Section 21: Regulations

21. Regulations (1) The Chief Justice may make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred under subsection (1), the Chief Justice may— (a) in relation to any respondent who is absent from Mauritius, make regulations— (i) for the service of process on the respondent; (ii) for the appearance of the respondent by proxy; (b) in relation to any action for divorce or judicial separation entered outside the Island of Mauritius, make regulations for the procedure to be followed and the exemption from compliance with any formality prescribed by this Act or any other enactment. (3) Where no regulations have been made for the purposes set out in subsection (2), the Courts (Civil Procedure) Act shall apply to absent respondents as they apply to absent defendants, subject to such adaptations or modifications as may be necessary. [S. 21 amended by s. 4 of Act 11 of 1985 w.e.f. 27 March 1985; s. 3 (k) of Act 2 of 2011 w.e.f. 15 May 2011.] 22. – 24. — D17 – 9 [Issue 3]