Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Section II   Legal Hypothec

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    1916.   The only rights and claims which involve legal hypothec, under the restrictions hereinafter mentioned, are declared in paragraphs § 1 and § 2 of this section. (Amended by Act 34 of 1956)

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    1917.   Legal hypothec affects generally the present and future immovables of the debtor.

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    1918.   Such hypothec must be registered, as prescribed in the Book respecting Registration of Real Rights.

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    1919.   (Repealed by Act 34 of 1956)

§ 1. Legal Hypothec of Minors and Interdicted Persons

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    1920.   Minors of unsound mind and interdicted persons have a legal hypothec upon the immovables of their tutors or curators for the balance of the tutorship or curatorship account.

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    But the amount of the hypothec may be limited by the Judge on the assumption of the tutorship or curatorship.

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    1921.   This hypothec takes place irrespectively of the place where the tutor or curator has been appointed.

§ 2. Legal Hypothec of the Crown

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    1922.   The Crown has a legal hypothec for monies due to it.