Section 115: Permits and Business Monitoring Committee

115. Permits and Business Monitoring Committee (1) For the purpose of this Sub-part, there shall be, in every Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council or District Council, a Committee to be known as the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee, which shall consist of— (a) (i) the Lord Mayor or Deputy Lord Mayor; (ii) the Mayor or Deputy Mayor; or (iii) the Chairperson or Vice-chairperson of a district council, who shall be the chairperson; (b) 4 councillors, to be designated by the chairperson; (c) the Chief Executive; and (d) the heads of the Land Use and Planning, Public Infrastructure and Public Health Departments of the local authority. [Issue 9] L18 – 68 Revised Laws of Mauritius (1A) Where any person referred to in subsection (1) (c) or (d) is unable to attend a meeting of the Committee, he shall designate a senior officer to be his alternate representative at the meeting, with written authority to act as required. (2) The Chief Executive shall designate an officer to act as Secretary to the Committee. (3) The Committee shall— (a) meet as often as is necessary and at such time and place as the chairperson of the Committee may decide; (b) exercise the powers conferred on it by this Sub-part; (c) issue guidelines to assist persons wishing to make an application under this Sub-part and enable them to understand its planning system; and (d) regulate its meetings in such manner as it may determine. (4) Notwithstanding sections 23 and 33, the term of office of— (a) the chairperson of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee shall begin on the day the Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of the District Council is elected, and shall continue until his successor is elected; and (b) the Councillors of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee shall begin on the day they are designated by the chairperson of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee and shall continue in office until the election of a new Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of the District Council. [S. 115 amended by s. 32 (h) of Act 18 of 2016 w.e.f. 7 September 2016.]