Section 4:

4. Duty to be registered (1) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), every person who is a citizen of Mauritius shall, within 6 months of attaining the age of 18 and on such form as may be prescribed, apply for an identity card at any office designated by the Registrar. (b) Where a person— (i) is not a resident of Mauritius; or (ii) is unable to comply with paragraph (a) on account of serious illness, as certified by a medical practioner in the public service, or on any other compelling and reasonable ground, he may apply for an identity card in such manner and within such period of attaining the age of 18 as the Registrar may determine. (2) Every person who applies for an identity card shall— (a) produce his birth certificate or his certificate of registration or naturalisation as a citizen of Mauritius, as the case may be; (b) produce such other documents as the Registrar may require; (c) allow his fingerprints, and other biometric information about himself, to be taken and recorded; and (d) allow himself to be photographed, for the purpose of the identity card. (3) Subsection (2) (c) shall not apply to a person who is certified by a medical practitioner in the public service to be unable to provide his biometric information by reason of any permanent infirmity or permanent disability. [S. 4 amended by s. 15 (c) of Act 20 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 September 2013; s. 2 (a) of Act 18 of 2013 w.e.f. 16 September 2013.]