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67.   Inspectors and special meetings

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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67.   Inspectors and special meetings

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    (1)   Upon the application—

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      (a)     of 1/5 of the whole number of members of a society;

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      (b)     in the case of a society of more than 1,000 members, of 100 members,

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    the Registrar, with the consent of the Minister, may—

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      (i)     appoint an inspector or inspectors to examine into and report on the affairs of the society, or

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      (ii)     call a special meeting of the society.

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    (2)   The application under this section shall be supported by such evidence, for the purpose of showing that the applicants have good reason for requiring an inspection to be made or meeting to be called, and that they are not actuated by malicious motives in their application, and such notice thereof shall be given to the society, as the Registrar directs.

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    (3)   The Registrar may, if he or she thinks fit, require the applicants to give security for the costs of the proposed inspection or meeting, before appointing any inspector or calling the meeting.

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    (4)   All expenses of and incidental (or preliminary) to any such inspection or meeting shall be defrayed by the members applying therefor or out of the funds of the society, or by the members or officers, or former members or officers, of the society in such proportions as the Registrar directs.

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    (5)   An inspector appointed under this section may require the production of books, accounts, securities and documents of the society, and may examine on oath its officers, members, agents, and servants in relation to its business, and may administer such oath accordingly.

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    (6)   The Registrar may direct at what time and place a special meeting under this section is to be held and what matters are to be discussed and determined at that meeting, and the meeting shall have all the powers of a meeting called according to the rules of the society, and shall in all cases have power to appoint its own chairperson, any rule of the society to the contrary notwithstanding.

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    (7)   This section shall not apply to a society with branches, except with the consent of the central body of that society.

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