Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius 1968, as amended to 2016
Head of State
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    1. There shall be a President who shall –
    a. be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Mauritius;

    2. a. The President shall
    i. be elected by the Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister and supported by the votes of a majority of all the members of the Assembly;

    3. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of President unless he is a citizen of Mauritius who is not less than 40 years of age and has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the election.
    … (Sec. 28)
Head of State
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    1. The executive authority of Mauritius is vested in the President.
    … (Sec. 58)
Vice-President
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    3. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of President unless he is a citizen of Mauritius who is not less than 40 years of age and has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the election.
    … (Sec. 28)
Vice-President
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    1. Subject to subsection (7), there shall be a Vice-President of the Republic of Mauritius.
    2. The Vice-President shall
    a. be elected in the manner specified in section 28(2)(a)(i)11 and, subject to this section and section 30,12 hold office for a term of 5 years and shall be eligible for re-election;
    b. perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the President.
    3. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Vice-President unless he satisfies the conditions specified in section 28 (3).
    … (Sec. 29)

Government
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    1. There shall be a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President.
    2. There shall be, in addition to the offices of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney-General, such other offices of Minister of the Government as may be prescribed by Parliament or, subject to any law, established by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister:
    Provided that the number of offices of Minister, other than the Prime Minister, shall not be more than 24.
    3. The President, acting in his own deliberate judgment shall appoint as Prime Minister the member of the Assembly who appears to him best able to command the support of the majority of the members of the Assembly, and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint the Deputy Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and the other Ministers from among the members of the Assembly.
    … (Sec. 59)
Government
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    1. There shall be a Cabinet for Mauritius consisting of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
    2. The functions of the Cabinet shall be to advise the President in the Government of Mauritius and the Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the Assembly for any advice given to the President by or under the general authority of the Cabinet and for all things done by or under the authority of any Minister in execution of his office.
    … (Sec. 61)
Legislature
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    1. There shall be a Parliament for Mauritius, which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly.
    2. The Assembly shall consist of persons elected in accordance with the First Schedule, which makes provision for the election of 70 members. (Sec. 31)
Legislature
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    Subject to section 3413, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he
    a. is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years;
    b. has resided in Mauritius for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years before the date of his nomination for election;
    c. has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less, than 6 months immediately before that date; and
    d. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Sec. 33)
Legislature
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    1. Subject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Mauritius.
    … (Sec. 45)
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Section 20 on persons who became citizens on 12 March 1968.
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Section 20 on persons who became citizens on 12 March 1968, Section 22 on persons born in Mauritius after 11 March 1968, Section 23 on persons born outside Mauritius after 11 March 1968.
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4 - Section 41 on functions of Electoral Supervisory Commission and Electoral Commissioner, Section 64 on exercise of President's functions, Section 101 on discharge of functions of Ombudsman.

5 - Section 37 on determination of questions as to membership.

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Sections 3 to 16 relate to the protection of the rights and freedoms of the individual.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual.
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8 - Section 5 on protection of right to personal liberty.

9 - Section 16 on protection from discrimination.

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Section 43 on disqualifications of electors.
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11 - Section 28 on The President.

12 - Section 30 on removal of the President and the Vice-President.

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Section 34 on disqualifications for membership.