PART V – CO-OPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE

21. Areas of co-operation and judicial assistance

(1)

(i) the provision of records and documents, including official records and documents

PART III - FORMS OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

6. Procedure for an evidence-gathering order or a search warrant

(1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, where the Central Authority grants a request by a foreign State, or an international criminal tribunal, to obtain evidence or a search warrant in Mauritius, the Central Authority may apply to a Judge in Chambers for -

(a) an evidence-gathering order ; or
(b) a search warrant for the search of a person or premises, and removal or seizure of any document or article.

PART III - FORMS OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

6. Procedure for an evidence-gathering order or a search warrant

(12) The Central Authority shall provide such authenticated report as may be required by the foreign State, or international criminal tribunal, concerning -

(a) the result of any search ;
(b) the place and circumstances of seizure ; and
(c) the subsequent custody of the property seized.

PART III - FORMS OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

15. Foreign request for the location of the proceeds of crime

(1) Where-

(b) an international criminal tribunal requests the Central Authority to assist in locating property believed to be the proceeds of an international criminal tribunal offence,
the Central Authority may apply to a Judge in Chambers for an order -

(ii) that a bank or financial institution forthwith produces to the Central Authority all information obtained by it about any business transaction relating to the property for such period before or after the date of the order as the Judge may direct.

(2) Notwithstanding section 26 of the Bank of Mauritius Act 2004, section 64 of the Banking Act 2004, section 33 of the Financial Services Development Act 2001 and section 6(7) and (8), a Judge in Chambers may grant an order under subsection (1) on being satisfied that -
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(a) the document is material and necessary to the proceedings in the foreign state or before the international criminal tribunal ; and
(b) the law of the foreign State authorises the granting of such an order in circumstances similar to the one relating to the request.