'Procedure for witness testimony - national proceedings' in document 'Mauritius - Mutual Assistance Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III - FORMS OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

7. Foreign request for a virtual evidence-gathering order

(4) Where a witness gives evidence under subsection (3) -

(a) the evidence shall be given as though the witness were physically before the court, or tribunal, outside Mauritius for the purposes of the laws relating to evidence and procedure, but only to the extent that giving the evidence would not entail disclosure of information otherwise protected by any law on non-disclosure of information or privilege ;