Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

23V.   Application for an in rem recovery order

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    (1)   The Attorney General may make an application to the Court, by way of a fixed date claim under the Supreme Court Rules, for an in rem recovery order against a person who holds recoverable property.

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    (2)   An application under subsection (1) must—

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      (a)     identify, by particularizing or by a general description, the property with respect to which the Attorney General seeks a recovery order;

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      (b)     specify in relation to each item or description of property identified in the claim—

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        (i)     whether it is alleged that the property is recoverable property or associated property,

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        (ii)     who is alleged to hold the property, or where the Attorney General is unable to identify who holds the property, the steps that have been taken to establish the owner's identity; and

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      (c)     nominate a suitably qualified person for appointment by the Court as a trustee for civil recovery.

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    (3)   The Attorney General shall, unless the Court dispenses with service, on any other person who is believed to hold associated property which the Attorney General wishes to be subject to the in rem recovery order, serve a claim under subsection (1) on the respondent.

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    (Inserted by Act 18 of 2023)