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PART IV - Premises 26. 27. 28. PART V - Supplementary 29. 30. 31. 32. SCHEDULE Premises Transferred to Council National Drug Council Law NATIONAL DRUG COUNCIL LAW (2010 Revision) ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. PART I - Introductory\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title 1. This Law may be cited as the National Drug Council Law (2010 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions 2. In this Law \u2014 \u201cChairman\u201d means the chairman of the Council appointed under section 7; \u201cCouncil\u201d means the National Drug Council established under section 3; \u201cCouncil member\u201d means a member of the Council, and includes the Chairman and Vice-chairman; \u201cfinancial statements\u201d means the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and explanatory notes, together with such further accounts or documents that the International Accounting Standards Committee, or such other body as may be set up in its place, may, from time to time, stipulate as being required to summarise the financial affairs of an organisation; \u201cGovernor\u201d, except in section 9(2), means Governor in Cabinet; \u201cMinister\u201d means the member of Cabinet for the time being charged with responsibility for the subject matter of this Law; National Drug Council Law \u201cNational Drugs Co-ordinator\u201d means the National Drugs Co-ordinator appointed under section 8; and \u201cVice-chairman\u201d means the vice-chairman of the Council appointed under section 7. PART II - Establishment and Administration of Council\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Establishment of Council 3. (1) There is established a body to be called the National Drug Council which shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name. (2) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Law, the Council may buy, sell, let, hold, deal and otherwise acquire and dispose of land and other property of whatsoever nature, may solicit funds and other support for its activities, may, subject to section 19, borrow money and may enter into contracts, whether of agency or otherwise. (3) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Council shall be sealed with the common seal of the Council in the presence of the Chairman or the Vice-chairman and the National Drugs Co-ordinator. (4) The Council may, by resolution, appoint an officer of the Council or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Council any agreement or instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Council. (5) The Council shall establish and maintain its head office and principal place of business within the Islands, and service of all documents on the Council shall be deemed to be effected if delivered at the head office.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Functions of Council 4. The functions of the Council are \u2014 (a) in consultation with such persons or organisations, or both, as it considers appropriate \u2014 (i) to formulate policies and develop programmes intended to prevent or reduce drug abuse and to promote and encourage the implementation of such policies and programmes; (ii) to promote and encourage the establishment of a system to coordinate the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers and the care of persons associated with drug abusers; and (iii) to give advice on the licensing and operation of premises used in connection with the treatment and rehabilitation of drug users; National Drug Council Law (b) to advise the Minister, and such persons, groups, organisations or bodies as request it to do so, on policies and programmes related to the prevention of drug abuse, the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers and the care of connected persons; (c) to educate the public, and in particular the young, on the dangers of drug abuse, and to publicise those dangers; (d) to promote and encourage the award of scholarships, and to award scholarships or other financial assistance, to persons wishing to pursue courses in basic or advanced training in matters relating to drug abuse; (e) to initiate, sponsor and support conferences, seminars and meetings related to drug abuse; (f) to initiate, support and publish studies, reports and other documentation on drug abuse; (g) to establish, maintain and operate information systems and facilities, and to encourage and support the exchange of information of all kinds in respect of policies, programmes and research, related to drug abuse; (h) to establish and operate treatment centres; (i) to keep under review the situation in the Islands with respect to drugs which are being, or appear to the Council likely to be, abused and of which the abuse is having, or appears to the Council to be capable of having, harmful effects, and to give to the Minister, where either the Minister so requests or the Council considers it expedient to do so, advice on measures which in the opinion of the Council ought to be taken for restricting the availability of such drugs or supervising the arrangements for their supply; (j) to conduct research into, and develop and maintain a database of information on, drug abuse in the Islands; and (k) to advise the Minister on matters of law reform relating to the misuse of drugs.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Relations with Government 5. The Governor may, after consultation with the Council, give such general directions as to the policy to be followed by the Council in the performance of its functions as appear to him to be necessary in the public interest, and the Council shall give effect to any such directions.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Constitution of Council 6. (1) The Council shall consist of \u2014 (a) a chairman, a vice-chairman and six members, all of whom shall be appointed in accordance with section 7(1) and (2); National Drug Council Law (b) not more than six members, all of whom shall be appointed in accordance with section 7(3); (c) the permanent secretaries of the ministries for the time being responsible for health, education and community development or their respective representatives; (d) the member of the Cabinet charged with responsibility for finance or his representative; (e) the Commissioner of Police or his representative; and (f) the National Drugs Co-ordinator. (2) The numbers of members of the Council, and of the various classes listed in subsection (1), may be varied by Order of the Governor.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Appointment of Council members 7. (1) The Chairman, Vice-chairman and members referred to in paragraph (a) of section 6(1) shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with such persons as he considers appropriate, shall hold office for a period of three years, and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (2) The persons appointed by the Governor shall include \u2014 (a) at least two persons appearing to him to have wide and recent experience in the respective health professions of medicine and pharmacy, within the meaning of the Health Practice Law (2005 Revision); (b) at least two persons appearing to him to have wide and recent experience of social problems connected with the misuse of drugs and similar substances; and (c) an attorney-at-law in practice in the Islands, or a member of the judiciary of the Islands. (3) The members referred to in paragraph (b) of section 6(1) shall be appointed by the Chairman, shall include the co-ordinators of any committees of the Council, and shall hold office for a period of one year and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (4) The Council members \u2014 (a) shall not act as delegates on the Council from any professional, commercial, industrial, religious or other interests with which they may be connected; and (b) may be paid by the Council out of the funds of the Council such expenses (which they shall have incurred) as may be determined by the Council.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Appointment of National Drugs Co-ordinator 8. (1) There shall be a National Drugs Co-ordinator appointed by the Council who shall act as the executive director of the Council. National Drug Council Law (2) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall be an employee of the Council on such terms and conditions of service as the Council may decide. (3) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall be responsible for the day to day administration of the Council and, to the extent of the authority delegated to him by the Council, shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Council. (4) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall render his services exclusively to the Council and shall be answerable to the Council for his acts and decisions. (5) In the event of the absence or inability to act of the National Drugs Coordinator, the Minister may appoint another person, who may or may not be a Council member, to discharge the duties of the National Drugs Co-ordinator during the period of his absence or inability.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Disqualification of Council members 9. (1) The Governor shall terminate the appointment of any Council member who \u2014 (a) resigns from the office from which his membership of the Council arises; (b) becomes of unsound mind or incapable of carrying out his duties; (c) becomes bankrupt or suspends payment to or compounds with his creditors; (d) is convicted in the Islands or in any other jurisdiction of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud or of any indictable offence; (e) is guilty of serious misconduct in relation to his duties; or (f) is absent, without leave of the Chairman of the Council, from three consecutive meetings of the Council. (2) The Governor, in his discretion, may terminate the appointment of any Council member.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Regulation of Council business 10. (1) The Council may, subject to this Law, make such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its own internal management and, at its first meeting, shall approve and adopt standing orders that will govern procedure in connection with and at its meetings. (2) The validity of any act or proceeding of the Council shall not be affected by any vacancy among its members, or by any defect in the appointment of a member. National Drug Council Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Members\u2019 interests 11. (1) If a Council member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter and is present at a meeting of the Council at which the contract, proposed contract or other matter is the subject of consideration, he shall, at the meeting and as soon as practicable after its commencement, disclose the fact and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed contract or other matter or vote on any question with respect to it, and shall be excluded from the meeting for the duration of the consideration, discussion and voting procedure. (2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable \u2014 (a) on summary conviction, to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years; or (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of thirty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for five years, unless he proves that he did not know that the contract, proposed contract or other matter in which he had a pecuniary interest was the subject of consideration at that meeting. (3) If any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (2), his appointment to the Council shall automatically be revoked and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment at any time in the future. (4) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Council. (5) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be questioned on the ground that a Council member has contravened this section.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Pecuniary interests for the purposes of section 11 12. (1) For the purposes of section 11, a person shall be treated, subject to subsections (2) and (3) and to section 13, as having indirectly a pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter if \u2014 (a) he, or any nominee of his, is a member of a company or other body with which the contract was made or is proposed to be made or which has a direct pecuniary interest in the other matter under consideration; (b) he is a partner, or is in the employment of a person with whom the contract was made or is proposed to be made, or who has a direct pecuniary interest in the other matter under consideration; or (c) he, or any partner of his, is a professional adviser to a person who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter. National Drug Council Law (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to membership of or employment under any public body, and a member of a company or other body shall not, by reason only of his membership, be treated as having an interest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter if he has no beneficial interest in any securities of that company or other body. (3) In the case of married persons, the interest of one spouse shall be deemed for the purpose of section 11 to be also the interest of the other.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Exemption from disability 13. (1) Section 11 does not apply to an interest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter which a Council member has as a member of the public. (2) Where a Council member has an indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter by reason only of a beneficial interest in securities of a company or other body, and the nominal value of those securities does not exceed one thousand dollars or one-thousandth of the total nominal value of the issued share capital of the company or other body, whichever is the less, and if the share capital is of more than one class, the total nominal value of shares of any one class in which he has a beneficial interest does not exceed one-thousandth of the total issued share capital of that class, section 11 shall not prohibit him from taking part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed contract or other matter or from voting on any question with respect to it, without prejudice, however, to his duty to disclose his interest.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Power to employ staff 14. (1) The Council may employ, at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as may be approved from time to time by the Council, such persons as the Council considers necessary for the performance of the functions of the Council. (2) The Governor may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, approve of the appointment of any public officer in the service of Government by way of secondment to any office with the Council, and any public officer so appointed shall, in relation to pension, gratuity or other allowance and to other rights and obligations as a public officer, be treated as continuing in the service of Government. PART III - Finance\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Financial year 15. The financial year of the Council shall end on the 30th June. National Drug Council Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Funds of Council 16. The funds of the Council shall consist of \u2014 (a) grants from the Government out of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the purposes of the Council; (b) any money accruing to the Council in the course of the Council\u2019s discharge of its functions; (c) any money lawfully borrowed by the Council; and (d) any endowment, contribution or other sum given or paid to, or otherwise vested in, the Council lawfully.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Gifts and bequests to Council 17. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Council shall have power to receive all grants, technical assistance, funds or gifts in kind made, given or bequeathed to the Council, or to the Government, for the purposes of the Council, or given or bequeathed by words showing an intention that the funds or gifts should enure to or for the benefit of the Council, and, subject to this Law, the Council shall apply all such funds or gifts or, if such funds are invested, the income derived therefrom, to furthering the purposes of the Council in such manner as the Council thinks fit. (2) The powers conferred by subsection (1) shall not be exercised in any manner inconsistent with any condition imposed or any direction given by the donor or testator with respect to any such fund or gift. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other Law, with respect to funds received by the Council by way of gift or bequest for the purposes of the Council \u2014 (a) the Council may invest liquid funds in such securities as the Council may determine, and shall so invest any such funds that are given or bequeathed for the endowment of the Council; (b) subject to subsection (4), the Council may realise any funds that are in a state of investment; and (c) funds which, when received by the Council, are in any investment may be retained by the Council in that investment. (4) Funds given or bequeathed for the endowment of the Council which, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (3), are realised shall, as soon as may be practicable or expedient, be reinvested by the Council.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Council to meet expenses out of revenue 18. The Council shall so manage its affairs as to be able to meet its financial obligations out of the funds available to the Council. National Drug Council Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Borrowing powers 19. The Council shall not borrow money without the prior written consent of the Governor.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Application of funds 20. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 17 and 18, and without prejudice to section 21, any income derived from rents, fees or other charges and any other income of the Council shall be held and applied to furthering the purposes of the Council in such manner as the Council may think fit. (2) Any funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of the Council shall, subject to the terms of the appropriation, be applied by the Council as the Minister may direct.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Financial statements of Council 21. The financial statements of the Council shall be prepared and maintained in accordance with the standards recommended for the time being by the International Accounting Standards Committee or by such other body as may be set up in its place.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Audit 22. (1) The accounts of all transactions of the Council shall be audited annually by the Auditor General of the Islands who shall have such powers in relation to the Council, its officers and employees, the Council members, and the property, securities and financial statements of the Council as he has in relation to other public money and public officers by virtue of the Public Management and Finance Law (2010 Revision). (2) The Council shall prepare its financial statements within three months of the close of the financial year to which they relate and, on completion of the audit of the Council\u2019s financial statements under subsection (1), the Auditor General shall prepare a report thereon within six months of the close of the financial year to which the audited financial statements relate. (3) In addition to the audit carried out for the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may, at any time, request the Auditor General to examine and report upon the financial statements of the Council or any part of those financial statements, and the Council shall provide the facilities necessary for such examination.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Budget 23. (1) The Council shall submit to the Minister for his approval \u2014 (a) not later than five months prior to the commencement of each financial year, income and expenditure estimates, in such detail as the Minister National Drug Council Law may require, relating to the programmes planned for that financial year; and (b) as soon as may be, any subsequent proposal to amend such estimates, and the estimates, together with any amendments, upon being approved by the Minister, shall be the Council\u2019s budget for the financial year to which it relates. (2) The Minister may in any case, on the application of the Council, increase or decrease the period of five months specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Reports of Council 24. (1) The Council shall, within six months after the end of each financial year, forward to the Minister \u2014 (a) a report on the operations of the Council during that financial year and on the Council\u2019s policy and programme for future years; and (b) a copy of the audited financial statements as at the close of the previous financial year. (2) The report referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall specify \u2014 (a) any directions given by the Minister to the Council during that year; and (b) the scales of salaries and wages paid to officers and servants of the Council. (3) The Minister shall cause copies of the report referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the financial statements referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and the report of the Auditor General under section 22(2) to be laid on the Table of the Legislative Assembly not later than the 30th June following the end of the financial year to which they relate, and to be gazetted.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Minister may require returns 25. Without prejudice to the generality of section 24, the Council shall forward to the Minister such returns, statistics or other information as the Minister may, by notice in writing, require. PART IV - Premises\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Vesting of premises 26. There is vested in the Council without further assurance or transfer and notwithstanding any prohibition of alienation contained in any document under which the property is held \u2014 (a) the leasehold premises described in the Schedule; National Drug Council Law (b) the plant, equipment, tools, movable property and other goods the property of the Government or the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs used in connection with the maintenance, ownership and management of the premises described in the Schedule, which shall be recorded in an inventory prepared at the direction of the member of the Cabinet charged with responsibility for finance, approved by the Council and entered as assets in the accounts of the Council; and (c) all rights, interests, privileges, debts, liabilities, and obligations as were before the 11th November, 1997 vested in Government, or to which Government were liable or subject, in relation to the ownership or management of the premises.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Inspection of treatment centres 27. Where, under paragraph (h) of section 4, the Council operates a treatment centre at the request of the Minister, the permanent secretary of the ministry for the time being responsible for public works, or any officer of that ministry authorised by him in that behalf, may, at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice being given to the Council, enter into and inspect all premises within the control and management of the Council and so operated, and the permanent secretary of the ministry for the time being responsible for public works shall report to the Minister upon the state of such premises and the Minister shall forward a copy of each such report to the Council.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Disposals of surplus premises 28. (1) The Council shall, from time to time, review its requirements for premises, and any premises in the possession of the Council which are no longer required for the purposes of the Council shall be disposed of in accordance with this section. (2) Premises which were transferred to the Council by the Government for no consideration or for a nominal consideration shall be transferred by the Council to the Government for no consideration or for the same nominal consideration. (3) Premises other than those to which subsection (2) applies shall be offered to the Government for purchase by agreement. (4) If notice is given in writing on behalf of the Government that it does not wish to purchase the premises offered to it under subsection (3), the Council may dispose of the premises on the open market to the Council\u2019s best advantage. National Drug Council Law PART V - Supplementary\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Immunity 29. (1) No member of the Council shall be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge or purported discharge of their respective functions under this Law unless it is shown that the act or omission was in bad faith. (2) Where a member of the Council is exempt from liability for an act or omission by reason only of subsection (1), the Council shall be liable for the act or omission to the extent that it would be if the member were the Council\u2019s servant or agent.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Power to make regulations 30. The Governor may make such regulations as are required for the effective implementation of this Law.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Rules 31. 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1999-9th February, 2000 (sic)\nLaw 13 of 2002-17th July, 2002\nLaw 5 of 2010-24th February, 2010.\nConsolidated and revised this 19th day of October, 2010.\nNote (not forming part of the Law):  This revision replaces the 2003 Revision which\nshould now be discarded.\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nNATIONAL DRUG COUNCIL LAW\n(2010 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\nPART I - Introductory\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................5\nPART II - Establishment and Administration of Council\n3.\nEstablishment of Council ...........................................................................................................6\n4.\nFunctions of Council ..................................................................................................................6\n5.\nRelations with Government ........................................................................................................7\n6.\nConstitution of Council ...............................................................................................................7\n7.\nAppointment of Council members ..............................................................................................8\n8.\nAppointment of National Drugs Co-ordinator ..............................................................................8\n9.\nDisqualification of Council members ..........................................................................................9\n10.\nRegulation of Council business ..................................................................................................9\n11.\nMembers\u2019 interests .................................................................................................................. 10\n12.\nPecuniary interests for the purposes of section 11 ................................................................... 10\n13.\nExemption from disability ......................................................................................................... 11\n14.\nPower to employ staff .............................................................................................................. 11\nPART III - Finance\n15.\nFinancial year .......................................................................................................................... 11\n16.\nFunds of Council ...................................................................................................................... 12\n17.\nGifts and bequests to Council .................................................................................................. 12\n\nArrangement of Sections\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n18.\nCouncil to meet expenses out of revenue ................................................................................ 12\n19.\nBorrowing powers .................................................................................................................... 13\n20.\nApplication of funds ................................................................................................................. 13\n21.\nFinancial statements of Council ............................................................................................... 13\n22.\nAudit ........................................................................................................................................ 13\n23.\nBudget ..................................................................................................................................... 13\n24.\nReports of Council ................................................................................................................... 14\n25.\nMinister may require returns .................................................................................................... 14\nPART IV - Premises\n26.\nVesting of premises ................................................................................................................. 14\n27.\nInspection of treatment centres ................................................................................................ 15\n28.\nDisposals of surplus premises ................................................................................................. 15\nPART V - Supplementary\n29.\nImmunity .................................................................................................................................. 16\n30.\nPower to make regulations ...................................................................................................... 16\n31.\nRules ....................................................................................................................................... 16\n32.\nAdditional powers .................................................................................................................... 16\nSCHEDULE\nPremises Transferred to Council\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nNATIONAL DRUG COUNCIL LAW\n(2010 Revision)\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\nPART I - Introductory\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the National Drug Council Law (2010 Revision).\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn this Law \u2014\n\u201cChairman\u201d means the chairman of the Council appointed under section 7;\n\u201cCouncil\u201d means the National Drug Council established under section 3;\n\u201cCouncil member\u201d means a member of the Council, and includes the\nChairman and Vice-chairman;\n\u201cfinancial statements\u201d means the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow\nstatement and explanatory notes, together with such further accounts or\ndocuments that the International Accounting Standards Committee, or such\nother body as may be set up in its place, may, from time to time, stipulate as\nbeing required to summarise the financial affairs of an organisation;\n\u201cGovernor\u201d, except in section 9(2), means Governor in Cabinet;\n\u201cMinister\u201d means the member of Cabinet for the time being charged with\nresponsibility for the subject matter of this Law;\n\nSection 3\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n\u201cNational Drugs Co-ordinator\u201d means the National Drugs Co-ordinator\nappointed under section 8; and\n\u201cVice-chairman\u201d means the vice-chairman of the Council appointed under\nsection 7.\nPART II - Establishment and Administration of Council\n3.\nEstablishment of Council\n3.\n(1) There is established a body to be called the National Drug Council which shall\nbe a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal\nand may sue and be sued in its corporate name.\n(2) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Law, the Council may\nbuy, sell, let, hold, deal and otherwise acquire and dispose of land and other\nproperty of whatsoever nature, may solicit funds and other support for its\nactivities, may, subject to section 19, borrow money and may enter into\ncontracts, whether of agency or otherwise.\n(3) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Council\nshall be sealed with the common seal of the Council in the presence of the\nChairman or the Vice-chairman and the National Drugs Co-ordinator.\n(4) The Council may, by resolution, appoint an officer of the Council or any other\nagent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of\nthe Council any agreement or instrument not under seal in relation to any\nmatter coming within the powers of the Council.\n(5) The Council shall establish and maintain its head office and principal place of\nbusiness within the Islands, and service of all documents on the Council shall\nbe deemed to be effected if delivered at the head office.\n4.\nFunctions of Council\n4.\nThe functions of the Council are \u2014\n(a)\nin consultation with such persons or organisations, or both, as it\nconsiders appropriate \u2014\n(i)\nto formulate policies and develop programmes intended to prevent\nor reduce drug abuse and to promote and encourage the\nimplementation of such policies and programmes;\n(ii) to promote and encourage the establishment of a system to coordinate the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers and the\ncare of persons associated with drug abusers; and\n(iii) to give advice on the licensing and operation of premises used in\nconnection with the treatment and rehabilitation of drug users;\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 5\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 7\n\n(b) to advise the Minister, and such persons, groups, organisations or bodies\nas request it to do so, on policies and programmes related to the\nprevention of drug abuse, the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers\nand the care of connected persons;\n(c)\nto educate the public, and in particular the young, on the dangers of drug\nabuse, and to publicise those dangers;\n(d) to promote and encourage the award of scholarships, and to award\nscholarships or other financial assistance, to persons wishing to pursue\ncourses in basic or advanced training in matters relating to drug abuse;\n(e)\nto initiate, sponsor and support conferences, seminars and meetings\nrelated to drug abuse;\n(f)\nto initiate, support and publish studies, reports and other documentation\non drug abuse;\n(g) to establish, maintain and operate information systems and facilities, and\nto encourage and support the exchange of information of all kinds in\nrespect of policies, programmes and research, related to drug abuse;\n(h) to establish and operate treatment centres;\n(i)\nto keep under review the situation in the Islands with respect to drugs\nwhich are being, or appear to the Council likely to be, abused and of\nwhich the abuse is having, or appears to the Council to be capable of\nhaving, harmful effects, and to give to the Minister, where either the\nMinister so requests or the Council considers it expedient to do so,\nadvice on measures which in the opinion of the Council ought to be taken\nfor restricting the availability of such drugs or supervising the\narrangements for their supply;\n(j)\nto conduct research into, and develop and maintain a database of\ninformation on, drug abuse in the Islands; and\n(k) to advise the Minister on matters of law reform relating to the misuse of\ndrugs.\n5.\nRelations with Government\n5.\nThe Governor may, after consultation with the Council, give such general directions\nas to the policy to be followed by the Council in the performance of its functions as\nappear to him to be necessary in the public interest, and the Council shall give effect\nto any such directions.\n6.\nConstitution of Council\n6.\n(1) The Council shall consist of \u2014\n(a)\na chairman, a vice-chairman and six members, all of whom shall be\nappointed in accordance with section 7(1) and (2);\n\nSection 7\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n(b) not more than six members, all of whom shall be appointed in accordance\nwith section 7(3);\n(c)\nthe permanent secretaries of the ministries for the time being responsible\nfor health, education and community development or their respective\nrepresentatives;\n(d) the member of the Cabinet charged with responsibility for finance or his\nrepresentative;\n(e)\nthe Commissioner of Police or his representative; and\n(f)\nthe National Drugs Co-ordinator.\n(2) The numbers of members of the Council, and of the various classes listed in\nsubsection (1), may be varied by Order of the Governor.\n7.\nAppointment of Council members\n7.\n(1) The Chairman, Vice-chairman and members referred to in paragraph (a) of\nsection 6(1) shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with such\npersons as he considers appropriate, shall hold office for a period of three\nyears, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.\n(2) The persons appointed by the Governor shall include \u2014\n(a)\nat least two persons appearing to him to have wide and recent experience\nin the respective health professions of medicine and pharmacy, within the\nmeaning of the Health Practice Law (2005 Revision);\n(b) at least two persons appearing to him to have wide and recent experience\nof social problems connected with the misuse of drugs and similar\nsubstances; and\n(c)\nan attorney-at-law in practice in the Islands, or a member of the judiciary\nof the Islands.\n(3) The members referred to in paragraph (b) of section 6(1) shall be appointed by\nthe Chairman, shall include the co-ordinators of any committees of the\nCouncil, and shall hold office for a period of one year and shall be eligible for\nre-appointment.\n(4) The Council members \u2014\n(a)\nshall not act as delegates on the Council from any professional,\ncommercial, industrial, religious or other interests with which they may\nbe connected; and\n(b) may be paid by the Council out of the funds of the Council such expenses\n(which they shall have incurred) as may be determined by the Council.\n8.\nAppointment of National Drugs Co-ordinator\n8.\n(1) There shall be a National Drugs Co-ordinator appointed by the Council who\nshall act as the executive director of the Council.\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 9\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 9\n\n(2) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall be an employee of the Council on such\nterms and conditions of service as the Council may decide.\n(3) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall be responsible for the day to day\nadministration of the Council and, to the extent of the authority delegated to\nhim by the Council, shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the\nCouncil.\n(4) The National Drugs Co-ordinator shall render his services exclusively to the\nCouncil and shall be answerable to the Council for his acts and decisions.\n(5) In the event of the absence or inability to act of the National Drugs Coordinator, the Minister may appoint another person, who may or may not be a\nCouncil member, to discharge the duties of the National Drugs Co-ordinator\nduring the period of his absence or inability.\n9.\nDisqualification of Council members\n9.\n(1) The Governor shall terminate the appointment of any Council member who \u2014\n(a)\nresigns from the office from which his membership of the Council arises;\n(b) becomes of unsound mind or incapable of carrying out his duties;\n(c)\nbecomes bankrupt or suspends payment to or compounds with his\ncreditors;\n(d) is convicted in the Islands or in any other jurisdiction of an offence\ninvolving dishonesty or fraud or of any indictable offence;\n(e)\nis guilty of serious misconduct in relation to his duties; or\n(f)\nis absent, without leave of the Chairman of the Council, from three\nconsecutive meetings of the Council.\n(2) The Governor, in his discretion, may terminate the appointment of any\nCouncil member.\n10.\nRegulation of Council business\n10. (1) The Council may, subject to this Law, make such rules as it thinks fit to\nregulate its own internal management and, at its first meeting, shall approve\nand adopt standing orders that will govern procedure in connection with and at\nits meetings.\n(2) The validity of any act or proceeding of the Council shall not be affected by\nany vacancy among its members, or by any defect in the appointment of a\nmember.\n\nSection 11\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n11.\nMembers\u2019 interests\n11. (1) If a Council member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any\ncontract, proposed contract or other matter and is present at a meeting of the\nCouncil at which the contract, proposed contract or other matter is the subject\nof consideration, he shall, at the meeting and as soon as practicable after its\ncommencement, disclose the fact and shall not take part in the consideration or\ndiscussion of the contract, proposed contract or other matter or vote on any\nquestion with respect to it, and shall be excluded from the meeting for the\nduration of the consideration, discussion and voting procedure.\n(2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and\nliable \u2014\n(a)\non summary conviction, to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to\nimprisonment for two years; or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of thirty thousand dollars and to\nimprisonment for five years,\nunless he proves that he did not know that the contract, proposed contract or\nother matter in which he had a pecuniary interest was the subject of\nconsideration at that meeting.\n(3) If any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (2), his appointment\nto the Council shall automatically be revoked and he shall not be eligible for\nre-appointment at any time in the future.\n(4) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the\nCouncil.\n(5) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be questioned on the ground that a\nCouncil member has contravened this section.\n12.\nPecuniary interests for the purposes of section 11\n12. (1) For the purposes of section 11, a person shall be treated, subject to\nsubsections (2) and (3) and to section 13, as having indirectly a pecuniary\ninterest in a contract, proposed contract or other matter if \u2014\n(a)\nhe, or any nominee of his, is a member of a company or other body with\nwhich the contract was made or is proposed to be made or which has a\ndirect pecuniary interest in the other matter under consideration;\n(b) he is a partner, or is in the employment of a person with whom the\ncontract was made or is proposed to be made, or who has a direct\npecuniary interest in the other matter under consideration; or\n(c)\nhe, or any partner of his, is a professional adviser to a person who has a\ndirect or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, proposed contract or\nother matter.\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 13\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 11\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to membership of or employment under any\npublic body, and a member of a company or other body shall not, by reason\nonly of his membership, be treated as having an interest in a contract,\nproposed contract or other matter if he has no beneficial interest in any\nsecurities of that company or other body.\n(3) In the case of married persons, the interest of one spouse shall be deemed for\nthe purpose of section 11 to be also the interest of the other.\n13.\nExemption from disability\n13. (1) Section 11 does not apply to an interest in a contract, proposed contract or\nother matter which a Council member has as a member of the public.\n(2) Where a Council member has an indirect pecuniary interest in a contract,\nproposed contract or other matter by reason only of a beneficial interest in\nsecurities of a company or other body, and the nominal value of those\nsecurities does not exceed one thousand dollars or one-thousandth of the total\nnominal value of the issued share capital of the company or other body,\nwhichever is the less, and if the share capital is of more than one class, the\ntotal nominal value of shares of any one class in which he has a beneficial\ninterest does not exceed one-thousandth of the total issued share capital of that\nclass, section 11 shall not prohibit him from taking part in the consideration or\ndiscussion of the contract, proposed contract or other matter or from voting on\nany question with respect to it, without prejudice, however, to his duty to\ndisclose his interest.\n14.\nPower to employ staff\n14. (1) The Council may employ, at such remuneration and on such terms and\nconditions as may be approved from time to time by the Council, such persons\nas the Council considers necessary for the performance of the functions of the\nCouncil.\n(2) The Governor may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, approve of\nthe appointment of any public officer in the service of Government by way of\nsecondment to any office with the Council, and any public officer so appointed\nshall, in relation to pension, gratuity or other allowance and to other rights and\nobligations as a public officer, be treated as continuing in the service of\nGovernment.\nPART III - Finance\n15.\nFinancial year\n15. The financial year of the Council shall end on the 30th June.\n\nSection 16\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n16.\nFunds of Council\n16. The funds of the Council shall consist of \u2014\n(a)\ngrants from the Government out of moneys appropriated by the\nLegislative Assembly for the purposes of the Council;\n(b) any money accruing to the Council in the course of the Council\u2019s\ndischarge of its functions;\n(c)\nany money lawfully borrowed by the Council; and\n(d) any endowment, contribution or other sum given or paid to, or otherwise\nvested in, the Council lawfully.\n17.\nGifts and bequests to Council\n17. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Council shall have power to receive all grants,\ntechnical assistance, funds or gifts in kind made, given or bequeathed to the\nCouncil, or to the Government, for the purposes of the Council, or given or\nbequeathed by words showing an intention that the funds or gifts should enure\nto or for the benefit of the Council, and, subject to this Law, the Council shall\napply all such funds or gifts or, if such funds are invested, the income derived\ntherefrom, to furthering the purposes of the Council in such manner as the\nCouncil thinks fit.\n(2) The powers conferred by subsection (1) shall not be exercised in any manner\ninconsistent with any condition imposed or any direction given by the donor or\ntestator with respect to any such fund or gift.\n(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other Law, with respect to funds\nreceived by the Council by way of gift or bequest for the purposes of the\nCouncil \u2014\n(a)\nthe Council may invest liquid funds in such securities as the Council may\ndetermine, and shall so invest any such funds that are given or\nbequeathed for the endowment of the Council;\n(b) subject to subsection (4), the Council may realise any funds that are in a\nstate of investment; and\n(c)\nfunds which, when received by the Council, are in any investment may\nbe retained by the Council in that investment.\n(4) Funds given or bequeathed for the endowment of the Council which, pursuant\nto paragraph (b) of subsection (3), are realised shall, as soon as may be\npracticable or expedient, be reinvested by the Council.\n18.\nCouncil to meet expenses out of revenue\n18. The Council shall so manage its affairs as to be able to meet its financial obligations\nout of the funds available to the Council.\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 19\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 13\n\n19.\nBorrowing powers\n19. The Council shall not borrow money without the prior written consent of the\nGovernor.\n20.\nApplication of funds\n20. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 17 and 18, and without prejudice to\nsection 21, any income derived from rents, fees or other charges and any other\nincome of the Council shall be held and applied to furthering the purposes of\nthe Council in such manner as the Council may think fit.\n(2) Any funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of the Council\nshall, subject to the terms of the appropriation, be applied by the Council as\nthe Minister may direct.\n21.\nFinancial statements of Council\n21. The financial statements of the Council shall be prepared and maintained in\naccordance with the standards recommended for the time being by the International\nAccounting Standards Committee or by such other body as may be set up in its\nplace.\n22.\nAudit\n22. (1) The accounts of all transactions of the Council shall be audited annually by the\nAuditor General of the Islands who shall have such powers in relation to the\nCouncil, its officers and employees, the Council members, and the property,\nsecurities and financial statements of the Council as he has in relation to other\npublic money and public officers by virtue of the Public Management and\nFinance Law (2010 Revision).\n(2) The Council shall prepare its financial statements within three months of the\nclose of the financial year to which they relate and, on completion of the audit\nof the Council\u2019s financial statements under subsection (1), the Auditor General\nshall prepare a report thereon within six months of the close of the financial\nyear to which the audited financial statements relate.\n(3) In addition to the audit carried out for the purposes of subsection (1), the\nMinister may, at any time, request the Auditor General to examine and report\nupon the financial statements of the Council or any part of those financial\nstatements, and the Council shall provide the facilities necessary for such\nexamination.\n23.\nBudget\n23. (1) The Council shall submit to the Minister for his approval \u2014\n(a)\nnot later than five months prior to the commencement of each financial\nyear, income and expenditure estimates, in such detail as the Minister\n\nSection 24\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\nmay require, relating to the programmes planned for that financial\nyear; and\n(b) as soon as may be, any subsequent proposal to amend such estimates,\nand the estimates, together with any amendments, upon being approved by the\nMinister, shall be the Council\u2019s budget for the financial year to which it\nrelates.\n(2) The Minister may in any case, on the application of the Council, increase or\ndecrease the period of five months specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1).\n24.\nReports of Council\n24. (1) The Council shall, within six months after the end of each financial year,\nforward to the Minister \u2014\n(a)\na report on the operations of the Council during that financial year and on\nthe Council\u2019s policy and programme for future years; and\n(b) a copy of the audited financial statements as at the close of the previous\nfinancial year.\n(2) The report referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall specify \u2014\n(a)\nany directions given by the Minister to the Council during that year; and\n(b) the scales of salaries and wages paid to officers and servants of the\nCouncil.\n(3) The Minister shall cause copies of the report referred to in paragraph (a) of\nsubsection (1), the financial statements referred to in paragraph (b) of\nsubsection (1) and the report of the Auditor General under section 22(2) to be\nlaid on the Table of the Legislative Assembly not later than the 30th June\nfollowing the end of the financial year to which they relate, and to be gazetted.\n25.\nMinister may require returns\n25. Without prejudice to the generality of section 24, the Council shall forward to the\nMinister such returns, statistics or other information as the Minister may, by notice\nin writing, require.\nPART IV - Premises\n26.\nVesting of premises\n26. There is vested in the Council without further assurance or transfer and\nnotwithstanding any prohibition of alienation contained in any document under\nwhich the property is held \u2014\n(a)\nthe leasehold premises described in the Schedule;\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSection 27\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 15\n\n(b) the plant, equipment, tools, movable property and other goods the\nproperty of the Government or the Advisory Council on the Misuse of\nDrugs used in connection with the maintenance, ownership and\nmanagement of the premises described in the Schedule, which shall be\nrecorded in an inventory prepared at the direction of the member of the\nCabinet charged with responsibility for finance, approved by the Council\nand entered as assets in the accounts of the Council; and\n(c)\nall rights, interests, privileges, debts, liabilities, and obligations as were\nbefore the 11th November, 1997 vested in Government, or to which\nGovernment were liable or subject, in relation to the ownership or\nmanagement of the premises.\n27.\nInspection of treatment centres\n27. Where, under paragraph (h) of section 4, the Council operates a treatment centre at\nthe request of the Minister, the permanent secretary of the ministry for the time\nbeing responsible for public works, or any officer of that ministry authorised by him\nin that behalf, may, at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice being given\nto the Council, enter into and inspect all premises within the control and\nmanagement of the Council and so operated, and the permanent secretary of the\nministry for the time being responsible for public works shall report to the Minister\nupon the state of such premises and the Minister shall forward a copy of each such\nreport to the Council.\n28.\nDisposals of surplus premises\n28. (1) The Council shall, from time to time, review its requirements for premises,\nand any premises in the possession of the Council which are no longer\nrequired for the purposes of the Council shall be disposed of in accordance\nwith this section.\n(2) Premises which were transferred to the Council by the Government for no\nconsideration or for a nominal consideration shall be transferred by the\nCouncil to the Government for no consideration or for the same nominal\nconsideration.\n(3) Premises other than those to which subsection (2) applies shall be offered to\nthe Government for purchase by agreement.\n(4) If notice is given in writing on behalf of the Government that it does not wish\nto purchase the premises offered to it under subsection (3), the Council may\ndispose of the premises on the open market to the Council\u2019s best advantage.\n\nSection 29\nNational Drug Council Law\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\nPART V - Supplementary\n29.\nImmunity\n29. (1) No member of the Council shall be liable in damages for anything done or\nomitted in the discharge or purported discharge of their respective functions\nunder this Law unless it is shown that the act or omission was in bad faith.\n(2) Where a member of the Council is exempt from liability for an act or omission\nby reason only of subsection (1), the Council shall be liable for the act or\nomission to the extent that it would be if the member were the Council\u2019s\nservant or agent.\n30.\nPower to make regulations\n30. The Governor may make such regulations as are required for the effective\nimplementation of this Law.\n31.\nRules\n31. The Council may, subject to this Law, make such rules as it thinks fit to regulate its\nown internal management.\n32.\nAdditional powers\n32. The Governor may, by regulation subject to affirmative resolution, provide for the\nadministration of any statutory function of Government by the Council.\n\nNational Drug Council Law\nSCHEDULE\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 17\n\n SCHEDULE\nsection 26\nPremises Transferred to Council\nThe premises, comprising 2000 square feet, known as Units 312 and 313, Three\nPaddington Place, on land in George Town Central Registration Section, Block 14C,\nParcel 289, as are comprised in a lease dated the 19th January, 1996, and made between\nThree Paddington Place Ltd., and the Governor of the Cayman Islands for a term of two\nyears from the 19th January, 1996, with an option for renewal of the term at the expiry\nthereof for a further period of one year.\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Governor in Cabinet\nthis 19th day of October, 2010.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of Cabinet","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:03.612122+00","cms_id":"1997-0017","law_type":"principal","year":"1997","number":"17","title":"National Drug Council Act","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"5011","expr_id":"196","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"1997-0017_2010 Revision.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/1997\/1997-0017\/1997-0017_2010 Revision.akn.xml","content_md5":"22e87a40c47d826e63aa23090e4dfa04","byte_size":"31691","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:03.890617+00"},{"file_id":"391","expr_id":"196","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/1997\/1997-0017\/1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/PRINCIPAL\/1997\/1997-0017\/1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"05417ba665acd33a8595c7c95134e7ee","byte_size":"546397","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.364065+00"},{"file_id":"392","expr_id":"196","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/1997\/1997-0017\/1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/1997\/1997-0017\/1997-0017_2010 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"05417ba665acd33a8595c7c95134e7ee","byte_size":"546397","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.364065+00"}],"paragraph_count":24,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"196","doc_id":"196","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"84","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise}","llm_categories":"{other}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,manual_review,strip_page_furniture}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Sample appears mostly clean but may be truncated before final legislative closure; human review recommended to ensure completeness.","assessed_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.180194+00","updated_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.180194+00"}}