Mauritius National Assembly
Acts

Acts 2025

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2025
Eighth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Financial Crimes Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025 04 Feb 07 Feb 10 Feb 10 Feb 10 Feb
Act No 02 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2025 18 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar
Act No 03 The Finance and Audit (Amendment) Act 2025 04 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar
Act No 04 The Bail (Amendment) Act 2025 04 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 26 Mar 26 Mar
Act No 05 The Vallée D’Osterlog Endemic Garden Foundation (Repeal) Act 2025 08 Apr 08 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 12 Apr
Act No 06 The Supplementary Appropriation (2023-2024) (No. 2) Act 2025 15 Apr 22 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr
Act No 07 The Supplementary Appropriation (2024-2025) Act 2025 15 Apr 22 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr
Act No 08 The National Agency for Drug Control Act 2025 08 Apr 22 Apr 24 Apr 24 Apr *
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date​​ to be fixed by Proclamation

Acts 2024

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2024
Eighth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 17 The Employment Relations (Amendment) Act 2024 17 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 18 Dec Deemed to have come into operation on 01 July 2024
Act No 18 The Special Allowance Act 2024 17 Dec 20 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec

Acts 2024

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2024
Seventh National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2024 05 December 2023 16 Apr 25 Apr 25 Apr *
Act No 02 The French-Speaking Union Act 2024 31 October 2023 23 Apr 25 Apr 25 Apr 24 May
Act No 03 The Environment Act 2024 02 Apr 14 May 24 May 24 May 01 Aug
Act No 04 The Trade (Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures) (Amendment) Act 2024 14 Nov 2023 14 May 24 May 24 May 24 May
Act No 05 The Merchant Shipping Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage Act 2024 07 May 21 May 28 May 28 May 09 Jul
Act No 06 The Supplementary Appropriation (2023-2024) Act 2024 21 May 11 Jun 12 Jun 12 Jun 12 Jun
Act No 07 The Appropriation (2024-2025) Act 2024 07 Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 26 Jun 26 Jun
Act No 08 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2024 18 Jun 25 Jun 03 Jul 03 Jul ***
Act No 09 The Water Resources Act 2024 02 Jul 12 Jul 25 Jul 25 Jul ****
Act No 10 The Anti-Money Laundering And Combatting The Financing Of Terrorism And Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 02 Jul 18 Jul 25 Jul 25 Jul 25 Jul
Act No 11 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 18 Jul 23 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul **
Act No 12 The Maurice Stratégie Board Act 2024 18 Jul 30 Jul 31 Jul 31 Jul 16 Aug
Act No 13 The State Lands (Amendment) Act 2024 23 Jul 30 Jul 31 Jul 31 Jul 31 Jul
Act No 14 The National Flag, Arms of Mauritius, National Anthem and Other National Symbols of Mauritius (Amendment) Act 2024 05 Aug 05 Aug 07 Aug 07 Aug 01 June 2022
Act No 15 The State Lands (Amendment No. 2) Act 2024 05 Aug 05 Aug 07 Aug 07 Aug 07 Aug
Act No 16 The Pas Géométriques (Amendment) Act 2024 05 Aug 05 Aug 07 Aug 07 Aug 07 Aug
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date​​ to be fixed by Proclamation
** 27 July 2024, except for the provisions mentioned in section 97 of the Act as different provisions have different dates for their coming into operation
*** sections 4, 5, 6 and 13 – shall come into operation on 13 September 2024
**** Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h) and (j), 9, 10, 12 (d), (f), (j) and (r), 13 (d)(ii) and (e), 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 82 of the said ACT shall come into operation on 1 November 2024.

Acts 2023

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2023
Seventh National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The HIV And AIDS (Amendment) Act 2023 29-Nov-22 28-Mar 29-Mar 29-Mar 5-Jun
Act No 02 The Supplementary Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2023 28-Mar 11-Apr 12-Apr 12-Apr 12-Apr
Act No 03 The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2023 28-Mar 18-Apr 20-Apr 20-Apr #
Act No 04 The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency Act 2023 28-Mar 09-May 12-May 13-May 17-Jun
Act No 05 The Caudan Bridges, Port Louis (Authorised Construction) (Amendment) Act 2023 25-Apr 09-May 12-May 13-May 24-Jun
Act No 06 The Education (Amendment) Act 2023 25-Apr 16-May 18-May 18-May 07-Aug
Act No 07 The Local Government (Amendment) Act 2023 23-May 23-May 24-May 24-May 24-May
Act No 08 The Appropriation (2023-2024) Act 2023 02-Jun 20-Jun 21-Jun 21-Jun 21-Jun
Act No 09 The Central Medical Procurement Authority Act 2023 04-Apr 04-Jul 07-Jul 08-Jul ***
Act No 10 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2023 04 Jul 13 Jul 17 Jul 17 Jul ****
Act No 11 The Status of the Artist Act 2023 16 May 13 Jul 17 Jul 17 Jul 10 Aug
Act No 12 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 11 Jul 18 Jul 20 Jul 20 Jul **
The Reprint of Laws Act (section 38(ah)(i) of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023) 05 Aug
Act No 13 The Private Recruitment Agencies Act 2023 18 Jul 17 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 16 Feb 2024
Act No 14 The Mauritius Commercial Bank Foundation (Amendment) Act 2023 24 Oct 31 Oct 03 Nov 04 Nov 04 Nov
Act No 15 The Fisheries Act 2023 17 Oct 07 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 12 Dec
Act No 16 The Mauritius Agricultural Marketing (Amendment) Act 2023 31 Oct 21 Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 25 Nov
Act No 17 The Combating of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Act 2023 14 Nov 28 Nov 01 Dec 02 Dec 15 Jan 2024
Act No 18 The Local Government (Amendment No. 2) Act 2023 05 Dec 05 Dec 06 Dec 06 Dec 06 Dec
Act No 19 The Construction Industry Authority Act 2023 14 Nov 05 Dec 11 Dec 11 Dec 1 Apr 2024
Act No 20 The Financial Crimes Commission Act 2023 05 Dec 19 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec *****
Act No 21 The Supplementary Appropriation (2021-2022) (No. 2) Act 2023 05 Dec 19 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date​​ to be fixed by Proclamation
** 20 July 2023, except as provided for in sections 58 and 93 of the Act.
Sections: 69(a)(i) – insofar as it relates to the definitions of “local authority”, “prescribed amount” and “public body”, (ii) and (iii) and (c) Come into operation on 20 July 2023.
Sections 55(a), (b) insofar as it relates to sections 2A(3) and (4) and 2C, (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) and (m) shall come into operation on 19 February 2024
Section 55(b), insofar as it relates to sections 2A(1) and (2) and 2B of the said Act, came into operation on 09 January 2024
Section 35(j) and (k) shall come into operation on 12 April 2024
Section 39 shall come into operation on 6 August 2024
*** Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 to 13 and 41 to 56 shall come into operation on ​8 February 2024
**** Sections 3(a), 6, 31(2) shall come into operation on 5 March 2024. Sections 21 and 30 shall come into operation on 12 April 2024
***** came into operation on 29 March 2024 except for section 166(9)(g)
# came into operation on 31 July 2024, except for section 53

Acts 2022

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2022
Seventh National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 2022 29-Mar 29-Mar 30-Mar 30-Mar 30-Mar
Act No 02 The Revision of Laws (Amendment) Act 2022 23-Nov-2021 05-Apr 06-Apr 06-Apr *
Act No 03 The Variable Capital Companies Act 2022 05-Apr 12-Apr 14-Apr 15-Apr 16-May
Act No 04 The Town Planners’ Council Act 2022 23-Nov-2021 19-Apr 21- Apr 21-Apr 08-Nov-22
Act No 05 The National Flag, Arms of Mauritius, National Anthem and Other National Symbols of Mauritius Act 2022 29-Mar 26-Apr 28- Apr 28-Apr 01-Jun
Act No 06 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2019 (Amendment) Act 2022 10-May 17-May 18-May 18-May 18-May
Act No 07 The National Environment Cleaning Authority Act 2022 19-Apr 24-May 26-May 26-May 01-Jul
Act No 08 The Beach Authority (Amendment) Act 2022 12-Apr 24-May 26-May 26-May **
Act No 09 The Supplementary Appropriation (2021-2022) Act 2022 17-May 13-Jun 13-Jun 13-Jun 13-Jun
Act No 10 The Supplementary Appropriation (2020-2021) (No. 3) Act 2022 10-May 17-Jun 17-Jun 17-Jun 17-Jun
Act No 11 The Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2022 07 Jun 29 Jun 29 Jun 29 Jun 29 Jun
Act No 12 The Food Act 2022 17 Jun 05 Jul 06 Jul 06 Jul 15 Jun 2024
Act No 13 The Academy of Design and Innovation Act 2022 05 Jul 19 Jul 25 Jul 25 Jul 30 Sept 2022
Act No 14 The Immigration Act 2022 12 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 27 Jul 27 Jul
Act No 15 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 26 Jul 29 Jul 02 Aug 02 Aug 02 August 2022, except as provided for in section 85.​ ***
Act No 16 The Mauritius Food Standards Agency Act 2022 12 Jul 27 Oct 31 Oct 31 Oct 16 Sep 2024
Act No 17 The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2022 27 Oct 15 Nov 18 Nov 18 Nov ****
Act No 18 The Mauritius Standards Bureau (Amendment) Act 2022 10Nov 25 Nov 30 Nov 30 Nov 20-Jan-23
Act No 19 The Trade (Anti-Dumping,​Countervailing and Safeguard Measures) Act 2022 25 Nov 29 Nov 02 Dec 03 Dec *​
Act No 20 The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 15 Nov 29 Nov 02 Dec 03 Dec 22 June 2024
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date​​ to be fixed by Proclamation
** Sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 18 of the Act has been proclaimed on 19 April 2023
*** Sections 11 (e), (f)(i) of the said act came into operation on 03 October 2022
**** Sections 1, 2, 3(a) and (b) insofar as it relates to the definition of “medicinal cannabis”, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of the said act came into operation on 07 December 2022

Acts 2021

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2021
Seventh National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Supplementary Appropriation Act (2018-2019) Act 2021 21 July 2020 23 March 2021 24 March 2021 27 March 2021 27 March 2021
Act No 02 The Non-Citizens (Property Restriction) (Amendm​ent) Act 2021 27 April 2021 27 April 2021 29 April 2021 29 April 2021 29 April 2021
Act No 03 The Supplementary Appropriation (2020-2021) Act 2021 17 November 2020 11 May 2021 12 May 2021 12 May 2021 12 May 2021
Act No 04 The Mental Health Care (Amendment) Act 2021 23 March 2021 11 May 2021 13 May 2021 15 May 2021 1 July 2021
Act No 05 The Local Government (Amendment) Act 2021 11 May 2021 25 May 2021 27 May 2021 27 May 2021 27 May 2021
Act No 06 The Taxi Operators Welfare Fund Act 2021 23 March 2021 25 May 2021 27 May 2021 27 May 2021 ***
Act No 07 The Appropriation (2021-2022) Act 2021 11 June 2021 29 June 2021 29 June 2021 29 June 2021 29 June 2021
Act No 08 The Supplementary Appropriation (2020-2021) (No. 2) Act 2021 22 June 2021 30-Ju​n 2021 30 June 2021 30 June 2021 30 June 2021
Act No 09 The Securities (Amendment) Act 2021 25 May 2021 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 3 July 2021 31 July 2021
Act No 10 The Mauritius Emerging Technologies Council Act 2021 18 May 2021 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 3 July 2021 2 August 2021
Act No 11 The Optical Council Act 2021 23 March 2021 9 July 2021 13 July 2021 13 July 2021 15 January 2022
Act No 12 The Construction Industry Development Board (Amendment) Act 2021 6 April 2021 13 July 2021 15 July 2021 15 July 2021 1 October 2021
Act No 13 The Institute of Technical Education and Technology Act 2021 23 March 2021 20 July 2021 23 July 2021 24 July 2021 IV*
Act No 14 The Social Contribution And Social Benefits Act 2021 13 July 2021 27 July 2021 30 July 2021 31 July 2021 see section 43
Act No 15 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 20 July 2021 3 August 2021 5 August 2021 5 August 2021 **
Act No 16 The Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021 26 October 2021 19 November 2021 24 November 2021 24 November 2021 10 December 2021
Act No 17 The Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2021 16 November 2021 26 November 2021 29 November 2021 29 November 2021 29 November 2021
Act No 18 The Independent Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 2021 23 November 2021 30 November 2021 1 December 2021 1 December 2021 04-Dec, except as provided for in section 21(3) and (4) of the Act
Act No 19 The Offshore Petroleum Act 2021 26 October 2021 7 December 2021 14 December 2021 14 December 2021 *
Act No 20 The Mauritius Recreation Council Act 2021 16 November 2021 7 December 2021 14 December 2021 14 December 2021 17 January 2022
Act No 21 The Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021 30 November 2021 10 December 2021 16 December 2021 16 December 2021 07 February 2022
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation

** 05-Aug-2021 except as provided for in section 97. With regard to section 97(1) of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021, sections 35(a)(i) and (iv) insofar as it relates to the definitions “Horse Racing Division”, “racing fixtures” and “veterinarian” and (b), (e), (i) and (j) of the Act have come into operation on 21 January 2022. Section 39(j) of the said act came into operation on 15 July 2022

*** (a) Section 11, 18, 20, 21, 22 & 26 – came into force on 03 January 2022
(b) Section 12 – came into force on 01 March 2022

IV* Denotes that Act has come into force 28 January 2022 except for section 31

Acts 2020

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2020
Seventh National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Covid-19 (Miscellaneous ​Provisions) Act 2020​ 13-May 15-May 16-May 16-May *
Act No 02 The Quarantine Act 2020  13-May 15-May 16-May 16-May 12-June
Act No 03 The Appropriation (2020-2021) Act 2020  04-June 23-June 23-June 23-June 23-June
Act No 04 The Supplementary Appropriation (2019-2020) Act 2020  16-June 30-June 30-June 30-June 30-June
Act No 05 The Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 23-June 07-July 09-July 09-July **
Act No 06 The Supplementary Appropriation (2017-2018) (No. 2) Act 2020 30-June 21-July 24-July 25-July 25-July
Act No 07 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 07-July 04-August 07-August 07-August ***
Act No 08 The Mon Choisy-Cap Malheureux Road Overhead Pedestrian Bridge (Authorised Construction) Act 2020 14-July 11-August 14-August 14-August V*
Act No 09 The Courts (Amendment) Act 2020 14-July 28-August 04- September 05- September 05- September
Act No 10 The Real Estate Agent Authority Act 2020 21-July 28-August 04- September 05- September VI*
Act No 11 The Climate Change Act 2020 03-November 24-November 27-November 28-November 22 April 2021
Act No 12 The Veterinary Council Act 2020 03-November 08-December 11-December 12-December 29 January 2021
Act No 13 The Children’s Act 2020 17-November 15-December 18-December 19-December 24 January 2022
Act No 14 The Children’s Court Act 2020 17-November 15-December 18-December 19-December 24 January 2022
Act No 15 The Child Sex Offender Register Act 2020 17-November 15-December 18-December 19-December 24 January 2022
Act No 16 The Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 2020 08-December 15-December 18-December 19-December 19-December 
Act No 17 The Central Electricity Board (Amendment) Act 2020 08-December 15-December 18-December 19-December 10-Jun- 2022
Act No 18 The Electricity (Amendment) Act 2020 08-December 15-December 18-December 19-December ****
* See Section 58 of the Act *​* See Section 21 of the Act​
*​* See Section 21 of the Act​
*​** Sections 39 and 73 shall come into operation on 27 December 2021​
*​*** Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation
V* Denotes that the Act came into force on 21 September 2020
VI* Denotes that the Sections 1 to 11, 17, 20, 33 to 41, 43, 45 & 47 came into force on 1 November 2020. Sections 12 to 15 came into operation on 21 October 2023

Acts 2019

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2019
Sixth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Mauritius Deposit Insurance Scheme Act 2019 08-Dec-18 26-March 09-April 11-April XIII*
Act No 02 The Mental Health Care (Amendment) Act 2019 26-March 02-April 11-April 13-April 01-Jul-19
Act No 03 The Immigration (Amendment) Act 2019  16-April 16-April 18-April 18-April 18-April
Act No 04 The Building Control (Amendment) Act 2019  02-April 23-April 03-May 04-May 01-Jun-19
Act No 05 The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council Act 2019 16-April 07-May 23-May 23-May 01 September
Act No 06 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2019  16-April 14-May 29-May 29-May *
Act No 07 The Curatelle (Amendment) Act 2019  03-May 14-May 29-May 29-May 29-May
Act No 08 The United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 14-May 21-May 29-May 29-May 29-May
Act No 09 The Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 14-May 21-May 29-May 29-May 29-May
Act No 10 The Appropriation (2019-2020) Act 2019 10-June 28-June 28-June 28-June 28-June
Act No 11 The Declaration of Assets (Amendment) Act 2019 02-July 02-July 05-July 06-July *****
Act No 12 The Disciplinary Bodies (Health Sector) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 21-May 28-June 12-July 13-July VI*
Act No 13 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 12-July 16-July 25-July 25-July  ***
Act No 14 The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 12-July 16-July 25-July 25-July ****
Act No 15 The Industrial Property Act 2019 09-July 30-July 09-August 10-August XII*
Act No 16 The National Land Transport Authority Act 2019 30-July 09-August 16-August 17-August VIII*
Act No 17 The Light Rail Act 2019 30-July 09-August 16-August 17-August IX*
Act No 18 The Road Traffic (Amendment No.2) Act 2019 30-July 09-August 16-August 17-August 16-Sept-19
Act No 19 The Victoria Station Overhead Pedestrian Bridge (Authorised Construction) Act 2019 30-July 09-August 16-August 17-August XI*
Act No 20 The Workers’ Rights Act 2019 06-August 13-August 23-August 23-August **
Act No 21 The Employment Relations (Amendment) Act 2019​ 06-August 13-August 23-August 23-August VII*
Act No 22 The Mauritius Meteorological Services Act 2019​ 13-September 13-September 02-October 03-October 18 November
Act No 23 The Skills Development Authority Act 2019​ 13-September 17-September 02-October 03-October 01-Nov-2022
Act No 24 The Road Traffic (Amendment No.3) Act 2019​ 17-September 24-September 02-October 03-October *
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation​​
** Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIII of the Act, except for section 126(7)(b), shall come into operation on 24 October 2019Part VIII of the Act shall come into operation on 01 January 2020
*** Denotes that (a) sections 23(a), (d)(i)(A), (ii) and (iii), (e), (f)(i) to (iii), (i) to (k), (l)(i) and (m) to (r) came into operation on 31 July 2019;(b) section 23(c) shall come into operation on 01 August 2020;(c) section 23(d)(i)(B), (g), (h) and (l)(ii) shall come into operation on 31 October 2019;(d) section 23(f)(iv) shall come into operation on 02 March 2020;(e) section 24 came into operation on 06 August 2019; and(f) section 40 came into operation on 09 August 2019
**** Denotes that section 11 came into operation on 26 August 2019​​​ 
***** Denotes that the Act came into operation on 22 August 2019
VI* Denotes that the Act came into force on 01 August 2019
VII* Denotes that the Act except for Sections 28(f) to (i) came into force on 27 August 2019
VIII* Denotes that the Act came into force on 16 September 2019
IX* Denotes that the Act came into force on 16 September 2019
XI* Denotes that the Act came into force on 16 September 2019
XII* Denotes that the Act came into force on 31 January 2022
XIII* Denotes that sections 1 to 12, 26, 27, 28, 33 and 34 shall come into operation on 15 December 2023 and sections 13 to 25, 29, 30, 31 and 32 shall come into operation on 14 June 2024

 

 


Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2018
Sixth National Assembly
First Session

Acts

Date Introduced

Date Passed

Date Assented

Date Gazetted

Date in force

Act No

 


01



The Convention on Prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects Act 2018


12-Dec-17
27-March
06-April
07-April

*

Act No

 


02



The Pouce Stream (Authorised Construction)(Amendment) Act  2018
27-March
03-April
20-April
21-April
16-July

Act No

 


03



The Judicial and Legal Provisions Act 2018
27-March
24-April
04-May
05-May
27-June

Act No

 


04



The Reform Institutions (Amendment)Act 2018
10-April
15-May
25-May
26-May
*

Act No

 


05



The Human Tissue (Removal,Preservation & Transplant)Act 2018
24-April
25-May
01-June
02-June
*****

Act No

 


06



The Supplementary Appropriation (2017-2018) Act 2018
18-June
20-June
21-June
23-June
23-June

Act No

 


07



The  Appropriation (2018-2019) Act 2018
14-June
29-June
29-June
29-June
29-June

Act No

 


08



The  Use of Pesticides Act 2018
22-May
03-July
19-July
19-July
10-Sept

Act No

 


09



The  Code de Commerce (Amendment) Act 2018
10-April
10-July
02-August
02-August
05-Apr-19

Act No


10

The  Local Government (Amendment) Act 2018
10-July
17-July
02-August
02-August
10-Oct

Act No


11

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018
17-July
31-July
09-August
09-August
**

Act No


12

The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018
10-July
24-July
10-August
11-August
01-Oct

Act No


13

The Acquisitive Prescription Act 2018
16-October
16-October
01 -November
01 -November
*

Act No


14

The Judicial and Legal Provisions (No. 2) Act 2018
23-October
30-October
06 -November
06 -November
***

Act No


15

The Code Civil Mauricien (Amendment) Act 2018
16-October
23-October
09 -November
10 -November
*

Act No


16

The Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security Act 2018
23-October
09 -November
16 -November
17 -November
*

Act No


17

The National Payment Systems Act 2018
30-October
21 -November
29 -November
29 -November
31 Jan 2019

Act No


18

The Special Education Needs Authority Act 2018
09 -November
21 -November
29 -November
29 -November
19-December

Act No


19

The Local Government (Amendment No.2) Act 2018
27 -November
27 -November
29 -November
29 -November
29 -November

Act No 20

The Mauritius Family Planning and Welfare Association Act 2018
21 -November
04 -December
18 -December
20 -December
*

Act No 21

The Ombudsperson for Financial Services Act 2018
27 November 2019
04 December 2018
18 December 2018
20 December 2018
*

Act No 22

The Supplementary Appropriation ( 2016-2017) 2018
23 October 2018
12 December 2018
18 December 2018
20 December 2018
20 December 2018

Act No 23

The Declaration of Assets Act 2018
04 December 2018
12 December 2018
20 December 2018
20 December 2018
****

Act No 24

The Additional Remuneration and Other Allowance (2019) Act 2018
08 December 2018
12 December 2018
20 December 2018
20 December 2018
01 January 2019

Act No 25

The Sports ( amendment ) Act 2018
08 December 2018
12 December 2018
18 December 2018
20 December 2018
*

*
Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation



** Denotes that :


(a) – Section 4, 5(a)  to (e) and (g) to (o) of the said Act shall come into operation on 1 September 2018



(b) – Sections 8, 17(b),20,23(m),(n), (o) (i) and (p), 47, 48 and 51 of the said Act shall come into operation on 1 October 2018.


– Section 21 (c) and 32(b),(i) and (x) to (z) shall come into operation on 30 November 2018.

 


*** Denotes that :


(a) – Sections 1 to 10, 13 and 14 shall come into operation on  15 November 2018.


(b) – Section 11  shall come into operation on 03 January 2019.

 


****
Denotes that :


(a) -Sections 1,2,3,5,13,14,15 and 17 have come into operation on 25 February 2019.



(b) -Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 16 shall come into operation on 01 June 2019. 

 

*****

Denotes that :

sections 8 to 11 and 13 to 29 are deemed to have come into operation of 17 February 2024
 

 

 

 

 

Acts 2017

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2017
Sixth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Land Drainage Authority Act 2017 28-Mar 25-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 01-Jun-18
Act No 02 The Mauritius Institute of Education (Amendment) Act 2017 04-Apr 25-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 16-Apr-18
Act No 03 The Shooting & Fishing Leases (Amendment) Act 2017 04-Apr 09-May 12-May 13-May 13-May
Act No 04 The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 25-Apr 16-May 19-May 20-May              **
Act No 05 The Supplementary Appropriation (2015-2016) Act 2017 25-Apr 12-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 17-Jun
Act No 06 The Appropriation (2017-2018) Act 2017 08-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun
Act No 07 The Extradition Act 2017 16-May 04-Jul 07-Jul 08-Jul 03-May-18
Act No 08 The Outer Islands Development Corporation (Amendment) Act 2017 30-Jun 04-Jul 07-Jul 08-Jul 08-Jul
Act No 09 The Allied Health Professionals Council Act 2017 04-Jul 11-Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul 01-Sep
Act No 10 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 11-Jul 19-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul ***
Act No 11  The Economic Development Board Act 2017 19-Jul 19-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul ****
Act No 12  The National Employment Act 2017 24-Oct 31-Oct 10-Nov 11-Nov *
Act No 13  The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2017 31-Oct 14-Nov 23-Nov 23-Nov VI*
Act No 14  The Code de Commerce (Amendment) Act 2017 07-Nov 14-Nov 23-Nov 23-Nov 16-Dec
Act No 15  The Equal Opportunities (Amendment) Act 2017 14-Nov 21-Nov 23-Nov 23-Nov 23-Nov
Act No 16  The Small & Medium Enterprises  Act 2017 07-Nov 18-Nov 05-Dec 07-Dec 18-Jan-18
Act No 17 The Mauritius Institute of Health (Amendment) Act 2017 21-Nov 05-Dec 14-Dec 14-Dec 22-Jan-18
Act No 18 The Bus Industry Employees Welfare (Amendment) Act 2017 28-Nov 05-Dec 14-Dec 14-Dec 01-Mar-18
Act No 19 The Additional Remuneration & Other Allowances (2018) Act 05-Dec 08-Dec 22-Dec 23-Dec 01-Jan-18
Act No 20 The Data Protection Act 2017 05-Dec 08-Dec 22-Dec 23-Dec 15-Jan-18
Act No 21 The National Flag (Amendment) Act 2017 12-Dec 15-Dec 22-Dec 23-Dec 23-Dec
Act No 22 The LandLord & Tenant (Amendment) Act 2017 15-Dec 15-Dec 22-Dec 23-Dec 23-Dec
Act No 23 The Higher Education Act 2017 05-Dec 12-Dec 26-Dec 28-Dec *****
* Sections 1 to 6, 12 to 15 and 18 shall come into operation on 01 October 2021. Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the said act came into operation on 15 September 2022
** 20 May 2017 except for sections 5, 8,9,17,20 and 21 on 01 Jan 2018 and section 26 (a) and (b) which are deemed to have come into effect on 01 Dec 2016;
*** 24-July (except for certain sections – refer to sect 61 of Act) ; Sect 14 on 21 August 2017;​ “on 06 October 2017 – section 23(a), (d), (e), (h), (l) to (u), (v) insofar as it relates to the new section 108C, (w) to (z), (zb), (zd) & (ze)”; and “section 23(f) & (g) shall come into operation on 01 Jan 2018” “section 23(b) & (k) has come into operation on 12 Apr 2018” Sections 26 (zk) and (zr)of the said act came into operation on 01 July 2017. Sections 23(c), (i), (j) and (v) insofar as it relates to the new sections 108A and 108B, and 36 of the said act came into operation on 30 January 2019.
**** Sections 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5(1)(a) to (e), 6 to 12, 28, 30 to 34 and 36 to 40 have come into operation on 7 August 2017; Sections 5(1)(f) to (I), 5(2), 13 to 27,29, 35, 41 to 43 – 15 Jan 2018
***** Sections 1,2,28 to 44, 45(b), 46 to 51, 53(3)(b)(ii), (11)(b), (12), (13)(d)(ii), (16)(b), (19)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), (20)(b), (21)(f)(ii) and (23)(d)(ii), 54(2)(b) to (i), (3) to (8) and (10) and 55 have come into operation on 15 November 2018 Sections 3, 4 to 7, 10 to 27, 45(a), 52, 53(1), (2), (3)(a), (b)(i), (c), (d) and (e), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11)(a), (13)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(i), and (iii), (14), (15), (16)(a), (17), (18), (19)(a)(i) and (b)(i), (20)(a), (21)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)(i), (22), (23)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(i) and (iii), (54)(1) and (9) shall come into operation on 16 January 2020 Sections 8 & 9 of the said act came into operation on 16 September 2019

Acts 2016

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2016
Sixth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Build Operate Transfer Projects Act 2016 29 March 2016 29 March 2016 5 April 2016 5 April 2016 5 April 2016
Act No 02 The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2016 29 March 2016 12 April 2016 15 April 2016 16 April 2016 1 July 2016
Act No 03 The National Agency for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Abusers (Repeal) Act 2016 5 April 2016 19 April 2016 22 April 2016 23 April 2016 1 July 2016
Act No 04 The Firearms (Amendment) Act 2016 12 April 2016 26 April 2016 29 April 2016 30 April 2016 30 June 2016
Act No 05 The National Women's Council Act 2016 26 April 2016 3 May 2016 6 May 2016 7 May 2016 8 March 2018
Act No 06 The National Wage Consultative Council Act 2016 26 April 2016 26 May 2016 27 May 2016 28 May 2016 1 September 2016
Act No 07 The Supplementary Appropriation (2015-2016) Act 2016 24 May 2016 7 June 2016 9 June 2016 9 June 2016 9 June 2016
Act No 08 The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment)Act 2016 7 June 2016 14 June 2016 16 June 2016 16 June 2016 1 January 2016
Act No 09 The National Assembly Allowances (Amendment) Act 2016 7 June 2016 14 June 2016 16 June 2016 16 June 2016 1 January 2016
Act No 10 The Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2016 2 June 2016 14 June 2016 16 June 2016 16 June 2016 1 September 2016
Act No 11 The Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Act 2016 31 May 2016 21 June 2016 24 June 2016 25 June 2016 25 June 2016
Act No 12 The Supplementary Appropriation (2015) (No.2) Act 2016 7 June 2016 28 June 2016 29 June 2016 30 June 2016 30 June 2016
Act No 13 The Utility Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2016 7 June 2016 28 June 2016 29 June 2016 30 June 2016 30 June 2016
Act No 14 The Independent Police Complaints Commission Act 2016 28 June 2016 19 July 2016 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 9 April 2018
Act No 15 The Appropriation (2016-2017) Act 2016 29 July 2016 19 August 2016 19 August 2016 20 August 2016 20 August 2016
Act No 16 The Protection of Elderly Persons (Amendment) Act 2016 12 July 2016 19 August 2016 2 September 2016 3 September 2016 3 September 2016
Act No 17 The Public Officers' Protection (Amendment) Act 2016 12 July 2016 19 August 2016 2 September 2016 3 September 2016 3 September 2016
The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 31 August 2016 31 August 2016 7 September 2016 7 September 2016  * *
  The Reprint of Laws Act       29 September 2016 1 October 2016
Act No 19 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2016 16 August 2016 1 September 2016 9 September 2016 10 September 2016 3 November 2016
Act No 20 The Private Secondary School Authority (Amendment) Act 2016 16 August 2016 1 September 2016 9 September 2016 10 September 2016 1 October 2016
Act No 21 The Information and Communication Technologies (Amendment) Act 2016 15 November 2016 15 November 2016 17 November 2016 17 November 2016  ***
Act No 22 The Cooperatives Act 2016 15 November 2016 15 November 2016 25 November 2016 26 November 2016  02 May 2017
Act No 23 The Road Traffic (Amendment No.2) Act 2016 22 November 2016 22 November 2016 25 November 2016 26-Nov 2016  08-Dec 2016
Act No 24 The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2016 22 November 2016 29 November 2016 2 December 2016  03-Dec 2016  03-Jan-2017
Act No 25 The Police (Membership of Trade Union) Act 2016 29 November 2016 30 November 2016 2 December 2016  03-Dec 2016  09-Jan-2017
Act No 26 The Social Integration and Empowerment Act 2016 29 November 2016 6 December 2016 9 December 2016  10-Dec 2016  15-Dec–2016
Act No 27 The Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Act 2016 29 November 2016 14 December 2016 16 December 2016  17-Dec 2016  09-Jan-2017
Act No 28 The Constitution (Amendment) Act 2016 29 November 2016 14 December 2016 16 December 2016  17-Dec 2016 17 December 2016
Act No 29 The Rodrigues Regional Assembly (Amendment) Act 2016 6 December 2016 14 December 2016 16 December 2016  17-Dec 2016 28 December 2016
Act No 30 The Constitution (Amendment No.2) Act 2016 6 December 2016 14 December 2016 16 December 2016  17-Dec 2016  17-Dec 2016
Act No 31 The Construction Industry Development (Amendment) Act 2016 14 December 2016 15 December 2016 21 December 2016  22-Dec 2016  01 Mar 2017(except for section5) *****
Act No 32 The Additional Remuneration (2017) Act 2016 14 December 2016 15 December 2016 21 December 2016  22-Dec 2016  01-Jan 2017
Act No 33 The Non-Citizens (Property Restriction) (Amendment) Act 2016 14 December 2016 20 December 2016 21 December 2016  22-Dec 2016  22-Dec 2016
Act No 34 The Sugar Industry Efficiency (Amendment) Act 2016 20 December 2016 20 December 2016 23 December 2016  24-Dec 2016   ****
Act No 35 The Sports Act 2016 20 December 2016 21 December 2016 23 December 2016  24-Dec 2016  11-Jan-2017
* Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation

** (a) sections 3(f) to (h) and 29(e) of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 20 October 2016 ;(b) section 52(a) and (b)(i) to (iii) of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 shall come into operation on 1 November 2016; and (c) section 58(a) of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 have come into operation on 2 February 2017; Section 36 have come into operation on 15 November 2016; Section 14(c)(i) and (o) will come into 01 January 2019. Sections 26 14(c) (i) of the said act came into operation on 01 July 2017 and sections 14(o) came into operation on 01 January 2019

*** 15-Dec (except for Sections 5,6,7 & 11 which came into operation on 19 January 2017)

**** except for Sections 18(3)(i)(iii) and 18(3)(i)(v) which came into operation on 19 January 2017 and came into force on 01 January 2017 ***** Section 5 (a) of the said act came into operation on 01 April 2019

Acts 2015

​​ Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2015
Sixth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Finance and Audit (Amendment) Act 2015 03-March 05-March 05-March 05-March  *
Act No 02 The Construction Industry Development Board (Amendment) Act 2015 14 -March 20-March 25-March 26-March IV*
Act No 03 The Local Government (Amendment) Act 2015 07 -April 07 -April 07 -April 09 -April 07 -April
Act No 04 The Appropriation (2015) Act 2015 23 -March 24 -April 24 -April 25 -March 25 -March
Act No 05 The Appropriation (2015-2016) Act 2015 23 -March 24 -April 24 -April 25 -April 25 -April
Act No 06 The Insurance (Amendment) Act 2015 28 -April 28 -April 29 -April 29 -April 29 -April
Act No 07 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2015 24 -April 05-May 07-May 07-May 27-July
Act No 08 The Supplementary Appropriation (2013) Act 2015 28 -April 13 -May 14 -May 14 -May 14 -May
Act No 09 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 05 -May 13 -May 14 -May 14 -May **
 Act No 10  The Employment Rights (Amendment) Act 2015 28 -April 13 -May 14 -May 14 -May 21 May
 Act No 11  The Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency Act 2015  01 -Sept  29 -Sept 02-Oct 03-Oct 26 Dec
 Act No 12  The Roads (Amendment) Act 2015 01 -Sept 13 -October 16 -October 17 -October 17 Sept
 Act No 13  The Pharmacy Council Act 2015  01 -Sept  13-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct  ***
 Act No 14  The Native Terrestrial Biodiversity & National Parks Act 2015 13 -Oct 20 -Oct 23 -Oct 24 -Oct 01 -Nov
 Act No 15 The Arabic-Speaking Union (Amendment) Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct 31 -Oct  31 -Oct
 Act No 16 The Bhojpuri-Speaking Union (Amendment) Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct 31 -Oct 
 Act No 17 The Chinese-Speaking Union (Amendment) Act 2015 20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct 31 -Oct   31 -Oct
 Act No 18 The Creole-Speaking Union (Amendment) Act 2015 20 -Oct  27 -Oct 30 -Oct 31 -Oct   31 -Oct
 Act No 19 The Sanskrit-Speaking Union (Amendment) Act 2015 20 -Oct  27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct 31 -Oct 
 Act No 20 The English-Speaking Union Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct 31 -Oct   *
Act No 21 The Hindi-Speaking Union Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct 17- Dec
 Act No 22 The Marathi-Speaking Union Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct  17- Dec
Act No 23 The Tamil-Speaking Union Act 2015 20 -Oct  27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct  17- Dec
 Act No 24 The Telegu-Speaking Union Act 2015  20 -Oct 27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct  17- Dec
Act No 25 The Urdu-Speaking Union Act 2015 20 -Oct  27 -Oct 30 -Oct  31 -Oct  17- Dec
 Act No 26 The National Flag Act 2015  06 -Oct 03 -Nov 06 -Nov 07 -Nov  15- April 2016
Act No 27 The Supplementary Appropriation (2014) Act 2015 20 -Oct  03 -Nov 06 -Nov  07 -Nov  07 -Nov
 Act No 28  The Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2015  15 -Sept  17 -Nov  20 -Nov   21 -Nov  01 -Jan 2016
Act No 29 The Asset Recovery (Amendment) Act 2015 27 -Oct 24 -Nov 27 -Nov 28 -Nov 26-Jan-2016
 Act No 30  The Constitution (Amendment) Act 2015 27 -Oct 02 -Dec 07 -Dec 10 -Dec 10 -Dec
Act No 31 The Good Governance and Integrity Reporting Act 2015 27 -Oct 03 -Dec 09 -Dec 10 -Dec 01 -Jan-2016
 Act No 32  The Captive Insurance Act 2015 11 -Dec 11 -Dec 17 -Dec 17 -Dec 29-Jan-2016
Act No 33 The Additional Remuneration (2016) Act 2015 11 -Dec 11 -Dec 17 -Dec 17 -Dec 01 -Jan-2016
*  Denotes that the Act will come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation
**  Section 43(a) to (m) on15.08.15 and Section 43(n) on 01.07.15 Section 38(b) on 23.10.15 Section 37(a) & (b)(ii) on 01 Dec 2015 Section 15, 27, 30, 40, 44(a)to(C), (e)(ii) & (f) to (j), 45, 51(g) & 52 come into force on 02 July 2015 Section 6(a) to (c) & (e) to (g), 8, 12(n) to (r), 23(e) & 38(a), (c) & (d) come into force on 15 February 2016 Section 12(b) & (t ), 17(f), 21(k) & (l), 24(t), (zc) in so far as it relates to Sections 123A, (ze), (zf), (zj) & (zm), 35(c), 53(i), (j) & (p) on 01 June 2016 Section 53(h) in so far as it relates to Part VIA and (x) come into force on 01 July 2016​ 
***  Parts IV to VIII – 01 Nov 2017 Sections 1 to 16 – 01 January 2016​
IV*   Sections 18 to 25 on 01 August 2014

Acts 2014

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2014
Fifth National Assembly
Second Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 01 The Mauritius Research Council (Amendment) Act 2014  25 -March 08 -April 14 -April 19 -April 01 -Sept – 2014 (Sect 8)
Act No 02 The Copyright Act 2014   01 -April 21 -April 24 -April 31 – July
Act No 03 The Constitution (Declaration of Community) (Temporary Provisions) Act 2014  04 -July 11-July 14 -July 17 -July 17 -July
Act No 04 The Professional Land Surveyors' Council Act 2014  22 -July 22-July 01 -August 02 -August Secs 1 to 17,41,45,51 and 52- 03 Jan 2018
Act No 05 The Mauritius Cane Industry Authority (Amendment) Act 2014 22 -July 22-July 01 -August 02 -August 11 -Sept- 2012 (Secs 12(a),(b) & 13(1))20-Aug-2014 (Secs 1 to 11, 13(2), (3) & 14)
Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2014
Sixth National Assembly
First Session
Act No 06 The Additional Remuneration (2015) Act 2014 22 -Dec 22 -Dec 22 -Dec     23 -Dec 01 -Jan-2015

Acts 2013

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2013
Fifth National Assembly
Second Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 1 The Banking (Amendment) Act 2013 9-Apr 9-Apr 17-Apr 18-Apr 18-Apr
  Act0113_Amendments          
  Act0113_Debates          
Act No2 "The Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Temporary Provisions) Act 2013" 9-Apr 16-Apr 25-Apr 25-Apr 30-Apr
  Act0213_Debates          
Act No 3 The Natural Agricultural Products Regulatory Office Act 2013 26-Mar 16-Apr 3-May 4-May 26-Nov-13
  Act0313_Amendments          
  Act0313_Debates          
Act No 4 The Fashion and Design Institute (Amendment) Act 2013 23-Apr 23-Apr 3-May 4-May  
  Act0413_Debates          
Act No 5 The Employment Relations (Amendment) Act 2013 11-Dec-12 9-Apr 6-May 9-May 11-June 2013(except for sec 23)
  Act0513_Amendments          
  Act0513_Debates          
Act No 6 The Employment Rights (Amendment) Act 2013 11-Dec-12 9-Apr 6-May 9-May 11-June 2013(  secs 1 to 7, 8A to 26, 27(a) to (c), e and 28 to 40)
  Act0613_Amendments          
   Act0613_Debates.pdf          
Act No 7 The Professional Quantity Surveyors' Council Act 2013  07-May 7-May 17-May 18-May​ I*
  Act0713_Debates          
Act No 8 The International Arbitration (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 7-May 14-May 24-May 25-May 1-Jun
  Act0813_Debates          
Act No 9 The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 2013 19-Jun-12 21-May 24-May 25-May  25-May
  Act0913_Amendments          
  Act0913_Debates          
Act No 10   The Seeds Act 2013 21-May 28-May 7-Jun 8-Jun **
Legacy:
I* – Denotes that the Act Sections 24 & 25 has come into force on 01 August 2014
** secs 4,5,6 and 33 – 8 Jan 2018. sections 1 to 3, 7 to 20, 25 to 32 and 34 – shall come into operation on 2 September 2024

Acts 2012

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2012
Fifth National Assembly
Second Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 1 of 2012 The Sugar Insurance Fund (Amendment) Act 2012 08-May-12 08-May-12 11-May-12 12-May-12 *
Act No 2 of 2012 The Sugar Industry Efficiency (Amendment) Act 2012 08-May-12 08-May-12 11-May-12 11-May-12 23-May-12
Act No 3 of 2012 The Chagossian Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act 2012 15-May-12 29-May-12 31-May-12 02-Jun-12  
Act No 4 of 2012 The Université Des Mascareignes Act 2012 08-May-12 15-May-12 28-May-12 02-Jun-12 06-Sep-12
Act No 5 of 2012 The Environment and Land Use Appeal Tribunal Act 2012 05-May-12 22-May-12 28-May-12 02-Jun-12    01-Oct-2012
Act No 6 of 2012 The Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act 2012 15-May-12 29-May-12 08-Jun-12 09-Jun-12 18-Jun-12
Act No 7 of 2012 The Mauritius Family Planning And Welfare Association 22-May-12 05-Jun-12 08-Jun-12 09-Jun-12  
(Temporary Provisions) Act 2012
Act No 8 of 2012 The Foundations Act 2012 29-May-12 05-Jun-12 15-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 01-Jul-12
Act No 9 of 2012 The Building Control Act 2012 05-Jun-12 12-Jun-12 15-Jun-12 16-Jun-12    15-March-2013
Act No 10 of 2012 The Licensing Of Recruiting Agents For Overseas 05-Jun-12 19-Jun-12 22-Jun-12 23-Jun-12  
Educational And Training Institutions
(Amendment) Act 2012
Act No 11 of 2012 The Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2012 15-May-12 12-Jun-12 19-Jun-12 23-Jun-12 15-Oct-12
Act No 12 of 2012 The Consumer Protection (Price And Supplies Control) (Amendment) Act 2012 12-Jun-12 19-Jun-12 22-Jun-12 23-Jun-12  
Act No 13 of 2012 The Legal Aid (Amendment) Act 2012 15-May-12 26-Jun-12 29-Jun-12 30-Jun-12 05-Nov-12
(Secs 1 to 7 and 9 to 17)
Act No 14 of 2012 The Training and Employment of Disabled Persons (Amendment) Act 2012 26-Jun-12 03-Jul-12 09-Jul-12 14-Jul-12 01-Sep-12
Act No 15 of 2012 The Private Pension Schemes Act 2012 03-Jul-12 10-Jul-12 19-Jul-12 21-Jul-12 01-Nov-12
Act No 16 of 2012 The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) 17-Jul-12 24-Jul-12 27-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 *
Act 2012
Act No 17 of 2012 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2012 10-Jul-12 17-Jul-12 27-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 10-May-13
Act No 18 of 2012 The Certificate Of Character Act 2012 10-Jul-12 17-Jul-12 27-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 10-Oct-2012 (Secs 1,2,3,4(1) to (5) & 5-12
Act No 19 of 2012 The Protection Of Human Rights (Amendment) Act 2012 17-Jul-12 24-Jul-12 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 01-Jul-13
Act No 20 of 2012 The Police Complaints Act 2012 17-Jul-12 24-Jul-12 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 01-Jul-13
Act No 21 of 2012 The National Preventive Mechanism Act 2012 17-Jul-12 24-Jul-12 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 01-Jul-13
Act No 22 of 2012 The Supplementary Appropriation (2011) Act 2012 17-Jul-12 27-Jul-12 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 *
Act No 23 of 2012 The Affidavits Of Prescription Act 23-Oct-12 23-Oct-12 26-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 *Note that the Act is in force since 23/10/12
(Suspension Of Certain Provisions) 2012
Act No 24 of 2012 The Asset Recovery (Amendment) Act 2012 23-Oct-12 30-Oct-12 08-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 *
Act No 25 of 2012 The Appropriation (2013) Act 2012 09-Nov-12 11-Dec-12 17-Dec-12 17-Dec-12 17-Dec-12
Act No 26 of 2012 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 11-Dec-12 18-Dec-12 21-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 III*
Act No 27 of 2012 The Economic And Financial Measures 11-Dec-12 18-Dec-12 21-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 See section 32
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012
Act No 28 of 2012 The Additional Remuneration (2013) Act 2012 11-Dec-12 11-Dec-12 21-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 01-Jan-13
Act No 29 of 2012 The Manufacturing Sector Workers Welfare Fund Act 2012 30-Oct-12 11-Dec-12 21-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 01-Mar-2014​

Acts 2011

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2011
Fifth National Assembly
First Session
Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in Proclaimed
Act No 1 of 2011 The Code Civil Mauricien (Amendment) Act 2011 17 August 2010 22 March 2011 25 April 2011 25 April 2011 *-
Act No 2 of 2011 The Divorce And Judicial Separation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 22 March 2011 22 March 2011 25 April 2011 25 April 2011 15 May 2011
Act No 3 of 2011 The Energy Efficiency Act 2011 22 March 2011 29 March 2011 29 April 2011 30 April 2011 18-Nov-11 (Section 1-8)
Act No 4 of 2011 The Revision of Laws (Amendment) Act 2011 29 March 2011 5 April 2011 29 April 2011 29 April 2011 *-
Act No 5 of 2011 The Court Ushers (Amendment) Act 2011 5 April 2011 12 April 2011 29 April 2011 29 April 2011 10 October 2011
Act No 6 of 2011 The Courts (Amendment) Act 2011 5 April 2011 12 April 2011 29 April 2011 29 April 2011 *-
Act No 7 of 2011 The Professional Architects' Council Act 2011 12 April 2011 19 April 2011 13 May 2011 14 May 2011 01 March 2012 1 September 2011 ( Part I, Secs 3,4,(f) & (m), 5 & 6 of Part II & Secs 32-36 of Part XI)
Act No 8 of 2011 The Clinical Trials Act 2011 9 December 2010 19 April 2011 13 May 2011 14 May 2011 24-Sept-2011 (sec 4 (a)-(e) & ( g)-(l), Part III-X & Secs 31 of Part XI)
Act No 9 of 2011 The Asset Recovery Act 2011 29 March 2011 5 April 2011 13 May 2011 14 May 2011 1 February 2012
Act No 10 of 2011 The Ilois Welfare Fund( Amendment) Act 2011 19 April 2011 10 May 2011 20 May 2011 21 May 2011 *-
Act No 11 of 2011 The Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund( Amdt) Act 2011 10 May 2011 24 May 2011 3 June 2011 4 June 2011 10 June 2011
Act No 12 of 2011 The Senior Citizens Council (Amdt) Act 2011 24 May 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 *-
Act No 13 of 2011 The Arabic-Speaking Union Act 2011 20 July 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 1 April 2013
Act No 14 of 2011 The Bhojpuri-Speaking Union Act 2011 20 July 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 1 April 2013
Act No 15 of 2011 The Chinese-Speaking Union Act 2011 19 April 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 1 April 2013
Act No 16 of 2011 The Creole-Speaking Union Act 2011 20 July 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 1 April 2013
Act No 17 of 2011 The Sanskrit-Speaking Union Act 2011 20 July 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 1 April 2013
Act No 18 of 2011 The Preliminary Inquiry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 24 May 2011 14 June 2011 6 July 2011 9 July 2011 *-
Act No 19 of 2011 The Excise (Amendment) Act 2011 12 July 2011 12 July 2011 13 July 2011 13 July 2011 31 August 2011 : Section 3(a), 4(b), 20 & 28

11 November 2011 : Section 2, 7, 14, 23, 25(c) to (f) & 30(a) to (f)
Act No 20 of 2011 The Economic And Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 5 July 2011 12 July 2011 15 July 2011 16 July 2011 01 March 2014 : Section 12

26 May 2014 : Section 19
Act No 21 of 2011 The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2011 21 June 2011 28 June 2011 15 July 2011 16 July 2011 1 November 2011
Act No 22 of 2011 The Cadastral Survey Act 2011 21 June 2011 5 July 2011 15 July 2011 16 July 2011 01-Jan-12 (Secs 1,2 & 3(1),(2)(a),3 of Part I, 5 of Part II, 6 & 7 (3) of Part III& 19(1)(a), (b),(c),(e),(f),(2),(3),(21),(22)(4)(a) & 23 of Part IV)
Act No 23 of 2011 The Consumer Protection (Price And Supplies Control) (Amendment) Act 2011 14 June 2011 28 June 2011 15 July 2011 16 July 2011 7 October 2011
Act No 24 of 2011 The Civil Status (Amendment) Act 2011 12 July 2011 19 July 2011 26 July 2011 30 July 2011 see section 5 of the Act 15-Sept-2011 (Secs 1,2,2A,5,6,7,7A & 8)
Act No 25 of 2011 The Protection From Domestic Violence (Amendment) (Amendment) Act 2011 12 July 2011 19 July 2011 26 July 2011 30 July 2011 26-Sept-2011 (Secs 3,4,4A & 4B)
Act No 26 of 2011 The Institute For Judicial And Legal Studies Act 2011 17 May 2011 19 July 2011 26 July 2011 30 July 2011 1 October 2011
Act No 27 of 2011 The International Criminal Court Act 2011 22 March 2011 21 June 2011 26 July 2011 30 July 2011 15 January 2012
Act No 28 of 2011 The Limited Partnerships Act 2011 19 July 2011 18 October 2011 11 November 2011 12 November 2011 15 December 2011
Act No 29 of 2011 The Supplementary Appropriation (2010) Act 2011 18 October 2011 8 November 2011 11 November 2011 12 November 2011 *-
Act No 30 of 2011 The Law Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2011 17 May 2011 18 October 2011 11 November 2011 12 November 2011 3 September 2012
Act No 31 of 2011 The Equal Opportunities (Amendment) Act 2011 18 October 2011 29 November 2011 9 December 2011 10 December 2011 31 December 2011
Act No 32 of 2011 The Appropriation (2012) Act 2011 4 November 2011 6 December 2011 9 December 2011 10 December 2011
Act No 33 of 2011 The Education (Amendment) Act 2011 18 October 2011 29 November 2011 9 December 2011 10 December 2011 15-Mar-2012 : (Secs 1,2,3,4,5(a), (b) in so ar as it relates to section 37A(1)(a) of the Education Act, (c), 7 & 8)
Act No 34 of 2011 The Bail (Amendment) Act 2011 15 November 2011 29 November 2011 9 December 2011 10 December 2011 01-Jan-2012 (Sections 9-14)
Act No 35 of 2011 The Constitution (Amendment) Act 2011 6 December 2011 6 December 2011 12 December 2011 12 December 2011  
Act No 36 of 2011 The Local Government Act 2011 6 December 2011 7 December 2011 12 December 2011 12 December 2011 15 December 2011
Act No 37 of 2011 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 6 December 2011 13 December 2011 15 December 2011 15 December 2011 01 Febuary 2012: (Secion 2) 

02 April 2012: Section 8, 18(a) & 2
Act No 38 of 2011 The Economic And Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Act 2011 6 December 2011 13 December 2011 15 December 2011 15 December 2011 19 May 2014: Section 7(a)
Act No 39 of 2011 The Piracy And Maritime Violence Act 2011 29 November 2011 13 December 2011 15 December 2011 17 December 2011 1 June 2012
Act No 40 of 2011 The Mauritius Cane Industry Authority Act 2011 6 December 2011 13 December 2011 15 December 2011 17 December 2011 19 March 2012
Act No 41 of 2011 The Additional Remuneration (2012) Act 2011 6 December 2011 13 December 2011 15 December 2011 17 December 2011  
Legend:
*- Denotes that the Act has come into force on the gazetted date

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Acts 2010

Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted for year 2010
Fifth National Assembly
First Session Second Half
Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date in force
Act No 11 of 2010 The Additional Remuneration (2011) Act 2010 14-Dec-2010 14-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010
Act No 10 of 2010 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 14-Dec-2010 17-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010
Act No 9 of 2010 The Appropriation (2011) Act 2010 19-Nov-2010 14-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010 24-Dec-2010
Act No 8 of 2010 The Local Government (Amendment) Act 2010 03-Dec-2010 09-Dec-2010 10-Dec-2010 10-Dec-2010
Act No 7 of 2010 The Supplementary Appropriation (2009) Act 06-July-2010 27-July-10 13-Aug-10 14-Aug-10
Act No 6 of 2010 The Supplementary Appropriation (2008 – 2009) (No. 2) Act 06-July-2010 27-July-10 13-Aug-10 14-Aug-10
Act No 5 of 2010 The Sugar Cane Planters Trust (Repeal) Act 06-July-2010 13-July-10 23-July-10 24-July-10 *-
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Act No 4 of 2010 The Mauritius Blood Service Act 24-November-09 23-March-10 16-April-10 17-April-10
Act No 3 of 2010 The Food and Agricultural Research Council (Amendment) Act 10-November-09 30-March-10 16-April-10 17-April-10 27-August-10
Act No 2 of 2010 The Open University of Mauritius Act 10-November-09 23-March-10 16-April-10 17-April-10 12-July-12
Act No 1 of 2010 The Trade (Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures) Act 27-October-09 30-March-10 16-April-10 17-April-10 01-July-10
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Acts 2009

​Acts as passed by Parliament and Gazetted
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Acts Date Introduced Date Passed Date Assented Date Gazetted Date Proclaimed
Act No 22 of 2009 The Additional Remuneration (No. 2) Act 2009 18-Dec-09 18-Dec-09 22-Dec-09 24-Dec-09
Act No 21 of 2009 The Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 2009 01-Dec-09 18-Dec-09 22-Dec-09 24-Dec-09
Act No 20 of 2009 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2 ) Act 2009 18-Dec-09 18-Dec-09 19-Dec-09 19-Dec-09 16 September 2013
Act No 19 of 2009 The Appropriation (2010) Act 2009 18-Nov-09 18-Dec-09 19-Dec-09 19-Dec-09
Act No 18 of 2009 The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Act 2009 20-Oct-09 10-Nov-09 17-Nov-09 21-Nov-09 29-Jan-10
Act No 17 of 2009 The Mauritius Land Transport Authority Act 2009 22-June-09 27-Oct-09 30-Oct-09 31-Oct-09 15 December 2013
Act No 16 of 2009 The Notaries (Amendment)Act 2009 22-June-09 21-July-09 21-August-09 22-August-09 07-Dec-09
Act No 15 of 2009 The DNA Identification Act 2009 16-June-09 21-July-09 21-August-09 22-August-09 25-Feb-10
Act No 14 of 2009 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 14-July-09 21-July-09 30-July-09 30-July-09 #
Act No 13 of 2009 The Additional Remuneration Act 2009(2008-2009) Act 2009 30-June-09 07-July-09 10-July-09 11-July-09 **
Act No 12 of 2009 The Mauritius Institute 0f Training And Development act 2009 26-May-09 16-June-09 03-July-09 04-July-09 16-Nov-09
Act No 11 of 2009 The Probation of Offenders (Amendment) Act 2009 12-May-09 16-June-09 03-July-09 04-July-09 01-Oct-10
Act No 10 of 2009 The Supplementary Appropriation (2008 – 2009) Act 2009 01-June-09 16-June-09 18-June-09 20-June-09 *-
Act No9 of 2009 The Appropriation (2009) Act 2009 22-May-09 05-June-09 16-June-09 18-June-09 *-
Act No 8 of 2009 The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2009 21-April-09 28-April-09 15-May-09 16-May-09 15-July 09
Act No 7 of 2009 The Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Act 2009 21-April-09 28-April-09 15-May-09 16-May-09 15-July-09
Act No 6 of 2009 The Hindi Pracharini Sabha (Amendment) Act 2009 21-April-09 28-April-09 15-May-09 16-May-09 15-July-09
Act No 5 of 2009 The Community Service Order (Amendment ) Act 2009 28-April-09 12-May-09 15-May-09 16-May-09 01-August-09
Act No 4 of 2009 The Centre De Lecture Publique Et D’animation Culturelle Act 2009 31-March-09 21-April-09 08-May-09 09-May-09 01-July-09
Act No 3 of 2009 The Insolvency Act 2009 16-Dec-08 31-March-09 08-May-09 09-May-09 (Parts I -V, VII-IX) – 01-June-09Part VI   shall be deemed to have come into operation on 25 July 2019
Act No 2 of 2009 The Combating Of Trafficking In Persons Act 2009 14-April-09 21-April-09 08-May-09 09-May-09 30-July-09
Act No 1 of 2009 The Additional Stimulus Package (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 31-March-09 15-April-09 16-April-09 16-April-09 22-May-09(Sections 2,9 & 16)
Legend:
# See Section 49 of the Act
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** This Act has come into force on 1st July 2009
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