Section 3: Application of Vienna Convention
consolidated text (as at 1991). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
3. Application of Vienna Convention
(1) Subject to section 4, the Articles set out in the Schedule shall have
the force of law in Mauritius.
(2) In the Articles—
“agents of the receiving State” includes any person exercising a power
of entry to any premises under any enactment;
“Ministry of Foreign Affairs or such other Ministry as may be agreed”
means the Ministry responsible for foreign affairs;
“national of the receiving State” means citizen of Mauritius.
(3) For the purposes of Article 32, a waiver by the head of the mission of
any State or any person performing his functions shall be deemed to be a
waiver by that State.
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(4) Articles 35, 36 and 40 shall be construed as granting any privilege or
immunity which they require to be granted.
(5) The references in Articles 37 and 38 to the extent to which any privileges and immunities are admitted by the receiving State shall be construed
as referring respectively to the extent to which any privileges and immunities
may be specified by the President by regulations and to any additional privileges and immunities that may be so specified.
[S. 3 amended by Act 48 of 1991.]