Section 12: Suspension or revocation of freeport certificate

12. Suspension or revocation of freeport certificate (1) Where the Managing Director is satisfied that a company or co-operative society, holder of a freeport certificate— (a) has carried out or is carrying out any activity which it has not been authorised to carry out by virtue of its freeport certificate; or (b) has acted or is acting— (i) in contravention of this Act or any regulations made under it; (ii) in breach of any conditions of its freeport certificate; (iii) in breach of section 7; or (iv) in such a way as to tarnish the good repute of Mauritius as an attractive base for freeport operations, the Managing Director may, by written notice, require the company or co-operative society to show cause, within 30 days of the date of service of the notice, why the freeport certificate should not be suspended or revoked, and where the Managing Director is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it is expedient to do so, he shall, after consultation with the Director-General, suspend or revoke the freeport certificate, as the case may be. (2) Where a freeport certificate is suspended or revoked under subsection (1), the company or co-operative society shall cease its freeport activities as from the effective date of the suspension or revocation of the certificate, as the case may be. [S. 12 amended by s. 14 (c) of Act 15 of 2006 w.e.f. 1 July 2006; s. 18 (g) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 July 2009.] [Issue 5] F23 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius