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Local Government Act 2011 (Act No. 36 of 2011).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
This Act makes provision for the establishment Municipal City Councils, Municipal Town Councils, Village Councils and District Councils, provides for functions and powers of such authorities and for other matters related to local authorities such as the cadastral database and the granting of permits and licenses. It also concerns services provided for by local authorities such as the storage, collection, transfer and disposal of waste and sanitation and abatement of nuisance and the power to control state land and acquire land and buildings.
Subject to certain conditions, a Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council or District Council may, with the Minister’s approval, acquire by way of compulsory acquisition, purchase, lease or exchange, any land wherever situate for the purpose of any of its functions under this Act or any other enactment.
Topics
Chemicals and Waste
Long title of text
An Act to provide the legislative framework for a democratic, efficient, effective, inclusive and accountable system of local government permitting local communities to manage autonomously, through elected local authorities, the economic and social well-being of their areas.
Date of text
Notes
Proclaimed by Proclamation No. 23 of 2011.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Legal Supplement to the Government Gazette of Mauritius of 2011.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Toolkit legislation
Plastic
Regulatory Approach