Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

558.   Appointment of trustee

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    (1)   Where a debtor is adjudged bankrupt or the creditors have resolved that he or she be adjudged bankrupt, the creditors may by ordinary resolution appoint some fit person, whether a creditor or not, to fill the office of trustee of the property of the bankrupt.

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    (2)   The person so appointed shall give security in such manner and to such amount as the creditors by resolution shall determine. The appointment of the trustee shall be reported to the Court, and the Court, if satisfied with the security, shall certify that his or her appointment has been duly made, unless the appointment is objected to on the ground that the person appointed is not fit to act as trustee, or that he or she has been previously removed from the office of trustee of a bankrupt's property for misconduct or neglect of duty, or that his or her connection with or relation to the bankrupt or his or her estate or any particular creditor makes his or her appointment undesirable in the interests of the creditors generally.

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    (3)   Notice of such objection shall be given to the Registrar, the receiver and the person whose appointment is objected to, together with a statement of the nature of such objection, and the Court shall decide on its validity.

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    (4)   A certificate of the Court shall be conclusive evidence that the person therein named is duly appointed trustee, and such appointment shall take effect as from the date of the certificate.

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    (5)   The Registrar shall not, save as herein provided, be trustee of the bankrupt's property.