Mauritius
National Solidarity Fund Act
Act 7 of 1991
- Commenced on 1 June 1991
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Solidarity Fund Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act—"Board" means the Board referred to in section 5;"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board;"Fund" means the National Solidarity Fund established under section 3;"member"—(a)means a member of the Board; and(b)includes the Chairperson;"Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of national solidarity is assigned.3. Establishment of Fund
4. Objects of Fund
The objects of the Fund shall be to—4A. Financial assistance to redundant workers
5. The Board
6. Meetings of Board
7. Staff of Fund
The Board may, in furtherance of this Act, employ on such terms and conditions as it may determine and with the approval of the Minister, such staff as it may require for the discharge of its functions under this Act.7A. Transfer to Consolidated Fund
The Board may, at the request of the Minister and after consultation with the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned, transfer any surplus money from the Fund to the Consolidated Fund.[S. 7A inserted by s. 12 of Act 10 of 2010 w.e.f. 24 December 2010.]8. Exemption
Notwithstanding any other enactment—9. Annual reports
10. Regulations
The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make such regulations as it thinks fit for the purposes of this Act.11. ***
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History of this document
30 June 2017 this version
Consolidation
01 June 1991
Commenced