Section 181: Damaging monument
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181. Damaging monument
(1) Quiconque aura détruit, abat- (1) Any person who destroys,
tu, mutilé ou dégradé des monu- throws down, mutilates, or damages
ments, statues, et autres objets des- any monument, statue, or other obtinés à l’utilité ou à la décoration ject intended for public utility or empublique, et élevés par l’autorité pu- bellishment and erected by public
blique ou avec son autorisation, sera authority, shall be punished by impuni d’une peine d’emprisonnement prisonment for a term not exceeding
qui ne pourra excéder 2 ans, et 2 years, and by a fine not exceeding
d’une amende qui n’excèdera pas 100,000 rupees.
100,000 roupies.
(2) La même peine sera portée à (2) The like punishment shall aptout enlèvement ou dégradation de ply to any carrying away of, or any
signes publics du Président. damage done to, any public symbol
of the President.
(3) Si les monuments, statues, (3) Where such monument,
ou autres objets détruits, abattus, statue, or other object, so demutilés ou dégradés étaient consa- stroyed, thrown down, mutilated or
crés, soit à la religion, soit à l’un des damaged, was devoted to any one
cultes autorisés à Maurice, le coupa- of the cults or religions authorised in
ble sera puni d’une peine Mauritius, the offender shall be pund’emprisonnement qui ne pourra ex- ished by imprisonment for a term not
céder 2 ans, et d’une amende qui exceeding 2 years, and by a fine not
n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies. exceeding 100,000 rupees.
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(4) La peine sera de l’empris- (4) The punishment shall be imonnement, et d’une amende qui prisonment, and a fine not exceeding
n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies, si 100,000 rupees, if such offence is
le délit a été commis à l’intérieur committed in the interior of a buildd’un édifice consacré à la religion, ing devoted to religion, or to the
ou à l’exercise d’un culte autorisé à practice of any religion which is auMaurice. thorised in Mauritius.
[S. 181 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 48 of 1991; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008
w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
181A. —
[S. 181A amended by Act 30 of 1991; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008; repealed by s. 7 (2) of Act 26 of 2015 w.e.f. 15 April 2016.]
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Questions this section answers
- What is the penalty for destroying or damaging a public monument or statue?
- Is damaging a monument treated more seriously if it is inside a place of worship?