{"id":3362,"date":"2025-07-09T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masa.govmu.org\/masa\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:36:28","slug":"notice-rodrigues-branch-office-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masa.govmu.org\/masa\/?p=3362","title":{"rendered":"Notice of Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3362\" class=\"elementor elementor-3362\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ff2acc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ff2acc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80243fe\" data-id=\"80243fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897393f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"897393f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-820d0bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"820d0bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00e163f\" data-id=\"00e163f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f3f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f3f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2017<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Election of seven members of the Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA)<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NOTICE OF ELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f4cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59f4cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notice is hereby given to all eligible members of the Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA) that the election of seven (7) members of the Board will be conducted by the Office of the Electoral Commissioner on Sunday 24 August 2025, and that the Returning Officer will receive notices of candidature on <strong>Wednesday 30 July 2025 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Head Office of the MASA<\/strong>, Ave. des Artistes, Beau Bassin, namely \u2013<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154a8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154a8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>two (2) members from the category of Music Author, Composer and Performer;<\/li><li>two (2) members from the category of Audiovisual\/Theatrical;<\/li><li>one (1) member from the category of Literary Author;<\/li><li>one (1) member from the category of Publisher; and<\/li><li>one (1) member from the category of Other Works.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5a744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a5a744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forms of notices of candidature may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on week days as from <strong>9 July 2025<\/strong>, either \u2013<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a264571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a264571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>from the Mauritius Society of Authors , Ave. des Artistes, Beau Bassin; or<\/li><li>from the Returning Officer at the Office of the Electoral Commissioner, 4th Floor, Max City Building, cnr. R\u00e9my Ollier and Louis Pasteur Streets, Port Louis.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26b4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f26b4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery notice of candidature shall \u2013 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa4431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa4431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>specify the name, National Identity Card number and address of the candidate;<\/li><li>specify the category in which he wishes to stand as candidate; and<\/li><li>contain a declaration by the candidate that he is qualified to stand as candidate.<\/li><\/ol><p>Notices of candidature received by post, fax or otherwise will not be considered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dd365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05dd365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8 July 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e093c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e093c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Secretary to the Board<\/em><br \/>Mauritius Society of 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