2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

50.1   Scope of this Part

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    (1)   This Part provides a procedure under which a judgment creditor can obtain payment of all or part of a judgment debt from a person who owes the judgment debtor money.

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    (2)   In this Part —

“attachment of debts order” means the order served on a garnishee attaching a debt in the garnishee's hands;

“garnishee” means a debtor in whose hands a debt has been attached; and

“proper officer” means the officer of the court who is responsible for the custody of funds in court.

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    (3)   The attachment of debts order may require the garnishee to pay enough to satisfy the fixed costs of the attachment of debt proceedings as well as the judgment debt.

•     Part 65, Appendix A sets out the fixed costs.