'Service of documents - national proceedings' in document 'Mauritius - Mutual Assistance Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II - REQUESTS

4. Request from Mauritius

(2) A request under subsection (1) may require the foreign State or, as the case may be, the international criminal tribunal, to provide such assistance as may be specified in the request and, in particular to -

(a) have evidence taken, a statement or information taken, or documents or other articles produced ;

(b) have evidence taken by means of technology that permits the virtual presence of the person in Mauritius ;

PART II - REQUESTS

4. Request from Mauritius

(2) A request under subsection (1) may require the foreign State or, as the case may be, the international criminal tribunal, to provide such assistance as may be specified in the request and, in particular to -

(h) effect service of documents ;

PART IV - MISCELLANEOUS

18. Certificates relating to foreign documents

(1) The Central Authority may certify that a foreign document was obtained as a result of a request made to a foreign State or international criminal tribunal pursuant to section 4.

(2) It shall be presumed, unless evidence sufficient to raise reasonable doubt is adduced to the contrary, that the foreign document specified in the certificate was obtained as a result of that request.

(3) A foreign document referred to in this section shall be admissible in evidence in a Court in Mauritius.