Section 4: Officers in islands other than Mauritius

4. Officers in islands other than Mauritius (1) Where an officer in Rodrigues is, through illness or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, any other public officer in Rodrigues may, on the written direction of the Island Chief Executive of Rodrigues, perform those duties. [Issue 8] C24 – 4 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Where no officer has been appointed in an island other than the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, or where an officer has been so appointed but is unable, through illness or any other cause, to perform his duties, the Minister may direct any person to perform those duties in that island. (3) Subject to subsection (4), where a person is appointed under subsection (2), he shall not be deemed to be a public officer by reason only of that appointment. (4) Every person appointed under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of the Public Officers’ Protection Act and the Criminal Code. [S. 4 amended by Act 31 of 1982; Act 3 of 1988; Act 12 of 1990; s. 4 of Act 29 of 2002 w.e.f. 8 October 2002.]