Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “act of terrorism” means an act specified in section 3; “bank”— (a) has the same meaning as in the Banking Act; and (b) includes any person licensed under the Banking Act to carry on deposit taking business; “cash dealer” has the same meaning as in the Banking Act; “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police; “Committee” means the Committee set up under section 21; “control order” means an order issued under section 28A; “Director” means the Director of the Counterterrorism Unit referred to in section 18; “financial institution” means any institution or person regulated by any of the enactments specified in the First Schedule; “Government” means the Government of the Republic of Mauritius or of any other State; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of national security is assigned; “proscribed organisation”— (a) means an organisation which has been declared to be a proscribed organisation under section 4; and (b) includes a group which has been declared to be an international terrorist group under section 10; “terrorist investigation” means an investigation of— (a) the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism or any other offence under this Act; (b) any act or omission reasonably suspected to have been done for an act of terrorism or any other offence under this Act; (c) the resources of a proscribed organisation; [Issue 9] P27 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius “terrorist property” means property which— (a) has been, is being or is likely to be used for any act of terrorism; (b) has been, is being or is likely to be used by a proscribed organisation; (c) is the proceeds of an act of terrorism; or (d) is gathered for the pursuit of, or in connection with, an act of terrorism; “trustee” has the same meaning as in the Trusts Act. [S. 2 amended by s. 26 of Act 14 of 2005 w.e.f. 21 April 2005; s. 3 of Act 27 of 2016 w.e.f. 9 January 2017.] PART II – ACTS OF TERRORISM AND RELATED OFFENCES