Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

146.   Transfer of assets of societies

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    (1)   Any society may, by resolution passed by not less than 3/4 of all the members present and voting at a special general meeting called for the purpose, agree to transfer its assets and liabilities to any other society which has agreed to accept them.

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    (2)   The acceptance of that other society shall be evidenced by a resolution passed by not less than ¾ of the members of that other society present and voting at a special general meeting called for the purpose.

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    (3)   On the passing of the resolutions referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the transferor society shall apply to the Registrar for cancellation of its registration and the transferee society shall submit to the Registrar a copy of its resolution agreeing to the transfer.

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    (4)   Subject to subsection (5), the cancellation of registration and the submission of the resolution agreeing to accept the transfer is hereby deemed to be sufficient to vest the assets and liabilities of the transferor in the transferee.

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    (5)   Where the vesting of the assets of a society involves real property, a copy of the resolution referred to in subsection (1), certified as such by the Registrar, shall be recorded at the Registration Office, the Land Registry or such other government department in which dealings in real property are recorded or registered, as the case may be.