"Rodrigues” means the Island of Rodrigues;
“session" means the sittings of the Assembly commencing when Parliament first
meets after any general election or its prorogation at any time and terminating when
Parliament is prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued;
“sitting" means a period during which the Assembly is sitting continuously without
adjournment, and includes any period during which the Assembly is in committee;
“State” means the Republic of Mauritius;
“subordinate court" means any court of law subordinate to the Supreme Court but
does not include a court-martial;
“Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Republic of Mauritius.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, the Interpretation Act 1889 shall
apply, with the necessary adaptations, for the purpose of interpreting this
Constitution and otherwise in relation to it as it applies for the purpose of
interpreting and in relation to Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Amended by [Act No. 2 of 1982]; [Act No. 48 of 1991]
112.
References to public office
(1)
In this Constitution, "public office" (a)
shall be construed as including the offices of judges of the Supreme Court,
the offices of members of all other courts of law in Mauritius (other. than
courts martial), the offices of members of the Police Force and the offices of
the President's personal staff; and
(b)
shall not be construed as including (i)
the office of member of the Assembly, or the Rodrigues Regional
Assembly or its Chairperson;
(ii)
any office, appointment to which is restricted, to members of the
Assembly; or the Rodrigues Regional Assembly;
(iii)
the office of member of any Commission or tribunal established by
this Constitution.
Amended by [Act No. 32 of 2001]
(2)
For the purposes of this Constitution, a person shall not be considered as holding a
public office or a local government office, as the case may be, by reason only that
he is in receipt of a pension or other like allowance in respect of service of the State
or under a local authority.