Section 10: Need for passport to enter or leave Mauritius

10. Need for passport to enter or leave Mauritius (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall enter or leave Mauritius unless he is in possession of a valid passport issued by or on behalf of the Government of a country of which he is a national or citizen, or some other document establishing his nationality or citizenship and identity to the satisfaction of the Passport Officer. (2) Every person entering or leaving Mauritius shall, on demand by the Passport Officer, produce his passport or other document specified in subsection (1). (3) The Minister may exempt, either conditionally or unconditionally, or upon or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose, any person or specified class of persons from compliance with subsection (1).