Content Editor ‭[1]‬
​Acts and Regulations
​  
​Regulations
​Legal Metrology Services
​Trad​e Division
Consumer Affairs Unit
​Price Fixing Unit​​​
​​Price Observatory




 Content Editor ‭[2]‬

​GN No.​
 ​Name ​of Regulations
​GN 301 of 2022 ​
 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2022​​
​GN 162 of 2022 ​

 ​ The Consumer Protection (Control of Sale of Imported Live Animals for Home Slaughter)(Amendment) Regulations 2022
​GN 158 of 2022 ​
​​GN 318 of 2021 

 ​The Consum​er Protection
​GN 262 of 2021

 ​The Toys (​Safety)Regulations 2021.​
​GN 165 of 2021 The Rodrigues Consumer
​GN 164 of 2021 
 ​The Rodrigues Consumer

Protection (Maximum Price of Essential Goods) Regulations 2021
​GN 163 of 2021 
 ​​The Consumer Protection
​GN 162 of 2021 
 ​The Consumer Protection
​GN 158 of 2021 

 T​he Consumer Protection (Maximum Price of Essential Goods) Regulations 2021.​
​GN 157 of 2021 

 ​The Consumer Protection (Maximum Recommended Retail Price) (Code of Practice)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021.​
​
​GN 156 of 2021
 ​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations 2021.​
​GN 155 of 2021
 ​The Co​nsumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 3) Regulations 2021​
​GN 153 of 2021 

 The Consumer Protection (Control of Sale of Imported Live Animals for Home Slaughter) (Amendment) Regulations 2021​
​​GN 93 of ​2021
 ​The ​Consumer ​Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amen​dment of Schedule)  Regulations 2021​
​
​GN 82 of 2021

 The Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2021​
​
​​GN 240 of 2020 

 ​The Co​nsumer Protection (Fixed Penalty Notice) Regulations 2020​​
​GN 165 of 2020
 ​Th​e Steel Bars, Steel Wires and Steel Fabrics (Mauritian Standard Specifications) Regulations 2020
​
​​GN 95 of 2020

 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 3)

Regulations 2020
​GN 93 of 2020 
​
 ​The C​onsumer Protection (Shelf Life of Imported food Products) Regulations 2020
​GN  79  of 2020
 ​Consumer ​Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amen​dment of Schedule) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
​
​
GN  80  of 2020
 ​Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020.

​GN  68  of 2020
 ​The  Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) Regulations 2020
​GN  69  of 2020
 ​The Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Regulations 2020​
​GN  59  of 2020
 ​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
​GN  60  of 2020
 ​The Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations 2020
GN 142 of 2019
 Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2019
​GN 143 of 2019
 ​Plastic and Polyethylene Pipes and Fittings (Mauritius Standard Specifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
​GN 144 of 2019
 ​Toys (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
GN 6 of 2019
 ​Consumer Protection (Control of Manufacture and Sale of Bread) Regulations 2018 
​GN  85 of 2018
 ​Toys (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2018​

​Petroleum Pricing Mechanism​​

GN 9 0f 2011 
 The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Petroleum Products) Regulations 2011
​​​​GN 29​​​0​ of 2020
 ​​The Consu​mer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 5) ​Regulations 2020
​GN 72 of 2020
 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Petroleum Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2020​
​​GN 71 of 2020
 ​​The Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations 2020​
 ​
​GN 69 of 2021

 ​T​he Consumer Protection
​
GN 70 of 2021
 The Rodrigues Consumer
​
GN 71 of  2021
 The Rodrigues Consumer
​GN 144 of 2021

 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Petroleum Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021​
​GN 145 of 2021 

 ​The Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Regulations 2021​
​GN 146 of 2021 

 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021
​GN 147 of 2021

 ​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 17) Regulations 2021
​GN 148 of 2021 

 ​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 18) Regulations 2021​
​GN 51 of 2022
 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment)
​​GN 52 of 2022
 ​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods)
​​GN 53 of 2022

 ​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods)
​GN 103 of 2022

 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2022
​GN 104 of 2022

 The Rodrigues Consumer
​GN 105 of 2022


 The Rodrigues Consumer
Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods)
(Amendment No. 12) Regulations 2022​
​​GN 248 of 2022

 ​The Consumer Protection
​GN 2 of 2023 

 ​The Consumer Protection(Control of Price of Petroleum Products) (Amendment) Re​gulations 2023​
​

Fair Trading Act​

​GN No.​​
 Name of Regulations​
​GN 29 of 2018​
 Commodities (Indication of Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

 ​

Hire Purchase

​GN No.​​​​​
 Name of Regulations​​
​GN 39 of 2015
 Hire Purchase and Credit Sale (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

 ​

 Trade Fair

​GN No.​​​​​​
 Name of Regulations​​
​GN 204 of 2016
 Consumer Protection (Control of Fairs) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016
​GN 110 of 2016
 Consumer Protection (Control of Fairs)Regulations 2016 
​GN 50 of 2003
 Consumer Protection (Trade Fair & Exhibition ) Regulations 2003 {consolidated Version}
​GN​ 62 of 2008
 Consumer Protection (Trade Fair & Exhibition ) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 
​GN 2 of 2014
 Consumer Protection (Events) Regulations 2013 
​GN 19 of 2016​
 ​Consumer Protection (Control of Fairs) Regulations 2016
​GN 265 of 2021 
​
 Consumer Protection (Control of Fairs) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
​GN 190 of 2022

 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Fairs) (Amendment) Regulations 2022​

Consumer Affairs Unit​​


GN No.​​​​​
Name of Regulations​​
GN 258 of 2022The Prepackaged Food (Revocation) Regulations 2022​​
​GN 259 of 2022 
​The Consumer Protection(Sale of Pre-Packed Food) Regulations 2022​
​GN 30 of 2023

The Consumer Protection (Sale of Pr​e-Packed Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2023​

Price Observatory​

GN No.​​​​​
 Name of Regulations​​
​GN 229 of 2021 

 ​

Legal Metrology Services

​GN No.​​​​​​
 Name of Regulations​​​

ACT/GN

Name of Regulations

Description


 

  Act No. 57 of 1985

Legal Metrology Act

The Legal Metrology Act provides for the "Assizing" of instruments, weights and measures and the protection of the consumer and the public at large in all transactions by weight and measure.

 

GN No. 97 of 1990 (as amended)

The Legal Metrology (Assize) Regulations

The Legal Metrology (Assize) Regulations lay down the metrological characteristics trade instruments  have to conform to , and the tolerances acceptable for verification.

 

GN No. 124 of 1994

The Legal Metrology (Periodical Assizement) Regulations

The Legal Metrology (Periodical Assizement) Regulations make provision for the mandatory periodical verifications of trade instruments.

 

 GN  No. 233 of 2006

The Legal Metrology (Prepacked Commodities) Regulations

The Legal Metrology (Prepacked Commodities) Regulations prescribe labelling requirements, declaration of net/nominal quantity, standard quantities and tolerances in respect of pre-packaged products.

 

GN No. 26 of 2013

The Legal Metrology (Assize fees) Regulations

The Legal Metrology (Assize fees) Regulations making provision for fees for verification of weighing and measuring instruments.​
​GN  No. 288 of 2021 

 ​The Legal Me​trology

(Assize)  (Amendment)

Regulations 2021.​
 ​

Trade Division

Import Section:

Principal Regulations

GN No. Name of Regulations Description

GN 160 of 2017

 

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 2017 Conditions for importation of restricted goods


 

Amendments​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description

GN 167 of 2017

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Conditions for vehicles

GN 254 of 2017

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017 Conditions for vehicles and bunker fuels

GN 81 of 2018

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Competent Authorities

GN 56 of 2019

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Competent Authorities

GN 91 of 2019

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2019 Incandescent Lamps

GN 125 of 2019

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2019 Religious Sensitivity and Vintage Vehicles

GN 140 of 2019

 Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2019 Time frame for import permits
​GN 145 of 2020

 ​Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
 ​Restrictions for importation of second-hand motor vehicles​
​​GN 82 of 2021

 ​The Con​sumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
 ​​Restricted Good - COVID-19 Home Self-Testing Kit​
​​GN 327 of 2021

 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021​​
 ​COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test​​
​GN 57 of 2022
 ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
 ​Child Restraint Devices
​GN 94 of 2022

 ​The Consumer Protection ​Incandescent Lamps​
​
GN 106 of 2022
 ​The Consumer Protection
(Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022​
​
 ​Inward Processing Scheme​
​GN 166 of 2022

 ​​The Consumer Protection ​
​GN 301 of 2022 

 ​The Con​sumer Protection (Control of Imports) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2022
 ​

 

Export Section:

Principal Regulations​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 97 of 2000 Consumer Protection (Export Control) Regulations 2000 Conditions for export permits

 

Amendments​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 297 of 2013 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Removal of export permits
GN 47 of 2014 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 Exemption of export permits
GN 187 of 2014 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 Exemption of export permits
GN 43 of 2015 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Electronic submission of export permits
GN 151 of 2016 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Removal of export permits
GN 56 of 2017 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Electronic submission of export permits
GN 106 of 2017 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017 Restricted goods for export
GN 158 of 2017 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2017 Restricted goods for export
GN 141 of 2019 Consumer Protection (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Time frame for export permits

 

 

Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles:

Principal Regulations

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 196 of 2004 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2004 Condition for licences

 

Amendments

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 148 of 2011 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 Radiation conditions
GN 15 of 2013 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Applicable fees
GN 88 of 2013 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013 Revoking of Regulations
GN 104 of 2013 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013 Radiation conditions
GN 150 of 2014 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 Removal of time-frame
GN 170 of 2015 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Removal of radiation
GN 159 of 2017 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Conditions of licence
GN 92 of 2018 Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Extension on ban on issue of licence
​GN 142 of 2020
​
 ​Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
​		 ​Extension on ban on issue of new licences​
​GN 148 of 2020​

 ​Consumer Protection (Importation and Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2020
 ​Extension of licences and permits in view of COVID-19 period

 

Scrap Metal:

Principal Regulations

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 151 of 2019 Consumer Protection (Scrap Metal) Regulations 2019 Condition for scrap metal permits and licences

 

Amendments


GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 149 of 2020 Con​sumer Protection (Scrap Metal) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Extension on licences and permits in view of COVID-19 period
​GN 170 of 2020
 ​The Consumer Protection (Scrap Meta​l) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020.
 ​Ban of Scrap Copper​
​GN 139 of 2021 

 ​The Consumer Protection ​Export of Scrap Copper



 

Ban on Importation and Sale of Umbrella Resembling Shot Gun

GN No. Name of Regulations
GN 138 of 2018 Consumer Protection (Ban on Importation and Sale of Umbrella Resembling Shot Gun) Regulations 2018

  

Price Fixing Unit

Principal Regulations​

GN No. Name of Regulations
GN 150 of 1998​ The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) Regulations 1998
GN 151 of 1998 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Price) Regulations 1998
GN 162 of 1998 The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-Taxable Goods) Regulations 1998
GN 164 of 1998 The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-Taxable Goods) Regulations 1998
GN 181 of 2008 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Recommended Retail Price (Code of Practice) Regulations 2008.
GN 210 of 2010 The Consumer Protection (Control of Sale of Imported Live Animals for Home Slaughter) Regulations 2010
GN 6 of 2019 The Consumer Protection (Control of Manufacture and Sale of Bread) Regulations 2018
​GN 158 of 2021 ​
 ​T​he Consumer Protection (Maximum Price of Essential Goods) Regulations 2021.​

 

Amendments​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 174 of 2004 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2004 Control goods under Maximum Mark-Up
GN 173 of 2005 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2005 Inserting Corned beef/Mutton and Pilchards in the list of control goods.
GN 180 of 2008 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Deleting Milk Powder in the list of controlled goods
GN 129 of 2011 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Price) (Amendment)) Regulations 2011 Liberalisation of price of Cement.
GN 225 of 2012 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Amending number of days to submit costings to 10 working days.
GN224 of 2013 The Consumer Protection (Control of Sale of Imported Live Animals for Home Slaughter) (Amendment) Regulations 2013  Determining age of live animals
GN 283 of 2013 The Consumer Protection (Maximum Recommended Retail Price) (Code of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Amending the number of days to submit workings for Milk Powder to 10 working days  
GN 212 of 2016 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.  Replacing Second and Third Schedules.
GN 145 of 2017  The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2017. Electronic submission of costings through the Price Fixing Information System (PFIS)
GN 238 of 2017  The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2017 Deleting Tyres and Tubes from list of controlled goods.
GN 83 of 2018  The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Inserting Blood Glucose Strips.
​
​GN 59 of 2020
 ​​Inserting Face Masks /respirators and Hand Sanitiser in the list of controlled goods under Maximum Mark-
Up Regulations
​
GN 80 of 2020
 ​
The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximu​m Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations 2020
​Inserting essential commodities in the list of controlled goods under Maximum Mark-Up Regulations. Adult
Diapers ,Baby diapers among others
​​GN 95 of 2020

 ​​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 3)

Regulations 2020

​
 ​Application of  6 % special allowance on Adult diapers , Basmati rice   among others
​GN 124 of 2020 ​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 4 ) Regulations 2020 ​Application of  6 % special allowance on pasta  and baby diapers 
​GN 155 of 2020 ​Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 5)Regulations 2020 ​Removing  Adult diapers, Baby Diapers,Breakfast cereals, Butter & Spread,Margarine,Pasta,Processed Cheese, and Pulses
​ GN 94 of 2021       

 ​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
​		 ​Inserting Canned Sardines and Pulses ​​
​GN 156 of 2021

 ​​The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations 2021.

 ​Removing Canned Sardines,Pilchards and pulses
​GN 157 of 2021 
 ​The Consumer Protection (Maximum Recommended Retail Price) (Code of Practice)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021.​
​
 ​Removing Milk Powder ​
​GN 162 of 2021 

 The Consumer Protection
(Maximum Price of Essential Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2021​

​
 ​Inserting  new brands on list of Essential Commodities​
​GN 336 of 2022

 ​The Consumer Protection ​Milk powder supplied by the
State Trading Corporation​
​GN 26 of 2023 

​The Consumer Protection​Exemption of sliced cheese from control 

 

Amendments to Prices​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description
GN 30 of 2012 The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non -taxable Goods)  (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2012. Price of Rice 
GN 178 of 2017 The Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-Up) (Amendment No 3) Regulations 2017 Price of Flour.
GN 126 of 2019 The Consumer Protection (Control of Sale of Imported Live Animals for Home Slaughter) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Price of Live Cattle                           
​GN 107 of 2020 The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment  no  2 ) - Regulation 2020​ ​Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
​​GN 1​46 of 2021  ​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021
 ​Price of Gas Oil,Mogas and  Dual Purpose Kerosene
 (DPK)
​GN 335 of 2022


 ​The Consumer Protection ​Milk powder supplied by the
State Trading Corporation​
​​GN 22 of 2023
​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2023​​
​Fixing price of Edible Oil supplied by the State Trading Corporation)
​GN 24 of 2023 
​The Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023​
​Price of Cement (Paper bags of 25 kgs net each)​​

 

  Applicable to Island of Rodrigues​

GN No. Name of Regulations Description​
GN 205 of 2020 The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-Taxable Amendmemt  No23 ) Regulations 2020 Price of Cement
​GN 48 of 2021 

 ​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods)(Amendment No 4 ) 2021 

 ​Price of cement ​
​​GN 147 of 2021

 ​​The Rodrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 17) Regulations 2021
 ​Price of Gas Oil,Mogas and  Dual Purpose Kerosene
 (DPK)
​GN 148 of 2021 

 ​The R​odrigues Consumer Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods) (Amendment No. 18) Regulations 2021​
​

 ​Price of Gas Oil,Mogas and  Dual Purpose Kerosene
 (DPK)
​GN 163 of 2021 

 ​The Consumer Protection
(Price and Supplies Control) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 4) Regulations 2021​


 ​Inserting Canned Tomatoes and Pulses (dholl petit pois, dholl gram, lentilles noires, lentilles rouges, gros pois)​
​GN 164 of 2021 ​
 ​The Rodrigues Consumer
Protection (Maximum Price of Essential Goods) Regulations 2021​


 ​Inserting Essential Goods for Rodrigues​
​GN 165 of 2021 


 ​The Rodrigues Consumer
Protection (Control of Price of Taxable and Non-taxable Goods)(Amendment No. 20) Regulations 2021​


 ​Deleting Butter and Margarine, Canned Fish, Cheese, Edible Oil and Milk Powder and inserting Butter and Canned Tuna​
​GN 340 of 2022

 ​​The Rodrigues Consumer ​Milk powder supplied by the
State Trading Corporation​

 
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