Amended by [Act No. 2 of 1982]; [Act No. 48 of 1991]
73A.
Director of Economic Crime Office
Added by [Act No. 31 of 2000]; Repealed by [Act No. 33 of 2001]
74.
Constitution of offices
Subject to this Constitution and any other law, the President may constitute offices for
Mauritius, make appointments to any such office and terminate any such appointment.
Amended by [Act No. 48 of 1991]
75.
Prerogative of mercy
(1)
The President may (a)
grant to any person convicted of any offence a pardon, either free or subject
to lawful conditions;
(b)
grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified period, of
the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for any offence;
(c)
substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment imposed on
any person for any offence; or
(d)
remit the whole or part of any punishment imposed on any person for an
offence or of any penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the State on account
of any offence.
(2)
There shall be a Commission on the Prerogative of Mercy (referred to in this section
as "the Commission") consisting of a chairman and not less that 2 other members
appointed by the President, acting in his own deliberate judgment.
(3)
A member of the Commission shall vacate his seat on the Commission-
(4)
(a)
at the expiration of any term of appointment specified in the instrument of
his appointment; or
(b)
where his appointment is revoked by the President, acting in his own
deliberate judgment.
(a)In the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by subsection (1), the
President shall act in accordance with the advice of the Commission.
(b)
The President may request the Commission to reconsider any advice
tendered by it and shall act in accordance with such advice as may be
tendered by the Commission after such reconsideration.
Amended by [Act No. 28 of 2003]