Section 5: Absent minor

5. Absent minor (1) Every minor who absents himself from his domicile without the permission of any of his parents, his custodian or the Judge in Chambers, may be arrested and taken back to his domicile. (2) (a) The arrest shall be made by the police on the warrant of the Magistrate of the district of the minor’s domicile. [Issue 2] C58– 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) The Magistrate may issue a warrant under paragraph (a) on the declaration on oath of either parent of the minor that the minor has without permission absented himself from his domicile. (c) Where the parents of the minor are not living together, the declaration under paragraph (b) shall be made by the parent exercising the parental authority or his custodian. (3) Every person who harbours a minor whom he knows to be absent without permission from his domicile, after due warning from the minor’s parents or custodian, given by an usher or verbally by the police, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years. [S. 5 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 48 of 1998; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6. – 10. —