Section 13: Powers of Commissioner

13. Powers of Commissioner (1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the Commissioner shall exercise, in Agaléga, the powers of— (a) the Civil Status Officer; (b) the Commissioner of Prisons; (c) the Director-General under the Mauritius Revenue Authority Act; (d) the Health Officer; (e) the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of labour and industrial relations; (f) a Superintendent of Police; (g) the Quarantine Authority under the Quarantine Act. (2) Notwithstanding any other enactment, where the Visiting Magistrate is absent from Agaléga or is, for any other cause, unable to perform his duties, the Commissioner shall, during the Visiting Magistrate’s absence or inability to act, have and exercise the powers and duties of the Visiting Magistrate specified in the Schedule.