Mauritius - Child Law Resources


Constitution of Mauritius, 1994
Constitution of Mauritius (Amendment), 2003
Constitution of Mauritius (Amendment), 2008
Child Protection Act, 1995
Child Protection Act(Amendment), 2008
Marriage of Africans Act, 1904
The Ombdusperson for Children Act, 2003
The Ombdusperson for Children Act (Amendment), 2005
The National Children Council Act, 2003
Mauritius Citizenship Act, 1968
Civil Status Act, 1981
Criminal Code, 1838
The Dangerous Drugs Act, 2000
The Trust Fund for Disabled Persons Act, 1988
Sex Discrimination Act, 2002
Protection from Domestic Violence Act , 1997
Protection from Domestic Violence Act (Amendment), 2004
Early Childhood Care and Education Authority Act, 2008
Education (Amendment) Act, 2011
The Food Act, 1998
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1998
Law Establishing the National Human Rights Commission, 1999
Juvenile Offenders Act, 1935
Labour Act, 1975
Public Health Act, 2009
Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2009
The Social Aid Act, 1983
Civil Code, 1945 *
The Protection from Domestic Violence Act, 2016


The National Gender Policy Framework, Year Not Known
National Plan of Action for Nutrition, 2009-2010
National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and Plan of Action, 2009-2015
National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, 2007
National Health Sector Strategy 2017-2021, 2017
National Youth Policy, 2016
National Early Childhood Development Policy Paper, Year Not Known

State Party Reports
First and Second Report *

Concluding Recommendations
No Concluding Recommendations Available

State Party Reports
Initial	25 Jul 1995
Second	7 May 2004
Combined Third to Fifth Periodic State Party Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child	2011

Concluding Observations
For Initial Report	30 Oct 1996
For Second Report	17 Mar 2006
Concluding observation to the combined Third to Fifth Periodic State Party Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child	2011