Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

86.   Lodging of cautions

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    (1)   Any person who—

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      (a)     claims any unregistrable interest whatsoever in land or a lease or a hypothec;

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      (b)     is entitled to a right of use; or

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      (c)     has presented a bankruptcy petition against the proprietor of any registered land, lease or hypothec,

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    may lodge a caution with the Registrar forbidding the registration of dispositions of the land, lease or hypothec concerned and the making of entries affecting the same.

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    (2)   A caution may either—

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      (a)     forbid the registration of dispositions and making of entries altogether; or

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      (b)     forbid the registration of dispositions and the making of entries to the extent therein expressed.

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    (3)   A caution shall be in the prescribed form and shall state the interest claimed by the cautioner and the Registrar may require the cautioner to support it by a statutory declaration.

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    (4)   The Registrar may reject a caution which he or she considers unnecessary.

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    (5)   Subject to the provisions of this section, the caution shall be registered in the appropriate register.