Section 6: Loss of status of resident

6. Loss of status of resident (1) Where, in relation to a resident, the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, he may, in his absolute discretion, deprive him of his status of resident. (1A) Where a person has acquired the status of resident under section 5 (1) (g) and (h), he shall cease to be a resident where he is certified by the Board of Investment to have ceased to satisfy the requirements of the Integrated Resort Scheme, or the criteria and conditions of registration, under the Investment Promotion Act. (1B) Where a person has acquired his status of resident under section 5 (1) (i), he shall cease to be a resident where subsection (1A) applies. (2) Where a person has acquired his status of resident under section 5 (1) (c), he shall cease to be a resident 6 months after the termination of the marriage to the citizen. (3) Where a person has acquired his status of resident under section 5 (1) (d), he shall cease to be a resident on reaching the age of 18. (4) Where a person has acquired his status of resident under section 5 (1) (e), he shall cease to be a resident where he voluntarily resides outside Mauritius for a continuous period of one year or more. (5) Where a person has been deprived of his status of resident under subsection (1) or has ceased to be a resident under subsections (2), (3) or (4), he shall be deemed to be a prohibited immigrant for the purposes of this Act and of the Deportation Act. (6) Where a resident is deprived of his status of resident, a notice to that effect shall be served upon him by post at his last known address. [S. 6 amended by s. 13 (c) of Act 20 of 2002 w.e.f. 1 September 2002; s. 5 (d) of Act 21 of 2006 w.e.f. 1 October 2006.]