Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

6.   Notice by Adjudications Officer

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    (1)   The adjudication officer shall prepare a separate notice in respect of each adjudication section and in each such notice shall—

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      (a)     specify as nearly as possible the situation and limits of the adjudication section;

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      (b)     declare that all interests in land will be ascertained and recorded in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

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      (c)     require any person who claims any interest in land within the adjudication section to make a claim either in writing or in person or by his or her agent duly authorised according to law, within the period and at the place and in the manner specified in the notice; and

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      (d)     require all claimants to land within the adjudication section to mark or indicate the boundaries of the land claimed in such manner and before such date as shall be required by the demarcation officer.

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    (2)   The adjudication officer shall—

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      (a)     cause such notices and schedule, if any, to be published at the office of the Registrar of Deeds and such other offices within the State as he or she thinks fit; and

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      (b)     cause the substance of such notice and schedule if any, to be made known throughout the adjudication area and elsewhere by publication in the Gazette and in at least one local newspaper and in such other manner as he or she considers to be most effective for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of all persons affected thereby.