Section 6: The Unit

6. The Unit (1) (a) There shall be for the purposes of this Act an Elderly Persons’ Protection Unit which shall comprise such public officers as may be designated by the Permanent Secretary. (b) The Unit shall be under the administrative control of a public officer of the Ministry who shall be appointed officer-in-charge of the Unit. (c) There shall be a Rodrigues branch of the Unit. (2) The functions of the Unit shall be to— (a) organise public awareness and sensitisation campaigns on the rights of elderly persons and the need to provide them with assistance and protection; (b) receive complaints from elderly persons who are in need of protection or assistance and take such measures as may be necessary; (c) apply to the Court for a protection order where it deems it necessary in circumstances where there is a real danger to, or threat on, the life of an elderly person; (d) assist in arranging for the admission of an elderly person to a residential care home, where required; (e) ensure that every Elderly Watch and other appropriate bodies or authorities get a proper feedback on the situation of elderly persons who are, or may be, in need of protection or assistance.