Section 15: Birth on Mauritian ship or aircraft

15. Birth on Mauritian ship or aircraft (1) Where a birth takes place on board any ship or aircraft registered in Mauritius while the ship is at sea or the aircraft is in the air, the master of the ship or aircraft shall draw up and sign a memorandum of the birth, and shall cause it to be signed by the witnesses. (2) The memorandum shall contain— (a) the names, the date of the birth and the sex of the child; (b) the names and address of his mother and of his father, if known; (c) the place from which the mother has been embarked; and (d) such other information as the master considers necessary. (3) On the arrival of the ship in any harbour of Mauritius or the landing of the aircraft in Mauritius, the master shall deliver the memorandum to the Director of Shipping or the Director of Civil Aviation, as the case may be, for transmission to the Registrar of Civil Status, who shall cause the birth to be registered in a separate register. (4) Any child whose birth is registered under this section shall be deemed to have been born in Mauritius. [S. 15 amended by Act 9 of 1984; Act 28 of 1986.] 16. —