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(2B) A prospective employer, in addition to registering an application under subsection (2), may also at the same time as registration advertise the vacancy in a local newspaper or other prescribed media.\u201d; and (c) in subsection (5), by deleting the word \u201cwilfully\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 68 - offence to engage in gainful occupation or to employ persons in contravention of this Part 4. The principal Law is amended in section 68(2) by deleting the words \u201cany officer at or above the rank of Deputy Director of WORC\u201d and substituting the words \u201cthe Director of WORC or an officer, not below the level of Compliance Manager, assigned by the Director\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 72 - regulations 5. 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(2) Where a worker\u2019s work permit expired on or after 27th March, 2020 and the employer or self-employed worker was or is unable due to the closure of WORC as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic \u2014 (a) to make an application for the renewal of the work permit; or (b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, to make an application for the grant of a work permit, the worker shall be deemed not to be committing an offence under the principal Law or this amending Law by continuing to work on the same terms and conditions of the expired work permit provided the employer or self-employed worker makes an application for the renewal of the work permit or, in the case of a temporary work permit, an application for the grant of a work permit, within thirty days of the commencement of this amending Law or within any other period by which this period is extended by Cabinet by notice published in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official means of communication or any other government media. (3) Subject to subsection (4), a right to continue working in accordance with subsection (2) shall continue until the determination of the application and any subsequent appeal. (4) If, after the expiration of the thirty day period or any other period by which this period has been extended by Cabinet as specified in subsection (2) \u2014 (a) a work permit renewal application; or (b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, a work permit grant application, has not been received by WORC, the worker shall not continue to work or to work for that employer; and where the worker continues employment with the employer, both the worker and the employer commit an offence and are liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for one year or to both. Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020 Law 10 of 2020 (5) Where, due to the expiration of the worker\u2019s term limit under section 66 of the principal Law, an employer is unable, as required by subsection (2), to make an application \u2014 (a) for the renewal of the worker\u2019s work permit; or (b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, for the grant of a work permit, neither the employer nor the worker shall be deemed to have acted in contravention of the principal Law or this amending Law if the worker continues to work on the same terms and conditions as the final work permit during the period between 27th March, 2020 and ninety days after the commencement of this amending Law or any other period by which this period is extended by Cabinet by notice published in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official means of communication or any other government media. (6) Where a worker\u2019s work permit expires on or after 27th March, 2020 and the worker\u2019s employment with the employer is ended after the expiration without \u2014 (a) the work permit being renewed; or (b) in the case of a temporary work permit, without a work permit being granted, neither the employer nor the worker shall be deemed to be in contravention of the principal Law or this amending Law if the worker continues to work on the same terms and conditions as those in the expired work permit in the period between the expiration and ending of the worker\u2019s employment. (7) Where \u2014 (a) a worker\u2019s permission to stay in the Islands in accordance with section 66(4) of the principal Law expires on or after 27th March, 2020; and (b) the worker\u2019s application under section 37 of the principal Law or any appeal in respect of such an application has not been determined, the worker may continue to work after the expiration of the permission and shall be deemed not to be committing an offence under the principal Law or this amending Law provided that the worker complies with the requirements under subsection (8). 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AND FOR\nINCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020.\n2.\nAmendment of section 8 of the Immigration (Transition) Law, 2018 - officers\nof WORC\n2.\nThe Immigration (Transition) Law, 2018, in this Law referred to as the \u201cprincipal\nLaw\u201d, is amended in section 8 by inserting after subsection (6) the following\nsubsection \u2014\n\u201c(6A)\nAny officer, including a compliance officer, may, with the\npermission of the Director of WORC and subject to the direction\nof the Director, assist any local law enforcement agency in\ncarrying out the functions of law enforcement of the law\nenforcement agency.\u201d.\n(Law 10 of 2020)\nI Assent,\nMartyn Roper\nGovernor\nDate: 27th day of April, 2020\n\nSection 3\nImmigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020\n\nPage 6\nLaw 10 of 2020\nc\n\n3.\nAmendment of section 58 - consideration of application for work permit by\nBoard etc.\n3.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 58 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin subsection (2), by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting the following\nparagraph \u2014\n\u201c(b) the prospective employer, unless the prospective employer has\nbeen exempted by the Cabinet, the Board or by the Director, has\nregistered the vacancy to which the application relates in an\nelectronic portal established and managed by WORC for\nfourteen days before the submission of the application in order\nto ascertain the availability of any one or more of the following\nin the order in which they are listed \u2014\n(i)\na Caymanian;\n(ii) the holder of a Residency and Employment Rights\nCertificate issued under section 37(5) or (16) or section\n38; and\n(iii) a person legally and ordinarily resident in the Islands who\nis qualified and willing to fill the position; and\u201d;\n(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections \u2014\n\u201c(2A)\nCabinet shall, by notice published in the Gazette, in any other\nofficial Government website or official means of communication\nor any other government media, provide details of the electronic\nportal specified in accordance with subsection (2)(b) which will\ndeal with available jobs in the Islands.\n(2B)\nA prospective employer, in addition to registering an application\nunder subsection (2), may also at the same time as registration\nadvertise the vacancy in a local newspaper or other prescribed\nmedia.\u201d; and\n(c)\nin subsection (5), by deleting the word \u201cwilfully\u201d.\n4.\nAmendment of section 68 - offence to engage in gainful occupation or to\nemploy persons in contravention of this Part\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 68(2) by deleting the words \u201cany officer at\nor above the rank of Deputy Director of WORC\u201d and substituting the words \u201cthe\nDirector of WORC or an officer, not below the level of Compliance Manager,\nassigned by the Director\u201d.\n5.\nAmendment of section 72 - regulations\n5.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 72 by inserting after subsection (1) the\nfollowing subsection \u2014\n\nImmigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020\nSection 6\n\nc\nLaw 10 of 2020\nPage 7\n\n\u201c(1A) If the Cabinet is satisfied that it is equitable that any regulation\nshould have retrospective effect in order to confer a benefit upon\nor remove a disability attaching to any person or class of persons,\nthat regulation may be given retrospective effect for that purpose.\u201d.\n6.\nTransitional provisions\n6.\n(1) Section 58(2) of the principal Law as amended by section 3 of this amending\nLaw shall not apply to an application by a prospective employer where the\napplication is made before the date of the commencement of this amending Law\nand the application has not been determined at the date of the commencement\nof this amending Law; and the application shall be determined in accordance\nwith the provisions of the former section 58(2) of the principal Law.\n(2) Where a worker\u2019s work permit expired on or after 27th March, 2020 and the\nemployer or self-employed worker was or is unable due to the closure of WORC\nas a result of the Covid-19 pandemic \u2014\n(a)\nto make an application for the renewal of the work permit; or\n(b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, to make an\napplication for the grant of a work permit,\nthe worker shall be deemed not to be committing an offence under the principal\nLaw or this amending Law by continuing to work on the same terms and\nconditions of the expired work permit provided the employer or self-employed\nworker makes an application for the renewal of the work permit or, in the case\nof a temporary work permit, an application for the grant of a work permit, within\nthirty days of the commencement of this amending Law or within any other\nperiod by which this period is extended by Cabinet by notice published in the\nGazette, in any other official Government website or official means of\ncommunication or any other government media.\n(3) Subject to subsection (4), a right to continue working in accordance with\nsubsection (2) shall continue until the determination of the application and any\nsubsequent appeal.\n(4) If, after the expiration of the thirty day period or any other period by which this\nperiod has been extended by Cabinet as specified in subsection (2) \u2014\n(a)\na work permit renewal application; or\n(b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, a work permit grant\napplication,\nhas not been received by WORC, the worker shall not continue to work or to\nwork for that employer; and where the worker continues employment with the\nemployer, both the worker and the employer commit an offence and are liable\non summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for\none year or to both.\n\nSection 6\nImmigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020\n\nPage 8\nLaw 10 of 2020\nc\n\n(5) Where, due to the expiration of the worker\u2019s term limit under section 66 of the\nprincipal Law, an employer is unable, as required by subsection (2), to make an\napplication \u2014\n(a)\nfor the renewal of the worker\u2019s work permit; or\n(b) where the work permit was a temporary work permit, for the grant of a\nwork permit,\nneither the employer nor the worker shall be deemed to have acted in\ncontravention of the principal Law or this amending Law if the worker continues\nto work on the same terms and conditions as the final work permit during the\nperiod between 27th March, 2020 and ninety days after the commencement of\nthis amending Law or any other period by which this period is extended by\nCabinet by notice published in the Gazette, in any other official Government\nwebsite or official means of communication or any other government media.\n(6) Where a worker\u2019s work permit expires on or after 27th March, 2020 and the\nworker\u2019s employment with the employer is ended after the expiration without \u2014\n(a)\nthe work permit being renewed; or\n(b) in the case of a temporary work permit, without a work permit being\ngranted,\nneither the employer nor the worker shall be deemed to be in contravention of\nthe principal Law or this amending Law if the worker continues to work on the\nsame terms and conditions as those in the expired work permit in the period\nbetween the expiration and ending of the worker\u2019s employment.\n(7) Where \u2014\n(a)\na worker\u2019s permission to stay in the Islands in accordance with section\n66(4) of the principal Law expires on or after 27th March, 2020; and\n(b) the worker\u2019s application under section 37 of the principal Law or any\nappeal in respect of such an application has not been determined,\nthe worker may continue to work after the expiration of the permission and shall\nbe deemed not to be committing an offence under the principal Law or this\namending Law provided that the worker complies with the requirements under\nsubsection (8).\n\nImmigration (Transition) (Amendment) Law, 2020\nSection 6\n\nc\nLaw 10 of 2020\nPage 9\n\n(8) The requirements referred to in subsection (7) are as follows \u2014\n(a)\nthe worker shall comply with the requirements under section 66(4)(a) or\n(b) of the principal Law; 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