Mauritius
Residential Care Homes Act
Act 8 of 2003
- Commenced on 21 August 2004
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Residential Care Homes Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act—"Board" means the Residential Care Homes Board established under section 4;"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board;"disabled", in relation to a person, means blind, deaf, dumb, or substantially or partially handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity or other prescribed disability;"Fund" means the Residential Care Homes Fund established under section 22;"licence" means a licence issued under section 12;"licensee" means the holder of a licence;"Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of social security is assigned;"personal care" means care which includes assistance with bodily functions of a person;"residential care home" means an establishment specified in section 3 (1);"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board.3. Application of Act
4. The Board
5. Functions of Board
The Board shall have such functions as are necessary to further the objects of this Act and, in particular to—6. Meetings of Board
7. Secretary
8. Residential care home to be licensed
No person shall carry on a residential care home unless he is licensed to do so under this Act.9. Application for licence
10. Publication and notice
11. Consideration of application
In determining whether to grant an application, the Board shall have regard to—12. Grant or refusal of licence
13. Form and duration of licence
14. Display of licence
15. Refusal of licence
16. Cancellation of licence
17. Cancellation in cases of urgency
18. Measures following cancellation
Where a licence has been cancelled, the Board may—19. Appeal
20. Inspection
21. Contractual relationship
22. The Residential Care Home Fund
23. Investments of assets of Fund
Subject to the Finance and Audit Act, any surplus remaining in the Fund may be held on deposit with the Government or any other recognised financial institutions as may be determined by the Minister responsible for the subject of finance.24. The Residential Care Home Advisory Committee
25. Regulations
26. Offences
27. Jurisdiction
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History of this document
30 June 2017 this version
Consolidation
21 August 2004
Commenced