Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

29.   Provisions supplemental to preceding provisions of Part 5

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    (1)   Where, under the preceding provisions of this Part, the Director of Finance and Planning has power to give directions that any right to receive any currency or payment in sterling or to enforce any security for the receipt thereof, any goods, or any other property shall be assigned to the Director of Finance and Planning, the Director of Finance and Planning shall also have power to direct that the right, goods or property shall vest in the Director of Finance and Planning and it or they shall vest in the Director of Finance and Planning accordingly free from any mortgage, pledge or charge, and the Director of Finance and Planning may deal with it or them as he or she thinks fit.

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    (2)   Where, in pursuance of directions under the said provisions, any right, goods or property is or are assigned to the Director of Finance and Planning or to a person specified in the directions, or any right, goods or property vests or vest in the Director of Finance and Planning in pursuance of directions given under subsection (1), the Director of Finance and Planning shall pay the net sum recovered by him or her in respect of the right, goods or property to the person making the assignment or, in the case of any right, goods or property vested in the Director of Finance and Planning under subsection (1), to the person who, but for the directions, would be entitled to the right, goods or property.