2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

35.   Grant of letters of administration to consular officer

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    (1)   An application for a grant of letters of administration to a consular officer may be made where a person who is a citizen or subject of a foreign country to which the laws governing consular conventions of that Member State     Antigua & Barbuda     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 6, Consular Conventions Act, Cap. 95     Territory of the Virgin Inslands     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 107     Dominica     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Ch. 9:08     Grenada     –     Consular Conventions Act, Cap. 63     Monsterrat     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 127, Consular Conventions Act, Ch. 17.51     St. Christopher & Nevis Anguilla     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 136     Saint Lucia     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 4.13, Consular Conventions Act, Cap. 10.10     St. Vincent & the Grenadines     –     Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 487 applies, and —

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      (a)     dies leaving property within that Member State; and

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      (b)     there is no person present within that Member State at the time of his or her death who is entitled to administer his or her estate.

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    (2)   A grant to a consular officer may be made if —

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      (a)     no consular officer of the foreign country in respect of which the deceased is a citizen or subject is entitled to apply for a grant of the estate of the deceased; or

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      (b)     no other person is authorised by power of attorney to apply for a grant on behalf of the deceased.

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    (3)   The grant to a consular officer shall be made to him or her in his or her official capacity, and is limited in manner and for such time as the Court considers necessary.