Section 10: Deposits by holders of residence permits

10. Deposits by holders of residence permits (1) Any person to whom a residence permit is issued shall make a deposit with the immigration officer, or such other public officer as may be authorised by the Minister, of a sum not exceeding 20,000 rupees, or such other sum as may be prescribed, to indemnify the Government for any expense or charge likely to be incurred for his maintenance or support or for his repatriation. (2) The deposit shall be applied towards the payment of any expense incurred for the maintenance, support or repatriation of the holder of the permit. (3) The deposit, or the unexpended balance of it shall be paid over to the holder of the permit on his leaving Mauritius or, where he is dead, to the person he may have designated at the time of the deposit or to his legal representative. (4) The Minister may exempt the holder of a residence permit from making the deposit under subsection (1) or may authorise him to make a deposit of a lesser amount or, in lieu of making the deposit, to enter into a recognisance, with or without sureties, in the amount required to be deposited. [S. 10 amended by Act 5 of 1983.]