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:

	The Trust Act 2001
	The Financial Services Act 2007

Companies

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

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