The National Sanctions Secretariat Of Mauritius Issues Guidelines To Implement Targeted Financial Sanctions

On 25 August 2020, the National Sanctions Secretariat, which evolves under the aegis of the Prime Minister's Office of Mauritius, issued guidelines on the implementation of targeted financial sanctions (Guidelines) under the United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 (Sanctions Act).

In so doing, the National Sanctions Secretariat aims to assist "reporting persons with the implementation of the restrictive measures, in particular the financial prohibitions prescribed under the Sanctions Act". The phrase 'reporting persons' is a defined term under the Guidelines.

The Guidelines go further and justify the implementation of the measures announced therein as they reiterate the avowed aim of the Mauritian Government to protect its international financial centre from abuse on the part of 'illicit actors engaging in proliferation financing and other proliferation efforts'; the more so that Mauritius is a member of the United