Mauritius Independence Act 1968

1 Fully responsible status of Mauritius. U.K.

(1) On and after 12th March 1968 (in this Act referred to as “the appointed day”) Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom shall have no responsibility for the government of Mauritius.

(2) No Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on or after the appointed day shall extend, or be deemed to extend, to Mauritius as part of its law; and on and after that day the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the legislative powers of Mauritius.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 2, 3 repealed by British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61, SIF 87), Sch. 9

4 Consequential modification of other enactments. U.K.

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(2) On and after the appointed day—

(a) the expression “colony” in the M1 Army Act 1955, the M2 Air Force Act 1955 and the M3 Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall not include Mauritius, and

(b) in the definitions of “Commonwealth force” in section 225(1) and 223(1) respectively of the said Acts of 1955, and in the definition of “Commonwealth country” in section 135(1) of the said Act of 1957, at the end there shall be added the words “or Mauritius”;

and no Order in Council made on or after the appointed day under section 1 of the M4 Armed Forces Act 1966 which continues either of the said Acts of 1955 in force for a further period shall extend to Mauritius as part of its law.

(3) On and after the appointed day the provisions specified in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments specified respectively in that Schedule.

(4) Subsection (3) of this section, and Schedule 2 to this Act, shall not extend to Mauritius as part of its law.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 4(1) repealed by Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115:1), Sch. 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of S. 4(2)(b) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Marginal Citations

M1 1955 c. 18.

M2 1955 c. 19.

M3 1957 c. 53.

M4 1966 c. 45.

5 Interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act, and in any amendment made by this Act in any other enactment, “Mauritius” means the territories which immediately before the appointed day constitute the Colony of Mauritius.

(2) References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment.

6 Short title. U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Mauritius Independence Act 1968.