Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

36.   Evidence

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    (1)   A certificated copy of the register or part of the Registry Map or any plan or instrument filed in the registry shall be admissible in evidence in all actions and matters and between all persons or parties to the same extent as the original, and a signature on any such certified copy purporting to be the signature of the Registrar shall be presumed to be the signature of the Registrar until the contrary is proved.

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    (2)   A legal practitioner, trustee, personal representative or other person in a fiduciary position shall not be answerable in respect of any loss occasioned by the inaccuracy of any such certified copy as is referred to in subsection (1).

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    (3)   No process for compelling the production of the register or of the Registry Map, or of any filed instrument or plan shall issue from any Court except with the leave of the Court, which leave shall not be granted if a certified copy will suffice, and any such process, if issued, shall bear thereon a statement that it is issued with the leave of the Court.