Section 11: Delivery of passports

11. Delivery of passports (1) Any person who is required to produce his passport or a travel document under section 10 shall if so required, deliver it to the Passport Officer before leaving the vessel or aircraft in which he enters Mauritius or at any time while he is in Mauritius. (2) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a passport or travel document delivered to the Passport Officer under subsection (1) shall be returned to its owner, on his departure from Mauritius. (b) The Passport Officer may withhold, for such time as may be determined by the Minister, the passport or travel document on any ground specified in section 4. (3) Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to deliver his passport as and when required in accordance with this section shall commit an offence.