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PART 4 \u2013 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES Enforcement 22. 23. 24. 25. Summary conviction offences 26. 27. 28. 29. Ticketable offences 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. SCHEDULE FORM OF TICKET ENDNOTES Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) PUBLIC LANDS ACT (2024 Revision) PART 1 - PRELIMINARY\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Public Lands Act (2024 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Interpretation 2. In this Act \u2014 \u201cCaymanian\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision); \u201ccommercial activity\u201d means a commercial enterprise, whether carried on year-round, seasonally or occasionally; \u201cCommission\u201d means the Public Lands Commission established by section 4; \u201cCrown land\u201d means land in the Islands belonging to or held in trust for His Majesty or acquired for the use of the Government; \u201cfacility\u201d means any structure on public land, including walls, fences, public buildings, washrooms and toilets; \u201cgovernment company\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Public Management and Finance Act (2020 Revision); \u201cinspector\u201d means an inspector appointed under section 11; \u201cMinister\u201d means the Minister responsible for Crown land; Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) \u201cpublic land\u201d means the following lands, whether or not the public has access to them \u2014 (a) Crown land, whether owned solely by the Crown or jointly by the Crown and another party, and facilities on Crown land; (b) land vested in statutory authorities or government companies, and facilities on such land; (c) the seabed and territorial waters of the Islands; and (d) wharfs, jetties, ramps and docks owned by the Crown, but does not include areas of Crown land designated as protected areas under section 7 of the National Conservation Act, 2013 [Law 24 of 2013] for so long as the designation is in force; \u201cRegulations\u201d means regulations made by the Commission under section 39; \u201cseabed\u201d means the portion of land that underlies the water in an ocean; \u201cstatutory authority\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Public Management and Finance Act (2020 Revision); \u201cticketable offence\u201d means a contravention of the Regulations in respect of which an inspector initiates proceedings by issuing a ticket under section 30; and \u201cvendor\u2019s permit\u201d means a permit issued under section 16 to permit a person to carry on a commercial activity that is otherwise useful on public land. PART 2 -THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Minister\u2019s responsibility in relation to public lands 3. (1) Subject to any other Law, the Minister shall have responsibility for Government policy respecting public land. (2) The Minister may delegate any of the Minister\u2019s responsibilities under this section to the Commission, a statutory authority or a government company. (3) The Minister may, after consultation with the Commission, give such general directions as to the policy to be followed by the Commission in the performance of its functions under this Act as appear to the Minister to be necessary in the public interest, and the Commission shall give effect to the directions.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Establishment of Commission 4. There is hereby established a Commission, to be called the Public Lands Commission, which has the powers and duties conferred or imposed on it by this Act. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Commission\u2019s mandate 5. The mandate of the Commission is to regulate the use of public land in the public interest, and in particular \u2014 (a) to regulate the use and enjoyment of public land by members of the public; (b) to protect the right of access to and use of public land by members of the public, including the enforcement of public rights of way over private land; (c) to respond to complaints regarding the use or misuse of public land; (d) to issue permits for the use of, and activities on public land; (e) to advise the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister on general policies respecting the enforcement of this Act and particular enforcement matters; and (f) to exercise the powers and carry out the functions delegated to it by the Minister under section 3.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Membership of the Commission 6. (1) The Commission shall consist of \u2014 (a) a chairperson who is Caymanian; (b) six other Caymanian members of the public among whom there shall be at least one person from each of the following districts \u2014 (i) West Bay; (ii) George Town; (iii) Bodden Town; (iv) North Side; (v) East End; and (vi) Cayman Brac or Little Cayman; (c) the Director of Lands and Survey or the Director\u2019s designate; (d) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for lands or the chief officer\u2019s designate; (e) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for tourism or the chief officer\u2019s designate; (f) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for commerce or the chief officer\u2019s designate; and (g) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for planning or the chief officer\u2019s designate. (2) The civil servant members of the Commission named in subsection (1)(c) to (g) are ex-officio members of the Commission. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (3) The Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint \u2014 (a) the chairperson of the Commission, who shall not be from among the six Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b); (b) the deputy chairperson of the Commission, who shall be from among the six Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b); and (c) the other five Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b). (4) The members of the Commission appointed by Cabinet under subsection (3) shall hold office for a term of two years and are eligible for re-appointment on the expiry of their two-year term for additional two-year terms. (5) The secretary to the Commission shall be a civil servant appointed by the chief officer of the Ministry in accordance with section 11(1) and shall carry out the duties of secretary to the Commission in accordance with section 11(2). (6) The Commission shall be considered as being properly constituted notwithstanding a vacancy in the office of chairperson, deputy chairperson or one of the other members of the Commission.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Meetings 7. (1) The Commission shall meet at least six times annually. (2) A quorum shall be five members. (3) The chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission and, in the absence of the chairperson, the deputy chairperson shall be the acting chairperson, and in the absence of both, the members at the meeting shall elect a member among those members present, to be acting chairperson and to preside over the meeting. (4) If a member of the Commission has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any matter before the Commission in which that person\u2019s private capacity conflicts with the member\u2019s duties, the member shall \u2014 (a) as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the interest in the matter, disclose it to the chairperson; and (b) recuse themselves from participating in the Commission\u2019s consideration of the matter. (5) Every question or matter to be determined by the Commission at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, except the chairperson or acting chairperson. (6) In the event of an equal division of votes on a question or matter to be determined by the Commission, the chairperson or acting chairperson shall have and exercise a casting vote. (7) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall regulate its own procedure. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (8) Fees shall be paid to members of the Commission who are not public servants for their attendance at meetings of the Commission, as approved by Cabinet.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Powers of the Commission 8. (1) In implementing its mandate, the Commission may take legal measures to enforce public rights of way over private land, including making an application to the Grand Court under section 9 of the Prescription Act (2018 Revision) to settle any dispute respecting public user of any beach, land, road, track or pathway, if designated to do so by Cabinet under that section. (2) The Commission may require the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister to provide any information to it respecting the enforcement of the Regulations that it may require to prepare its annual report or otherwise carry out its mandate. (3) The Commission shall charge the prescribed fees for issuance of permits in accordance with the Regulations and shall pay such fees into the revenue of the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Posting signs and advertisements 9. The Commission may post such signs, notices and advertisements, and distribute such other information to the public, as it considers necessary in order to promote public knowledge of and compliance with this Act and to support the administration of this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Commission\u2019s budget 10. All expenses incurred by the Commission in connection with its functions under this Act shall be defrayed out of moneys voted for the purpose by the Cayman Islands Parliament.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Appointment of inspectors and secretary to the Commission 11. (1) The chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister shall appoint, in accordance with the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) \u2014 (a) a Chief Inspector; (b) such additional inspectors as are necessary for the enforcement of this Act, and (c) a secretary to the Commission, as if the positions to which they are appointed were within the chief officer\u2019s Ministry. (2) The secretary shall record the proceedings of the meetings of the Commission and assist the Commission and Chief Inspector in the administration and enforcement of this Act. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (3) Under the direction of the chief officer, the Chief Inspector and inspectors shall enforce this Act and exercise the powers conferred on them under this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Designation of deputy inspectors 12. (1) The Chief Inspector may designate any of the following officers as deputy inspectors to assist in the enforcement of this Act, in such areas, or for such purposes, as are indicated in the designation \u2014 (a) a trade officer appointed under the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision); (b) a conservation officer appointed under section 25 of the National Conservation Act, 2013 [Law 24 of 2013]; (c) an employee of a statutory authority or government company; or (d) the District Commissioner of Cayman Brac, or that person\u2019s designate. (2) The designation of a deputy inspector shall be made by instrument in writing signed by the Chief Inspector and \u2014 (a) where a public officer is appointed, the chief officer of the Ministry in which the public officer is employed; or (b) where an employee of a statutory authority, government company or other entity is appointed, the head of the authority, company or entity in which the deputy is employed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Certificates of appointment or designation 13. (1) Inspectors and deputy inspectors shall be provided with certificates of appointment or designation, as the case may be, and such certificates shall \u2014 (a) be signed by the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister, or in the case of a deputy inspector by the Chief Inspector; and (b) bear a photograph of the inspector or deputy inspector so appointed or designated. (2) An inspector or deputy inspector shall, if requested to do so, produce that person\u2019s certificate for inspection by any persons in relation to whom the inspector or deputy inspector is about to exercise, is exercising or has exercised a power under this Act. (3) A certificate appearing to have been provided under this section is, without proof of the signature of the person who signed it or that person\u2019s authority to sign it, evidence of the appointment to which the certificate relates. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) PART 3 - USE OF PUBLIC LAND\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Right of public to use public land 14. Public areas of public land are open for use by all members of the public without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, sexual orientation or physical or mental impairment, property, birth or other status.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Carrying on a commercial activity on public land 15. A vendor who wishes to carry on a commercial activity on public land must submit an application or a tender document to the Commission for a vendor\u2019s permit in respect to each location where the commercial activity will take place, in the form, and including the information, required by the Regulations.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Granting a vendor\u2019s permit 16. (1) The Commission shall review, within the prescribed period, an application or tender document submitted under section 15 and may either \u2014 (a) subject to subsection (2), grant a vendor\u2019s permit to the applicant for such term, not exceeding two years, as the Commission considers advisable; or (b) refuse to grant a vendor\u2019s permit. (2) On payment of the proper fee and any penalties owed by the applicant under this Act, the Commission shall issue the vendor\u2019s permit, subject to any terms and conditions that it deems necessary in order to minimise public disturbance or to protect public land.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Renewal of vendor\u2019s permit 17. (1) A vendor who wishes to renew their vendor\u2019s permit shall apply to the Commission for renewal at least three months before the date of expiry of the permit. (2) The Commission shall review an application for renewal submitted under subsection (1) and may, before the expiry of the vendor\u2019s permit \u2014 (a) renew the permit on such terms and conditions as the Commission sees fit; or (b) refuse to renew the permit. (3) The Commission shall notify the applicant in writing of the renewal or refusal to renew and give reasons in writing where the renewal is refused.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Late application for renewal 18. (1) The Commission may accept an application for renewal of a vendor\u2019s permit submitted after the deadline referred to in section 17(1), provided that it is submitted before the date of expiry of the permit. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (2) Where the Commission receives an application submitted after the deadline referred to in section 17(1) \u2014 (a) the Commission shall send a notice to the applicant indicating whether or not it accepts the application for consideration; and (b) the Commission may impose, in addition to the permit fee, a prescribed penalty for each day after the deadline referred to in section 17(1) that passes before the application is submitted.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Deemed extension of vendor\u2019s permit 19. If the Commission does not provide an applicant for renewal with the notice required under section 17(3) or 18(2)(a) before the day on which the applicant\u2019s permit expires, the vendor\u2019s permit is deemed to continue to be valid until such day as the applicant receives notice from the Commission that the application is granted or refused.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Public display of permit 20. A vendor\u2019s permit granted or renewed under this Act shall be evidenced by a certificate in the prescribed form, which must be publicly displayed by the vendor on the premises to which the permit relates.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Cancellation or suspension of vendor\u2019s permit 21. The Commission may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a vendor\u2019s permit if it determines that the vendor has contravened this Act, the Regulations or the terms and conditions of that person\u2019s vendor\u2019s permit. PART 4 \u2013 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES Enforcement\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Powers of inspectors 22. (1) For the purpose of performing their duties under this Act, inspectors and deputy inspectors have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities of constables acting generally in the ordinary course of their duty, but shall not carry a firearm. (2) If an inspector or deputy inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has committed or is committing an offence under this Act, the inspector or deputy inspector may, using such force as may be necessary for the purpose \u2014 (a) enter on any public land to conduct an inspection, investigation or survey; (b) enter on and inspect any public land on which the inspector on reasonable grounds believes an offence under this Act has been, is being or is about to be committed; Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (c) require the production of and take copies of any permit or licence that is required under this Act or any other Law; (d) stop, enter and inspect any conveyance that the inspector on reasonable grounds believes is being operated in contravention of this Act or the Regulations, or is being used in the commission of an offence under this Act; (e) stop and search any person on public land or in any public place; or (f) with a warrant, enter and search any premises that the inspector or deputy inspector reasonably suspects may contain evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act. (3) If an inspector or deputy inspector is satisfied after exercising any of the powers of search under this section that there is reasonable evidence of an offence under this Act, the inspector or deputy inspector may do any of the following \u2014 (a) issue a ticket under section 30 to the person suspected of the offence; (b) detain the person suspected of the offence until a constable arrives; or (c) seize any vessel, vehicle, article or thing used in the commission of the offence. (4) Where a person is arrested or detained under subsection (3), the provisions of the Police Act (2021 Revision) which relate to arrests and detentions shall apply accordingly.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Search of premises or persons 23. (1) Where a warrant to search any premises is required, the inspector or deputy inspector shall apply to the court or to a justice of the peace and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision) which relate to search warrants shall apply accordingly. (2) Where access to premises is denied, an inspector or deputy inspector may break and enter those premises to gain access for the purpose of an arrest. (3) The search of a person under section 22 shall be carried out by an inspector or deputy inspector of the same gender as that person or by a constable of the same gender as that person in the presence of the inspector or deputy inspector.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Seizure of items by inspector or deputy inspector 24. (1) Where, pursuant to this Act an inspector or deputy inspector seizes a vessel, vehicle, article or thing reasonably suspected to have been used in the commission of an offence, the court may order either at the hearing or on application, that the item be returned to the person appearing to the court to be entitled to it or that it be disposed of otherwise in such manner as the court thinks appropriate. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (2) An inspector or deputy inspector may, unless an order has been made under subsection (1), at any time return the item to the person from whom it was seized or may apply to the court for an order as to its disposal and a court may make any order that it might have made under subsection (1). (3) If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized within six months after the seizure under this Act or, if proceedings are taken but no order for forfeiture is made, the item shall be returned to the person from whom it was seized. (4) If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized within six months after the seizure under this Act or, if proceedings are taken but no order for forfeiture is made and the person from whom the item was seized cannot be located within a reasonable period of time, the inspector or deputy inspector shall dispose of the item by way of sale or in such manner as the inspector or deputy inspector considers appropriate. (5) If an item is sold in accordance with subsection (4), the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the revenue of the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Prevention of damage to public land or facilities 25. Where a thing causes or may cause loss or damage to public land or facilities on public land in the opinion of an inspector or deputy inspector, that inspector or deputy inspector may do one or more of the following \u2014 (a) require the person having charge, management or control of the thing to detain it at the place where it is found; (b) require the person having charge, management or control of the thing to remove it; (c) cause the thing to be removed from the place where it is found and give a receipt for it. Summary conviction offences\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Obstruction of public right of access to or use of public land 26. (1) No person shall, without lawful authority, obstruct or interfere with the right of a member of the public under this Act to have access to public land, to use public land or to exercise a public right of way over private land. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months, or to both, and shall in addition to such fine or imprisonment be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars per day for every day after conviction that such obstruction continues to persist. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Carrying on a commercial activity on public land without a permit 27. (1) No person shall carry on a commercial activity on public land except in accordance with the terms and conditions of a valid vendor\u2019s permit issued under this Act. (2) No person shall, in an application for a vendor\u2019s permit or for renewal of a vendors permit, make a representation or statement that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction \u2014 (a) in the case of a first offence to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months, or to both; or (b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Contravention of Regulations 28. Any person who contravenes the Regulations commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the fine set out in the Regulations.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Obstruction 29. Any person who, without lawful excuse, obstructs an inspector or deputy inspector in the performance of their duties under this Act commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars. Ticketable offences\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Issuance of ticket by inspector 30. (1) An inspector may serve a ticket on any person whom the inspector has reason to believe has committed a ticketable offence by \u2014 (a) delivering a copy of the ticket to the person; (b) leaving the ticket at the person\u2019s last known place of business or abode; or (c) sending the ticket by registered mail to the last known place of business or abode of the person. (2) An inspector who serves a ticket shall complete and sign a certificate of service stating that the ticket was, on the date set out in the certificate, served on the person whom the inspector had reason to believe committed the offence and the certificate shall be evidence that it was on that date served on such person. (3) A ticket shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and shall \u2014 (a) contain a statement signed by an inspector or deputy inspector certifying that the inspector or deputy inspector has reason to believe that a ticketable offence has been committed contrary to the Regulations; Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (b) include a summary of the facts of the offence and the specific provision of the Regulations that has been contravened; (c) indicate with reasonable precision, having regard to all the circumstances, the time and place at which the offence was committed; (d) set out the fixed penalty for the offence established by the Regulations; (e) set out the options that the person served with the ticket has in responding to it and the time within which that person shall respond; (f) state that criminal proceedings may not be commenced for the offence until twenty-eight days after service of the ticket; (g) require the person, in the event that the fixed penalty is not paid nor a plea entered within the period specified in the notice, to attend before the Summary Court to enter a plea on such date as may be specified on the ticket, the date being not earlier than ten days after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (f); and (h) state that the ticket may be used as the evidence of the Commission.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Options of person receiving a ticket 31. A person who receives a ticket issued under section 30 may \u2014 (a) pay the fixed penalty set out in the ticket; (b) enter a \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea in accordance with section 33; or (c) attend the Summary Court on the date set out in the ticket and enter a plea.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_32\", \"num\": \"32.\", \"text\": \"Payment of fixed penalty 32. (1) A person who pays the fixed penalty set out in the ticket within twenty- eight days after being served is not liable to conviction for the offence specified in the ticket. (2) Payment of a fixed penalty shall be made to the Commission and shall form part of the general revenue of the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_33\", \"num\": \"33.\", \"text\": \"Plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d 33. (1) A person who wishes to enter a \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea may request a trial by signing the request for trial on the ticket and delivering it to the Clerk of Court within twenty-eight days of being served. (2) On receiving the request for trial, the Clerk shall enter the plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_34\", \"num\": \"34.\", \"text\": \"Summary Court appearance 34. (1) A person who does not pay the fixed penalty or enter a plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d within twenty-eight days of being served with a ticket shall attend at the Summary Court on the date specified on the ticket, which shall be no earlier than thirty-eight days after the date on which the ticket was served. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (2) The notice of the court date on the ticket shall be notice to the defendant and the prosecution of the same.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_35\", \"num\": \"35.\", \"text\": \"Procedure in case of \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea 35. As soon as practicable after a person requests a trial under section 33, the Clerk of the Court shall \u2014 (a) notify the Commission of the request; (b) request the duplicate ticket; (c) fix the time and place of the trial; and (d) notify the defendant and the prosecution of the time and place of the trial.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_36\", \"num\": \"36.\", \"text\": \"Filing of tickets with Clerk of Court 36. (1) The Commission shall file with the Clerk of Court every ticket that remains unpaid on the expiry of the period of twenty-eight days after the ticket was served, within two days of the expiry of that period. (2) If the fixed penalty remains unpaid on expiry of the period referred to in subsection (1), or if the person served requests a trial under section 33 \u2014 (a) criminal proceedings in respect of an offence specified on the ticket may commence in accordance with the procedure set out for Category C offences under the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision); (b) the ticket, for the purposes of the proceedings, is deemed to be a complaint within the meaning of section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision); and (c) the ticket is deemed to be a summons issued in accordance with section 15 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision). (3) Proceedings in respect of an offence instituted by a ticket under this Act shall not be listed for hearing in Court unless \u2014 (a) the duplicate of the ticket is delivered to the Clerk with an endorsement by an inspector or the secretary to the Commission stating that the fixed penalty was not received before the expiry of the twenty-eight day period referred to in subsection (1); and (b) a period of ten days has elapsed from the last day on which the fixed penalty was payable. (4) A person who is convicted of an offence in proceedings instituted by a ticket under this section is liable to a fine greater than the fixed penalty provided for that offence but not greater than the maximum fine provided for the offence under the Regulations. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_37\", \"num\": \"37.\", \"text\": \"Delivery of notices or documents 37. (1) Except as otherwise provided, a notice or document required or authorised to be given or delivered under this Part may be given or delivered personally or by registered mail. (2) Evidence that a notice or document required or authorised to be given or delivered to a person under this section was sent by registered mail to the person at the person\u2019s last known place of abode or business address appearing on a ticket, certificate of service or other document in the court is sufficient evidence that the notice or document was given or delivered to that person, unless the contrary is proved.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_38\", \"num\": \"38.\", \"text\": \"Evidentiary provisions 38. (1) In any proceedings, a certificate that payment of the fixed penalty was or was not made to the Commission by the date specified in the certificate shall, where the certificate is signed by an inspector or the secretary to the Commission, be sufficient evidence of the facts stated, unless the contrary is proved. (2) A ticket filed with the Clerk of Court is evidence of the facts alleged in the ticket without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have completed the ticket or the person on whom the ticket was served. PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_39\", \"num\": \"39.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 39. (1) The Cabinet may, after consultation with the Commission, make regulations respecting the use of, and activities on, public land and the enforcement of public rights of way over private land, including regulations \u2014 (a) ensuring public access to public land and protecting public rights of way over private land; (b) specifying the days and hours during which public land is open for public use; (c) restricting public access to public land where necessary for the purposes of maintenance, construction projects or accommodating special events, including designating \u201cno admittance\u201d, \u201cclosed to use\u201d and \u201cno trespassing\u201d areas; (d) regulating traffic and parking and authorising the towing or removal of motor vehicles, trailers, boats or vessels that are abandoned or illegally parked on public land, at the owner\u2019s expense; (e) governing recreational activities; (f) governing public conduct and behaviour on public land; Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (g) protecting public lands, including the prevention of littering, the removal of rubbish and clean up and maintenance; (h) restricting or preventing the building of structures, roadways and other works on public land; (i) on the posting of advertisements, signs and notices; (j) on the movement and pasturing of livestock, horses, sheep, goats and other animals; (k) governing organised events held on public land; (l) for the issuance of permits to use or engage in any activity, including commercial activities, on public land and setting the terms and conditions of such permits; (m) specifying the information to be included in and the form of applications for vendor\u2019s permits; (n) setting fees for vendor\u2019s permits; (o) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act; and (p) prescribing penalties respecting late applications for renewal of a vendor\u2019s permit or for contravention of the Regulations or of the terms and conditions of permits issued by the Commission, not exceeding one thousand dollars for a first offence, or two thousand dollars for a subsequent or continuing offence. (2) The Cabinet may amend the form of the ticket set out in the Schedule.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_40\", \"num\": \"40.\", \"text\": \"Exemptions and agreements 40. (1) Where the Commission is of the opinion that its mandate to regulate the use of public land in the public interest can best be achieved by, or in cooperation with, another Ministry, statutory authority, government company or other entity that has charge and management of a particular area of public land, the Commission may, subject to approval by Cabinet \u2014 (a) exempt that area from the application of all or any of the Regulations; or (b) enter into an agreement with the Ministry, statutory authority, government company or other entity to regulate that area and to enforce the Regulations in respect of that area in collaboration with the Ministry, statutory authority, government company or other entity. (2) Any exemption granted by the Commission or agreement entered into under subsection (1) shall be published by Government Notice in the Gazette before the date of commencement of the exemption or agreement. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_41\", \"num\": \"41.\", \"text\": \"Annual report 41. (1) The Commission shall, within three months from the beginning of each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report containing a summary of its activities for the preceding year in such form and containing such information with respect to permits and tickets issued, prosecutions commenced and fee revenue and fines collected, as the Minister may direct. (2) The Minister shall, within one month of the receipt of the report, cause it to be laid before the Cayman Islands Parliament.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_42\", \"num\": \"42.\", \"text\": \"Immunity 42. (1) The Commission owes no duty of care to keep public land safe for entry or use by members of the public or to give any warning of hazardous conditions, uses, structures or activities on such land or premises to persons entering thereon and is not liable for accidents, deaths or injuries to such persons except \u2014 (a) for wilful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a hazardous condition, use, structure or activity; (b) for injury suffered in any case where permission to enter public land was granted for monetary consideration; or (c) to any person who is expressly invited, rather than merely permitted, to enter on the public land. (2) The Commission, its members, and any inspector, deputy inspector or secretary appointed or designated under this Act shall not be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge or purported discharge of their respective functions under this Act, unless it is shown that the act or omission was negligent or in bad faith.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_43\", \"num\": \"43.\", \"text\": \"Validation 43. (1) Where, before the 6th October, 2023, the commencement date of the Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023), members of the Commission were re-appointed under section 6 of the principal Act as members of the Commission for a period going beyond the term permitted under the principal Act, the re-appointments are declared to be valid as they would have been if the Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023) had been in force at that date. (2) The acts or omissions of the Commission members referred to in subsection (1) in relation to the Commission shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that their re-appointments were for a period beyond the term permitted under the principal Act. (3) The Commission shall not be regarded as improperly constituted during any period up to the 6th October, 2023, the commencement date of the Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023), because of the re- Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) appointment of the Commission members referred to in subsection (1) beyond the period of expiry of their second two-year term. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE SCHEDULE FORM OF TICKET Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (section 30(3)) FRONT OF TICKET TICKET NO.: ________ ISSUED TO: SURNAME OR CORPORATE NAME: RESIDENT: NON-RESIDENT: ADULT: MINOR: FIRST GIVEN NAME: MIDDLE NAME: DATE OF BIRTH (DD\/MM\/YYYY): P.O. BOX: POSTAL CODE: HOME ADDRESS: WORK ADDRESS: EMAIL: PHONE (W): PHONE (M): SCHEDULE Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) I, the undersigned inspector \/ deputy inspector for the Public Lands Commission, have reason to believe that: ________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Person) has committed the ticketable offence(s) detailed in the first column of the table below in contravention of the regulation provided in the second column of the table which carries the fixed penalty set out in the third column of the table, the facts being that ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ (Provide a summary of the facts of the offence) with the offence being committed on or about _____________________________________________ at ________________ a.m. \/ p.m. (dd\/mm\/yyyy) (time) at, or near _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________(public land) (street address ) DESCRIPTION OF TICKETABLE OFFENCE REGULATION FIXED PENALTY Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE The person on whom this ticket is served \u2014 (a) may pay the fixed penalty prior to the ____ day of ___________, 20____; (b) may enter a plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d up to twenty-eight days after being served and indicate now an intention to plead \u201cnot guilty\u201d by ticking this box ; or (c) where the ticket is not paid or there is no notification of an intention to plead \u201cnot guilty\u201d, must attend the Summary Court: (i) in George Town, Grand Cayman at ____a.m., on _____ day of _______________, 20 ___; or (ii) in Cayman Brac at ____a.m., on _____ day of __________, 20 ____. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I am an inspector\/deputy inspector authorised by the Public Lands Commission and I certify that I have served this ticket on the person named above at ________________________________________________________________________ (Place) on the ___________________________at _____________________________a.m. \/ p.m. (dd\/mm\/yyyy) (Time) _______________________________________ ________________________ Name of inspector \/ deputy inspector Signature Criminal proceedings may not be commenced until twenty-eight days after this ticket has been served. If you fail to pay the fixed penalty or to attend court, a warrant of arrest may be issued and you may be kept in custody until you can be brought before the court. SCHEDULE Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (BACK OF TICKET) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY 1. PAYMENT You may discharge liability to conviction for the offence by delivering a copy of this ticket and the total amount of the penalty set out in this ticket to the Public Lands Commission at the address indicated below prior to the ______ day of ___________________, 20 ____, being twenty-eight days after the service of this ticket. Payments by cheque or money order are to be made payable to the Cayman Islands Government. Please print the ticket number on the front of the cheque or money order. 2. PLEA OF \u201cNOT GUILTY\u201d If you wish to plead not guilty, deliver a copy of the ticket to the Clerk of Court within twenty-eight days of being served with this ticket. You must then attend court at the date and time given at paragraph (c) on the front of the ticket. You may deliver the copy of the ticket to the Clerk of Court \u2014 (a) where the ticket is served in Grand Cayman, by taking a copy of the ticket to the Criminal Registry at the Court, in George Town, on any working day (between Monday through Friday) between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or by sending a copy of the ticket by email to the Public Lands Commission at plc@gov.ky; or (b) where the ticket is served in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, by taking a copy of the ticket to the District Administration Office in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman on any working day (between Monday through Friday) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or by sending a copy of the ticket by email to the Public Lands Commission at plc@gov.ky. 3. FAILURE TO PAY If you fail to pay the fixed penalty specified in this ticket, or to enter a plea, you are summoned to appear in the Summary Court, in George Town or, where served on Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, the Summary Court in Cayman Brac, at the date and time set out at paragraph (c) on the front of the ticket. Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE If you fail to appear, the magistrate may issue a warrant for your arrest to compel your attendance. The date of the hearing shall be no less than thirty-eight days after the service of this ticket. NOTICE: This ticket may be used as evidence by the Public Lands Commission. Submit or send payment: by mail to the Public Lands Commission, Box 108, Government Administration Building, 133 Elgin Ave, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9000 or in person at a post office in the Cayman Islands. Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th day of January, 2024. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) ENDNOTES ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History: SL # Act\/Law # Legislation Commencement Gazette 9\/2023 Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 6-Oct-2023 LG32\/2023\/s1 13\/2023 Public Lands (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2023 4-May-2023 LG15\/2023\/s1 56\/2020 Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020 3-Dec-2020 LG89\/2020\/s1 Public Lands Law (2020 Revision) 16-Jan-2020 LG6\/2020\/s4 24\/2019 Public Lands (Amendment) Law, 2019 8-Aug-2019 LG28\/2019\/s15 E7\/2017 Erratum: Public Lands Law, 2017 2-Aug-2017 GE63\/2017\/p1 43\/2017 Public Lands Law, 2017 (Commencement) Order, 2017 26-May-2017 GE43\/2017\/s12 35\/2017 Public Lands Law, 2017 1-Jun-2017 GE39\/2017\/s7 ENDNOTES Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) ENDNOTES ENDNOTES Public Lands Act (2024 Revision) (Price: $6.40)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}], \"meta\": {\"notes\": null, \"workflow\": null, 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2017\nLaw 24 of 2019-26th July, 2019\nAct 56 of 2020-7th December, 2020\nAct 9 of 2023-20th September, 2023.\n\nOriginally made \u2014\n\nSL 13 of 2023-2nd May, 2023.\n\nConsolidated and revised this 31st December, 2023.\n\nNote (not forming part of this Act): This revision replaces the 2020 Revision which should\nnow be discarded.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPUBLIC LANDS ACT\n(2024 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\nPART 1 - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nInterpretation .............................................................................................................................5\nPART 2 -THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION\n3.\nMinister\u2019s responsibility in relation to public lands ......................................................................6\n4.\nEstablishment of Commission ....................................................................................................6\n5.\nCommission\u2019s mandate..............................................................................................................7\n6.\nMembership of the Commission .................................................................................................7\n7.\nMeetings ....................................................................................................................................8\n8.\nPowers of the Commission ........................................................................................................9\n9.\nPosting signs and advertisements..............................................................................................9\n10.\nCommission\u2019s budget ................................................................................................................9\n11.\nAppointment of inspectors and secretary to the Commission .....................................................9\n12.\nDesignation of deputy inspectors ............................................................................................. 10\n13.\nCertificates of appointment or designation ............................................................................... 10\nPART 3 - USE OF PUBLIC LAND\n14.\nRight of public to use public land ............................................................................................. 11\n15.\nCarrying on a commercial activity on public land ...................................................................... 11\n16.\nGranting a vendor\u2019s permit ....................................................................................................... 11\n17.\nRenewal of vendor\u2019s permit ..................................................................................................... 11\n\nArrangement of Sections\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n18.\nLate application for renewal ..................................................................................................... 11\n19.\nDeemed extension of vendor\u2019s permit ...................................................................................... 12\n20.\nPublic display of permit ............................................................................................................ 12\n21.\nCancellation or suspension of vendor\u2019s permit ......................................................................... 12\nPART 4 \u2013 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES\nEnforcement\n12\n22.\nPowers of inspectors ............................................................................................................... 12\n23.\nSearch of premises or persons ................................................................................................ 13\n24.\nSeizure of items by inspector or deputy inspector .................................................................... 13\n25.\nPrevention of damage to public land or facilities ...................................................................... 14\nSummary conviction offences\n14\n26.\nObstruction of public right of access to or use of public land .................................................... 14\n27.\nCarrying on a commercial activity on public land without a permit ............................................ 15\n28.\nContravention of Regulations ................................................................................................... 15\n29.\nObstruction .............................................................................................................................. 15\nTicketable offences\n15\n30.\nIssuance of ticket by inspector ................................................................................................. 15\n31.\nOptions of person receiving a ticket ......................................................................................... 16\n32.\nPayment of fixed penalty.......................................................................................................... 16\n33.\nPlea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d .................................................................................................................... 16\n34.\nSummary Court appearance .................................................................................................... 16\n35.\nProcedure in case of \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea ....................................................................................... 17\n36.\nFiling of tickets with Clerk of Court ........................................................................................... 17\n37.\nDelivery of notices or documents ............................................................................................. 18\n38.\nEvidentiary provisions .............................................................................................................. 18\nPART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS\n39.\nRegulations ............................................................................................................................. 18\n40.\nExemptions and agreements ................................................................................................... 19\n41.\nAnnual report ........................................................................................................................... 20\n42.\nImmunity .................................................................................................................................. 20\n43.\nValidation................................................................................................................................. 20\nSCHEDULE\n23\nFORM OF TICKET\n23\nENDNOTES\n29\nTable of Legislation History: .............................................................................................................. 29\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPUBLIC LANDS ACT\n(2024 Revision)\n\nPART 1 - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Public Lands Act (2024 Revision).\n2.\nInterpretation\n2.\nIn this Act \u2014\n\u201cCaymanian\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Immigration\n(Transition) Act (2022 Revision);\n\u201ccommercial activity\u201d means a commercial enterprise, whether carried on\nyear-round, seasonally or occasionally;\n\u201cCommission\u201d means the Public Lands Commission established by section 4;\n\u201cCrown land\u201d means land in the Islands belonging to or held in trust for His\nMajesty or acquired for the use of the Government;\n\u201cfacility\u201d means any structure on public land, including walls, fences, public\nbuildings, washrooms and toilets;\n\u201cgovernment company\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the\nPublic Management and Finance Act (2020 Revision);\n\u201cinspector\u201d means an inspector appointed under section 11;\n\u201cMinister\u201d means the Minister responsible for Crown land;\n\nSection 3\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n\u201cpublic land\u201d means the following lands, whether or not the public has access\nto them \u2014\n(a)\nCrown land, whether owned solely by the Crown or jointly by the Crown\nand another party, and facilities on Crown land;\n(b) land vested in statutory authorities or government companies, and facilities\non such land;\n(c)\nthe seabed and territorial waters of the Islands; and\n(d) wharfs, jetties, ramps and docks owned by the Crown,\nbut does not include areas of Crown land designated as protected areas under\nsection 7 of the National Conservation Act, 2013 [Law 24 of 2013] for so long\nas the designation is in force;\n\u201cRegulations\u201d means regulations made by the Commission under section 39;\n\u201cseabed\u201d means the portion of land that underlies the water in an ocean;\n\u201cstatutory authority\u201d has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Public\nManagement and Finance Act (2020 Revision);\n\u201cticketable offence\u201d means a contravention of the Regulations in respect of\nwhich an inspector initiates proceedings by issuing a ticket under section\n30; and\n\u201cvendor\u2019s permit\u201d means a permit issued under section 16 to permit a person\nto carry on a commercial activity that is otherwise useful on public land.\nPART 2 -THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION\n3.\nMinister\u2019s responsibility in relation to public lands\n3.\n(1) Subject to any other Law, the Minister shall have responsibility for Government\npolicy respecting public land.\n(2) The Minister may delegate any of the Minister\u2019s responsibilities under this\nsection to the Commission, a statutory authority or a government company.\n(3) The Minister may, after consultation with the Commission, give such general\ndirections as to the policy to be followed by the Commission in the performance\nof its functions under this Act as appear to the Minister to be necessary in the\npublic interest, and the Commission shall give effect to the directions.\n4.\nEstablishment of Commission\n4.\nThere is hereby established a Commission, to be called the Public Lands Commission,\nwhich has the powers and duties conferred or imposed on it by this Act.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 5\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 7\n\n5.\nCommission\u2019s mandate\n5.\nThe mandate of the Commission is to regulate the use of public land in the public\ninterest, and in particular \u2014\n(a)\nto regulate the use and enjoyment of public land by members of the public;\n(b) to protect the right of access to and use of public land by members of the\npublic, including the enforcement of public rights of way over\nprivate land;\n(c)\nto respond to complaints regarding the use or misuse of public land;\n(d) to issue permits for the use of, and activities on public land;\n(e)\nto advise the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister on\ngeneral policies respecting the enforcement of this Act and particular\nenforcement matters; and\n(f)\nto exercise the powers and carry out the functions delegated to it by the\nMinister under section 3.\n6.\nMembership of the Commission\n6.\n(1) The Commission shall consist of \u2014\n(a)\n a chairperson who is Caymanian;\n(b) six other Caymanian members of the public among whom there shall be at\nleast one person from each of the following districts \u2014\n(i) West Bay;\n(ii) George Town;\n(iii) Bodden Town;\n(iv) North Side;\n(v) East End; and\n(vi) Cayman Brac or Little Cayman;\n(c) the Director of Lands and Survey or the Director\u2019s designate;\n(d) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for lands or the chief\nofficer\u2019s designate;\n(e) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for tourism or the chief\nofficer\u2019s designate;\n(f) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for commerce or the\nchief officer\u2019s designate; and\n(g) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for planning or the\nchief officer\u2019s designate.\n(2) The civil servant members of the Commission named in subsection (1)(c) to (g)\nare ex-officio members of the Commission.\n\nSection 7\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(3) The Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint \u2014\n(a) the chairperson of the Commission, who shall not be from among the six\nCaymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b);\n(b) the deputy chairperson of the Commission, who shall be from among the\nsix Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b); and\n(c) the other five Caymanian members of the public named in subsection\n(1)(b).\n(4) The members of the Commission appointed by Cabinet under subsection (3)\nshall hold office for a term of two years and are eligible for re-appointment on\nthe expiry of their two-year term for additional two-year terms.\n(5) The secretary to the Commission shall be a civil servant appointed by the chief\nofficer of the Ministry in accordance with section 11(1) and shall carry out the\nduties of secretary to the Commission in accordance with section 11(2).\n(6) The Commission shall be considered as being properly constituted\nnotwithstanding a vacancy in the office of chairperson, deputy chairperson or\none of the other members of the Commission.\n7.\nMeetings\n7.\n(1) The Commission shall meet at least six times annually.\n(2) A quorum shall be five members.\n(3) The chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Commission and, in the\nabsence of the chairperson, the deputy chairperson shall be the acting\nchairperson, and in the absence of both, the members at the meeting shall elect\na member among those members present, to be acting chairperson and to preside\nover the meeting.\n(4) If a member of the Commission has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in\nany matter before the Commission in which that person\u2019s private capacity\nconflicts with the member\u2019s duties, the member shall \u2014\n(a)\nas soon as practicable after becoming aware of the interest in the matter,\ndisclose it to the chairperson; and\n(b) recuse themselves from participating in the Commission\u2019s consideration\nof the matter.\n(5) Every question or matter to be determined by the Commission at a meeting shall\nbe decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, except\nthe chairperson or acting chairperson.\n(6) In the event of an equal division of votes on a question or matter to be\ndetermined by the Commission, the chairperson or acting chairperson shall have\nand exercise a casting vote.\n(7) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall regulate its own procedure.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 9\n\n(8) Fees shall be paid to members of the Commission who are not public servants\nfor their attendance at meetings of the Commission, as approved by Cabinet.\n8.\nPowers of the Commission\n8.\n(1) In implementing its mandate, the Commission may take legal measures to\nenforce public rights of way over private land, including making an application\nto the Grand Court under section 9 of the Prescription Act (2018 Revision) to\nsettle any dispute respecting public user of any beach, land, road, track or\npathway, if designated to do so by Cabinet under that section.\n(2) The Commission may require the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by\nthe Minister to provide any information to it respecting the enforcement of the\nRegulations that it may require to prepare its annual report or otherwise carry\nout its mandate.\n(3) The Commission shall charge the prescribed fees for issuance of permits in\naccordance with the Regulations and shall pay such fees into the revenue of the\nIslands.\n9.\nPosting signs and advertisements\n9.\nThe Commission may post such signs, notices and advertisements, and distribute such\nother information to the public, as it considers necessary in order to promote public\nknowledge of and compliance with this Act and to support the administration of this\nAct.\n10.\nCommission\u2019s budget\n10. All expenses incurred by the Commission in connection with its functions under this\nAct shall be defrayed out of moneys voted for the purpose by the Cayman Islands\nParliament.\n11.\nAppointment of inspectors and secretary to the Commission\n11. (1) The chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister shall appoint, in\naccordance with the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) \u2014\n(a)\na Chief Inspector;\n(b) such additional inspectors as are necessary for the enforcement of this Act,\nand\n(c)\na secretary to the Commission,\nas if the positions to which they are appointed were within the chief officer\u2019s\nMinistry.\n(2) The secretary shall record the proceedings of the meetings of the Commission\nand assist the Commission and Chief Inspector in the administration and\nenforcement of this Act.\n\nSection 12\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(3) Under the direction of the chief officer, the Chief Inspector and inspectors shall\nenforce this Act and exercise the powers conferred on them under this Act.\n12.\nDesignation of deputy inspectors\n12. (1) The Chief Inspector may designate any of the following officers as deputy\ninspectors to assist in the enforcement of this Act, in such areas, or for such\npurposes, as are indicated in the designation \u2014\n(a)\na trade officer appointed under the Trade and Business Licensing Act\n(2021 Revision);\n(b) a conservation officer appointed under section 25 of the National\nConservation Act, 2013 [Law 24 of 2013];\n(c)\nan employee of a statutory authority or government company; or\n(d) the District Commissioner of Cayman Brac, or that person\u2019s designate.\n(2) The designation of a deputy inspector shall be made by instrument in writing\nsigned by the Chief Inspector and \u2014\n(a)\nwhere a public officer is appointed, the chief officer of the Ministry in\nwhich the public officer is employed; or\n(b) where an employee of a statutory authority, government company or other\nentity is appointed, the head of the authority, company or entity in which\nthe deputy is employed.\n13.\nCertificates of appointment or designation\n13. (1) Inspectors and deputy inspectors shall be provided with certificates of\nappointment or designation, as the case may be, and such certificates shall \u2014\n(a)\nbe signed by the chief officer of the Ministry presided over by the Minister,\nor in the case of a deputy inspector by the Chief Inspector; and\n(b) bear a photograph of the inspector or deputy inspector so appointed or\ndesignated.\n(2) An inspector or deputy inspector shall, if requested to do so, produce that\nperson\u2019s certificate for inspection by any persons in relation to whom the\ninspector or deputy inspector is about to exercise, is exercising or has exercised\na power under this Act.\n(3) A certificate appearing to have been provided under this section is, without\nproof of the signature of the person who signed it or that person\u2019s authority to\nsign it, evidence of the appointment to which the certificate relates.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 14\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 11\n\nPART 3 - USE OF PUBLIC LAND\n14.\nRight of public to use public land\n14. Public areas of public land are open for use by all members of the public without\ndiscrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, colour, language, religion, political\nor other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, sexual\norientation or physical or mental impairment, property, birth or other status.\n15.\nCarrying on a commercial activity on public land\n15. A vendor who wishes to carry on a commercial activity on public land must submit\nan application or a tender document to the Commission for a vendor\u2019s permit in\nrespect to each location where the commercial activity will take place, in the form,\nand including the information, required by the Regulations.\n16.\nGranting a vendor\u2019s permit\n16. (1) The Commission shall review, within the prescribed period, an application or\ntender document submitted under section 15 and may either \u2014\n(a)\nsubject to subsection (2), grant a vendor\u2019s permit to the applicant for such\nterm, not exceeding two years, as the Commission considers advisable; or\n(b) refuse to grant a vendor\u2019s permit.\n(2) On payment of the proper fee and any penalties owed by the applicant under this\nAct, the Commission shall issue the vendor\u2019s permit, subject to any terms and\nconditions that it deems necessary in order to minimise public disturbance or to\nprotect public land.\n17.\nRenewal of vendor\u2019s permit\n17. (1) A vendor who wishes to renew their vendor\u2019s permit shall apply to the\nCommission for renewal at least three months before the date of expiry of the\npermit.\n(2) The Commission shall review an application for renewal submitted under\nsubsection (1) and may, before the expiry of the vendor\u2019s permit \u2014\n(a)\nrenew the permit on such terms and conditions as the Commission sees fit;\nor\n(b) refuse to renew the permit.\n(3) The Commission shall notify the applicant in writing of the renewal or refusal\nto renew and give reasons in writing where the renewal is refused.\n18.\nLate application for renewal\n18. (1) The Commission may accept an application for renewal of a vendor\u2019s permit\nsubmitted after the deadline referred to in section 17(1), provided that it is\nsubmitted before the date of expiry of the permit.\n\nSection 19\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(2) Where the Commission receives an application submitted after the deadline\nreferred to in section 17(1) \u2014\n(a)\nthe Commission shall send a notice to the applicant indicating whether or\nnot it accepts the application for consideration; and\n(b) the Commission may impose, in addition to the permit fee, a prescribed\npenalty for each day after the deadline referred to in section 17(1) that\npasses before the application is submitted.\n19.\nDeemed extension of vendor\u2019s permit\n19. If the Commission does not provide an applicant for renewal with the notice required\nunder section 17(3) or 18(2)(a) before the day on which the applicant\u2019s permit\nexpires, the vendor\u2019s permit is deemed to continue to be valid until such day as the\napplicant receives notice from the Commission that the application is granted or\nrefused.\n20.\nPublic display of permit\n20. A vendor\u2019s permit granted or renewed under this Act shall be evidenced by a\ncertificate in the prescribed form, which must be publicly displayed by the vendor on\nthe premises to which the permit relates.\n21.\nCancellation or suspension of vendor\u2019s permit\n21. The Commission may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a vendor\u2019s permit if it\ndetermines that the vendor has contravened this Act, the Regulations or the terms and\nconditions of that person\u2019s vendor\u2019s permit.\nPART 4 \u2013 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES\nEnforcement\n22.\nPowers of inspectors\n22. (1) For the purpose of performing their duties under this Act, inspectors and deputy\ninspectors have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities of constables\nacting generally in the ordinary course of their duty, but shall not carry a firearm.\n(2) If an inspector or deputy inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person\nhas committed or is committing an offence under this Act, the inspector or\ndeputy inspector may, using such force as may be necessary for the purpose \u2014\n(a)\nenter on any public land to conduct an inspection, investigation or survey;\n(b) enter on and inspect any public land on which the inspector on reasonable\ngrounds believes an offence under this Act has been, is being or is about\nto be committed;\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 23\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 13\n\n(c)\nrequire the production of and take copies of any permit or licence that is\nrequired under this Act or any other Law;\n(d) stop, enter and inspect any conveyance that the inspector on reasonable\ngrounds believes is being operated in contravention of this Act or the\nRegulations, or is being used in the commission of an offence under this\nAct;\n(e)\nstop and search any person on public land or in any public place; or\n(f)\nwith a warrant, enter and search any premises that the inspector or deputy\ninspector reasonably suspects may contain evidence of the commission of\nan offence under this Act.\n(3) If an inspector or deputy inspector is satisfied after exercising any of the powers\nof search under this section that there is reasonable evidence of an offence under\nthis Act, the inspector or deputy inspector may do any of the following \u2014\n(a)\nissue a ticket under section 30 to the person suspected of the offence;\n(b) detain the person suspected of the offence until a constable arrives; or\n(c)\nseize any vessel, vehicle, article or thing used in the commission of the\noffence.\n(4) Where a person is arrested or detained under subsection (3), the provisions of\nthe Police Act (2021 Revision) which relate to arrests and detentions shall apply\naccordingly.\n23.\nSearch of premises or persons\n23. (1) Where a warrant to search any premises is required, the inspector or deputy\ninspector shall apply to the court or to a justice of the peace and the provisions\nof the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision) which relate to search warrants\nshall apply accordingly.\n(2) Where access to premises is denied, an inspector or deputy inspector may break\nand enter those premises to gain access for the purpose of an arrest.\n(3) The search of a person under section 22 shall be carried out by an inspector or\ndeputy inspector of the same gender as that person or by a constable of the same\ngender as that person in the presence of the inspector or deputy inspector.\n24.\nSeizure of items by inspector or deputy inspector\n24. (1) Where, pursuant to this Act an inspector or deputy inspector seizes a vessel,\nvehicle, article or thing reasonably suspected to have been used in the\ncommission of an offence, the court may order either at the hearing or on\napplication, that the item be returned to the person appearing to the court to be\nentitled to it or that it be disposed of otherwise in such manner as the court thinks\nappropriate.\n\nSection 25\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(2) An inspector or deputy inspector may, unless an order has been made under\nsubsection (1), at any time return the item to the person from whom it was seized\nor may apply to the court for an order as to its disposal and a court may make\nany order that it might have made under subsection (1).\n(3) If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized\nwithin six months after the seizure under this Act or, if proceedings are taken\nbut no order for forfeiture is made, the item shall be returned to the person from\nwhom it was seized.\n(4) If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized\nwithin six months after the seizure under this Act or, if proceedings are taken\nbut no order for forfeiture is made and the person from whom the item was\nseized cannot be located within a reasonable period of time, the inspector or\ndeputy inspector shall dispose of the item by way of sale or in such manner as\nthe inspector or deputy inspector considers appropriate.\n(5) If an item is sold in accordance with subsection (4), the proceeds of the sale\nshall be paid into the revenue of the Islands.\n25.\nPrevention of damage to public land or facilities\n25. Where a thing causes or may cause loss or damage to public land or facilities on\npublic land in the opinion of an inspector or deputy inspector, that inspector or deputy\ninspector may do one or more of the following \u2014\n(a)\nrequire the person having charge, management or control of the thing to\ndetain it at the place where it is found;\n(b) require the person having charge, management or control of the thing to\nremove it;\n(c)\ncause the thing to be removed from the place where it is found and give a\nreceipt for it.\nSummary conviction offences\n26.\nObstruction of public right of access to or use of public land\n26. (1) No person shall, without lawful authority, obstruct or interfere with the right of\na member of the public under this Act to have access to public land, to use public\nland or to exercise a public right of way over private land.\n(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a\nterm of six months, or to both, and shall in addition to such fine or imprisonment\nbe liable to a fine of five hundred dollars per day for every day after conviction\nthat such obstruction continues to persist.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 27\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 15\n\n27.\nCarrying on a commercial activity on public land without a permit\n27. (1) No person shall carry on a commercial activity on public land except in\naccordance with the terms and conditions of a valid vendor\u2019s permit issued\nunder this Act.\n(2) No person shall, in an application for a vendor\u2019s permit or for renewal of a\nvendors permit, make a representation or statement that the person knows is\nfalse or misleading in a material particular.\n(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable\non summary conviction \u2014\n(a)\nin the case of a first offence to a fine of five thousand dollars or to\nimprisonment for a term of six months, or to both; or\n(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine of ten thousand\ndollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both.\n28.\nContravention of Regulations\n28. Any person who contravenes the Regulations commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to the fine set out in the Regulations.\n29.\nObstruction\n29. Any person who, without lawful excuse, obstructs an inspector or deputy inspector in\nthe performance of their duties under this Act commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.\nTicketable offences\n30.\nIssuance of ticket by inspector\n30. (1) An inspector may serve a ticket on any person whom the inspector has reason\nto believe has committed a ticketable offence by \u2014\n(a)\ndelivering a copy of the ticket to the person;\n(b) leaving the ticket at the person\u2019s last known place of business or abode; or\n(c)\nsending the ticket by registered mail to the last known place of business or\nabode of the person.\n(2) An inspector who serves a ticket shall complete and sign a certificate of service\nstating that the ticket was, on the date set out in the certificate, served on the\nperson whom the inspector had reason to believe committed the offence and the\ncertificate shall be evidence that it was on that date served on such person.\n(3) A ticket shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and shall \u2014\n(a)\ncontain a statement signed by an inspector or deputy inspector certifying\nthat the inspector or deputy inspector has reason to believe that a ticketable\noffence has been committed contrary to the Regulations;\n\nSection 31\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(b) include a summary of the facts of the offence and the specific provision of\nthe Regulations that has been contravened;\n(c)\nindicate with reasonable precision, having regard to all the circumstances,\nthe time and place at which the offence was committed;\n(d) set out the fixed penalty for the offence established by the Regulations;\n(e)\nset out the options that the person served with the ticket has in responding\nto it and the time within which that person shall respond;\n(f)\nstate that criminal proceedings may not be commenced for the offence\nuntil twenty-eight days after service of the ticket;\n(g) require the person, in the event that the fixed penalty is not paid nor a plea\nentered within the period specified in the notice, to attend before the\nSummary Court to enter a plea on such date as may be specified on the\nticket, the date being not earlier than ten days after the expiration of the\nperiod specified in paragraph (f); and\n(h) state that the ticket may be used as the evidence of the Commission.\n31.\nOptions of person receiving a ticket\n31. A person who receives a ticket issued under section 30 may \u2014\n(a)\npay the fixed penalty set out in the ticket;\n(b) enter a \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea in accordance with section 33; or\n(c)\nattend the Summary Court on the date set out in the ticket and enter a plea.\n32.\nPayment of fixed penalty\n32. (1) A person who pays the fixed penalty set out in the ticket within twenty- eight\ndays after being served is not liable to conviction for the offence specified in the\nticket.\n(2) Payment of a fixed penalty shall be made to the Commission and shall form part\nof the general revenue of the Islands.\n33.\nPlea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d\n33. (1) A person who wishes to enter a \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea may request a trial by signing\nthe request for trial on the ticket and delivering it to the Clerk of Court within\ntwenty-eight days of being served.\n(2) On receiving the request for trial, the Clerk shall enter the plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d.\n34.\nSummary Court appearance\n34. (1) A person who does not pay the fixed penalty or enter a plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d\nwithin twenty-eight days of being served with a ticket shall attend at the\nSummary Court on the date specified on the ticket, which shall be no earlier\nthan thirty-eight days after the date on which the ticket was served.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 35\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 17\n\n(2) The notice of the court date on the ticket shall be notice to the defendant and the\nprosecution of the same.\n35.\nProcedure in case of \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea\n35. As soon as practicable after a person requests a trial under section 33, the Clerk of the\nCourt shall \u2014\n(a)\nnotify the Commission of the request;\n(b) request the duplicate ticket;\n(c)\nfix the time and place of the trial; and\n(d) notify the defendant and the prosecution of the time and place of the trial.\n36.\nFiling of tickets with Clerk of Court\n36. (1) The Commission shall file with the Clerk of Court every ticket that remains\nunpaid on the expiry of the period of twenty-eight days after the ticket was\nserved, within two days of the expiry of that period.\n(2) If the fixed penalty remains unpaid on expiry of the period referred to in\nsubsection (1), or if the person served requests a trial under section 33 \u2014\n(a)\ncriminal proceedings in respect of an offence specified on the ticket may\ncommence in accordance with the procedure set out for Category C\noffences under the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision);\n(b) the ticket, for the purposes of the proceedings, is deemed to be a complaint\nwithin the meaning of section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021\nRevision); and\n(c)\nthe ticket is deemed to be a summons issued in accordance with section 15\nof the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision).\n(3) Proceedings in respect of an offence instituted by a ticket under this Act shall\nnot be listed for hearing in Court unless \u2014\n(a)\nthe duplicate of the ticket is delivered to the Clerk with an endorsement by\nan inspector or the secretary to the Commission stating that the fixed\npenalty was not received before the expiry of the twenty-eight day period\nreferred to in subsection (1); and\n(b) a period of ten days has elapsed from the last day on which the fixed\npenalty was payable.\n(4) A person who is convicted of an offence in proceedings instituted by a ticket\nunder this section is liable to a fine greater than the fixed penalty provided for\nthat offence but not greater than the maximum fine provided for the offence\nunder the Regulations.\n\nSection 37\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n37.\nDelivery of notices or documents\n37. (1) Except as otherwise provided, a notice or document required or authorised to be\ngiven or delivered under this Part may be given or delivered personally or by\nregistered mail.\n(2) Evidence that a notice or document required or authorised to be given or\ndelivered to a person under this section was sent by registered mail to the person\nat the person\u2019s last known place of abode or business address appearing on a\nticket, certificate of service or other document in the court is sufficient evidence\nthat the notice or document was given or delivered to that person, unless the\ncontrary is proved.\n38.\nEvidentiary provisions\n38. (1) In any proceedings, a certificate that payment of the fixed penalty was or was\nnot made to the Commission by the date specified in the certificate shall, where\nthe certificate is signed by an inspector or the secretary to the Commission, be\nsufficient evidence of the facts stated, unless the contrary is proved.\n(2) A ticket filed with the Clerk of Court is evidence of the facts alleged in the ticket\nwithout proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to\nhave completed the ticket or the person on whom the ticket was served.\nPART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS\n39.\nRegulations\n39. (1) The Cabinet may, after consultation with the Commission, make regulations\nrespecting the use of, and activities on, public land and the enforcement of\npublic rights of way over private land, including regulations \u2014\n(a)\nensuring public access to public land and protecting public rights of way\nover private land;\n(b) specifying the days and hours during which public land is open for\npublic use;\n(c)\nrestricting public access to public land where necessary for the purposes\nof maintenance, construction projects or accommodating special events,\nincluding designating \u201cno admittance\u201d, \u201cclosed to use\u201d and \u201cno\ntrespassing\u201d areas;\n(d) regulating traffic and parking and authorising the towing or removal of\nmotor vehicles, trailers, boats or vessels that are abandoned or illegally\nparked on public land, at the owner\u2019s expense;\n(e)\ngoverning recreational activities;\n(f)\ngoverning public conduct and behaviour on public land;\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 40\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 19\n\n(g) protecting public lands, including the prevention of littering, the removal\nof rubbish and clean up and maintenance;\n(h) restricting or preventing the building of structures, roadways and other\nworks on public land;\n(i)\non the posting of advertisements, signs and notices;\n(j)\non the movement and pasturing of livestock, horses, sheep, goats and other\nanimals;\n(k) governing organised events held on public land;\n(l)\nfor the issuance of permits to use or engage in any activity, including\ncommercial activities, on public land and setting the terms and conditions\nof such permits;\n(m) specifying the information to be included in and the form of applications\nfor vendor\u2019s permits;\n(n) setting fees for vendor\u2019s permits;\n(o) prescribing anything required to be prescribed by this Act; and\n(p) prescribing penalties respecting late applications for renewal of a vendor\u2019s\npermit or for contravention of the Regulations or of the terms and\nconditions of permits issued by the Commission, not exceeding one\nthousand dollars for a first offence, or two thousand dollars for a\nsubsequent or continuing offence.\n(2) The Cabinet may amend the form of the ticket set out in the Schedule.\n40.\nExemptions and agreements\n40. (1) Where the Commission is of the opinion that its mandate to regulate the use of\npublic land in the public interest can best be achieved by, or in cooperation with,\nanother Ministry, statutory authority, government company or other entity that\nhas charge and management of a particular area of public land, the Commission\nmay, subject to approval by Cabinet \u2014\n(a)\nexempt that area from the application of all or any of the Regulations; or\n(b) enter into an agreement with the Ministry, statutory authority, government\ncompany or other entity to regulate that area and to enforce the Regulations\nin respect of that area in collaboration with the Ministry, statutory\nauthority, government company or other entity.\n(2) Any exemption granted by the Commission or agreement entered into under\nsubsection (1) shall be published by Government Notice in the Gazette before\nthe date of commencement of the exemption or agreement.\n\nSection 41\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n41.\nAnnual report\n41. (1) The Commission shall, within three months from the beginning of each year,\nprepare and submit to the Minister a report containing a summary of its activities\nfor the preceding year in such form and containing such information with\nrespect to permits and tickets issued, prosecutions commenced and fee revenue\nand fines collected, as the Minister may direct.\n(2) The Minister shall, within one month of the receipt of the report, cause it to be\nlaid before the Cayman Islands Parliament.\n42.\nImmunity\n42. (1) The Commission owes no duty of care to keep public land safe for entry or use\nby members of the public or to give any warning of hazardous conditions, uses,\nstructures or activities on such land or premises to persons entering thereon and\nis not liable for accidents, deaths or injuries to such persons except \u2014\n(a)\nfor wilful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a hazardous\ncondition, use, structure or activity;\n(b) for injury suffered in any case where permission to enter public land was\ngranted for monetary consideration; or\n(c)\nto any person who is expressly invited, rather than merely permitted, to\nenter on the public land.\n(2) The Commission, its members, and any inspector, deputy inspector or secretary\nappointed or designated under this Act shall not be liable in damages for\nanything done or omitted in the discharge or purported discharge of their\nrespective functions under this Act, unless it is shown that the act or omission\nwas negligent or in bad faith.\n43.\nValidation\n43. (1) Where, before the 6th October, 2023, the commencement date of the Public\nLands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023), members of the\nCommission were re-appointed under section 6 of the principal Act as members\nof the Commission for a period going beyond the term permitted under the\nprincipal Act, the re-appointments are declared to be valid as they would have\nbeen if the Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023)\nhad been in force at that date.\n(2) The acts or omissions of the Commission members referred to in subsection (1)\nin relation to the Commission shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only\nthat their re-appointments were for a period beyond the term permitted under\nthe principal Act.\n(3) The Commission shall not be regarded as improperly constituted during any\nperiod up to the 6th October, 2023, the commencement date of the Public Lands\n(Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023 (Act 9 of 2023), because of the re-\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 43\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 21\n\nappointment of the Commission members referred to in subsection (1) beyond\nthe period of expiry of their second two-year term.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 23\n\n SCHEDULE\nFORM OF TICKET\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n(section 30(3))\nFRONT OF TICKET\nTICKET NO.: ________\nISSUED TO:\nSURNAME OR CORPORATE NAME:\nRESIDENT:\n\nNON-RESIDENT:\n\nADULT:\n\nMINOR:\n\nFIRST GIVEN NAME:\nMIDDLE NAME:\nDATE OF BIRTH (DD\/MM\/YYYY):\nP.O. BOX:\nPOSTAL\nCODE:\nHOME ADDRESS:\nWORK ADDRESS:\nEMAIL:\nPHONE (W):\nPHONE (M):\n\nSCHEDULE\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 24\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nI, the undersigned inspector \/ deputy inspector for the Public Lands Commission, have\nreason to believe that:\n________________________________________________________________________\n\n(Name of Person)\nhas committed the ticketable offence(s) detailed in the first column of the table below in\ncontravention of the regulation provided in the second column of the table which carries\nthe fixed penalty set out in the third column of the table, the facts being that\n________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________\n(Provide a summary of the facts of the offence)\n\nwith\nthe\noffence\nbeing\ncommitted\non\nor\nabout\n_____________________________________________ at ________________ a.m. \/ p.m.\n (dd\/mm\/yyyy) (time)\nat, or near _____________________________________________________________\n___________________________________________________________(public land)\n(street address )\nDESCRIPTION OF TICKETABLE\nOFFENCE\nREGULATION\nFIXED\nPENALTY\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 25\n\nThe person on whom this ticket is served \u2014\n(a)\nmay pay the fixed penalty prior to the ____ day of ___________, 20____;\n(b) may enter a plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d up to twenty-eight days after being served\nand indicate now an intention to plead \u201cnot guilty\u201d by ticking this box\n;\nor\n(c)\nwhere the ticket is not paid or there is no notification of an intention to\nplead \u201cnot guilty\u201d, must attend the Summary Court:\n(i)\nin George Town, Grand Cayman at ____a.m., on _____ day of\n_______________, 20 ___; or\n(ii) in Cayman Brac at ____a.m., on _____ day of __________, 20 ____.\n\nCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE\n\nI am an inspector\/deputy inspector authorised by the Public Lands Commission and I certify\nthat\nI\nhave\nserved\nthis\nticket\non\nthe\nperson\nnamed\nabove\nat\n________________________________________________________________________\n(Place)\non the ___________________________at _____________________________a.m. \/ p.m.\n (dd\/mm\/yyyy) (Time)\n\n_______________________________________\n\n________________________\nName of inspector \/ deputy inspector\n\nSignature\n\nCriminal proceedings may not be commenced until twenty-eight days after this ticket\nhas been served. If you fail to pay the fixed penalty or to attend court, a warrant of\narrest may be issued and you may be kept in custody until you can be brought before\nthe court.\n\nSCHEDULE\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 26\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(BACK OF TICKET)\n\nPLEASE READ CAREFULLY\n\n1. PAYMENT\nYou may discharge liability to conviction for the offence by delivering a copy of this ticket\nand the total amount of the penalty set out in this ticket to the Public Lands Commission at\nthe address indicated below prior to the ______ day of ___________________, 20 ____,\nbeing twenty-eight days after the service of this ticket.\n\nPayments by cheque or money order are to be made payable to the Cayman Islands\nGovernment. Please print the ticket number on the front of the cheque or money order.\n\n2. PLEA OF \u201cNOT GUILTY\u201d\nIf you wish to plead not guilty, deliver a copy of the ticket to the Clerk of Court within\ntwenty-eight days of being served with this ticket. You must then attend court at the date\nand time given at paragraph (c) on the front of the ticket.\n\nYou may deliver the copy of the ticket to the Clerk of Court \u2014\n(a)\nwhere the ticket is served in Grand Cayman, by taking a copy of the ticket to the\nCriminal Registry at the Court, in George Town, on any working day (between\nMonday through Friday) between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or by sending a copy of\nthe ticket by email to the Public Lands Commission at plc@gov.ky; or\n(b) where the ticket is served in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, by taking a copy of the\nticket to the District Administration Office in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman on any\nworking day (between Monday through Friday) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and\n4:00 p.m. or by sending a copy of the ticket by email to the Public Lands Commission\nat plc@gov.ky.\n\n3. FAILURE TO PAY\nIf you fail to pay the fixed penalty specified in this ticket, or to enter a plea, you are\nsummoned to appear in the Summary Court, in George Town or, where served on Cayman\nBrac or Little Cayman, the Summary Court in Cayman Brac, at the date and time set out at\nparagraph (c) on the front of the ticket.\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 27\n\nIf you fail to appear, the magistrate may issue a warrant for your arrest to compel your\nattendance. The date of the hearing shall be no less than thirty-eight days after the service\nof this ticket.\n\nNOTICE:\n\nThis ticket may be used as evidence by the Public Lands Commission.\n\nSubmit or send payment: by mail to the Public Lands Commission, Box 108,\nGovernment Administration Building, 133 Elgin Ave, George Town, Grand Cayman\nKY1-9000 or in person at a post office in the Cayman Islands.\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th\nday of January, 2024.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 29\n\nENDNOTES\nTable of Legislation History:\nSL #\nAct\/Law #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n\n9\/2023\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023\n6-Oct-2023\nLG32\/2023\/s1\n13\/2023\n\nPublic Lands (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2023\n4-May-2023\nLG15\/2023\/s1\n\n56\/2020\nCitation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020\n3-Dec-2020\nLG89\/2020\/s1\n\nPublic Lands Law (2020 Revision)\n16-Jan-2020\nLG6\/2020\/s4\n\n24\/2019\nPublic Lands (Amendment) Law, 2019\n8-Aug-2019 LG28\/2019\/s15\nE7\/2017\n\nErratum: Public Lands Law, 2017\n2-Aug-2017\nGE63\/2017\/p1\n43\/2017\n\nPublic Lands Law, 2017 (Commencement) Order, 2017\n26-May-2017 GE43\/2017\/s12\n\n35\/2017\nPublic Lands Law, 2017\n1-Jun-2017\nGE39\/2017\/s7\n\nENDNOTES\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 30\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 31\n\nENDNOTES\nPublic Lands Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 32\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(Price: $6.40)","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:11.121795+00","cms_id":"2017-0035","law_type":"principal","year":"2017","number":"35","title":"Non-Profit Organisations (Registration Application) Regulations","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"6088","expr_id":"1063","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2017-0035_2024 Revision.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2017\/2017-0035\/2017-0035_2024 Revision.akn.xml","content_md5":"5a321daf29a9680b9e13960fa25d728e","byte_size":"49681","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:11.740766+00"},{"file_id":"2125","expr_id":"1063","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2017\/2017-0035\/2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/PRINCIPAL\/2017\/2017-0035\/2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"8746631cca7dd1b2e7fcad07a27944eb","byte_size":"1431030","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:37.394232+00"},{"file_id":"2126","expr_id":"1063","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2017\/2017-0035\/2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2017\/2017-0035\/2017-0035_2024 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"8746631cca7dd1b2e7fcad07a27944eb","byte_size":"1431030","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:37.394232+00"}],"paragraph_count":38,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"1063","doc_id":"1063","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"59","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{title_mismatch,page_header_footer_noise,paragraph_numbering_problem,duplicate_text}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,rebuild_paragraphs,strip_page_furniture,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 3, \"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Metadata title does not align with extracted content; several formatting artifacts present. 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