, Antigua Workers Union Hall Newgate Street, R & B Best Buy; Percival Gas Station, Fort Road 3.

St. John’s City South Peace Corps Building Factory Road Mr. Steve Henry Registration Officer EVC Pharmacy New & Temple Streets; Robinsons Service Station All Saints Road; Fresh & Ezy Supermarket Belmont 4.
St. John’s Rural West Multipurpose Centre Perry Bay Ms. Veronica Joseph Registration Officer Highway Pub Five Islands; Exhibition & Cultural Centre; Greenbay Police Station; UPP Branch Office Perry Bay; ABLP Branch Office Federation Road 5.

St. John’s Rural South Noel Nyah Roberts Sports Complex Health Centre All Saints Road, Carmen’s Retail Shop Joseph Lane Ms. Nicole Christian Registration Officer Ottos New Town, Noel Nyah Roberts Complex Dagan’s Bakery Baxter Street 6.
St. John’s Rural East Chaia Building (Local Government Christo’s Supermarket; Office) Cross Street Ms. Valerie Gonsalves-Barreiro Wheels Supermarket.

Registration Officer Ragens (Rawlins) Supermarket; 8.

St. Mary’s North Molyneaux Building Golden Grove Mrs. Mitzi Crawford Registration Officer 18 Jennings Clinic; Bendals Clinic; Browne’s Avenue Clinic, Simon Shop Golden Grove Main Road.

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71 9.

St. Mary’s South 10.


All Saints East & St. Luke 11.

All Saints West 12.

St. George Bolans Primary School Bolans Ms. Anika Anthony Registration Officer Johnson’s Point Clinic, Ms. Agatha McKay’s Shop Urlings, Aunt Mem’s Supermarket, Bolans.

Former All Saints Health Centre All Saints Ms. Judith Phillip John Hughes; Ponds View Superette Old Road; Registration Officer Cole’s Supermarket-All Saints; P.J.

Supermarket - Swetes; A.J.


Superette- Swetes; Creche- Money Barbershop-Old Road All Saints Police Station, Verdella’s Shop Buckleys; Former All Saints Clinic All Saints R& B Best Price Supermarket Herberts & All Saints Ms. Jose Samuel Registration Officer Road; Risk Takers Supermarket Freemansville; Country Samuel Shop Seaview Farm.
Potters Primary School Potters School, Judges Hill, 4D’s Groceries Pigotts; Ms. Teneca George Registration Officer Richardson Supermarket Potters; D’s Superette/Sassy Wholesale Potters Main Road; Jay & Jen Superette C & J Supermarket New Winthropes, New Winthropes, Potters; Cedar Valley Mini Mart Plus 13.

St. Peter 14.

St. Philip North 15.

St. Philip South Parham Primary School Parham Supermarket Pares Village; KRAMM Distributors Ms. Wakiesa Peters Factory Road.
Registration Officer Parham Clinic; Parham Police Station; Welsh’s Willikies Main Rd.

Willikies Ms. Tracelyn Henderickson Registration Officer Ruth Shop Seaton; Willikies Police Station Willikies Clinic; Newfield Clinic.
East Side Service Station Glanvilles Main Road St. Philip’s Post Office St. Philip Carty’s Shop Bethesda; Murrain’s Supermarket Ms. Almarie Carty Registration Officer Bethesda; Police Station and Supermarket on main road Freetown Nora Phillip’s Shop, St. Philip; St. Philip Postal Office; 16.

St. Paul Former Craft Shop, Horsford Hill Falmoth Spencer’s Supermarket, Liberta Liberta Police Station, Dockyard Police Station Ms. Althea Francis Bailey’s Supermarket, Falmouth.
Registration Officer Supervisor of Elections, Electoral Commission.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. JOHN’S CITY WEST Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. John’s City West constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Sally Ann Browne, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. JOHN’S CITY SOUTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. John’s City South constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Mr. Steve Henry, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. JOHN’S RURAL WEST Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. John’s Rural West constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.

NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Veronica Joseph, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.
______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. JOHN’S RURAL SOUTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. John’s Rural South constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Nicole Christian, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. JOHN’S RURAL EAST Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. John’s Rural East constituency commencing on 20 October 3rd, 2019 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE No.
71 the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.

NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make Ms. Valerie Gonsalves-Barreiro, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. MARY’S NORTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Mary’s North constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Mrs. Mitzi Crawford, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the MARY’S SOUTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Mary’s South constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Anika Anthony, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ALL SAINTS EAST & ST. LUKE Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the All Saints East & St. Luke constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Judith Phillip, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

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71 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE October 3rd, 2019 FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ALL SAINTS WEST Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the All Saints West constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. José Samuel, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. GEORGE Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. George constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.

Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Teneca George, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.
______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. PETER Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Peter constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Wakiesa Peters, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. PHILIP NORTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Philip constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an 22 October 3rd, 2019 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE No.
71 objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.

NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.
Ms. Tracelyn Henderickson, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST. PHILIP SOUTH Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Philip constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Almarie Carty, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

______________________________________________ FORM 5 Notice as to Making Claims and Objections For the ST PAUL Constituency Representation of the People Act, Cap.
379 Registration Regulations (Regulation 15) NOTICE is hereby given that claims and objections with respect to the electors’ lists published on the 5th September, 2019 shall be made to the Registration Officer for the St. Paul constituency commencing on the 6th September, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ending on the 1st October, 2019.
NOTICE is also given that on the hearing of a claim the person making the claim, and on the hearing of an objection, the objector and the person objected to, and on the hearing of either any other person who appears to the Registration Officer to be interested, shall be entitled to appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his/her behalf or by counsel.
NOTICE is also given that the right to appear and be heard includes the right to lodge with the Registration Officer any written representations that he may wish to make.

Ms. Althea Francis, Registration Officer, for the said Constituency.

Supervisor of Elections, Electoral Commission.

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