Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020 (Law 10 of 2020)

A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE TRAFFIC LAW, 2011 TO GIVE THE CABINET THE POWER TO GRANT AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE WITH, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM, ANY PROVISION OF THAT LAW OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THAT LAW IN THE CASE OF A DISASTROUS EVENT; AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

PUBLISHING DETAILS Sponsoring Ministry/Portfolio: Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure (CPI)

Objects and Reasons

Memorandum of OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill seeks to amend the Traffic Law, 2011 to give the Cabinet the power to grant an extension of the period for compliance with, or an exemption from, any provision of that law or Regulations made under that Law in the case of a disastrous event. Clause 1 provides the short title of the legislation. Clause 2 amends the Traffic Law, 2011 by inserting a new section 142A which gives the Cabinet the power, by Order published in the Gazette, to grant an extension of the period for compliance with, or an exemption from, any provision of this Law or Regulations made under this Law if at any time there has been an earthquake, or there has been or there is an immediate threat of a hurricane, flood, fire, outbreak of pestilence, outbreak of infectious disease or other calamity, whether similar to the aforementioned or not. Clause 2 also gives the Cabinet the power by Order to — (a) give the Director the power to issue temporary certificates relating to the extension or exemption; and (b) impose conditions and establish procedures for the grant of the extension or exemption. An Order made under Clause 2 may make different provisions in relation to different cases or circumstances; apply in respect of particular persons or particular cases or particular classes of persons or particular classes of cases, and define a class by reference to any circumstances; and contain such savings, transitional, consequential, incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Cabinet to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the Order. An Order under Clause 2 may be given retrospective effect.

Clause 1

A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE TRAFFIC LAW, 2011 TO GIVE THE CABINET THE POWER TO GRANT AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE WITH, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM, ANY PROVISION OF THAT LAW OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THAT LAW IN THE CASE OF A DISASTROUS EVENT; AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. Short title This Law may be cited as the Traffic (Amendment) Law, 2020. Insertion of section 142A in the Traffic Law, 2011 – Cabinet’s power to grant extension or exemption The Traffic Law, 2011 is amended by inserting after section 142 the following section —

Clause 2

“Cabinet’s power to grant extension or exemption

142A. (1) If at any time there has been an earthquake, or there has been or there is an immediate threat of a hurricane, flood, fire, outbreak of pestilence, outbreak of infectious disease or other calamity, whether similar to the aforementioned or not, the Cabinet may, by Order published in the Gazette — (a) grant an extension of the period for compliance with, or an exemption from, any provision of this Law or Regulations made under this Law; (b) give the Director the power to issue temporary certificates relating to the extension or exemption; and impose conditions and establish procedures for the grant of the extension or exemption. (2) An Order made under subsection (1) may — (a) make different provisions in relation to different cases or circumstances; (b) apply in respect of particular persons or particular cases or particular classes of persons or particular classes of cases, and define a class by reference to any circumstances; and contain such savings, transitional, consequential, incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Cabinet to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the Order. (3) An Order made under subsection (1) may be given retrospective effect.”. Passed by the Legislative Assembly the day of Speaker Clerk of the Legislative Assembly