Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

39.   Effect of forfeiture declaration

A forfeiture declaration under section 38 —

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    (a)     vests a provisional title to the land in the Crown, unless the Attorney General undertakes to register the land in accordance with the registration requirements under the Land Registration Act to vest an absolute title to the land in the Crown;

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    (b)     operates to vest in the Crown —

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      (i)     the interest of the alien investor or trustee in the forfeited land and the right to transfer that land as from the time when the forfeiture took place,

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      (ii)     the right to sell or otherwise deal with the land for the benefit of Saint Lucia as Cabinet directs,

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      (iii)     title that commences at the time when the forfeiture took place.