Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

101.   Effect of striking-off

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    (1)   Where the name of an international business company has been struck-off the Register, the international business company, and the directors, members, liquidators and receivers thereof, may not legally—

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      (a)     commence legal proceedings, carry on any business or in anyway deal with the assets of the company;

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      (b)     defend any legal proceedings, make any claim or claim any right for, or in the name of, the international business company; or

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      (c)     act in any way with respect to the affairs of the international business company.

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    (2)   Despite subsection (1), where the name of the international business company has been struck-off the Register, the company, or a director, member, liquidator or receiver thereof, may—

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      (a)     make application for restoration of the name of the international business company to the Register;

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      (b)     continue to defend proceedings that were commenced against the international business company prior to the date of the striking-off; and

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      (c)     continue to carry on legal proceedings that were instituted on behalf of the international business company prior to the date of the striking-off.

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    (3)   The fact that the name of the international business company is struck-off the Register does not prevent—

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      (a)     the international business company from incurring liabilities;

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      (b)     any creditor from making a claim against the international business company and pursuing the claim through to judgement or execution; or

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      (c)     the appointment by the court of an official liquidator for the international business company under section 102.