Section 12: Import and export

12. Import and export (1) Any person who exports or imports dangerous drugs shall apply for separate authorisation from the Permanent Secretary on a standard form established by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations Economic and Social Council as specified in regulations made under section 60. (2) (a) An application for authorisation shall indicate— (i) the nature of the operation envisaged; (ii) the names and addresses of the importer and exporter and, if known, those of the consignee; [Issue 1] D2 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius (iii) the international non-proprietary name of each substance or, failing this, the name of the substance in the Schedules, the pharmaceutical form and, in the case of a preparation, its name if it has one, the quantity of each substance and preparation involved in the operation, the period during which the operation shall take place, the mode of transport or shipment to be used, and the point of entry into, or of departure from, Mauritius. (b) The import certificate issued by the Government of the importing country or territory shall be attached to every application for export. (3) (a) An import or export authorisation shall contain the same details as the relevant application regarding the operation that it permits. (b) The import authorisation shall specify whether the import is to be effected in a single consignment or may be effected in more than one consignment. (c) The export authorisation shall also indicate the number and date of the import certificate, affirming that the import of the substance or the preparation has been authorised. (4) After an imported consignment has entered Mauritius or when the period stipulated in the import authorisation has expired, the Permanent Secretary shall send the export authorisation to the Government of the exporting country or territory, with an endorsement specifying the quantity of each plant, substance and preparation actually imported. (5) Every dangerous drug shall— (a) on importation, be kept at a Government store at the risk and expense of the importer; (b) be delivered or taken from the Government store only on production by and in the presence of the authorised person, of a delivery permit signed by the Permanent Secretary in the form prescribed. (6) Any commercial document, such as an invoice, a cargo manifest or a customs, transport or other shipping document, shall include the names of the plants and substances listed in the Schedules, the names of the preparations, if they have one, the quantities exported from Mauritius or to be imported into it, and the name and address of the exporter, the importer and, where available, the consignee. (7) Any consignment entering or leaving Mauritius shall— (a) be detained by the customs authorities until the legitimacy of the consignment is confirmed or until a Court orders its forfeiture, where it is not accompanied by a proper export or import authorisation; and (b) be seized where no export or import authorisation has been granted. D2 – 9 [Issue 1] Dangerous Drugs Act