Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Economic Development Board” means the Economic Development Board established under the Economic Development Board Act 2017; “enterprise”— (a) means any form of trade, business or manufacture, craft, cultivation of fruits, vegetables or flowers, livestock breeding, or activity approved as such by the Ministry; and (b) includes— (i) any supply of services, including goods relating to those services; or (ii) a co-operative society; but (c) does not include an office or employment or a religious or charitable institution; S19 – 1 [Issue 10] “medium enterprise” means an enterprise which has the appropriate annual turnover specified in the First Schedule; “microenterprise” means a small business owned and operated by an individual and which has the appropriate annual turnover specified in the First Schedule; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of small and medium enterprises is assigned; “Ministry” means the Ministry responsible for the subject of small and medium enterprises; “public sector agency” includes any Ministry, Government department, local authority or statutory body; “Registrar” means the Registrar of small and medium enterprises referred to in section 3; “registration certificate” means a registration certificate issued under section 5 (2); “small enterprise” means an enterprise which has the appropriate annual turnover specified in the First Schedule; “SME”— (a) means a small enterprise or medium enterprise; and (b) includes a microenterprise; “SME Mauritius Ltd” means SME Mauritius Ltd incorporated and registered as such under the Companies Act; “supervising officer” means the supervising officer of the Ministry. PART II – REGISTRAR