Section 25: Foreign firm of quantity surveyors

25. Foreign firm of quantity surveyors (1) No foreign firm of quantity surveyors shall provide quantity surveying services in Mauritius unless— (a) it is registered as a foreign consultant under section 20 of the Construction Industry Development Board Act; and (b) the Council is satisfied that— P39B – 13 [Issue 7] Professional Quantity Surveyors’ Council Act (i) the services are provided in relation to the construction of a building for any statutory corporation or Government company, and the construction of the building is wholly or partly financed by a foreign Government, a foreign financial or banking institution, or an international financial organisation; (ii) the services are provided in relation to a project, other than the construction of a building for any statutory corporation or Government company, or the construction of a Government building, and— (A) the firm is providing quantity surveying services in relation to not more than one project; (B) the firm enters, in relation to that project, into a joint venture agreement with a firm of quantity surveyors, and the joint venture agreement is approved by the Council; (C) the fee payable to the firm of quantity surveyors is not less than 51 per cent of the total fee to be paid for the provision of the quantity surveying services; and (D) the firm pays a fee of 0.05 per cent of the value of the project to the Council; or (iii) the services are provided in relation to the construction of a Government building or any other building which is wholly or partly financed by Government. (2) — [S. 25 amended by s. 38 (b) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013.] (S. 25 came into operation on 1 August 2014.) PART VI – DISCIPLINE