PUBLIC HEALTH

• Introduction
• Licence Section
• Wards
• Cemeteries & Cremation Grounds
• Prosecution
• Sanitation
• Markets & Fairs
• Poster Sites
• Environmental Complaint Protocol

Licence Section

Main Responsibilities
Payment of Trade Fees	Cessation of Business
Renewal of Payment	Notes for carrying out business activity
Occasional Activities	Display of Advertisements
Affixing of Posters	Bus Toll Fees

AFFIXING OF POSTERS

According to Section 4(1) of the Environment Protection (Affixing of Posters) Regulations 2008, no person shall affix or cause to be affixed any poster in a public place or which is visible from a public place other than a designated site.

A designated site means a site designated or approved by a local authority or where applicable by the Road Development Authority for affixing of posters.

According to Section 9 of the above regulations, any person who otherwise contravenes these regulations shall commit an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Rs 50,000.

 

Any person intending to affix posters on designated sites within the Municipal Council area of Port Louis shall submit an application in the necessary forms together with the following documents:

1. National Identity cards (copy) of person commissioning the poster, the distributor and the printer
2. Certificate of Incorporation of Companies
3. Specimen or copy of the poster.

The poster shall contain the real description of the name of the printer and the distributor or the person who has commissioned the poster.

The person shall pay the relevant fees as prescribed under Local Government (fees) Regulations 2019 – GN 252 of 2019.