PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:39 constituteproject.org Mauritius's Constitution of 1968 with Amendments through 2016 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:39 Table of contents CHAPTER I: THE STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION . 7 1. The State . 7 2. Constitution is supreme law . 7 CHAPTER II: PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL . 7 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual . 7 4. Protection of right to life . 7 5. Protection of right to personal liberty . 8 6. Protection from slavery and forced labour . 10 7. Protection from inhuman treatment . 11 8. Protection from deprivation of property . 11 9. Protection for privacy of home and other property . 14 10. Provisions to secure protection of law . 15 11. Protection of freedom of conscience . 17 12. Protection of freedom of expression . 17 13. Protection of freedom of assembly and association . 18 14. Protection of freedom to establish schools . 18 15. Protection of freedom of movement . 19 16. Protection from discrimination . 20 17. Enforcement of protective provisions . 21 17A. Payment or retiring allowances to Members . 22 18. Derogations from fundamental rights and freedoms under emergency powers . 22 19. Interpretation and savings . 23 CHAPTER III: CITIZENSHIP . 25 20. Persons who became citizens on 12 March 1968 . 25 21. Persons entitled to be registered as citizens . 25 22. Persons born in Mauritius after 11 March 1968 . 26 23. Persons born outside Mauritius after 11 March 1968 . 26 24. Marriage to a citizen of Mauritius . 26 25. Commonwealth citizens . 26 26. Powers of Parliament . 27 27. Interpretation . 27 CHAPTER IV: THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS . 27 28. The President . 27 29. The Vice-President . 29 30. Removal of the President and the Vice-President . 30 Mauritius 1968 (rev. 2016) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:39 30A. Privileges and immunities . 31 30B. Oaths to be taken by the President and the Vice-President . 31 CHAPTER V: PARLIAMENT . 31 PART I: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY . 31 31. Parliament of Mauritius . 31 32. Speaker and Deputy Speaker . 32 33. Qualifications for membership . 34 34. Disqualifications for membership . 34 35. Tenure of office of members . 35 36. Vacation of seat on sentence . 36 36A. Validity of previous elections . 37 37. Determination of questions as to membership . 37 38. Electoral Commissions . 38 39. Constituencies . 38 40. Electoral Commissioner . 39 41. Functions of Electoral Supervisory Commission and Electoral Commissioner . 39 42. Qualifications of electors . 40 43. Disqualifications of electors . 40 44. Right to vote at elections . 41 PART II: LEGISLATION AND PROCEDURE IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY . 41 45. Power to make laws . 41 46. Mode of exercise of legislative power . 41 47. Alteration of Constitution . 42 48. Regulation of procedure in National Assembly . 43 49. Official language . 43 50. Presiding in National Assembly . 43 51. National Assembly may transact business notwithstanding vacancies . 43 52. Quorum . 43 53. Voting . 44 54. Bills, motions and petitions . 44 55. Oath of allegiance . 44 56. Sessions . 45 57. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament . 45 CHAPTER VI: THE EXECUTIVE . 46 58. Executive authority of Mauritius . 46 59. Ministers . 46 60. Tenure of office of Ministers . 47 61. The Cabinet . ..