Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

11.   Proceedings against person who has not paid purchase money of Crown lands

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   (1)   If in any case it is made to appear to any magistrate, upon information, that any person is in possession of any Crown land for a grant whereof a petition has been filed, but that no part of the purchase money of such land has been paid, or that some part of the purchase money of such land is in arrear and unpaid, such magistrate may issue a summons calling on the person in possession of such land to appear before him or her and answer to such information.

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   (2)   If such person, having been duly summoned, does not appear, or after appearing, fails to satisfy the magistrate that the whole of such purchase money has been paid, the magistrate shall make an order for putting the person in possession of such land out of possession of the same, and for delivering possession thereof to the Commissioner. However, when in any case the person in possession of such land offers to pay the purchase money of such land, the magistrate may, with the consent of the Commissioner and on such purchase money and the costs of the grant of such land, with such sum as the magistrate may allow for the costs of the information, being paid to the Commissioner, make an order that no further proceedings be had on such information.

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   (3)   The magistrate shall in such case report to the Governor General the fact of such purchase money having been paid, and

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        a grant of the land shall thereupon issue to the person paying such purchase money.