AI-assisted research summary: These Regulations allow inter-island travel and boat use only if the stated COVID-19 conditions are met, and they set offences, fines, imprisonment, repeal of the earlier travel regulations, and an expiry date.
CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS) (TRAVEL AND BOATING) (NO.3) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 109 of 2020) Supplement No. 2 published with Legislation Gazette No. 55 dated 31st July, 2020. PUBLISHING DETAILS Page 2 SL 109 of 2020 c Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.3) Regulations, 2020 Arrangement of Regulations CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS) (TRAVEL AND BOATING) (NO.3) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 109 of 2020) Arrangement of Regulations Regulation Page 1. Citation and commencement .....................................................................................................5 2. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................5 3. Travel between the Islands ........................................................................................................5 4. Conditions for use of boat - Grand Cayman ...............................................................................6 5. Conditions for use of boat - Cayman Brac ..................................................................................6 6. Repeal of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.2) Regulations, 2020 ......................................................7 7. Expiry ........................................................................................................................................7 c SL 109 of 2020 Page 3 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.3) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS) (TRAVEL AND BOATING) (NO.3) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 109 of 2020) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Public Health Law (2002 Revision), the Cabinet makes the following Regulations — 1. Citation and commencement 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.3) Regulations, 2020. (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st August, 2020. 2. Definitions 2. In these Regulations, “waters” means the waters of the territorial seas of the Islands. 3. Travel between the Islands 3. (1) Subject to this regulation, any person may travel between the Islands by air transport or boat. c SL 109 of 2020 Page 5 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Regulation 4 Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.3) Regulations, 2020 (2) A person who wishes to travel between the Islands shall be permitted to travel without being tested for the virus where the person — (a) has been in the Islands for at least fourteen days prior to the date of travel; and (b) is not showing any respiratory symptoms or symptoms of the virus. (3) A person who wishes to travel between the Islands and who has not been in the Islands for at least fourteen days prior to the date of travel shall — (a) not less than forty-eight hours prior to travelling — (i) notify the Chief Officer of the Ministry of International Trade, Investment, Aviation and Maritime Affairs of the proposed travel; and (ii) be tested for the virus; and (b) only be permitted to travel after such test has been declared to be negative by the Medical Officer of Health. (4) A person who contravenes paragraph (2) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months. 4. Conditions for use of boat - Grand Cayman 4. (1) Subject to this regulation, in Grand Cayman, a person may use a boat in the waters subject to the following conditions — (a) the operator of the boat shall ensure that the boat only has on board at any time no more than fifty persons or half of the maximum capacity of persons, whichever is lesser; and (b) the operator of the boat shall restrict the number of persons on the boat so that each person is able to distance himself or herself at least six feet from any other person. (2) The social distance requirement in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to persons who reside at the same household. (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no person shall operate or manoeuvre a boat so as to congregate or gather with any other person on any other boat or vessel where the number of persons gathering exceeds fifty persons. (4) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months. 5. Conditions for use of boat - Cayman Brac 5. (1) In Cayman Brac, a person may use a boat in the waters subject to the following conditions — Page 6 SL 109 of 2020 c Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.3) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 6 (a) the operator of the boat shall ensure that the boat only has on board at any time no more than fifty persons or half of the maximum capacity of persons, whichever is lesser; and (b) the operator of the boat shall restrict the number of persons on the boat so that each person is able to distance himself or herself at least six feet from any other person. (2) The social distance requirement in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to persons who reside at the same household. (3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months. 6. Repeal of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.2) Regulations, 2020 6. The Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No.2) Regulations, 2020 are repealed. 7. Expiry 7. These Regulations shall continue in force until 31st August, 2020 or until such later date as the Cabinet may specify by notice in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official means of communication. Made in Cabinet the 31st day of July, 2020. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet c SL 109 of 2020 Page 7