2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

14.9   Requests for time to pay

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    (1)   A defendant who —

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      (a)     makes an admission under rules 14.6, 14.7 or 14.8; and

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      (b)     is an individual,

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    may make a request for time to pay.

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    (2)   A request for time to pay is a proposal —

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      (a)     about the date of payment; or

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      (b)     to pay by instalments at a rate specified in the request.

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    (3)   The defendant's request for time to pay must be —

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      (a)     accompanied by a statement of his or her financial position in the appropriate practice form; and

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      (b)     filed with the admission.

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    (4)   The statement under paragraph (3) (a) must be certified by the defendant as being correct and may be used as evidence of the defendant's financial position at the date it was signed in any subsequent proceedings with regard to enforcement of the judgment.

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    (5)   If the —

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      (a)     request for time to pay relates to a claim for an unspecified sum of money; and

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      (b)     court must assess damages under rule 14.8(4),

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    the court must deal with the request for time to pay when it assesses damages.