Section 77: Policy on partnerships with private sector

77. Policy on partnerships with private sector (1) A local authority shall, in accordance with such guidelines as may be issued by the Minister and subject to subsection (2), prepare a policy in respect of partnerships between the local authority and the private sector. (2) The policy shall include— (a) the circumstances where the local authority shall provide or receive funding or other resources in relation to any form of partnership with the private sector; [Issue 4] L18 – 48 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) any consultation the local authority will undertake in respect of any proposal to provide or receive funding or other resources in relation to any form of partnership with the private sector; (c) the conditions, if any, the local authority shall impose before providing or accepting funding or other resources in relation to any form of partnership with the private sector; (d) an outline of how risks associated with any such provision of funding or other resources are assessed and managed; (e) an outline of the procedures by which any such provision of funding or other resources will be monitored and reported on to the local authority; and (f) an outline of how the local authority will assess, monitor, and report on the extent to which community outcomes are furthered by any provision of funding or other resources or a partnership with the private sector. (3) In this section— “partnership with the private sector” means any arrangement or agreement that is entered into between one or more local authorities and one or more persons engaged in business, but does not include a contract for the supply of any goods or services to, by or on behalf of a local authority.