Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

46.   Accounts of officers

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    (1)   Every officer of a society or branch having receipt or charge of money shall, at such times as by the rules of the society or branch he or she should render account, or upon demand made, or notice in writing given or left at his or her last or usual place of residence, give in his or her account as may be required by the society or branch, or by the trustees or committee thereof, or by the Registrar, to be examined and allowed or disallowed by them or him or her, and shall, on the like demand or notice, pay over all sums of money belonging to the society or branch and deliver all property belonging to the society or branch in his or her possession or under his or her control to such person as the society or branch, or the committee, or the trustees, or the Registrar, may appoint.

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    (2)   In case of any neglect or refusal to deliver such account, or to pay over such sums of money or to deliver such property in manner aforesaid, the trustees or authorised officers of the society or branch or the Registrar may sue upon the bond or security before mentioned, or may apply to a magistrate, who may order the delivery of such account or property or the payment over of such sums of money with costs, and in default of such delivery or payment, the person making such default may be sentenced to imprisonment for 3 months.

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