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Code Civil Mauricien Amendment Bill 2026 – Independent Alternative

Independent civic discussion

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Government texts are consultation drafts, not enacted law. The independent alternative is a separate proposal by Dave Kissoondoyal LLM, MBA.

Independent alternative v0.2

Code Civil Mauricien Amendment Bill 2026 - Independent Alternative

Dave Kissoondoyal’s consultation proposal with stronger safeguards for children’s participation, parental consent, family preservation, judicial oversight and express African Children’s Charter safeguards.

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Draft status: This alternative includes policy choices for consultation and identifies companion-law changes needed before formal tabling. It is not the Government’s draft.

Explanatory memorandum and introductory material

23 clauses available

Clause 1 - Short title
Clause 2 - Interpretation
Clause 3 - General provisions governing adoption
Clause 4 - Article 343 replaced
Clause 5 - Article 345 replaced
Clause 6 - Article 346 replaced and article 346 1 inserted
Clause 7 - Article 348 replaced
Clause 8 - Articles 349 1 to 349 3 inserted
Clause 9 - Articles 350 to 352 replaced
Clause 10 - Article 353 replaced
Clause 11 - Article 354 amended
Clause 12 - Article 355 replaced and consequential amendments
Clause 13 - Article 357 amended
Clause 14 - Article 358 amended
Clause 15 - Article 360 amended
Clause 16 - Articles 364 to 366 replaced
Clause 17 - Article 368 amended
Clause 18 - Articles 370 1 and 370 4 replaced
Clause 19 - Article 374 2 inserted
Clause 20 - Articles 380 1 to 380 5 inserted
Clause 21 - Article 407 replaced and article 504 amended
Clause 22 - Savings and transitional provisions
Clause 23 - Commencement
Drafting notes and required changes to companion legislation

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