Section 24: Exceptions

24. Exceptions Section 22 shall not apply to— (a) the display of an advertisement on a vehicle which is being used on a road if it is proved that the main purpose for which the vehicle is being used is not to display the advertisement; (b) the display, on a building, or site, or within 100 feet of a building or site, of an advertisement which, otherwise than on or over a road— (i) merely discloses the name or nature of a business or undertaking carried on the site or the name of the owner or manager of the business or undertaking; or (ii) relates solely to an article or service supplied in connection with a business or undertaking carried on in the building or on the site and provided the advertisement is displayed inside the building; (c) the display, at the entrance of premises, otherwise than on or over a road, of not more than one advertisement which relates solely to— (i) a form of recreation which is or will be available on the land; [Issue 5] R28 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (ii) an entertainment, meeting or sale which is being or is to be held on the land; or (iii) the sale or lease of the premises on which the advertisement is displayed; (d) the display, otherwise than on or over a road, of an advertisement which merely indicates— (i) the name of a firm; (ii) that a particular road or path is a private road or path or leads to a particular place; or (iii) that a particular act is prohibited or permitted; (e) the display, otherwise than on or over a road, on or at a gate, of an advertisement which merely conveys— (i) the name of a property or locality to which the gate gives access; or (ii) a request or direction to close the gate; or (f) the display at a filling station, subject to the approval of the Minister, of an advertisement designed for the sole purpose of advertising the particular motor spirit sold and supplied, or distributed.