DRAFT  
 
Government Notice No  ........  of 2018   
 
THE FAIR TRADING ACT  
Regulations made by the Minister under section 8 of the  
Fair Trading Act  
 
1.    These regulations may be cited as the Steel Bars, Steel Wires and Steel   
Fabrics ( Mauritian Standard Speci fications) Regulations 2018 .  
 
2.     In these regulations –  
 
“Distributor” means any person engaged in the importation, sale or storage of 
steel bars, steel wires or steel fabrics;  
“Manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture, sale or 
storage of steel b ars, steel wires or steel fabrics;   
“MS 10” means the M auritian Standard for steel bar  declared in 
General Notice of 622 of 2015 . 
“MS 34” means the Mauritian Standard for steel w ire declar ed in 
General Notice 622 of 201 5. 
“MS 35” means the Mauritian Standa rd for steel fabric declar ed in 
General Notice 622 of 2015 . 
“steel bar ” means a steel product  (ribbed  and weldable)  of any form of cross -
section as rolled, including a rod of steel, used for the reinforcement of 
concrete;  
 
“steel fabric” means a  factory m ade welded steel fabric manufactured 
from plain or deformed steel bars or steel wires  for the reinforcement 
of concrete  “steel w ire” means  plain,  indented and ribbed steel wire used for the 
reinforcement of concrete products.   
 
3.  (1) Subject to paragraph  (2), no person sha ll import or manufacture steel  
bars, steel wires  or steel fabrics  which do not conform to the specifications of 
MS 10, MS 34  or MS 35  respectively.  
 
(2) Every person who intends to import or manufacture steel bars , steel wires  
or steel  fabrics  which do not conform to  the specifications of MS 10, MS 34  or 
MS 35  respectively shall obtain the prior written approval of the Minister.  
 
4. Every manufacturer shall –  
 
(a) subject any steel bar , steel wire  or steel fabric  manufactured, sold or stored  
by him to  routine inspection and testing;   
 
(b) k eep a record of all the results of tests conducted under paragraph ( a) and 
produce the record on demand to any authorised officer.  
 
5. Every distributor shall –  
 
(a) subject steel bars , steel wire s or steel fabrics  manufactured, sold or stored 
by him to routine inspection and testing.  
 
(b) k eep a record of all the results of tests conducted under paragraph (a) and 
produce the record on demand to any authorised officer.  
 
6. Every manufacturer or di stributor shall on request, provide to a purchaser of 
any steel  bar, steel  wire or steel fabric a certificate showing the result of any 
test carried out o n any sample of the steel bar,  steel wire  or steel fabric .  
 7. No manufacturer or distributor shall, without lawful authority or reasonable 
excuse, have in his possession steel bars , steel wires  or steel fabrics  which do 
not conform to  the specifications of MS 10, MS 34  or MS 35  respectively.  
 
8. No person shall obstruct an authorised officer in the perf ormance of his 
functions under these regulations.  
 
9. The Steel Bars and Steel Wires ( Mauritian  Standard S pecifications) 
Regulations 1988 is repealed.  
 
10. The Steel Bars, Steel Wires and Steel F abrics ( Mauritian Standard 
Speci fications) Regulations 2018  will be effective as from May 2019.  
 
Made by the Mi nister on ……………………..………………  2018 .