(3)
7.
8.
For the purposes of this section, the expression "forced labour" does not include –
(a)
any labour required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court;
(b)
labour required of any person while he is lawfully detained that, though not
required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court, is reasonably
necessary in the interests of hygiene or for the maintenance of the place at
which he is detained;
(c)
any labour required of a member of a disciplined force in pursuance of his
duties as such or, in the case of a person who has conscientious objections
to service as a member of a naval, military or air force, any labour that that
person is required by law to perform in place of such service; or
(d)
any labour required during a period of public emergency or in the event of
any other emergency or calamity that threatens the life or well-being of the
community, to the extent that the requiring of such labour is reasonably
justifiable, in the circumstances of any situation arising or existing during
that period or as a result of that other emergency or calamity, for the
purpose of dealing with that situation.
Protection from inhuman treatment
(1)
No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or
other such treatment.
(2)
Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be
inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in
question authorises the infliction of any description of punishment that was lawful in
Mauritius on 11 March 1964.
Protection from deprivation of property
(1)
No property of any description shall be compulsorily taken possession of, and no
interest in or right over property of any description shall be compulsorily acquired,
except where (a)
the taking of possession or acquisition is necessary or expedient in the
interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public
health, town and country planning, the development or utilisation of any
property in such a manner as to promote the public benefit or the social and
economic well-being of the people of Mauritius; and
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(b)
there is reasonable justification for the causing of any hardship that may
result to any person having an interest in or right over the property; and