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22. Request for assistance in obtaining evidence

(4) Where the Attorney-General is satisfied that one or more of the requirements referred to in subsection (2) have been complied with, he shall submit the request referred to in subsection (1) to the Magistrate within whose area of jurisdiction the witness resides or is believed to be present, as well as to the Director of Public Prosecutions

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24. Examination of witnesses

(1) The Magistrate to whom a request has been forwarded in terms of section 22(4) shall cause the person whose evidence is required, to be summoned to appear before him to give evidence or to produce any book, document, or object.
(2) On the appearance of that person, the Magistrate shall administer an oath to him and take the evidence of that person.

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28. Securing attendance of witnesses

(3) The Magistrate shall, if satisfied that the summons was issued by the International Criminal Court, endorse it for service upon such person, and the endorsed summons may be served as if it were a summons issued by the Magistrate.
(4) A return of service indicating that the summons was properly served on the person concerned, together with a certificate by the Magistrate to the effect that such person failed to appear at the time and place specified in the summons, shall be prima facie proof that the said person failed to appear before the International Criminal Court.

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33. Service of process

(1) Where the Attorney-General receives a request for assistance in effecting the service of any process or document, he shall send the request, together with the process or document, to the Master and Registrar for service on the person concerned.
(2) The Master and Registrar shall cause the process or document to be served on the person concerned in the manner specified in the request and shall send the return of service to the Attorney-General for transmission to the International Criminal Court

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34. Registration of sentence or compensatory order

(2) On being satisfied of the requirements of under subsection (1), the Attorney- General shall lodge with the Clerk of a Court in Mauritius having jurisdiction or the Master and Registrar, as the case may be, a certified copy of the document confirming the sentence or order.
(3) The Clerk of the Court or the Master and Registrar, as the case may be, shall forthwith give written notice of the registration of the sentence or order to the person on whom it was imposed or against whom it was made or who has effective control over the relevant property in Mauritius

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38. Entry, search and seizure

(1) The International Criminal Court or the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court shall submit any request for assistance in the entering and searching of premises, the search of a person and the seizure of a book, document or object that has a bearing on a crime or an offence committed within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, to the Attorney-General in writing.

(2) The request shall contain sufficient information that there is reasonable ground for believing that the entry, search or seizure of the book, documents or object has a bearing on a crime or an offence committed within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court or that such entry, search or seizure of a book, document or object is necessary to determine if such a crime or such an offence has been so committed and that an investigation in that respect is being conducted by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court .

(3) On receipt of such a request, the Attorney-General shall forward it to the Commissioner of Police with a view to obtaining the necessary warrant required in the circumstances.

(4) A Magistrate may, if it appears to him from the information submitted that there is reasonable ground for believing that any book, document or object, which has a bearing on the investigation concerned, is in the possession or under the control of any person or on or in any premises within the Magistrate’s area of jurisdiction, issue the necessary warrant required in the circumstances.

(5) The warrant shall clearly specify the acts which may be performed under it by the police officer to whom it is issued.

(6) The warrant shall remain valid until –
(a) it is executed;
(b) it is cancelled by the person who issued it or by any person with similar authority;
(c) the expiry of 3 months from the date of its issue; or
(d) the purpose for which the warrant was issued no longer exists, whichever may occur first.

(7) A police officer shall, immediately before executing the warrant –
(a) identify himself to the person referred to in the warrant or the owner or person in control of the premises, if the person is present;
(b) hand over to the person a copy of the warrant or, if the person is not present, affix that copy to a prominent place on the premises; and
(c) supply the person at his request with particulars regarding his authority to execute the warrant.

(8) Every entry, search and seizure under this section shall be –
(a) conducted with strict regard to decency and order, including the protection of a person’s right to dignity, freedom, security and privacy; and
(b) executed by day unless the execution by night is justifiable and necessary.

(9) The seizure of a book, document or object under this section shall be effected by removing it from the premises concerned or, if that removal is not reasonably practicable, by sealing or otherwise safeguarding it on or in the premises.

(10) A police officer who may under this section enter and search any premises –
(a) shall, immediately before the entry, demand admission to the premises and make known the purpose of the entry and search, unless there is reasonable ground for believing that a book, document or object in respect of which the search is being conducted, may be destroyed, disposed of or tampered with if that admission is first demanded and that purpose is made known;
(b) may use such force as is reasonably necessary to overcome resistance to the entry or search or the seizure of a book, document or object under this section;
(c) may utilise or request the assistance of any person to identify any book, document or object which has a bearing on the alleged crime or offence or to conduct the entry or search or the seizure of any book, document or object under this section.

(11) A person from whose possession or control a book, document or object has been removed under this section may, at his own expense and under the supervision of a police officer, make a copy or take an extract from it.

(12) A police officer who removes a book, document or object from any premises under this section shall issue a receipt to the person who is the owner, or in possession or in control, of the premises or, if that person is not present, affix it to a prominent place on the premises.

(13) Where, during the conduct of a search or the carrying out of a seizure under this section, a person claims that a book, document or object found on or in the premises contains privileged information and refuses the examination or removal of the book, document or object, the police officer conducting the search or carrying out the seizure shall, if he is of the opinion that the book, document or object contains information which has a bearing on the alleged crime or offence, seize the book, document or object and submit it to the Magistrate having jurisdiction for safe custody until a Court has made a ruling on the question whether the information is privileged or not.

(14) Where the information is found not to be privileged, the book, document or object seized under this section shall be handed over to the International Criminal Court or the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

(15) Where criminal proceedings, in respect of which a book, document or object has been seized under this section, are not instituted within a reasonable time after the seizure or it appears that the book, document or object is not required in criminal proceedings for the purposes of evidence or an order of the International Criminal Court, the Attorney-General shall request the International Criminal
Court or the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to return the book, document or object to the person from whom it was seized.