CHAPTER 11:24

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ACT

PART III
REQUESTS BY COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOR ASSISTANCE

30. Assistance to country in relation to certain orders.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) an order is made in a Commonwealth country—
(i) confiscating or forfeiting property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, from the commission of a specified serious offence;
(ii) imposing on the person, against whom the order is made, a pecuniary penalty calculated by reference to the value of property so derived or obtained; or
(iii) restraining dealings with property which is, or is suspected on reasonable grounds of being, property so derived or obtained;

(b) property available for the satisfaction of the order of the pecuniary penalty under the order, or to which the order would apply, is suspected on reasonable grounds, to be in Trinidad and Tobago;

(c) a request is transmitted requesting that the order concerned be enforced in accordance with the laws of Trinidad and Tobago and to that end Trinidad and Tobago give appropriate assistance; and

(d) the request is accepted.

(2) Where this section applies, the Attorney General shall cause an application to be made to the Supreme Court in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court for the registration of the order concerned.

(3) On application made under subsection (2), the Registrar of the Supreme Court shall register the order if he is satisfied—

(a) that at the time of registration the order is in force in the Commonwealth country; and

(b) that, in the case of an order such as is referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii)—
(i) the person against whom the order was made appeared in the proceedings or, if he did not do so, that he received notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him to defend them;
(ii) the order is not subject to appeal; and
(iii) that enforcing the order in Trinidad and Tobago would not be contrary to the interest of justice.

(4) Where an order is registered in accordance with this section, a copy of any amendment made to the order, whether before or after registration, may be registered in the same way as the order, and the amendments shall not have effect until they are so registered.

(5) An order or an amendment of an order shall be registered by the registration, in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court, of—

(a) a copy of the order or amendment sealed by the Court or other authority making the order or amendment; or
(b) a copy of the order or amendment duly authenticated in accordance with section 35(2)(a).

(6) The Supreme Court shall, after appropriate notice has been given to the Central Authority, cancel the registration of an external confiscation order or an external forfeiture order if—

(a) it appears to the Court that the order has been satisfied whether by payment of the amount due under the order or by the serving of a term of imprisonment by the person against whom the order is made; or
(b) after appropriate notice has been given to the Central Authority, it appears to the Court that the order has ceased to have effect in the Commonwealth country that made the request for assistance.

(7) In this section, “appeal” includes any proceedings by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment or an application for a new trial or stay of execution.

CHAPTER 11:24

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ACT

PART III
REQUESTS BY COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOR ASSISTANCE

31. Assistance to country in obtaining restraining order.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) the Central Authority of a Commonwealth country transmits to the Central Authority, a certificate to the effect that—
(i) a named person has been, or is likely to be charged with, or has been convicted of, a specified serious offence; and
(ii) an order has been, or is likely to be made that has or, will have, the effect under the laws of that country—
(A) of confiscating or forfeiting property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, by that person from the commission of the serious offence; or
(B) of imposing on that person a pecuniary penalty calculated by reference to the value of the property so derived or obtained;

(b) property so derived or obtained, or which would be available to satisfy a pecuniary penalty under the confiscation order, or, under such an order if made, is suspected on reasonable grounds to be in Trinidad and Tobago;

(c) a request is transmitted requesting that an order be made, in accordance with the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, restraining dealings with property and that Trinidad and Tobago give the appropriate assistance; and

(d) the request is accepted.

(2) Where this section applies the Attorney General shall cause an application to be made to the Supreme Court in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court to secure the making of an appropriate order.

(3) The provisions of subsections (2) to (6) of section 30, shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the implementation of a request under this section.

PART II

INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Co-operation Relating to Offences Against Administration of Justice

23. (1) If the ICC makes a request for assistance in an investigation or proceeding involving an offence against the administration of justice that request must be dealt with in the case of a request for—

(b) enforcement of an order requiring reparation or the payment of a fine or a forfeiture order, in the manner provided in Parts III and VI and those Parts apply accordingly and with the necessary modifications, subject to any contrary provision in the Statute or the Rules;

PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

24. (1) This Part applies to a request by the ICC for assistance that is made under—
(b) any of the following articles of the Statute—

(v) article 109 of the Statute, which relates to the enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures.

PART VI
ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES

Orders Relating to Victim Reparation

124. (1) This section applies if—
(a) the ICC—
(i) makes an order under article 75 of the Statute requiring reparation; and
(ii) requests that the order be enforced in accordance with article 109 of the Statute; and
(b) neither the conviction in respect of which the order was imposed nor the order requiring reparation is subject to further appeal.
(2) The Attorney General may give authority for the request to proceed if satisfied that the order—
(a) requires reparation; and
(b) is of a kind that can be enforced in the manner provided in this section.
(3) If the Attorney General gives authority for the request to proceed—
(a) the Attorney General shall refer the request to the appropriate Trinidad and Tobago agency;
(b) that agency shall, without delay, take all such steps as necessary to enforce the Order, as if it were an Order of the High Court; and

(c) that agency shall, without delay, make such report to the Attorney General on the results of any action taken as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances.
(4) Nothing in this section limits or affects the provision of other types of assistance to the ICC in relation to an order made under article 75 of the Statute.

125. (1) This section applies if— Enforcement of fines
(a) the ICC—
(i) orders payment of a fine under article 77(2)(a) of the Statute; and
(ii) requests that the order be enforced in accordance with article 109 of the Statute; and
(b) neither the conviction in respect of which the order was imposed nor the order for payment of a fine is subject to further appeal.
(2) The Attorney General may give authority for the request to proceed if he is satisfied that the order—
(a) involves a monetary penalty; and
(b) is of a kind that can be enforced in the manner provided in this section.
(3) If the Attorney General gives authority for the request to proceed—
(a) he shall refer the request to the appropriate Trinidad and Tobago agency; and
(b) that agency shall, without delay—
(i) take such steps as are necessary to enforce the order as if it were a fine imposed on conviction under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago; and

(ii) make such report to the Attorney General on the results of any action taken as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances.
(4) Nothing in this section limits or affects the provisions of other types of assistance to the ICC in relation to a penalty imposed under article 77 of the Statute.
Assistance with Enforcement of Forfeiture Orders
126. (1) This section applies if—
(a) the ICC—
(i) makes an order under article 77(2)(b) of the Statute for the forfeiture of tainted property; and
(ii) requests assistance under article 109(1) of the Statute to enforce the forfeiture order; and
(b) neither the conviction in respect of which the order was imposed nor the forfeiture order is subject to further appeal.
(2) The Attorney General may give authority for the request to proceed if he is satisfied that the order is of a kind that can be enforced in the manner provided in sections 127 to 131.
(3) If the Attorney General gives authority for the request to proceed, he shall refer the request to the Solicitor General for registration of the forfeiture order in the manner provided in sections 127 to 129.
127. (1) The Solicitor General may apply to the High Court for the registration of a forfeiture order or an amendment to such an order.
(2) On an application under subsection (1), the Court must register the order or the amendment to the order under section 128 if it is satisfied that the order or amendment to the order is in force.

128. (1) A forfeiture order, or an amendment to such an order, shall be registered in the High Court in accordance with the prescribed procedure, if any, of—
(a) a copy of the order or amendment sealed by the ICC; or
(b) a copy of the order or amendment authenti¬cated in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) A document is authenticated for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) if it purports to be—
(a) signed or certified by a Judge, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, or a member of the staff of the ICC; or
(b) authenticated in any other manner author¬ized by the Statute or the Rules.
(3) An amendment to a forfeiture order does not, for the purposes of this Act, have any effect until it is registered.
(4) A facsimile copy of a sealed or authenticated copy of an order or an amendment of an order has the same effect, for the purposes of this Act, as the sealed or authenticated copy that is not a facsimile.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), registration effected by means of a facsimile copy ceases to have effect on the expiry of the period of twenty-one days commencing on the date of registration unless, before the expiry of that period, the sealed or authenticated copy is registered.
129. If the High Court registers an order under section 128, the Court may direct the Solicitor General to do either or both of the following—
(a) give notice of the registration, in the manner and within the time the Court considers appropriate, to such persons other than a person convicted of an offence in respect of which the order was made, as the Court has reason to believe may have an interest in the property; or

(b) publish notice of the registration in the manner and within the time the Court considers appropriate.
130. (1) A forfeiture order registered under section 128 has effect and may be enforced as if it were a forfeiture order—
(a) made by the High Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000; and
(b) entered on the date of registration.
(2) Subsection (1) applies subject to sections 132 and 133.
(3) If a forfeiture order is registered under section 128—
(a) the relevant provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000, so far as are applicable and with any necessary modifications, apply in relation to the order;
(b) the property shall be disposed of, or other¬wise dealt with, in accordance with the order of, or directions given by, the ICC and the Attorney General may give such directions as may be necessary to give effect to that order or those directions; and
(c) if, for any reason, the Attorney General is not able to dispose of the property in accordance with the ICC’s order or directions, the Attorney General may, after consulting with the ICC, arrange for the property to be transferred to the person in whom it was vested immediately before the forfeiture order was made.
(4) A restraint order registered in accordance with section 112(2) has effect, and may be enforced, as if it were a restraint order—
(a) made by the High Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000; and
(b) entered on the date of registration.


131. (1) If the Attorney General is unable to give effect to a forfeiture order, he shall take measures to recover—

(a) the value specified by the ICC as the value of the tainted property ordered by the ICC to be forfeited; or
(b) if the ICC has not specified the value of the tainted property, the value that, in the opinion of the Attorney General, is the value of the tainted property ordered by the ICC to be forfeited.
(2) In a case to which subsection (1) applies, the forfeiture order is to be treated as a fine for the equivalent amount and may be enforced accordingly as if it were a fine—
(a) imposed by the High Court; and
(b) entered on the date of registration.
132. (1) If a forfeiture order is registered under section 128, a person, other than a person convicted of an offence in respect of which the order was made, who claims an interest in any of the property to which the order relates may apply to the High Court for an order under section 133.

(2) A person on whom notice of the hearing of the ICC held in connection with the making of the forfeiture order was served, or who appeared at the hearing, may not make an application under subsection (1) without the leave of the High Court.
(3) The High Court shall not grant leave under subsection (2) unless it is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant had good reason for failing to attend the hearing held by the ICC in connection with the making of the forfeiture order;

(b) evidence proposed to be adduced by the applicant in connection with the application under subsection (1) was not reasonably available to the applicant at the time of the hearing of the ICC; or
(c) there are special reasons justifying the grant of leave.
(4) An application under subsection (1) shall be made before the expiry of the period of two months beginning on the date on which the forfeiture order is registered in the High Court.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the High Court may grant a person leave to make an application under subsection (1) after the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (4) if it is satisfied that the person’s failure to apply within that period was not owing to any neglect on his part.
(6) A person who makes an application under sub¬section (1) shall serve notice of the application on the Solicitor General, who shall be a party to any proceedings on the application.
(7) This section and section 133 apply subject to any contrary provision in the Statute or the Rules.
133. (1) This section applies if—
(a) a person applies to the High Court for an order under this section in respect of an interest in property; and
(b) the Court is satisfied that the applicant’s claim is valid.
(2) If this section applies, the High Court shall make an order—
(a) declaring the nature, extent, and value of the applicant’s interest in the property; and

(b) either—
(i) directing that the interest be transferred to the applicant; or
(ii) declaring that payment be made to the applicant of an amount equal to the value of the interest declared by the Court.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Court may, if it thinks fit, refuse to make an order under that subsection if it is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant was, in any respect, involved in the commission of the offence in respect of which the order was made; or
(b) although the applicant acquired the interest at the time of or after the commis¬sion of the offence, it was not acquired in good faith and for value.
134. (1) If a forfeiture order has been registered under section 128, the Attorney General may direct the Solicitor General to apply to the High Court for cancellation of the registration.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Attorney General may give a direction under that subsection in relation to a forfeiture order if—
(a) the order has, since its registration in Trinidad and Tobago, ceased to have effect;
(b) the order was registered in contravention of section 126;
(c) the Attorney General considers that cancel¬lation is appropriate having regard to the arrangements in force with the ICC in relation to the enforcement of orders of that kind; or
(d) the ICC so requests.


(3) If, in accordance with a direction given under subsection (1), the Solicitor General applies to the High Court for cancellation of the registration of a forfeiture order, the Court shall cancel the registration accordingly.
Transfer of Money or Property Recovered under
this Part
135. (1) Any money or property, including the pro¬ceeds of sale of property, recovered as a result of the enforcement under this Part of an order of the ICC shall be transferred to the ICC.
(2) Subsection (1) applies—
(a) subject to section 130(3)(b) and (c); but
(b) notwithstanding any other provision in this Part or in any other Act.

PART VII
PERSONS IN TRANSIT TO ICC OR SERVING SENTENCES IMPOSED BY ICC

Enforcement of Sentences in Trinidad and
Tobago
139. (1) The Attorney General may advise the ICC that Trinidad and Tobago is willing to allow persons who are ICC prisoners as a result of being sentenced to imprisonment by the ICC to serve those sentences in Trinidad and Tobago, subject to any specified conditions.
(2) If advice is given under subsection (1), the Attorney General may, at any time, advise the ICC—
(a) of further conditions that Trinidad and Tobago wishes to impose in relation to the serving of sentences in Trinidad and Tobago by ICC prisoners; or
(b) that it wishes to withdraw a condition referred to in subsection (1) or paragraph (a).
(3) If advice is given under subsection (1), the Attorney General may, at any time, advise the ICC that Trinidad and Tobago is no longer willing to allow ICC prisoners to serve their sentences in Trinidad and Tobago.

(4) Any advice given under subsection (3) does not affect the enforcement of sentences for which the Attorney General has accepted the designation of the ICC under section 140( 1)(c).
140. (1) This section and sections 141 to 156 apply if—
(a) the Attorney General has given advice under section 139(1) and has not withdrawn that advice under section 139(3); and
(b) the ICC imposes a sentence of imprison¬ment on a person—
(i) convicted of an international crime; or
(ii) convicted of an offence against the administration of justice; and
(c) the ICC designates Trinidad and Tobago, under article 103 of the Statute, as the State in which the sentence is to be served.
(2) If the Attorney General accepts the designa¬tion, he shall issue an order for detention in the prescribed form.
(3) The Attorney General may, at any time, ask the ICC to give one or more of the following assurances:
(a) that all or part of the transportation costs incurred by Trinidad and Tobago in the enforcement of the sentence will be met by the ICC;
(b) that the ICC will arrange for the trans¬portation of the ICC prisoner who is the subject of the designation—
(i) to Trinidad and Tobago, for the purpose of enabling his or her sentence to be enforced in Trinidad and Tobago; or


(ii) from Trinidad and Tobago, on the completion of the sentence, or if the ICC prisoner is to be transferred to another country; and
(c) an assurance relating to such other matters as the Attorney General thinks appropriate.
141. (1) If the Attorney General accepts the designation of Trinidad and Tobago as the State in which a sentence of imprisonment imposed by the ICC is to be served, the ICC prisoner may be transported to Trinidad and Tobago in the custody of—
(a) a police officer;
(b) a prison officer; or
(c) a person authorized for the purpose by the ICC.
(2) On arrival in Trinidad and Tobago or, if the person is already in Trinidad and Tobago when the sentence is imposed, on the imposition of the sentence, the ICC prisoner shall be detained in accordance with the Prisons Act, 1954 as if the prisoner had been sentenced to imprisonment under Trinidad and Tobago law.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) and any other enactment—
(a) the ICC prisoner has the right to communi¬cate on a confidential basis with the ICC, without impediment from any person;
(b) a Judge of the ICC or a member of the staff of the ICC may visit the ICC prisoner for the purpose of hearing any representations by the prisoner without the presence of any other person, except any representative of the prisoner;
(c) the ICC prisoner shall not, without the prior agreement of the ICC, be released from prison; and
(d) the Attorney General must advise the ICC if the ICC prisoner is transferred to a hospital.

142. The order for detention issued by the Attorney General under section 140(2) is sufficient authority for the detention of the prisoner to which the notice relates for the purposes of this Part and the Prisons Act—
(a) until the ICC prisoner completes, or is released from, the sentence or is transferred to another country; and
(b) during any further period that the ICC prisoner is required to serve the sentence if the ICC makes an order for recall of the prisoner.
143. The administration of a sentence of imprison¬ment imposed by the ICC that is served in Trinidad and Tobago, including any decision to release or transfer the ICC prisoner, shall be undertaken in accordance with Part 10 of the Statute and the Rules, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act.
144. (1) This section applies if the ICC, under article 110 of the Statute, decides to review the sentence of an ICC prisoner who is serving that sentence in Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) The Attorney General must direct that the prisoner be transferred to the ICC for the purposes of enabling the ICC to review the prisoner’s sentence if the Minister is satisfied that—
(a) the prisoner is entitled to appear before the ICC at the review of the prisoner’s sentence;
(b) the ICC has requested the prisoner to appear before it at the review; or
(c) the interests of justice require the prisoner’s attendance at the ICC.
(3) On the giving of a direction under subsection (2), the prisoner may be transported to the ICC and, if necessary, from the ICC in the custody of —
(a) a police officer;

(b) a prison officer; or
(c) a person authorized for the purpose by the ICC.
145. (1) This section applies if the ICC—
(a) directs that an ICC prisoner appear before it to give evidence in another case; or
(b) requests that an ICC prisoner appear before it for any other reason.
(2) The Attorney General—
(a) if subsection (1)(a) applies, shall direct that the ICC prisoner be transferred to the ICC; or
(b) if subsection (1)(b) applies, may direct that the ICC prisoner be transferred to the ICC if he is satisfied that the interests of justice require the prisoner’s attendance at the ICC.
(3) If the Attorney General gives a direction under subsection (2), section 144(3) and (4) apply, with any necessary modifications.
(4) This section does not apply if the request by the ICC is a request to which section 95(1) applies.
146. If an ICC prisoner of any nationality is to be transferred from Trinidad and Tobago to another State to complete that sentence, the prisoner may be transported from Trinidad and Tobago to that State in the custody of—
(a) a police officer;
(b) a prison officer; or
(c) a person authorized for the purpose by the ICC.

147. (1) If an ICC prisoner is to complete his sentence in Trinidad and Tobago or to be released at the direction of the ICC while in Trinidad and Tobago and the prisoner is not a Trinidad and Tobago citizen, the Attorney General shall, before the date of completion or release, either—
(a) make a removal order under section 153; or
(b) issue a certificate under section 150 giving the prisoner temporary authority to remain in Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) The Attorney General shall not issue the certificate referred to in subsection (1)(b) unless he is satisfied that—
(a) because of the special circumstances of the ICC prisoner, it would be inappropriate to make a removal order; or
(b) it is desirable to issue a certificate under section 150 in order to facilitate the processing of a request of extradition of the ICC prisoner, or the investigation of an offence, or to enable the prisoner to serve another sentence in Trinidad and Tobago, or for any other reason in the interests of justice.
(3) This section applies subject to section 148.

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148. (1) An ICC prisoner serving a sentence in Trinidad and Tobago may—
(a) be extradited to another country in accordance with the Extradition (Commonwealth and Foreign Territories) Act, 1985 either—
(i) at the completion of the sentence; or
(ii) during the sentence, but only for a temporary period;

(b) be required to remain in Trinidad and Tobago in order to serve any sentence that the prisoner is liable to serve under Trinidad and Tobago law; or
(c) be required to remain in Trinidad and Tobago to undergo trial for an offence under Trinidad and Tobago law.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) a person to whom—
(a) subsection (1)(a) applies may not be extradited to another country without the prior agreement of the ICC; or
(b) subsection (1)(b) or (c) applies may not be required to serve a sentence in Trinidad and Tobago or to undergo trial for an offence under Trinidad and Tobago law, as the case may be, that relates to an act or omission that occurred before the designation referred to in section 140(1)(c), without the prior agreement of the ICC.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person
who—
(a) remains voluntarily in Trinidad and Tobago for more than thirty days after the date of completion of, or release from, the sentence imposed by the ICC; or
(b) voluntarily returns to Trinidad and Tobago after having left.
149. (1) Subsection (2) applies if—
(a) an ICC prisoner serving a sentence in another State escapes from custody and is located in Trinidad and Tobago; and
(b) the State designated by the ICC as the State of enforcement of the sentence makes a request to Trinidad and Tobago for extradition in accordance with article 111 of the Statute.

(2) If this subsection applies, the Extradition Act, 1985 applies to a request for extradition—
(a) with any necessary modifications; and
(b) as if the request related to a person who had been convicted of an extradition offence, within the meaning of section 2 of that Act.
(3) Subsection (4) applies if—
(a) an ICC prisoner serving a sentence in Trinidad and Tobago escapes from custody and is located in another State; and
(b) the Attorney General wishes to make a request to that State for the person’s extradition in accordance with article 111.
(4) If this subsection applies, the Attorney General may make a request for the prisoner’s extradition under the Extradition Act, 1985 and that Act applies—
(a) with any necessary modifications; and
(b) as if the request related to a person who had been convicted of an extradition offence, within the meaning of section 2 of that Act.
Certificates and Removal Orders
150. (1) A certificate issued by the Attorney General under this section may—
(a) be issued for a period, not exceeding three months, specified in the certificate;
(b) from time to time, be renewed for further periods not exceeding three months; and
(c) if the Attorney General thinks fit, order that the person named in the certificate be taken into custody.
(2) The certificate is, while it remains in force, sufficient authority for the person named in the certificate to remain in Trinidad and Tobago.

(3) Nothing in the Immigration Act applies to the person named in the certificate while the certificate is in force.
151. The Attorney General shall cancel the certificate issued under section 150 and make a removal order under section 153 in respect of a person if, there do not appear to the Attorney General to be any other grounds on which the person should be permitted to remain in Trinidad and Tobago.


152. (1) If a certificate issued under section 150 orders that a person be taken into custody, the certificate is sufficient authority for a police officer to arrest the person and take him into custody.
(2) A person who is taken into custody under this section shall, unless sooner released, be brought before a Judge as soon as possible and, after that, every twenty-one days while the certificate is in force to determine, in accordance with subsection (3), if the person should be detained in custody or released pending the decisions referred to in section 151.
(3) If a person is brought before a Judge under subsection (2), the judge may, if he is satisfied that the person is the person named in the certificate—
(a) issue a warrant for the detention of the person in custody if he is satisfied that, if not detained, the person is likely to abscond; or
(b) order the release of the person subject to such conditions, if any, that he thinks fit.
(4) A warrant for the detention of the person issued under subsection (3)(a) may authorize the detention of the person in a prison or any other place in which a person could be detained under section 42.

153. (1) A removal order made by the Attorney General under this section may—
(a) either—
(i) require the person who is the subject of the order to be released into or taken into the custody of a police officer; or
(ii) if the person is not in custody, authorize any police officer to take the person into custody;
(b) must specify that the person is to be taken by a police officer and placed on board any craft for the purpose of effecting the person’s removal from Trinidad and Tobago; and
(c) may authorize the detention in custody of the person while awaiting removal from Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) The removal order shall be served on the person named in the order by personal service.
(3) If the removal order authorizes the detention of the person in custody, the person may be detained—
(a) in a prison, or any other place in which a person could be detained under section 42; or
(b) at a seaport or airport.
(4) A removal order made under this section continues in force until it is executed or cancelled.
(5) In this section, “personal service” in relation to a removal order, means personal delivery of the order to the person to whom it relates or, if the person refuses to accept the order, bringing the order to the person’s attention.

154. (1) If a person is not able to be conveyed out of Trinidad and Tobago within forty-eight hours after service of a removal issued under section 153, the person shall be brought before a Judge to determine, in accordance with subsection (2), whether the person should be detained in custody or released pending removal from Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) If a person is brought before a Judge under subsection (1), the judge may, if he is satisfied that the person is the person named in the order—
(a) issue a warrant for the detention of the person in custody if he is satisfied that, if not detained, the person is likely to abscond; or
(b) order the release of the person subject to such conditions, if any, that he thinks fit.
(3) A warrant for the detention of the person issued under subsection (2)(a) may authorize the detention of the person in any place specified in section 153(3).
155. A person to whom this Part applies is not required to hold a permit under the Immigration Act if, and for so long as, he is in Trinidad and Tobago in accordance with this Part, whether or not he is in custody.
156. Nothing in this Part authorizes the making of a removal order under section 153 in respect of a Trinidad and Tobago citizen.