Comité National Mauricien de l'Organisation Mondiale Pour l'Education Préscolaire Act

Citation: Act 40 of 1976
Date: 30 June 2017
Language: English
Type: Legislation

Mauritius

Comité National Mauricien de l'Organisation Mondiale Pour l'Education Préscolaire Act

Act 40 of 1976

Commenced on 13 September 1976
[This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Comité National Mauricien de I'Organisation Mondiale Pour I'Education Prescolaire Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act—"Comité" means the Comité National Mauricien de I'Organisation Mondiale Pour I'Education Prescolaire established under section 3;"Council" means the Council set up under section 6;"Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of education is assigned.

3. Establishment of Comité

(1)The Comité National Mauricien de I'Organisation Mondiale Pour I'Education Préscolaire, which may also be known as the Comité National Mauricien de I'OMEP, is established for the purposes of this Act.

(2)The Comité shall be a body corporate.

4. Objects of Comité

The objects of the Comité shall be to promote—

(a)pre-school education;

(b)the education of young children; and

(c)peace and harmony in the world.

5. Comité to furnish information

The Comité shall furnish to the Minister such information with respect to the activities of the Comité, in such manner and at such time, as the Minister may require.

6. The Council

(1)The Comité shall be managed by a Council which shall consist of—

(a)the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of education or his representative;

(b)the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of health or his representative;

(c)the Director, Mauritius Institute of Education or his representative;

(d)8 persons to be elected from among the members of the Comité in accordance with regulations made under this Act.

(2)—

(3)No member of the Council shall receive any fee or remuneration for his services.

(4)The Council shall be convened by the President at such time and place—

(a)as he thinks fit;

(b)as may be requested by 5 members.

(5)The quorum of the Council shall be 5.

7. Membership

The membership of the Comité shall be—

(a)open to any citizen of Mauritius who has reached the age of 18;

(b)determined in accordance with regulations made under this Act.

8. Donations and legacies

Article 910 of the Code Civil Mauricien shall not apply to the Comité.

9. Exemptions

Notwithstanding any other enactment—

(a)the Comité shall be exempt from payment of any charge, fee, rate or tax;

(b)no stamp duty of registration fee shall be payable in respect of any document under which the Comité is the sole beneficiary.

10. Publication of accounts

The Council shall, on or before 1 April in every year, submit to the Minister an audited statement of its accounts in respect of the 12 months ending on 31 December in the preceding year.

11. Dissolution of Comité

(1)The Comité may be dissolved by the decision of two thirds of the members of the Council.

(2)In the event of the dissolution of the Comité, all assets remaining after winding up shall be transferred to such body as the Minister may determine after consultation with the Council.

12. Regulations

(1)The Council may make such regulations as it thinks fit for the purposes of this Act.

(2)The Council may make regulations in respect of—

(a)the affairs of the Comité;

(b)the procedure at meetings of the Council;

(c)the election of members.

(3)Notwithstanding the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, regulations made under subsection (1) shall not be laid before the Assembly.

(4)Subject to this Act, the rules of the Comité in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be regulations made under this section.

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History of this document

30 June 2017 this version

Consolidation

13 September 1976

Commenced