Section 5: Municipal Town Council

5. Municipal Town Council (1) A town shall, for the purpose of local government, be administered by a local authority which shall be known as a Municipal Town Council. [Issue 9] L18 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) There shall be a Municipal Town Council for every town, the boundaries of which shall be those specified in Part II of the Second Schedule. (3) The corporate name of a Municipal Town Council shall consist of the words “The Municipal Council of”, followed by the name of the town. (4) Every Municipal Town Council specified in the first column of Part III of the Second Schedule shall consist of the corresponding number of Councillors specified in the second column of Part III of that Schedule. (5) (a) Every Municipal Town Council specified in the first column of Part IV of the Second Schedule shall consist of the corresponding number of electoral wards specified in the second column of Part IV of that Schedule. (b) The boundaries of each electoral ward of a Municipal Town Council shall be those specified in Part V of the Second Schedule.