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Constitution of Mauritius. Last amended date: 2016. Date of original text: 1968.



Member of:

African Union (AU)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

South Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)

Southern African Development Community (SADC)


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Agricultural and rural development


Policies

AREA:AG AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC159356] Mauritius: Strategic Plan for the Food Crop, Livestock and Forestry Sectors (2016-2020). Date of text: January 2016.

[LEX-FAOC158752] Mauritius: Sustainable Diversified Agri-Food Strategy for Mauritius 2008-2015. Date of text: July 2008.



Legislation

AREA:AG AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC129852] Mauritius: Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute Act 2013 (No. 21 of 2013). Date of text: 31 October 2013.

[LEX-FAOC009724] Mauritius: Sugar Industry Efficiency Act. Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 1988.

[LEX-FAOC009838] Mauritius: Sugar Sector Package Deal Act (Act No. 2 of 1 April 1985). Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 1 April 1985.

[LEX-FAOC067414] Mauritius: Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources Act. Last amended date: 2002. Date of original text: 18 June 1977.

[LEX-FAOC009816] Mauritius: Mauritius Agricultural Marketing Act (Act RL 3/549 of 23 December 1963). Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 12 December 1963.

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Climate change


Policies

AREA:CL AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC216390] Mauritius: Update of the Nationally Determined Contribution of the Republic of Mauritius. Date of text: 1 October 2021.

[LEX-FAOC187122] Mauritius: Intended Nationally Determined Contribution for the Republic of Mauritius. Date of text: 28 September 2015.

[LEX-FAOC199833] Mauritius: National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework 2012. Date of text: December 2012.



Legislation

AREA:CL AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC204415] Mauritius: Climate Change Act (No. 11 of 2020). Date of text: 27 November 2020.

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Cultivated plants



Legislation

AREA:PL AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC182259] Mauritius: Use of Pesticides Act 2018 (No. 8 of 2018). Date of text: 19 July 2018.

[LEX-FAOC126343] Mauritius: Seeds Act, 2013 (No. 10 of 2013). Date of text: 7 June 2013.

[LEX-FAOC074277] Mauritius: Plant Protection Act (Act No. 10 of 2006). Date of text: 1 November 2006.

[LEX-FAOC009844] Mauritius: Chemical Fertilizers Control Act. Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 1980.

[LEX-FAOC116806] Mauritius: Mauritius Cane Industry Authority Act 2011 (No. 40 of 2011). Date of text: 15 December 2011.

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Disaster risk management



Legislation

AREA:DI AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC160988] Mauritius: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2016 (No. 2 of 2016). Date of text: 16 April 2016.

[LEX-FAOC194897] Mauritius: Public Health Act (Cap. 277). Last amended date: 23 December 2006. Date of original text: 31 December 1925.

[LEX-FAOC223967] Mauritius: Mauritius Meteorological Services Act 2019 (No. 22 of 2019). Date of text: 2 October 2019.

[LEX-FAOC194896] Mauritius: Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (GN No. 58 of 2020). Date of text: 20 March 2020.

[LEX-FAOC161253] Mauritius: Sugar Insurance Fund (Prescribed Area and Prescribed Percentage of Total Insurable Sugar) Regulations 2015 (GN No. 143 of 2015). Date of text: 14 July 2015.

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Environment


Policies

AREA:EN AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC171196] Mauritius: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2017 – 2025. Date of text: May 2017.

[LEX-FAOC159334] Mauritius: National Environment Policy (NEP). Date of text: 2007.

[LEX-FAOC218035] Mauritius: National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants. Date of text: June 2005.



Legislation

AREA:EN AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC047831] Mauritius: Environment Protection Act 2002 (No. 19 of 2002). Last amended date: 9 September 2022. Date of original text: 11 July 2002.

[LEX-FAOC220114] Mauritius: The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act, no. 3 of 2023. Date of text: 20 April 2023.

[LEX-FAOC210092] Mauritius: The National Environment Cleaning Authority Act 2022 (No. 7 of 2022). Date of text: 26 May 2022.

[LEX-FAOC204439] Mauritius: Local Government (Amendment) Act 2021 (Act No. 5 of 2021). Date of text: 27 May 2021.

[LEX-FAOC184799] Mauritius: Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security Act 2018 (No. 16 of 2018). Date of text: 16 November 2018.

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Fisheries


Policies

AREA:FI AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC165160] Mauritius: National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Date of text: 2010.



Legislation

AREA:FI AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC222957] Mauritius: The Fisheries Act 2023. Date of text: 17 November 2023.

[LEX-FAOC160780] Mauritius: Fishermen Welfare Fund Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000). Date of text: 11 August 2000.

[LEX-FAOC207656] Mauritius: National Coast Guard Act 1988 (Act No. 42 of 1988) as amended by Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 2007 (Act No. 27 of 2007). Last amended date: 8 May 2008. Date of original text: 24 December 1988.

[LEX-FAOC160793] Mauritius: Shooting and Fishing Leases Ordinance, 1966 (No. 9 of 1966). Last amended date: 1991. Date of original text: 12 May 1966.

[LEX-FAOC223308] Mauritius: Fisheries (Fishing of Sea Cucumbers) Regulations, Government Notice no. 189 of 2023. Date of text: 26 December 2023.

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Food and nutrition


Policies

AREA:FD AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC163394] Mauritius: Food Security Strategic Plan. Date of text: 2013.

[LEX-FAOC158484] Mauritius: National Plan of Action For Nutrition 2009-2010. Date of text: June 2009.

[LEX-FAOC158752] Mauritius: Sustainable Diversified Agri-Food Strategy for Mauritius 2008-2015. Date of text: July 2008.



Legislation

AREA:FD AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC210955] Mauritius: Food Act 2022 (Act No. 12 of 2022). Date of text: 6 July 2022.

[LEX-FAOC028945] Mauritius: Food Regulations 1999. Last amended date: 2010. Date of original text: 1999.

[LEX-FAOC215773] Mauritius: The Mauritius Food Standards Agency Act, no. 16 of 2022. Date of text: 31 October 2022.

[LEX-FAOC124165] Mauritius: National Agricultural Products Regulatory Office Act 2013 (No. 3 of 2013). Date of text: 3 May 2013.

[LEX-FAOC068103] Mauritius: Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) Act 1998 (No. 12 of 1998). Date of text: 18 April 1998.

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Forestry


Policies

AREA:FO AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC159356] Mauritius: Strategic Plan for the Food Crop, Livestock and Forestry Sectors (2016-2020). Date of text: January 2016.

[LEX-FAOC163902] Mauritius: National Forestry Policy. Date of text: 14 April 2006.



Legislation

AREA:FO AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC003284] Mauritius: Forests and Reserves Act 1983 (Act No. 41). Date of text: 11 November 1983.

[LEX-FAOC061981] Mauritius: Forests and Reserves (Amendment) Act 2003 (Act No. 7 of 2003). Date of text: 13 May 2003.

[LEX-FAOC003286] Mauritius: Forests and Reserves (Amendment) Act 1986 (Act No. 1). Date of text: 21 March 1986.

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Gender



Legislation

AREA:GD AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC160991] Mauritius: National Women’s Council Act 2016 (No. 5 of 2016). Date of text: 6 May 2016.

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Land and soil



Legislation

AREA:LA AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC224602] Mauritius: The Code Civil Mauricien (Amendment) Act 2018, Act No. 15 of 2018. Date of text: 9 November 2018.

[LEX-FAOC166412] Mauritius: Planning and Development Act 2004. Last amended date: 1 July 2009. Date of original text: 27 September 2004.

[LEX-FAOC009459] Mauritius: Survey of Lands Act, 1972 (Act No. 44 of 1972). Date of text: 27 December 1972.

[LEX-FAOC183179] Mauritius: Acquisitive Prescription Act 2018 (No. 13 of 2018). Date of text: 1 November 2018.

[LEX-FAOC139594] Mauritius: Professional Land Surveyors’ Council Act 2014 (No. 4 of 2014). Date of text: 1 August 2014.

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Livestock


Policies

AREA:AN AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC171515] Mauritius: National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2021. Date of text: April 2017.



Legislation

AREA:AN AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC126316] Mauritius: Animal Welfare Act 2013 (No. 19 of 2013). Date of text: 17 July 2013.

[LEX-FAOC009736] Mauritius: Animal Feed Control Act. Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 21 January 1978.

[LEX-FAOC009735] Mauritius: Animal Diseases Act. Last amended date: 2004. Date of original text: 15 April 1925.

[LEX-FAOC204441] Mauritius: Veterinary Council Act 2020 (Act No. 12 of 2020). Date of text: 11 December 2020.

[LEX-FAOC126313] Mauritius: Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Temporary Provisions) Act 2013 (No. 2 of 2013). Date of text: 25 April 2013.

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Sea


Policies

AREA:SE AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC224355] Mauritius: Policy for Blue Economy in Mauritius. Date of text: December 2023.



Legislation

AREA:SE AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC062130] Mauritius: Maritime Zones Act 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005). Date of text: 28 February 2005.

[LEX-FAOC210091] Mauritius: Beach Authority (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 8 of 2022). Date of text: 26 May 2022.

[LEX-FAOC116807] Mauritius: Piracy and Maritime Violence Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011). Date of text: 15 December 2011.

[LEX-FAOC094271] Mauritius: Merchant Shipping Act 2007 (No. 26 of 2007). Date of text: 26 December 2007.

[LEX-FAOC052589] Mauritius: Beach Authority Act 2002 (No. 7 of 2002). Date of text: 11 April 2002.

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Social protection



Legislation

AREA:SO AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC160780] Mauritius: Fishermen Welfare Fund Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000). Date of text: 11 August 2000.

[LEX-FAOC160786] Mauritius: Contributory Scheme for Bank Fishermen Regulations 2006 (G.N. 104/2006). Date of text: 15 August 2006.

[LEX-FAOC194901] Mauritius: Finance and Audit (COVID-19 Solidarity Fund) Regulations 2020 (GN No. 71 of 2020). Date of text: 26 March 2020.

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Water


Policies

AREA:WA AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC194845] Mauritius: National Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Plan. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC194172] Mauritius: National Water Policy of 2014. Date of text: July 2014.



Legislation

AREA:WA AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC004944] Mauritius: Irrigation Authority Act. Last amended date: 1990. Date of original text: 1979.

[LEX-FAOC143550] Mauritius: Ground Water Act 1969. Last amended date: 1991. Date of original text: 1969.

[LEX-FAOC171894] Mauritius: Land Drainage Authority Act 2017 (No. 1 of 2017). Date of text: 28 April 2017.

[LEX-FAOC082534] Mauritius: Utility Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 27 of 2008). Date of text: 4 August 2008.

[LEX-FAOC062126] Mauritius: Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal Act 2005 (No. 4 of 2005). Date of text: 18 March 2005.

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Wild species and ecosystems


Policies

AREA:WB AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC171196] Mauritius: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2017 – 2025. Date of text: May 2017.

[LEX-FAOC199835] Mauritius: National Invasive Alien Species Strategy 2008-2017. Date of text: January 2008.

[LEX-FAOC158593] Mauritius: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the Republic of Mauritius. Date of text: 2006.



Legislation

AREA:WB AND CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC161113] Mauritius: Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 (No. 14 of 2015). Date of text: 23 October 2015.

[LEX-FAOC215992] Mauritius: CITES and Wildlife (Prescribed Species) Regulations, Government Notice no. 244 of 2022. Date of text: 16 August 2022.

[LEX-FAOC061973] Mauritius: Le Morne Heritage Trust Fund Act 2004 (No. 10 of 2004). Date of text: 4 May 2004.

[LEX-FAOC061983] Mauritius: National Heritage Fund Act 2003 (No. 40 of 2003). Date of text: 8 November 2003.

[LEX-FAOC160793] Mauritius: Shooting and Fishing Leases Ordinance, 1966 (No. 9 of 1966). Last amended date: 1991. Date of original text: 12 May 1966.

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Miscellaneous


Policies

CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC221468] Mauritius: The Three-year Strategic Plan 2018/2019-2020/2021. Date of text: 2017.

[LEX-FAOC208154] Mauritius: Health Sector Strategic Plan 2020-2024. Date of text: 2020.



Legislation

CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L NOT P) NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC219220] Mauritius: Code Civil Mauricien. Last amended date: 1974. Date of original text: 1808.

[LEX-FAOC160995] Mauritius: Co-operatives Act, 2016 (No. 22 of 2016). Date of text: 25 November 2016.

[LEX-FAOC161112] Mauritius: Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency Act 2015 (No. 11 of 2015). Date of text: 2 October 2015.

[LEX-FAOC193510] Mauritius: Public-Private Partnership Act. Last amended date: 2008. Date of original text: 1 March 2005.

[LEX-FAOC202725] Mauritius: Prevention Corruption Act 5/2002 Date of text: 1 April 2002.

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International agreements

CC:MAT AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND TERRIT:N AND Z:A NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC203287] African Union (AU): Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cabo Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Eswatini; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe: AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON PREVENTING AND COMBATING CORRUPTION. Date of text: 11 July 2003.

[LEX-FAOC045449] African Union (AU): Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cabo Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Eswatini; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe: African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version). Date of text: 11 July 2003.

[LEX-FAOC210459] Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Angola; Burundi; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Libya; Madagascar; Tunisia: Treaty establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Date of text: 5 November 1993.

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