AI regulation in Mauritius: laws & policy (2026)

Legal framework

National AI Strategy 2025-2029 ('AI for Mauritius'/AIM) and FAIR Guidelines, supported by FSC Fintech Series Guidance Notes No. 4 (September 2025) and the Data Protection Act 2017

Key points: artificial intelligence in Mauritius

1. 01National AI Strategy (AIM) 2025-2029

   Launched 9 April 2026, the 'AI for Mauritius' strategy sets a five-year roadmap for AI integration across healthcare, fintech, agriculture, manufacturing, and public services, and mandates establishment of a Mauritius Artificial Intelligence Council (MAIC) to steer implementation and measure socioeconomic impact.

   treasury.govmu.org undp.org

2. 02FAIR Guidelines (April 2026)

   Accompanying the strategy, the FAIR Guidelines establish voluntary but government-endorsed ethical expectations, Fairness, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Integrity, applying to the full AI lifecycle (design through decommissioning) and explicitly tied to public procurement decisions and policy development.

   undp.org oecd.ai

3. 03FSC Guidance Notes on Responsible AI (September 2025)

   The Financial Services Commission issued Fintech Series Guidance Notes No. 4 (4 September 2025) setting nine principles, fairness and bias mitigation, transparency, accountability, privacy, security, environmental sustainability, human-centricity, continuous monitoring, and compliance ethics, applicable to all FSC-licensed insurers, wealth managers, and NBFIs, with a mandatory human-in-the-loop requirement for critical decisions.

   fscmauritius.org financialregulationjournal.co.za

4. 04FSC Robo-Advisory (RAIAEAS) Rules 2021

   The Financial Services (Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Enabled Advisory Services) Rules 2021 are the only binding AI-specific sectoral law in force, licensing and regulating firms providing AI-driven financial advice; the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 added an 80% income-tax exemption and a 15% investment tax credit for RAIAEAS licence holders.

   fscmauritius.org edbmauritius.org

5. 05Data Protection Act 2017

   The DPA 2017 (effective January 2018) applies to all automated personal-data processing including AI systems; it requires data protection impact assessments for high-risk profiling and automated decision-making, and the FSC Guidance Notes explicitly cross-reference DPA obligations for AI-driven decisions with legal or significant effect.

   dig.watch dlapiperdataprotection.com

6. 06No comprehensive AI law; legislation under discussion

   As of May 2026, no AI-specific bill has been introduced in the National Assembly. Legal commentary notes Mauritius envisages a hybrid regulatory approach drawing on the EU risk-based model and the UK principle-based model, but no formal legislative proposals have been tabled.

   orisonlegal.com mauritiusassembly.govmu.org

Sources

1. 1.treasury.govmu.org/Documents/Strategies/Mauritius%20AI%20Strategy.pdf
2. 2.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/press-releases/mauritius-launches-national-ai-st
3. 3.fscmauritius.org/media/206401/guidelines-on-responsible-use-of-ai.pdf
4. 4.oecd.ai/en/dashboards/policy-initiatives/mauritius-artificial-intelligence-ai
5. 5.edbmauritius.org/newsroom/budget-2025-2026-artificial-intelligence
6. 6.dig.watch/resource/mauritiuss-data-protection-act-2017
7. 7.dlapiperdataprotection.com/?t=law&c=MU
8. 8.orisonlegal.com/ai-legislation-for-mauritius/
9. 9.mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/mauritiusassembly/index.php/bills/
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