Section 60A: Visit by National Preventive Mechanism Division and Subcommittee

60A. Visit by National Preventive Mechanism Division and Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (1) The National Preventive Mechanism Division of the National Human Rights Commission and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture may visit any institution or exercise any power for the purposes of discharging their functions under the National Preventive Mechanism Act or the Optional Protocol, as the case may be. (2) In this section— “Optional Protocol” means the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted on 18 December 2002 and acceded to by the Government of Mauritius on 21 June 2005; “Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture” means the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture, established under the Optional Protocol. [S. 60A inserted by s. 12 (b) of Act 21 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 July 2013.] R10 – 25 [Issue 5] Reform Institutions Act PART VII – OFFENCES