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Repeal of section 14 and substitution; insertion of section 14A - regulations; Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026 LITTER (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LITTER ACT (1997 REVISION) TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE ACT; TO EMPOWER CABINET TO MAKE REGULATIONS CREATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY SYSTEM IN RESPECT OF OFFENCES; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026. (2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"General amendments to the Litter Act (1997 Revision) 2. The Litter Act (1997 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is amended by deleting the word \u201cLaw\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the word \u201cAct\u201d. I Assent, Jane Owen Governor Date: 19th March, 2026 Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 2 - definitions 3. The principal Act is amended in section 2 as follows \u2014 (a) by repealing the section heading and substituting the following section heading \u2014 \u201cInterpretation\u201d; (b) by inserting before the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d the following definition \u2014 \u201c \u201cconstable\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Police Act (2021 Revision);\u201d; (c) by deleting the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d and substituting the following definition \u2014 \u201c \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d means a vehicle designated as such by Regulations made under this Act;\u201d; (d) by inserting after the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d the following definition \u2014 \u201c \u201cenforcement officer\u201d means \u2014 (a) a constable; and (b) an Environmental Health Officer appointed under section 3 of the Public Health Act (2026 Revision);\u201d; (e) by deleting the definition of the word \u201cofficer\u201d; and (f) by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following definitions \u2014 \u201c \u201cpublic place\u201d means a place to which the public has access \u2014 (a) as of right, without payment; (b) upon payment; or (c) upon invitation, express or implied, and includes commercial property to which persons attending for commercial purposes are allowed access by the owner of those premises, upon payment of a fee or not; and \u201cvehicle\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Traffic Act (2026 Revision).\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 3 - offence of littering public place 4. The principal Act is amended in section 3(1) as follows \u2014 (a) by deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026 (b) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for six months\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for twelve months\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 4 - offence of littering premises 5. The principal Act is amended in section 4 as follows \u2014 (a) by deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and (b) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for six months\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for twelve months\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 5 - general as to offences against section 3 or 4 6. The principal Act is amended in section 5 as follows \u2014 (a) in subsection (1) \u2014 (i) by deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and (ii) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars\u201d; and (b) in subsection (2) \u2014 (i) by deleting the words \u201cliable to a fine of one thousand dollars\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars\u201d; and (ii) by deleting the words \u201csix months\u201d and substituting the words \u201ctwelve months\u201d. Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Repeal of section 6 and substitution - officer shall enforce removal of litter 7. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following section \u2014 \u201cEnforcement officer shall enforce removal of litter 6.(1)Without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence committed under section 4 or under any other law, where litter is left or caused to be kept in or on any premises in such circumstances as to cause, contribute to or tend to the defacement of the premises by such litter, an enforcement officer shall give notice, either orally or in writing, to \u2014 (a) the person who left the litter or caused the litter to be left; or (b) the owner or occupier of the premises, requiring the person \u2014 (i) forthwith in the case of dead animals, carrion or other litter considered by the enforcement officer to be dangerous to health or life; and, (ii) in any other case, within such time as may be limited by the notice not being less than three days, to remove the litter so as to restore the premises to a condition satisfactory to the enforcement officer. (2) A notice in writing may be served on a person either personally, by being sent by post to the person\u2019s last known business or private address, or it may be posted on a conspicuous position on the premises on which the litter has been left. (3) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice under subsection (1) commits an offence and liable on summary conviction \u2014 (a) to a fine of one thousand dollars; and (b) to a further fine of two hundred and fifty dollars for every day during which the failure is continued after conviction, and an enforcement officer may, without prejudice to proceedings for an offence in respect of such failure, enter the premises and remove, or direct the removal of, the litter so left or caused to be left, and may recover summarily, as a civil debt, from the person in default the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.\u201d. Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 7 - power to enter premises 8. The principal Act is amended in section 7 as follows \u2014 (a) by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d; and (b) in subsection (3) as follows \u2014 (i) by deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and (ii) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 8 - duty of officer to remove derelict vehicles 9. The principal Act is amended in section 8 as follows \u2014 (a) by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d; and (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection \u2014 \u201c(2) A person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to \u2014 (a) a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars; and (b) a further fine of two hundred and fifty dollars for every day during which the failure is continued after conviction, and an enforcement officer shall, without prejudice to the enforcement officer\u2019s right to take proceedings for a fine in respect of such failure, remove, or direct the removal of, the derelict vehicle so left or caused to be left, and the Crown may recover summarily, as a civil debt, from the person in default the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 9 - general power to remove derelict vehicles 10. The principal Act is amended in section 9 by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Repeal and substitution of section 10 - disposal of removed vehicles 11. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 10 and substituting the following section \u2014 \u201cDisposal of removed vehicles 10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), where an enforcement officer removes a derelict vehicle under this Act, the enforcement officer shall dispose of it in the manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act. Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026 (2) If, before a derelict vehicle is disposed of by an enforcement officer under subsection (1) \u2014 (a) a person presents proof to the enforcement officer in the form and manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act that the person is the owner of the vehicle; and (b) the person, in accordance with the Regulations made under this Act, pays any expenses incurred in respect of the removal and storage of the vehicle, the enforcement officer shall permit the person to remove the vehicle from custody during such period as may be prescribed by Regulations made under this Act. (3) Regulations made under this Act may provide for the disposal of a derelict vehicle by sale, and where \u2014 (a) an enforcement officer disposes of a derelict vehicle by causing it to be sold; and (b) before the expiration of three months from the date of the sale, a person presents proof to the enforcement officer in the form and manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act that at the time of such sale the person was the owner of the vehicle, the enforcement officer shall cause to be paid to the person any sum by which the proceeds of sale exceed the aggregate of the expenses incurred in respect of its removal, storage and disposal.\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 11 - indemnity 12. The principal Act is amended in section 11 by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d and substituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Repeal of section 14 and substitution; insertion of section 14A - regulations; administrative fines system 13. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 14 and substituting the following sections \u2014 \u201cRegulations\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"The Cabinet may make Regulations generally for carrying this Act into effect, and such Regulations may provide, among other things, for the following \u2014 (a) the fees to be paid for the removal or storage of litter and derelict vehicles; (b) the procedures to be followed by an enforcement officer exercising powers under sections 8, 9 and 10 in relation to a derelict vehicle; Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026 (c) the power of an enforcement officer to request relevant information from the Department of Vehicle and Drivers\u2019 Licensing for the purposes of exercising powers under sections 8, 9 and 10 in relation to a derelict vehicle; (d) the supply by the Department of Vehicle and Drivers\u2019 Licensing of relevant information to an enforcement officer, where requested by the enforcement officer for the purposes of exercising powers under sections 8, 9 and 10 in relation to a derelict vehicle; and (e) mandatory provision by the owner or operator of any motor vehicle of such equipment including litter baskets, bags or bins as may be considered necessary to eliminate or control littering from such motor vehicles, and may provide for a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for three months for contravention of such regulations. 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insertion of section 14A - regulations;\nadministrative fines system ...................................................................................................... 10\n\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\nSection 1\n\nc\nAct 8 of 2026\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLITTER (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026\n(Act 8 of 2026)\nAN ACT TO AMEND THE LITTER ACT (1997 REVISION) TO INCREASE PENALTIES\nFOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE ACT; TO EMPOWER CABINET TO MAKE\nREGULATIONS CREATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY SYSTEM IN RESPECT\nOF OFFENCES; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\n(1) This Act may be cited as the Litter (Amendment) Act, 2026.\n(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made\nby the Cabinet.\n2.\nGeneral amendments to the Litter Act (1997 Revision)\n2.\nThe Litter Act (1997 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is\namended by deleting the word \u201cLaw\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the word\n\u201cAct\u201d.\n\n(Act 8 of 2026)\nI Assent,\nJane Owen\nGovernor\nDate: 19th March, 2026\n\nSection 3\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\n\nPage 6\nAct 8 of 2026\nc\n\n3.\nAmendment of section 2 - definitions\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 2 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby repealing the section heading and substituting the following section\nheading \u2014\n\u201cInterpretation\u201d;\n(b) by inserting before the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d the\nfollowing definition \u2014\n\u201c \u201cconstable\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Police\nAct (2021 Revision);\u201d;\n(c)\nby deleting the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d and substituting\nthe following definition \u2014\n\u201c \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d means a vehicle designated as such by\nRegulations made under this Act;\u201d;\n(d) by inserting after the definition of the words \u201cderelict vehicle\u201d the\nfollowing definition \u2014\n\u201c \u201cenforcement officer\u201d means \u2014\n(a)\na constable; and\n(b) an Environmental Health Officer appointed under section 3 of\nthe Public Health Act (2026 Revision);\u201d;\n(e)\nby deleting the definition of the word \u201cofficer\u201d; and\n(f)\nby inserting in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following\ndefinitions \u2014\n\u201c \u201cpublic place\u201d means a place to which the public has access \u2014\n(a)\nas of right, without payment;\n(b) upon payment; or\n(c)\nupon invitation, express or implied,\nand includes commercial property to which persons attending for\ncommercial purposes are allowed access by the owner of those\npremises, upon payment of a fee or not; and\n\u201cvehicle\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Traffic Act\n(2026 Revision).\u201d.\n4.\nAmendment of section 3 - offence of littering public place\n4.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 3(1) as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words\n\u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and\n\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\nSection 5\n\nc\nAct 8 of 2026\nPage 7\n\n(b) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars\nor to imprisonment for six months\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable\non summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to\nimprisonment for twelve months\u201d.\n5.\nAmendment of section 4 - offence of littering premises\n5.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 4 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the words\n\u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and\n(b) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars\nor to imprisonment for six months\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable\non summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to\nimprisonment for twelve months\u201d.\n6.\nAmendment of section 5 - general as to offences against section 3 or 4\n6.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 5 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin subsection (1) \u2014\n(i)\nby deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the\nwords \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and\n(ii) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred\ndollars\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction\nto a fine of one thousand dollars\u201d; and\n(b) in subsection (2) \u2014\n(i)\nby deleting the words \u201cliable to a fine of one thousand dollars\u201d and\nsubstituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction to a fine of\ntwo thousand five hundred dollars\u201d; and\n(ii) by deleting the words \u201csix months\u201d and substituting the words\n\u201ctwelve months\u201d.\n\nSection 7\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\n\nPage 8\nAct 8 of 2026\nc\n\n7.\nRepeal of section 6 and substitution - officer shall enforce removal of litter\n7.\nThe principal Act is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\u201cEnforcement officer shall enforce removal of litter\n6.(1)Without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence committed\nunder section 4 or under any other law, where litter is left or caused\nto be kept in or on any premises in such circumstances as to cause,\ncontribute to or tend to the defacement of the premises by such litter,\nan enforcement officer shall give notice, either orally or in writing,\nto \u2014\n(a)\nthe person who left the litter or caused the litter to be left; or\n(b) the owner or occupier of the premises,\nrequiring the person \u2014\n(i)\nforthwith in the case of dead animals, carrion or other litter\nconsidered by the enforcement officer to be dangerous to\nhealth or life; and,\n(ii) in any other case, within such time as may be limited by\nthe notice not being less than three days,\nto remove the litter so as to restore the premises to a condition\nsatisfactory to the enforcement officer.\n(2) A notice in writing may be served on a person either personally, by\nbeing sent by post to the person\u2019s last known business or private\naddress, or it may be posted on a conspicuous position on the\npremises on which the litter has been left.\n(3) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice under\nsubsection (1) commits an offence and liable on summary\nconviction \u2014\n(a)\nto a fine of one thousand dollars; and\n(b) to a further fine of two hundred and fifty dollars for every day\nduring which the failure is continued after conviction,\nand an enforcement officer may, without prejudice to proceedings for\nan offence in respect of such failure, enter the premises and remove,\nor direct the removal of, the litter so left or caused to be left, and may\nrecover summarily, as a civil debt, from the person in default the\nexpenses reasonably incurred in so doing.\u201d.\n\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\nSection 8\n\nc\nAct 8 of 2026\nPage 9\n\n8.\nAmendment of section 7 - power to enter premises\n8.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 7 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the\nwords \u201cenforcement officer\u201d; and\n(b) in subsection (3) as follows \u2014\n(i)\nby deleting the words \u201cis guilty of an offence\u201d and substituting the\nwords \u201ccommits an offence\u201d; and\n(ii) by deleting the words \u201cliable on conviction to a fine of five hundred\ndollars\u201d and substituting the words \u201cis liable on summary conviction\nto a fine of five thousand dollars\u201d.\n9.\nAmendment of section 8 - duty of officer to remove derelict vehicles\n9.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 8 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the\nwords \u201cenforcement officer\u201d; and\n(b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection \u2014\n\u201c(2) A person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1)\ncommits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to \u2014\n(a)\na fine of one thousand five hundred dollars; and\n(b) a further fine of two hundred and fifty dollars for every day\nduring which the failure is continued after conviction,\nand an enforcement officer shall, without prejudice to the\nenforcement officer\u2019s right to take proceedings for a fine in respect\nof such failure, remove, or direct the removal of, the derelict vehicle\nso left or caused to be left, and the Crown may recover summarily,\nas a civil debt, from the person in default the expenses reasonably\nincurred in so doing.\u201d.\n10.\nAmendment of section 9 - general power to remove derelict vehicles\n10. The principal Act is amended in section 9 by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d wherever it\nappears and substituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d.\n11.\nRepeal and substitution of section 10 - disposal of removed vehicles\n11. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 10 and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\u201cDisposal of removed vehicles\n10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), where an enforcement officer removes a\nderelict vehicle under this Act, the enforcement officer shall dispose\nof it in the manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act.\n\nSection 12\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\n\nPage 10\nAct 8 of 2026\nc\n\n(2) If, before a derelict vehicle is disposed of by an enforcement officer\nunder subsection (1) \u2014\n(a)\na person presents proof to the enforcement officer in the form\nand manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act that\nthe person is the owner of the vehicle; and\n(b) the person, in accordance with the Regulations made under this\nAct, pays any expenses incurred in respect of the removal and\nstorage of the vehicle,\nthe enforcement officer shall permit the person to remove the vehicle\nfrom custody during such period as may be prescribed by\nRegulations made under this Act.\n(3) Regulations made under this Act may provide for the disposal of a\nderelict vehicle by sale, and where \u2014\n(a)\nan enforcement officer disposes of a derelict vehicle by causing\nit to be sold; and\n(b) before the expiration of three months from the date of the sale,\na person presents proof to the enforcement officer in the form\nand manner prescribed by Regulations made under this Act that\nat the time of such sale the person was the owner of the vehicle,\nthe enforcement officer shall cause to be paid to the person any sum\nby which the proceeds of sale exceed the aggregate of the expenses\nincurred in respect of its removal, storage and disposal.\u201d.\n12.\nAmendment of section 11 - indemnity\n12. The principal Act is amended in section 11 by deleting the word \u201cofficer\u201d and\nsubstituting the words \u201cenforcement officer\u201d.\n13.\nRepeal of section 14 and substitution; insertion of section 14A - regulations;\nadministrative fines system\n13. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 14 and substituting the following\nsections \u2014\n\u201cRegulations\n14. The Cabinet may make Regulations generally for carrying this Act into\neffect, and such Regulations may provide, among other things, for the\nfollowing \u2014\n(a)\nthe fees to be paid for the removal or storage of litter and\nderelict vehicles;\n(b) the procedures to be followed by an enforcement officer\nexercising powers under sections 8, 9 and 10 in relation to a\nderelict vehicle;\n\nLitter (Amendment) Act, 2026\nSection 13\n\nc\nAct 8 of 2026\nPage 11\n\n(c)\nthe power of an enforcement officer to request relevant\ninformation from the Department of Vehicle and Drivers\u2019\nLicensing for the purposes of exercising powers under sections\n8, 9 and 10 in relation to a derelict vehicle;\n(d) the supply by the Department of Vehicle and Drivers\u2019 Licensing\nof relevant information to an enforcement officer, where\nrequested by the enforcement officer for the purposes of\nexercising powers under sections 8, 9 and 10 in relation to a\nderelict vehicle; and\n(e)\nmandatory provision by the owner or operator of any motor\nvehicle of such equipment including litter baskets, bags or bins\nas may be considered necessary to eliminate or control littering\nfrom such motor vehicles,\nand may provide for a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for\nthree months for contravention of such regulations.\nAdministrative fines system\n14A.Cabinet may make Regulations to provide for an administrative fines\nsystem to apply to sections under this Act as are determined by the Cabinet\nand specified in the Regulations, and to provide for all matters that are\nnecessary to be prescribed for giving effect to such system.\u201d.\nPassed by the Parliament the 10th day of March, 2026.\nHon. 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