A/HRC/10/34 page 10 parents holds Mauritian citizenship by birth. Section 3 of the Mauritius Citizen Act stipulates that minors who are not citizens of Mauritius may become citizens if they have been adopted by a citizen of Mauritius. Under section 5 of the Mauritius Citizenship Act, a Commonwealth citizen may be registered as a citizen of Mauritius. Application for registration shall be accompanied by a declaration of renunciation of any other citizenship the applicant may possess. Non-Commonwealth citizens may be naturalized as citizens if they fulfil the necessary criteria of residency. Application for naturalization shall be accompanied by a declaration of renunciation of any citizenship the applicant may possess. 33. The Government further stated that, according to section 11 (2) of the Mauritius Citizenship Act, the Minister in charge of internal affairs may deprive persons of their citizenship acquired by registration or naturalization in cases where such registration or naturalization was obtained through fraud. The same situation applies to persons who have been disloyal or disaffected towards the State or have been declared suspected international terrorists under the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2002, or have carried out during any war in which Mauritius was engaged acts to assist the enemy in that war or have been sentenced to imprisonment for a term not less than 12 months. However, the Minister may not deprive persons of their citizenship if in doing so the persons become stateless. Monaco 34. The Government of Monaco stated that articles 15 and 18 of the Constitution, as amended by Law No. 1.249 of 2 April 2002 provide the modalities of acquisition and loss of nationality. According to article 15, the Prince exercises the right to naturalize and to restore Monegasque nationality, with no need to motivate his decision to refuse to naturalize or to restore it. Article 18 indicates that the law regulates the modes of loss of nationality for naturalized persons. The loss of Monegasque nationality in any other case is only possible if the person has voluntarily acquired another nationality or has illegitimately served in the armed forces of another country. Montenegro 35. The Government of Montenegro stated that, according to article 24 of its Citizenship Law, Montenegrin citizens who acquired citizenship of another State shall lose Montenegrin citizenship. They shall also lose Montenegrin citizenship if it is established that Montenegrin citizenship was acquired on the basis of false statements, except in the case where persons would become stateless. Persons shall also lose Montenegrin citizenship if they acquired Montenegrin citizenship on the grounds of guarantees given by another State, stating that they shall cease present citizenship if Montenegrin citizenship is obtained; if they have been convicted for criminal offenses against humanity and other values protected by international law; if they have been convicted of planning, organizing, financing or in any way assisting terrorist acts; if they are members of an organization whose activities are directed against public order and security; if they enter voluntarily in the military forces of another State; and if their behaviour seriously damages the vital interests of Montenegro.