Section 4: Making an application

4. Making an application (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any person wishing to obtain a certificate in his name shall apply to the Director of Public Prosecutions, or to the delegated person, in such form and manner as the Director of Public Prosecutions may approve. (2) Every application made under subsection (1) shall be accompanied— (a) where it is made by— (i) a citizen of Mauritius, by the original and 2 photocopies of the applicant’s birth certificate, identity card and, where applicable, marriage certificate; or (ii) a non-citizen, by the original and 2 photocopies of the applicant’s birth certificate, passport and, where applicable, marriage certificate; and (b) by the appropriate fee specified in the First Schedule. (3) An employer may, with the written consent of a worker, apply for the issue of a certificate in the name of the worker. (4) An application under subsection (3) shall be accompanied by— (a) the documents specified in subsection (2); and (b) the appropriate fee specified in the First Schedule. (5) A worker who has been issued with a certificate under section 5 and who has submitted the certificate to his employer shall— (a) not be required by that employer to apply for another certificate within a period of one year from the date of submission of the certificate; (b) notwithstanding paragraph (a), disclose to that employer any conviction for a crime or misdemeanour subsequent to such submission. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person may make an application electronically in such form and manner as the Director of Public Prosecutions may approve and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. (Subsec. (6) not in operation.) [Issue 5] C8B – 2