Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

48.   Surrender of leases

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    (1)   Where the lessor and the lessee agree that lease shall be surrendered it shall be surrendered in the following manner—

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      (a)     an instrument shall be prepared in the prescribed form, or else the word “surrendered” shall be inscribed on the lease or on the duplicate or triplicate thereof;

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      (b)     the instrument or inscription shall then be executed by the lessor and lessee;

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      (c)     the Registrar shall then cancel the registration of the lease; and

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      (d)     the instrument or inscribed lease shall then be filed,

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    and thereupon, or upon such earlier date as is expressed in the instrument or inscription, the interest of the lessee shall cease.

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    (2)   A lease which is subject to a hypothec or a sublease shall not be surrendered without the consent in writing of the proprietor of the hypothec or sublease.