Traffic (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2026 (Act 7 of 2026)
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Act 7 of 2026
TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 2026 (Act 7 of 2026) AN ACT TO AMEND THE TRAFFIC ACT (2026 REVISION) IN ORDER TO REDEFINE THE TERM “PEDAL CYCLE” FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT; TO VALIDATE CERTAIN PREVIOUS REVENUE COLLECTION ACTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF LICENSING; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.
#1. Short title and commencement
#1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Traffic (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2026.
(2) This Act comes into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet.
#2. Amendment of section 2 of the Traffic Act (2026 Revision) - interpretation
#2. The Traffic Act (2026 Revision) is amended in section 2, in the definition of the word
“pedal cycle”, by repealing paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph — “(c) a motorised bicycle or cycle propelled by means of pedals;”.
(Act 7 of 2026) I Assent, Jane Owen Governor Date: 19th March, 2026
Section 3 Traffic (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2026
Act 7 of 2026
#3. Validation of payment and collection of fees
#3. Where, prior to the commencement of this amending and validating Act, the Director
of Licensing, without statutory authority, charged and collected fees for the provision of a single registration plate or a single trade plate in relation to motor cycles or trailers, the charging and collection of those fees are — (a) validated; and (b) taken to have been lawfully charged by, paid to and collected by the Director of Licensing, as if the Director of Licensing was empowered under the Traffic Act (2026 Revision) to charge and collect those fees.
#4. Orders or determination by court not affected
#4. This amending and validating Act does not affect any order or determination made
by a court with respect to fees charged by, paid to and collected by the Director of Licensing prior to the commencement of this amending and validating Act for the provision of a single registration plate or a single trade plate in relation to motor cycles and trailers.
Passed by the Parliament the 10th day of March, 2026.
Hon. D. Ezzard Miller Speaker Twila Escalante Acting Clerk of the Parliament