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    This document amends the Construction Industry Development Board Act. It makes changes to definitions to remove residency requirements for foreign consultants and contractors. It also changes the composition of the Board to include representatives from relevant industries and ministries. The amendments allow firms providing consultancy or construction services before August 2014 to continue without registration for a prescribed period.

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    THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD

    (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

    Act No. 2 of 2015

    Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 27 of 26 March 2015

    I assent

    RAJKESWIJR PIJRRYAG
    25 March 2015 President of the Republic

    ______________

    ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    Section

    1. Short title
    2. Interpretation
    3. Section 2 of principal Act amended
    4. Section 8 of principal Act amended
    5. Section 9 of principal Act amended
    6. Section 19 of principal Act amended
    7. Section 37 of principal Act amended
    8. Commencement
    ______________
    An Act

    To amend the Construction Industry Development Board Act

    ENACTED by the Parliament of Mauritius, as follows —


    1. Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Construction Industry Development Board (Amendment) Act
    2015.

    2. Interpretation In this Act —


    “principal Act” means the Construction Industry Development Board Act.

    3. Section 2 of principal Act amended

    Section 2 of the principal Act is amended —

    (a) in the definition of “foreign consultant” —

    (i) by deleting the words “, subject to subsection (3),”;

    (ii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “and is not a resident of Mauritius”;

    (b) in the definition of “foreign contractor” —

    (i) by deleting the words “, subject to subsections (2) and (3)”;


    (ii) in paragraph (a), by deleting the words “, is not a resident of Mauritius”;
    (iii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “and is not a resident of Mauritius”;

    (c) by repealing subsections (2) and (3).

    4. Section 8 of principal Act amended

    Section 8 of the principal Act is amended —

    (a) in subsection (2), by repealing paragraphs (b) to (k) and replacing them by the
    following paragraphs —
    (b) a representative of the Ministry;
    (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of environment;
    (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of local
    government;
    (e) a representative of the Professional Architects’ Council established under the
    Professional Architects’ Council Act;
    (f) a representative of the Professional Quantity Surveyors’ Council established
    under the Professional Quantity Surveyors’ Council Act;
    (g) a representative of the Council of Registered Professional Engineers of
    Mauritius established under the Registered Professional Engineers Council
    Act;
    (h) a representative of the small and medium enterprises of the construction
    sector, to be appointed by the Minister;
    (i) a representative of an association of contractors for building and civil
    engineering works, to be appointed by the Minister;
    (j) a representative of an association of contractors for mechanical and electrical
    works, to be appointed by the Minister;
    (k) a person having wide experience in the construction industry, to be appointed
    by the Minister.

    (b) in subsection (3), by deleting the words “the ex officio members” and replacing them
    by the words “a member referred to in subsection (2)(b), (c) and (d)”.

    5. Section 9 of principal Act amended


    Section 9 of the principal Act is amended, in subsection (3), by deleting the word “Seven”
    and replacing it by the word “Six”.

    6. Section 19 of principal Act amended

    Section 19 of the principal Act is amended, in subsection (6)(a)(ii), by inserting, after the
    word “specialisation”, the words “, where applicable,”.
    7. Section 37 of principal Act amended

    Section 37 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (2A), the following new
    subsection —
    (2B) Notwithstanding sections 19 and 20, a firm or person that was providing
    consultancy services, or undertaking construction works, in Mauritius immediately before
    1 August 2014 may continue to provide consultancy services or undertake construction
    works for such period as may be prescribed, without being registered as a consultant,
    contractor, foreign consultant or foreign contractor, as the case may be.

    8.Commencement

    Section 7 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 February 2015.

    Passed by the National Assembly on the twentieth day of March two thousand and fifteen.

    Bibi Safeena Lotun (Mrs)


    Clerk of the National Assembly
    BY AUThoRITY: Tim GOVERNMENT Pan.mNG DEPARTMENT, LA TOUR KOENIG 27/03/15
    - 1140

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