Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

38.   Protection of persons dealing in registered land

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    (1)   A person dealing or proposing to deal for consideration with a proprietor shall not be required or in any way concerned—

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      (a)     to inquire or ascertain the circumstances in or the consideration for which such proprietor or any previous proprietor was registered;

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      (b)     to see to the application of any consideration or any part thereof; or

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      (c)     to search any register kept under the provisions of Book Eighteenth of the Civil Code.

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    (2)   Where the proprietor of land, a lease or a hypothec is a trustee he or she shall in dealing therewith be deemed to be the proprietor thereof, and no disposition by such trustee to a purchaser in good faith and for consideration shall be defeasible by reason of the fact that such disposition amounted to a breach of trust.

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    (3)   Nothing contained in this section shall relieve a purchaser in good faith and for consideration of his or her obligation to search the Registry.