Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “abuse” means an act of abuse referred to in section 11; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee, or of the Rodrigues Committee for the Elderly, as the case may be; “Court” means— (a) in the Island of Mauritius, the District Court of the district in which an elderly person resides; (b) in Rodrigues, the Magistrate for Rodrigues; “elderly person” means a person who has attained the age of 60; “Elderly Watch” means an Elderly Watch referred to in section 8 (1); “member”— (a) means a member of the Monitoring Committee or of the Rodrigues Committee for the Elderly, as the case may be; and (b) includes the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of senior citizen welfare is assigned; “Monitoring Committee” means the Monitoring Committee for the Elderly referred to in section 4; P45– 1 [Issue 9] Protection of Elderly Persons Act “Network” means the Protection of the Elderly Network referred to in section 3; “officer” means an officer of the Unit; “protection order” means an order made by the Court under section 9; “Rodrigues Committee for the Elderly” means the Committee referred to in section 5; “Unit” means the Elderly Persons’ Protection Unit referred to in section 6; “Vice-Chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee, or of the Rodrigues Committee for the Elderly, as the case may be.