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circumstances as are permitted by law, of such force as is
reasonably justifiable -
(a) for the defence of any person from
violence or for the defence of property;
(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to
prevent the escape of a person lawfully
detained;
(c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot,
insurrection or mutiny; or
(d) in order to prevent the commission by
that person of a criminal offence, or if
he dies as the result of a lawful act of
war.
(3) A person shall not be regarded as having
been deprived of his life in contravention of this section if he
is subjected to capital punishment in accordance with
section 29 of this Constitution.
Protection
of right to
personal
liberty.
27. (1) No person shall be deprived of his personal
liberty save as may be authorised by law in any of the following
cases, that is to say:
(a) in execution of the sentence or order of
a court, whether established for Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines or some
other country, in respect of a criminal
offence of which he has been
convicted;
(b) in execution of the order of the High
Court or the Court of Appeal punishing
him for contempt of that court or of
another court or tribunal;
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