Section 9D: Use of identification number for non-citizens

9D. Use of identification number for non-citizens (1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, every non-citizen— (a) who is required to be registered under the Business Registration Act shall, in respect of every transaction he makes— [Issue 7] I2 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (i) in relation to his business activities, use his business registration number in accordance with the Business Registration Act; (ii) in relation to any other activity with any public sector agency, use and indicate on any document, whether electronically or otherwise, the identification number allocated to him by the immigration officer; (b) who is not required to be registered under the Business Registration Act shall, in respect of every transaction he makes in relation to his activities with a public sector agency, use and indicate on any document, whether electronically or otherwise, the identification number allocated to him by the immigration officer. (2) Where a transaction is made in the name of a minor who is a noncitizen, the document witnessing the transaction shall contain the identification number allocated to the minor by the immigration officer. (3) No public sector agency shall issue, whether electronically or otherwise, a document in respect of any transaction referred to in subsection (1) (a) (ii) or (b), unless the document contains the identification number allocated to the non-citizen by the immigration officer. (4) Every public sector agency shall use and indicate in its records, whether electronically or otherwise, the identification number allocated to the non-citizen with whom a transaction is carried out pursuant to subsection (1) (a) (ii) or (b) and in respect of whom a record is required to be kept. (5) (a) The identification number allocated to a non-citizen referred to in subsection (1) (a) (ii) or (2) shall be the unique identification number of that non-citizen. (b) The unique identification number of a non-citizen shall be the noncitizen's official identification number whenever reference is made to him. (c) Any number of identification, other than the identification number referred to in paragraph (a), which is used by a public sector agency with which the transaction is made— (i) shall be used by that public sector agency solely for internal purposes; and (ii) shall not appear on any document relating to that noncitizen. (6) This section shall apply to non-citizens referred to in sections 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 9, 9A, 9B and 9C. [S. 9D inserted by s. 23 (e) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 15 February 2016.]