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This Act may be cited as the Summary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024. 2. Amendment of section 7 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act (2024 Revision) - appointment of Justices of the Peace 2. The Summary Jurisdiction Act (2024 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is amended in section 7 by inserting after subsection (3), the following subsections \u2014 \u201c(3A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3), the Governor may appoint a person who is a Member of Parliament to be a Justice of the Peace, virtute officii, by entering the designation of the office upon the Roll I Assent, Franz Manderson Acting Governor Date: 15th August, 2024 Summary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024 of Justices of the Peace and by publication of the appointments in the Gazette. 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TO RESTRICT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM\nEXERCISING CERTAIN POWERS, FUNCTIONS OR DUTIES OF JUSTICES OF THE\nPEACE TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH THEIR ROLE AS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT;\nAND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Summary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024.\n2.\nAmendment of section 7 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act (2024 Revision) -\nappointment of Justices of the Peace\n2.\nThe Summary Jurisdiction Act (2024 Revision), in this Act referred to as the\n\u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is amended in section 7 by inserting after subsection (3), the\nfollowing subsections \u2014\n\u201c(3A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3), the Governor may appoint\na person who is a Member of Parliament to be a Justice of the Peace,\nvirtute officii, by entering the designation of the office upon the Roll\n(Act 6 of 2024)\nI Assent,\nFranz Manderson\nActing Governor\nDate: 15th August, 2024\n\nSection 3\nSummary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024\n\nPage 6\nAct 6 of 2024\nc\n\nof Justices of the Peace and by publication of the appointments in\nthe Gazette.\n(3B) Notwithstanding subsection (4), a Justice of the Peace shall not,\nwhile serving as a Member of Parliament, exercise \u2014\n(a) any jurisdiction in relation to criminal or civil investigations or\nproceedings, including \u2014\n(i)\nsitting on any court or tribunal or presiding at trials; and\n(ii) making, issuing or otherwise authorising summonses,\nwarrants, orders, convictions, recognisances and other\nprocesses of a court; and\n(b) any of the powers, functions or duties of a Justice of the Peace\nunder \u2014\n(i)\nthe Elections Act (2022 Revision), the Parliamentary\nPensions Act (2016 Revision) or the Police Act (2021\nRevision); and\n(ii) this or any other legislation which otherwise require the\nMember of Parliament to exercise judicial or quasijudicial functions.\u201d.\n3.\nRepeal and substitution of section 8 - removal of Justices of the Peace\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended by repealing section 8 and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\u201cRemoval of Justices of the Peace\n8.\n(1) The Governor may direct that \u2014\n(a)\nthe name of a Justice of the Peace; or\n(b) the entry in relation to an appointment as a Justice of the Peace\nvirtute officii pursuant to section 7(3) or (3A),\nbe removed from the Roll of Justices of the Peace.\n(2) Upon notification in the Gazette, in the prescribed manner, of the\nremoval of the name of a Justice of the Peace or an entry in relation\nto an appointment virtute officii pursuant to section 7(3) or (3A), the\nnamed person or the holder of the appointment virtute officii, as\napplicable, ceases to be a Justice of the Peace.\u201d.\n4.\nRepeal and substitution of section 43D - retention of appointment\n4.\nThe principal Act is amended by repealing section 43D and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\nSummary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024\nSection 5\n\nc\nAct 6 of 2024\nPage 7\n\n\u201cRetention of appointment\n43D. (1) A person appointed as a Justice of the Peace virtute officii pursuant\nto section 7(3) or (3A) and who is a Caymanian within the meaning\nof the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision) \u2014\n(a) upon retirement, resignation or otherwise ceasing to be the\nholder of the office; or\n(b) upon ceasing to be a Member of Parliament,\nas applicable, may retain the title and continue to serve as a Justice\nof the Peace unless there are reasons in law that would otherwise\nrender the person unfit to serve.\n(2) Where a person appointed as a Justice of the Peace virtute officii\npursuant to section 7(3A) ceases to be a Member of Parliament and\nretains the title of Justice of the Peace \u2014\n(a) the restrictions referred to in section 7(3B) no longer apply in the\nexercise of the person\u2019s powers, functions or duties as a Justice\nof the Peace; and\n(b) that person may exercise any of the powers, functions or duties\nof a Justice of the Peace under this or any other legislation.\u201d.\n5.\nPrevious exercise of duties by Justices of the Peace not affected\n5.\nSubject to section 6, nothing in this amending Act affects the validity of any exercise\nof the jurisdiction, powers, functions or duties of a Justice of the Peace before the\ndate of commencement of this amending Act.\n\nSection 6\nSummary Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 2024\n\nPage 8\nAct 6 of 2024\nc\n\n6.\nTransitional provisions\n6.\nNothing in this amending Act affects the membership of any court or tribunal\npresiding over any proceedings which are ongoing on the commencement of this\namending Act, unless \u2014\n(a)\nthe constitution of the court or tribunal is not in conformity with section\n7(3B) of the principal Act as amended by this amending Act; and\n(b) a party to the proceedings applies for the proceedings to be heard de novo\non that basis,\nin which case the court or tribunal shall be regarded as no longer duly constituted in\nsuch form as to have jurisdiction in the matter and the proceedings shall be re-heard\nde novo before a differently constituted court or tribunal.\n Passed by the Parliament the 23rd day of July, 2024.\nHon. 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