Mauritius Independence Act 1968

SCHEDULES

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1U.K. Legislative Powers of Mauritius

1U.K.The M1Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 shall not apply to any law made on or after the appointed day by the legislature of Mauritius.

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2U.K.No law and no provision of any law made on or after the appointed day by that legislature shall be void or inoperative on the ground that it is repugnant to the law of England, or to the provisions of any Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, including this Act, or to any order, rule or regulation made under any such Act, and accordingly the powers of that legislature shall include the power to repeal or amend any such Act, order, rule or regulation in so far as it is part of the law of Mauritius.

3U.K.The legislature of Mauritius shall have full power to make laws having extra-territorial operation.

4U.K.Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this Schedule—

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(b)section 4 of the M2Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 (which requires certain laws to be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure or to contain a suspending clause) and so much of section 7 of that Act as requires the approval of Her Majesty in Council to any rules of court for regulating the practice and procedure of a Colonial Court of Admiralty shall cease to have effect in Mauritius.

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Section 4.

SCHEDULE 2U.K. Amendments not Affecting the Law of Mauritius

Diplomatic immunitiesU.K.

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2 U.K.In section 1(6) of the M3Diplomatic Immunities (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act 1952, before the word “and” in the last place where it occurs there shall be inserted the word “Mauritius”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, is in the form in which was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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FinancialU.K.

4U.K.In section 2(4) of the M4Import Duties Act 1958, before the words “together with” there shall be inserted the word “Mauritius”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2The text of Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, is in the form in which was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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Visiting forcesU.K.

5U.K.In the M5Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933, section 4 (attachment and mutual powers of command) shall apply in relation to forces raised in Mauritius as it applies to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the M6Statute of Westminster 1931.

6U.K.In the M7Visiting Forces Act 1952—

(a)in paragraph (a) of section 1(1) (countries to which that Act applies) at the end there shall be added the words “ Mauritius or”;

(b)in section 10(1)(a), the expression “colony” shall not include Mauritius;

and, until express provision with respect to Mauritius is made by an Order in Council under section 8 of that Act (application to visiting forces of law relating to home forces), any such Order for the time being in force shall be deemed to apply to visiting forces of Mauritius.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3The text of Para. 6(a) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which have been made prior to 1.2.1991

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Ships and aircraftU.K.

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10U.K.In the M8Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934, the expression “British ship to which this Act applies” shall not include a British ship registered in Mauritius.

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Commonwealth InstituteU.K.

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F8Sch. 2 para. 12 repealed (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. 39, ss. 3, 4(2), Sch. 3