Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005 (Law 34 of 2005)
Spentdated 28th November, 2005
THE PRISONS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) LAW, 2005
(LAW 34 OF 2005)
The Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005
The Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005
Law 34 of 2005.
I Assent
George McCarthy
Acting Governor.
Date: 18 November, 2005
A LAW TO AMEND THE PRISONS LAW (LAW NO. 14 of 1975) TO ENABLE STAFF OF THE PRISONS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT LAW;
AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES.
ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.
#1. (1) This Law may be cited as the Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law,
#2005. (2) This Law shall come into force concurrently with the Public Service
Management Law, 2005.
#2. The Prisons Law (Law No. 14 of 1975), hereinafter called the principal
Law, is amended by the insertion in the appropriate alphabetical placing of the following definition - “chief officer” means the chief officer having oversight of the prison,
referred to in section 3 of the Public Management and Finance Law (2003
Revision).
Short title and commencement
Law No. 27 of 2005 Amendment of section 2 - Interpretation
The Prisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2005
#3. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 5 and substituting
therefor the following - “Chief officer may appoint prison officers Law No. 27 of 2005
#5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the relevant chief officer,
acting in accordance with the Public Service Management Law, 2005, may appoint prison officers under such designations as he thinks fit.
(2) Before appointing a Director of Prisons the chief officer shall consult with the Official Member responsible for the portfolio of which the Department of Prisons may be part.”.
Passed by the Legislative Assembly the 9th day of November, 2005.
Edna Moyle
Speaker.
Wendy Lauer Ebanks
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Repeal and substitution of section 5 - Governor may appoint prison officers