2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 8
FORMS

22.

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    (1)     Except as may be otherwise authorised herein, the forms in Schedule 3 are prescribed as the forms of documents to be sent to the Registrar or to be issued by him or her under the Act.

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    (2)     A prescribed form other than the annual return, need not be in the prescribed form obtained from the Registrar but where the form is not obtained from the Registrar the form used must conform as closely as possible to the format of the prescribed form.

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    (3)     The forms which are to be used in relation to the continuance of a company under Division D, Part 3 of the Act are to follow the forms prescribed in Schedule 3 for continuation of former-Act companies with suitable modifications and adaptations.

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    (4)     The documents prescribed by this Regulation must be—

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      (a)     on good quality paper and on letter size paper which measures approximately 8.5″ by 11″;

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      (b)     printed or typewritten in no less than size 12 font; and

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      (c)     legible and suitable for microfilming and photocopying. (Substituted by S.I. 33/2016)

23.     Where possible, each individual item in a document must be set out in one or more sections, numbered in sequence, and each item must be preceded by an appropriate heading.

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    (1)     Numbers in a document must be numerical and not in words.

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    (2)     Information in a document must, where practical, be set out in tabular form.

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    (1)     If an item of information required to be disclosed in a form does not apply, it must be so indicated by the phrase “not applicable” or by the abbreviation “N/A”.

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    (2)     If information is set out in response to one item in a document, it may be referred to in response to any other item in that document by a cross reference.

26.

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    (1)     Where—

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      (a)     any provision required to be set out in a form furnished by the Registrar is too long to be set out in the space provided in the form; or

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      (b)     an agreement or other document is to be incorporated by reference in and to be part of the form,

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    the person completing the form may, subject to subregulation (2), incorporate the provision, agreement or other document in the form by setting out in the space provided in the form the following sentence: “The annexed Schedule, (or as the case may be) is incorporated in this form” and by annexing the provision, agreement or other document to the form as that Schedule.

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    (2)     A separate Schedule is required in respect of each item that is incorporated in a form by reference under subregulation (1).