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Mauritius

Publications and source records attributed to Mauritius.

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PubMed1988

National Adoption Council Act 1987 (No. 21 of 1987), 18 December 1987.

This Act creates a National Adoption Council in Mauritius with the following objectives: "1) to inquire into all demands for the adoption of citizens by noncitizens before any application is made to the Judge in Chambers; 2) to advise the Minister on all matters relating to demands specified in paragraph 1); 3) to coordinate with overseas official agencies engaged in the adoption and welfare of children." Further provisions of the Act deal with the composition of the Board of the Council, staff, the General Fund of the Council, execution of documents, service of process, and offenses, among other things. The Act also requires all foreign citizens to obtain the approval of the Council before proceeding with the adoption of Mauritian citizens.

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PubMed1988

Civil Status (Amendment) Act 1987 (No. 2 of 1987), 13 November 1987.

This Act amends the Civil Status Act 1981 to remove provisions that had pledged to give the Muslim population of Mauritius a codified personal law to regulate marriage and personal relations. The Act has the effect of making the marriage of Muslims governed by the Napoleonic Code.

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