2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

16.   Examination; decision to grant or refuse

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    (1)   The Registrar shall examine whether the application fulfils the requirements of section 7(1).

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    (2)   The invitation to file any correction under section 7(2) shall be in writing and it shall specify the correction or corrections required and request that these be filed within 2 months from the date of the invitation, together with the payment of the prescribed fee.

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    (3)   If the application is treated as if it had not been filed, under section 7(2), the Registrar shall notify the applicant in writing specifying the reasons.

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    (4)   Where the Registrar finds that the conditions set out in sections 3, 4(4) and 6(1), 6(3) and 6(10), and the Regulations pertaining thereto are not fulfilled, he or she shall invite the applicant in writing to file the required correction within 2 months from the date of the invitation, together with the payment of the prescribed fee, and if the applicant chooses not to comply with the invitation to correct a deficiency or where, despite correction submitted by the applicant, the Registrar is of the opinion that the said conditions are not fulfilled, he or she shall reject the application and notify the applicant in writing, stating the reasons.

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    (5)   Refusal of the application shall not affect its filing date which shall remain valid.

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    (6)   The Registrar shall notify the applicant, in writing, of his decision to grant or refuse the application and, in the case of a decision to grant the application, he shall request the applicant to pay the registration and publication fee within one month from the date of the notification.