Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Chapter FOURth
PROVISIONAL POSSESSION

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    1062.   Provisional possession, whenever it may be demanded, must be applied for by petition to the Court or Judge.

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    1063.   The petition in the case of absentees must be accompanied by the affidavit of 3 persons as to the absence, and one or more affidavits establishing the facts upon which the petition is based, and also by such other proof as the Court or Judge may deem necessary.

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    1064.   Provisional possession cannot be granted until after notice has been given and published, in the manner required for the summoning of absentees, calling upon all persons who may have any rights against the succession or the property in question to bring their claims before the Court or Judge.

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    1065.   The proceedings upon such claims and upon the petition for provisional possession are the same as upon ordinary suits.