The National Sanctions Committee (NSC) and National Sanctions Secretariat (NSSEC) have been established under Sections 4 and 7 of The United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 respectively.
The United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019
The United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 (the ‘Act’) was enacted on 29 May 2019 to enable the Government of Mauritius to implement targeted sanctions and other measures imposed by the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in response to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression.
The Act imposes three main targeted sanctions, namely financial prohibitions, arms embargo and travel ban, against parties listed by or under the authority of the United Nations Security Council (the ‘Security Council’).
