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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 9
FEES

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    (1)     Subject to this regulation, the fees payable under the Act are as follows—

    (a)     a search (for up to 3 files)$5.00
         (for each additional file)$1.00
    (b)     request for name search$5.00
    (c)     request for name search and name reservation$25.00
    (d)     filing an annual return $25.00
    (e)     certifying a document $10.00
    (f)     any certificate or certification for which a fee is not provided$25.00
    (g)     an uncertified copy of any document or part of a document, in addition to the fee for a search under paragraph (a) (per page)$2.00
    (h)     a certificate of good standing (regular) $50.00
    (i)     a certificate of good standing (expedited service)$100.00
    (j)     a certificate of registration of charge$100.00
    (k)     late filing of annual return in accordance with section 194(1) of the Act (for every month or part of a month after April 1st of each year)$50.00
    (l)     filing any document not specified$25.00.
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    (2)     The fees payable under the Act by a company are as follows for—

    (a)     a certificate of incorporation$750.00
    (b)     an expedited service for certificate of incorporation (within one day)$1500.00
    (c)     restoring name of company to the register $300.00
    (d)     a certificate of amendment of articles$300.00
    (e)     a certificate of restated articles of incorporation $25.00
    (f)     certificate of amalgamation of —
         (i)     two companies $750.00
         (ii)     for each additional company $100.00
    (g)     a prospectus or statement in lieu of prospectus sent to the Registrar$100.00
    (h)     an exemption under section 144 of the Act$25.00.
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    (3)     The fees payable under the Act by a non-profit company are as follows for—

    (a)     a certificate of incorporation$150.00
    (b)     restoring name of company on the register$50.00
    (c)     a certificate of amendment of articles$60.00
    (d)     a certificate of restated articles of incorporation $25.00
    (e)     certificate of amalgamation of 2 companies $150.00
         (for each additional company)$20.00
    (f)     an exemption under section 150 or 154 of the Act$25.00
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    (4)     The fees payable under the Act by an external company are as follows for—

    (a)     a certificate of registration $3000.00
    (b)     certificate of registration (non-profit)$1500.00
    (c)     for filing annual return$100.00
    (d)     late filing of annual return in accordance with section 354 of the Act (for every month or part of a month after April 1st in each year)$25.00
    (e)     cancelling registration $100.00
    (f)     revival of registration $100.00.
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    (5)     The fees payable under the Act by a Member State company are as follows for—

    (a)     a certificate of registration$500.00
    (b)     an expedited service for certificate of registration (within one day)$1900.00
    (c)     a certificate of registration (non-profit company)$100.00
    (d)     filing annual return$25.00
    (e)     (late filing of annual return) (for every month or part of a month after April 1st in each year)$10.00
    (f)     cancellation of registration$25.00
    (g)     revival of registration$50.00.
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    (5A)     The Registrar may waive the fee payable under subregulation (1)(k) from the 7th day of November, 2022 until the 31st day of December, 2023. (Inserted by S.I. 171/2020 and substituted by S.I. 8/2023)

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    (6)     The Registrar may waive any fee payable under subregulation (1)(d) or 1(l).

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    (7)     If a fee is paid in respect of an application for exemption and the application is registered, withdrawn or abandoned, no part of the fee is refundable.

(Amended by S.I. 59/1997, substituted by S.I. 33/2016 and amended by S.I. 87 of 2016, S.I. 171/2020 and S.I. 155/2022)