Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

15.   Registration of societies with branches

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    (1)   Where a society has branches, the application for registration shall be accompanied with—

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      (a)     a list of all the branches and notice of the place where the registered office of each branch is situate;

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      (b)     if any branch is to have trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on its behalf, other than the trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on behalf of the society, a list of the names of all such trustees or officers, distinguishing the branches for which they are authorised to sue and be sued;

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      (c)     if the rules of all the branches (in this Act called branch rules) are or are intended to be identical, a statement to that effect, and copies of those rules; and

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      (d)     if the branch rules are not or are not intended to be identical, a statement to that effect, and copies of all branch rules.

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    (2)   A society having a fund under the control of a central body to which every branch is bound to contribute may be registered as a single society.