Section 37: Transitional provisions

37. Transitional provisions (1) — (2) — (2A) (a) Any firm which has been providing consultancy services on 1 August 2014, shall, within 6 months of the commencement of sections 19 and 20, apply for registration as consultant or for provisional or temporary registration as foreign consultant, as the case may be, under this Act. (2B) Notwithstanding sections 19 and 20, a firm or person that was providing consultancy services, or undertaking construction works, in Mauritius immediately before 1 August 2014 may continue to provide consultancy services or undertake construction works for such period as may be prescribed, without being registered as a consultant, contractor, foreign consultant or foreign contractor, as the case may be. (3) Where this Act does not make provision for any transitional measure from the repealed Act to this Act, the Minister may make necessary regulations for such transition. [S. 37 amended by s. 8 (d) of Act 38 of 2011 w.e.f. 2 April 2012; s. 7 of Act 2 of 2015 w.e.f. 1 February 2015.] 38. — [Issue 9] C39 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius FIRST SCHEDULE [Section 3] Amount in rupees (exclusive of VAT) Value of construction works Less than 500,000 SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 19] PART I – FIELDS OF SPECIALISATION OF CONSULTANTS Architecture Civil engineering, including structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, offshore engineering, process engineering and water resources engineering Environmental engineering Interior design Landscape architecture Mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services, including building services engineering, process engineering and fire engineering Project management in construction Quantity surveying Urban planning PART II – CLASSES OF WORKS OF CONTRACTORS