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61. Entry, duration and renewal of caveat
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61.   Entry, duration and renewal of caveat

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    (1)   A person who shows cause against the sealing of a grant may enter a caveat in Form P20 at the registry, giving an address for service     In Saint Lucia, Art. 1027(1) and 1029(3)(b), Code of Civil Procedure, Cap. 4.01A, Part Sixth, which requires an address within one mile of the Registry does not apply., and the Court shall not allow any grant to be sealed, except an emergency grant, if it has knowledge of an effective caveat except that —

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      (a)     a caveat does not prevent the sealing of a grant on the day on which the caveat is entered; and

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      (b)     the sealing of the grant was first in time.

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    (2)   The Court shall maintain a register of caveats and a search of the index must be made whenever an application for a grant is made.

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    (3)   A caveat remains in force for 6 months.

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    (4)   A caveat —

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      (a)     may be renewed for a further period of 6 months by filing a written request at the registry for an extension and the caveat shall subject to rule 63, be effective for an additional period of 6 months from the date on which it was due to expire except that an application for renewal shall be made prior to the expiry of the six-month period; and

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      (b)     which has been extended may be further extended by the filing of a further request in writing for an extension, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph (a).

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