Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Section I   Registration At Length

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    2013.   Registration at length is effected by transcribing on the register the title or document which creates or give rise to the right, or an extract from such title made and certified according to the provisions of article 1148.

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    Errors of omission or commission in the registration at length of any document or in the document presented for registration do not affect the validity of such registration unless they occur in some material provision which should be noticed in a memorial or in a Registrar's certificate.

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    2014.   The notices mentioned in articles 1918, 1987, 2001 and 2002 must be registered at length. (Amended by Act 34 of 1956)

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    2015.   Registration at length of a notarial deed may be obtained upon the production of a copy or extract thereof certified by the notary, if he or she has kept the original of record, or of the original itself, if it have been delivered by the notary.

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    If the title be a private writing it must be proved in the manner hereinafter prescribed with respect to memorials.

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    The following documents, if duly proved and authenticated, may likewise be registered:––

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      1.     The documents mentioned in the paragraph numbered 3 of article 1152, or a notarial copy of any such document deposited with a notary in Saint Lucia granting the copy, and copies of the powers of attorney mentioned in the paragraphs numbered 5, 6, and 7 of the said article.

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      2.     A notarial document in the French language executed in Saint Lucia before the 1st day of January, 1905.

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      3.     Notarial copies of a certified translation in English of any document executed in any language other than English, which translation together with the document translated is deposited with a notary in Saint Lucia granting the copy. (Amended by Act 23 of 1916)

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    2016.   The certificate of registration at length is written upon the document itself and mentions the day and hour at which it was entered, and the book and number under which it was so entered and registered. (Substituted by Act 10 of 1904)