Legislation

Trusts

 

Mauritius law is based on a mixture of French (Civil Law) and English (Common Law). The legislation applicable to trusts consists of the following:

 

image The Trust Act 2001
image The Financial Services Act 2007

 

Companies


Current legislation in respect of companies is based on The Companies Act 2001. Other related legislation consist of:

image The Protected Cell Companies Act 1999
image The Financial Services Development (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations 2001
image The Financial Services Development Regulations 2001
image The Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002
image The Prevention of Corruption Act 2002
image The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002
image The Prevention of Terrorism (Special Measures) Regulations 2003
image The Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2003
image The Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2003
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The Securities Act 2005
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The Insurance Act 2005
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The Protected Cell Companies Act (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations 2005
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The Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2006
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The Financial Services Act 2007
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The Financial Services (Consolidated Licensing and Fees) Rules 2008