Section 17: (1) The officer in charge of each police station at which interviews with

17. (1) The officer in charge of each police station at which interviews with suspects are recorded shall make arrangements for master tapes to be kept securely and their movements accounted for on the same basis as other material which may be used for evidential purposes. (2) (a) A police officer has no authority to break the seal on a master tape which is required for criminal proceedings. [Issue 1] C54 – 60 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) If it is necessary to gain access to the master tape, the police officer shall arrange for its seal to be broken in the presence of the suspect and his legal adviser. (c) The suspect or his legal adviser shall be informed and given a reasonable opportunity to be present. (d) If the suspect or his legal representative is present, the suspect shall be invited to reseal and sign the master tape. (e) If he refuses or is absent, this shall be done by the police officer in the presence of another officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police. (3) In all other cases, the master tape shall be kept securely under lock and key under the responsibility of an officer designated for that purpose until it is removed for production in Court. [Third Sch. Added by Act 4 of 1999.] FOURTH SCHEDULE* [Section 198] [Fourth Sch. added by Act 15 of 2000.] SUPREME COURT RULES 2000 [To be reproduced in Subsidiary Legislation Volume.] FIFTH SCHEDULE∗ [Section 198] [Fifth Sch. added by Act 15 of 2000.] LEGAL FEES AND COSTS RULES 2000 [To be reproduced in Subsidiary Legislation Volume.] * EDITORIAL NOTE: These two Schedules were numbered Third and Fourth Schedules respectively in the new section 198 (2) (a) of this Act enacted by section 2 of Act 15 of 2000. The legislator, in the year 2000, overlooked that section 3 (m) of Act 4 of 1999 had already added a Third Schedule to this Act. These two Schedules have been renumbered as Fourth and Fifth Schedules respectively to avoid confusion as permitted under the Revision of Laws Act. C54 – 61 [Issue 1]