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🇲🇺[MUS]//MAURITIUS STATUTE DESK
Mauritius Digital Asset Legal Classification & Token Offering Rules (2026 Statutory Guide)
JURISDICTION: Mauritius
SCHEMA: Legislation
STATUS: ENACTED BINDING LAW
AUDIT AS-OF: 2026-10-04
Statutory definitions of virtual currencies, securities qualification, and token offering frameworks.
Operational Meaning in Practice
Compliance with primary regulatory statutes and circulars in Mauritius is mandatory for commercial operations.
Entities Affected
- Virtual Asset Operators
- Institutional Investors
- Regulated Financial Institutions
Statutory Evolution
Governed under active statutory notices issued by Financial Services Commission Mauritius.
Statutory Licensing & Governance Tree
Supervising Regulator(s)
Financial Services Commission MauritiusFSC
Primary Enacted Statute / Gazette
Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021
REF: Act No. 18 of 2021
EFFECTIVE: 2022-02-07 / STATUS: enacted_binding
Audited Permission States
Stablecoin Merchant PaymentsPermitted
FSC approved whitepaper and custody required
Verbatim Statutory Evidence (Ground Truth)
Act No. 18 of 2021 / Second Schedule Section 7, Page 38
“Class S Virtual Asset Marketplace: A multilateral system that brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying and selling interests in virtual assets.”
Source: Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021
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