Section 2:

2. (1) The Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson may call a special meeting of the Council— (a) whenever he thinks it necessary; or (b) after a requisition for that purpose, signed by not less than one half of the total number of Councillors and specifying the reasons for the meeting, has been addressed to him through the Chief Executive. (2) Where the Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson, as the case may be, refuses to call a meeting after the presentation of the requisition to him, or where, without refusing, the Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson does not call a meeting within 3 working days after the requisition has been addressed to the Chief Executive, the requisitionists may ask the Chief Executive to call forthwith a meeting of the Council, to be held within one week of the requisition addressed to the Mayor or Chairperson under subparagraph (1) (b). (3) Where, without reasonable cause, a Chief Executive fails to call a meeting when requested to do so under subparagraph (2), he shall commit an offence. (4) Every meeting shall be convened by notice stating the business to be transacted at the meeting and shall be signed by the Chief Executive. (5) (a) The notice of the meeting shall be left at or sent by registered post to the usual place of residence or business of every Councillor and a copy thereof shall be affixed in a conspicuous place at the seat of the local authority at least 2 days before the meeting. [Issue 8] L18 – 184 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) Want of service of the notice of any Councillor shall not affect the validity of a meeting. (6) (a) Where circumstances so warrant, a Council may convene an urgent meeting at least 2 hours before that meeting. (b) Subparagraph (5) (a) shall not apply to a meeting convened under sub subparagraph (a). (7) (a) Subject to subparagraph (4), no business other than that specified in the notice shall be transacted at a meeting of the Council. (b) (i) Any Councillor may, before the commencement of public business, give notice of his intention to move at the adjournment of the Council a matter of urgent public importance and state the matter briefly. (ii) The Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson, as the case may be, shall not allow the motion to be discussed unless he is satisfied that the matter is urgent. (iii) The Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson may, where he is satisfied that priority should be given to the motion, allow it to be discussed before the business of the day is actually transacted.