SAINT LUCIA CHAPTER 5.01 LAND REGISTRATION ACT Revised Edition Showing the law as at 31 December 2008 This is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under the authority of the Revised Edition of the Laws Act. This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws— LAND REGISTRATION ACT Act 12 of 1984.. in force 15 July 1985 (S.I.36/1985) Amended by Act 7 of 1986 .. in force 2 August 1986 Amended by Act 2 of 1987 .. in force 21 March 1987 Amended by Act 5 of 1987 .. in force 21 March 1987 Amended by Act 16 of 1989 .. in force 30 December 1989 Amended by Act 21 of 2000 .. in force 25 November 2000 Amended by Act 19 of 2006 .. in force 27 March 2006 LAND REGISTRATION RULES – Section 16 Statutory Instrument 82/1986.. in force 22 October 1986 Amended by S.I. 175/2006 in force 4 December 2006 Laws of Saint Lucia Land Registration Act Cap.5.01 3 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2008 CHAPTER 5.01 LAND REGISTRATION ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART 1 7 PRELIMINARY 7 1. Short title .............................................................................................................. 7 2. Interpretation ........................................................................................................ 7 3. Application of this Act ......................................................................................... 10 PART 2 10 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 10 Division 1 — Land Registries and Officers ............................................................ 10 4. Registration district ............................................................................................ 10 5. Administration of Land Registry ......................................................................... 10 6. General powers of Registrar .............................................................................. 11 7. Indemnity of officers ........................................................................................... 12 8. Seal of Registry .................................................................................................. 12 Division 2 — The Land Register ............................................................................ 12 9. The Land Register and the Land Adjudication Act ............................................. 12 10. Compilation of the Land Register ....................................................................... 13 11. Registration ........................................................................................................ 13 12. Cancellation of obsolete entries ......................................................................... 13 13. New editions of Register .................................................................................... 13 Division 3 — Maps, Parcels and Boundaries ......................................................... 13 14. Registry Map and Land Adjudication ................................................................. 14 15. Correction of the Registry Map and new editions ............................................... 14 16. Mutation ............................................................................................................. 14 17. General boundaries ........................................................................................... 15 18. Fixed boundaries ............................................................................................... 15 19. Maintenance of boundary features ..................................................................... 16 20. Interference with boundary features ................................................................... 16 21. Combinations and subdivisions .......................................................................... 16 22. Reparcellation .................................................................................................... 17 4 Cap.5.01 Land Registration Act Laws of Saint Lucia Revision Date: 31 Dec 2008 PART 3 18 EFFECT ON REGISTRATION 18 23. Effect of registration with absolute title ................................................................ 18 24. Effect of registration with provisional title ............................................................ 18 25. Effect of registration of a lease ........................................................................... 19 26. Effect of Registration of Crown Land .................................................................. 19 27. Voluntary transfer................................................................................................ 19 28. Overriding interests ............................................................................................. 19 29. Conversion of provisional into absolute title ........................................................ 20 30. Entries to constitute actual notice ....................................................................... 21 PART 4 21 CERTIFICATE AND SEARCHES 21 31. Land certificates and certificates of lease ........................................................... 21 32. Production of certificate ...................................................................................... 22 33. Dispositions of leases and hypothecs ................................................................. 22 34. Lost or destroyed certificates .............................................................................. 22 35. Searches and copies .......................................................................................... 23 36. Evidence ............................................................................................................. 23 PART 5 24 DISPOSITIONS 24 Division 1 — General ..............................................................................................24 37. Subsequent dealings .......................................................................................... 24 38. Protection of persons dealing in registered land ................................................. 24 39. Additional fee for delayed registration ................................................................. 25 40. Power to compel registration .............................................................................. 25 41. Priority of registered interests ............................................................................. 26 42. Stay of registration .............................................................................................. 26 43. Merger of registered interests ............................................................................. 27 Division 2 — Leases ...............................................................................................27 44. Leases ................................................................................................................ 27 45. Registration of leases ......................................................................................... 28 46. Lessor’s consent to dealing with lease ................................................................ 28 47. Substitution of leases .......................................................................................... 28 48. Surrender of leases............................................................................................. 28 49. Determination of leases ...................................................................................... 29 50. Voluntary registration of leases ........................................................................... 29 Division 3 — Hypothecs ..........................................................................................30 51. Form and effect of hypothecs ............................................................................. 30 52. Creditor’s consent to transfer .............................................................................. 30 53. Variation of hypothecs ........................................................................................ 30 54. Discharge of hypothec ........................................................................................ 31 55. Satisfaction of hypothecs .................................................................................... 31 Division 4 — Transfers ...........................................................................................31 56. Transfers ............................................................................................................. 31 57. Conditional transfers not registrable ................................................................... 32 Laws of Saint Lucia Land Registration Act Cap.5.01 5 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2008 58. Transfer of part .................................................................................................. 32 59. Transfer of unregistered leases ......................................................................... 32 Division 5 — Servitudes ......................................................................................... 32 60. Servitudes .......................................................................................................... 32 61. Release and extinguishment of servitude .......................................................... 33 Division 6 — Undivided Ownership ........................................................................ 33 62. Registration of more than one proprietor............................................................ 33 63. Characteristics of proprietorship in common