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This Law may be cited as the National Trust 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 Trust elected under section 5(3); \u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council of the Trust constituted under section 5; \u201cDistrict Committee\u201d means a District Committee established under section 12; \u201cgeneral meeting\u201d means a general meeting of the members of the Trust held in accordance with section 10; \u201cGovernor\u201d means the Governor in Cabinet; \u201csecretary\u201d means the secretary of the Trust elected under section 5(3); \u201cTrust\u201d means the National Trust established by section 3(1); and \u201cTrust property\u201d means the property held by the Trust. National Trust Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Establishment of Trust 3. There is established a body corporate called the National Trust for the Cayman Islands which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Law may buy, lease, sell, hold, deal and otherwise acquire and dispose of property of whatsoever nature, enter into contracts of any nature, raise loans, and sue and be sued in its corporate name.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Purposes and power of trust 4. (1) The purposes of the Trust are \u2014 (a) the preservation of the historic, natural and maritime heritage of the Islands through the preservation of areas, sites, buildings, structures and objects of historic or cultural significance; (b) the conservation of lands, natural features and submarine areas of beauty, historic or environmental importance which the Trust may have acquired through gift, bequest, purchase, lease or other means; and (c) the protection of native flora and fauna. (2) The Trust has the power to carry out the following activities \u2014 (a) the identification, investigation, classification, protection and preservation of any place, building, area of beauty, or of historic, cultural or environmental significance and the creation and maintenance of a Heritage Register thereof; (b) the acquisition of any property by gift, bequest, purchase, lease or other means and the maintenance, sale or leasing of any such land or thing; (c) the provision of access for the public to Trust property, the regulation of the conduct of the public thereon and the charging of a fee for such access: Provided that different provisions may be made for different Trust property; (d) the engagement in programmes for the preservation and propagation of wildlife; (e) the raising of funds for the furtherance of the purposes of the Trust and the investment of such funds; (f) the provision of information, advice and assistance to the Government and other appropriate persons or bodies for the furtherance of the purposes of the Trust; (g) the fostering of public interest in the purposes of the Trust through public information and public education; (h) the management and control over such submarine property as may be granted to the Trust by the Governor; and (i) such other activities as are necessary for the purposes of the Trust. National Trust Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Council 5. (1) There is established a Council which shall manage the affairs of the Trust, subject to this Law, and which, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall control the income, capital, funds and Trust property and govern, direct and decide all matters connected with the appointment of officers, servants and agents of the Trust and with the administration of the affairs and the accomplishment of all the powers and general purposes of the Trust. (2) It shall be the responsibility of the Council to further the purposes of the Trust, and they shall have such powers as are necessary to do so, including \u2014 (a) the dissemination of information about the Trust; (b) the recruitment of membership of the Trust, in whatever categories it shall consider desirable, and the fixing of fees in respect of such membership; (c) the raising of funds by whatever means they shall consider desirable for the purposes of the Trust; (d) the establishment of District Committees, and of such other committees for such purposes as they shall consider desirable; and (e) the provision of assistance to the Government and other persons in furtherance of the purposes of the Trust. (3) The Council shall consist of the following members \u2014 (a) the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and nine members who shall be elected at the annual general meeting for such term as shall be established under bye-laws made under section 16; (b) three members appointed by the Governor, one each nominated by the Ministries responsible for Natural Resources, Education and Tourism matters, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor; and (c) the seven persons being the chairmen of the District Committees. (4) The Council shall appoint a legal advisor, on an annual basis, who shall have all the rights and responsibilities of a member of the Council. (5) The Council may co-opt such persons as it considers necessary to be additional members of the Council, but such persons shall not have the right to vote at meetings of the Council. (6) In the case of absence or incapacity of any officer, the Council may appoint another member of the Council to perform the duties of such officer during his absence or incapacity. (7) The Council may, in writing, delegate any of its powers under this Law. (8) Any vacancy occurring among any of the members elected under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) shall be filled by the Council making a temporary appointment which shall last until the next general meeting. National Trust Law (9) No member of the Council shall be personally liable for any act or default of the Council done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of the discharge of the functions of the Council. (10) No act or other proceeding of the Council shall be invalid or affected by reason of the fact that there is some defect in the appointment of a person purporting to be a member of the Council, in the manner of election of such a person or by any vacancy amongst its members.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Authentication of documents 6. (1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Trust shall be sealed with the common seal of the Trust in the presence of the chairman and either the secretary or of a person authorised in that behalf by the Council, who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common seal is affixed. Such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal was duly and properly affixed, and that the same is the lawful seal of the Trust. The common seal shall be judicially noted. (2) Any document not required to be under seal shall be signed by the chairman, secretary or such other person as the Council may appoint either generally or for a specific document. (3) Any resolution or decision of the Council or minute thereof, purporting to be signed by the chairman or secretary, shall be prima facie evidence of the official status of the party signing the same, and also of the facts therein stated, in all Courts of the Islands and for all other purposes.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Income of trust 7. The income of the Trust shall be wholly applied towards discharging the functions of and furthering the purposes of the Trust.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Regulation of procedures 8. Subject to this Law and to bye-laws made under section 16, the Council has the power in all respects to regulate its own respective procedure, including the manner in which matters subject to determination are to be determined.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Accounts 9. (1) The Trust shall keep proper accounts, in a form which shall conform with the best commercial standards, of its receipts, payments, assets and liabilities. (2) The accounts of the Trust shall be audited annually by an accountant qualified to practise in the Islands, and the officers, employees and members of the Trust shall grant to the person conducting such audit access to all the books, documents, cash and securities of the Trust, and shall give to him, on request, all such information as shall be within their knowledge in relation to the operation of the Trust, and a copy of the report of the auditor shall be laid on the National Trust Law table of the Legislative Assembly simultaneously with the Annual Report referred to in section 11.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"General meetings 10. Annual general meetings of the Trust shall be held once in each year, at such times as the Council considers necessary, and on the requisition of such number of members as is laid down in the bye-laws.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Annual report 11. (1) The Council shall, within three months of the end of each financial year as defined in the bye-laws, prepare and present to the annual general meeting, a report of its proceedings during that year, together with a complete statement of its financial position and its accounts. (2) The Council shall forward copies of such report, statement and accounts to the Governor and to the Honourable Minister of Cabinet responsible for this subject who shall cause it to be laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"District Committees 12. (1) There are established seven District Committees, one each for the electoral districts of Bodden Town, East End, George Town, North Side and West Bay as defined in the First Schedule to the Elections Law (2009 Revision), one for the island of Cayman Brac and one for the island of Little Cayman. (2) Each District Committee shall elect a chairman each year at its annual meeting who shall hold office until the next annual meeting and each District Committee shall also elect an Executive Committee in accordance with bye-laws made under section 16 but in the event that any Chairman is unable to complete his term of office, the Executive Committee for that District shall choose a replacement until the next annual meeting. (3) Each District Committee shall hold at least one general meeting of its membership each year, more than three weeks prior to the annual general meeting of the Trust at which the chairman for the following year shall be elected. 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Where any person is willing to agree with the Trust that any land shall, so far as his interest therein enables him to bind it, be made subject, either permanently or for a specified period, to an easement or to conditions restricting the planning, development or use thereof in any manner, the Trust may enter into an agreement with him or accept a covenant from him to that effect and shall, notwithstanding any other law or the common law applicable in the Islands, have power to enforce such agreement or covenant against persons deriving title under him in the like manner and to the like extent as if the Trust were possessed of, entitled to or interested in adjacent land as if the agreement or covenant had been and had expressed to be entered into for the benefit of that adjacent land.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Exemption from stamp duty 14. Any transaction involving the Trust shall be exempt from the payment of any stamp duty under the Stamp Duty Law (2010 Revision) for which, but for this section, stamp duty would be payable.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Power of Governor to grant property to the Trust 15. The Governor may grant to the Trust any land or interest in land over which he has the power of disposition as he may deem fit, and may grant to the Trust control over submarine areas, including control over access to any such area, activities within such area, and any other form of control as he may deem fit.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Bye-laws 16. (1) The Council, with the approval of the Governor, may make bye-laws for \u2014 (a) the regulation of its proceedings, establishing a quorum for meetings of the Council and the Trust, the calling of meetings of the Council and the Trust, the voting of the members of the Council and the procedure for the transaction of business at meetings of the Council and the Trust; (b) the appointment of such committees and sub-committees as it shall consider necessary, and the delegation to such committees and subcommittees of the powers and duties of the Council; (c) the appointment of officers, agents and employees of the Trust, and the allocation of duties to and powers of such persons; (d) the keeping and presentation of accounts; (e) the establishment of the membership of District Committees, the responsibilities of the District Committees, the regulation of proceedings, the calling of meetings, the voting of members, the appointment of chairmen, the procedure for the transaction of business and the keeping of records of such Committees: (f) prescribing the rights and privileges of members of the Trust; National Trust Law (g) regulating the use of the facilities of the Trust by members of the Trust and the public; (h) the categories of membership of the Trust and the fees payable in respect of such membership; (i) the creation and maintenance of a Heritage Register; (j) the adoption of a logo; and (k) generally for the conduct and management of its activities and for carrying this Law into effect. (2) Copies of bye-laws made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Official Gazette.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Removal of persons 17. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, officers, employees and agents of the Trust may, within any land being Trust property, require to leave the property any person who contravenes or is suspected of contravening or having contravened this Law or any regulations or bye-laws made hereunder.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Offences 18. A person who \u2014 (a) takes or attempts to take any wildlife, either flora or fauna, on Trust property; (b) starts any fire on Trust property, except in any area where, under the byelaws of the Trust, fires are permitted; (c) removes any artifact from any Trust property; (d) defaces any Trust property; or (e) refuses to leave Trust property when required to do so by an officer, employee or agent of the Trust under section 17, is guilty of an offence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 19. The Governor may, upon the recommendation of the Trust Council, make regulations creating further offences for actions which harm Trust property or otherwise contravene the purposes of the Trust.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Penalties 20. A person who is convicted of an offence under this Law or any regulations made thereunder, is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year. National Trust Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Inalienable property 21. (1) Any property acquired by the Trust by any means which is eligible for placement on the Heritage Register under the bye-laws of the Trust may be declared inalienable by the Council. (2) Property which has been declared inalienable by the Council may be alienated only after a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the Trust at a general meeting, and only for the reason that so doing will further the purposes of the Trust.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Failure of the Trust 22. 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September, 1987\nLaw 6 of 2010-24th February, 2010\n\nConsolidated and revised this 19th day of October, 2010.\n\nNote (not forming part of the Law):  This revision replaces the 1997 Revision which\nshould now be discarded.\n\nNational Trust Law\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nNATIONAL TRUST LAW\n(2010 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................5\n3.\nEstablishment of Trust ...............................................................................................................6\n4.\nPurposes and power of Trust .....................................................................................................6\n5.\nCouncil ......................................................................................................................................7\n6.\nAuthentication of documents ......................................................................................................8\n7.\nIncome of Trust ..........................................................................................................................8\n8.\nRegulation of procedure.............................................................................................................8\n9.\nAccounts ....................................................................................................................................8\n10.\nGeneral meetings ......................................................................................................................9\n11.\nAnnual report .............................................................................................................................9\n12.\nDistrict Committees ....................................................................................................................9\n13.\nPower to enter into agreements restricting use of land ............................................................. 10\n14.\nExemption from stamp duty ..................................................................................................... 10\n15.\nPower of Governor to grant property to the Trust ..................................................................... 10\n16.\nBye-laws .................................................................................................................................. 10\n17.\nRemoval of persons ................................................................................................................. 11\n18.\nOffences .................................................................................................................................. 11\n19.\nRegulations ............................................................................................................................. 11\n20.\nPenalties .................................................................................................................................. 11\n21.\nInalienable property ................................................................................................................. 12\n22.\nFailure of the Trust................................................................................................................... 12\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nNATIONAL TRUST LAW\n(2010 Revision)\n\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the National Trust Law (2010 Revision).\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn this Law \u2014\n\u201cchairman\u201d means the chairman of the Trust elected under section 5(3);\n\u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council of the Trust constituted under section 5;\n\u201cDistrict Committee\u201d means a District Committee established under\nsection 12;\n\u201cgeneral meeting\u201d means a general meeting of the members of the Trust held\nin accordance with section 10;\n\u201cGovernor\u201d means the Governor in Cabinet;\n\u201csecretary\u201d means the secretary of the Trust elected under section 5(3);\n\u201cTrust\u201d means the National Trust established by section 3(1); and\n\u201cTrust property\u201d means the property held by the Trust.\n\nSection 3\nNational Trust Law\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n3.\nEstablishment of Trust\n3.\nThere is established a body corporate called the National Trust for the Cayman Islands\nwhich shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and for the purpose of\ncarrying out its functions under this Law may buy, lease, sell, hold, deal and otherwise\nacquire and dispose of property of whatsoever nature, enter into contracts of any\nnature, raise loans, and sue and be sued in its corporate name.\n4.\nPurposes and power of trust\n4.\n(1) The purposes of the Trust are \u2014\n(a)\nthe preservation of the historic, natural and maritime heritage of the Islands\nthrough the preservation of areas, sites, buildings, structures and objects\nof historic or cultural significance;\n(b) the conservation of lands, natural features and submarine areas of beauty,\nhistoric or environmental importance which the Trust may have acquired\nthrough gift, bequest, purchase, lease or other means; and\n(c)\nthe protection of native flora and fauna.\n(2) The Trust has the power to carry out the following activities \u2014\n(a)\nthe identification, investigation, classification, protection and preservation\nof any place, building, area of beauty, or of historic, cultural or\nenvironmental significance and the creation and maintenance of a Heritage\nRegister thereof;\n(b) the acquisition of any property by gift, bequest, purchase, lease or other\nmeans and the maintenance, sale or leasing of any such land or thing;\n(c)\nthe provision of access for the public to Trust property, the regulation of\nthe conduct of the public thereon and the charging of a fee for such access:\nProvided that different provisions may be made for different Trust\nproperty;\n(d) the engagement in programmes for the preservation and propagation of\nwildlife;\n(e)\nthe raising of funds for the furtherance of the purposes of the Trust and the\ninvestment of such funds;\n(f)\nthe provision of information, advice and assistance to the Government and\nother appropriate persons or bodies for the furtherance of the purposes of\nthe Trust;\n(g) the fostering of public interest in the purposes of the Trust through public\ninformation and public education;\n(h) the management and control over such submarine property as may be\ngranted to the Trust by the Governor; and\n(i)\nsuch other activities as are necessary for the purposes of the Trust.\n\nNational Trust Law\nSection 5\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 7\n\n5.\nCouncil\n5.\n(1) There is established a Council which shall manage the affairs of the Trust,\nsubject to this Law, and which, without prejudice to the generality of the\nforegoing, shall control the income, capital, funds and Trust property and\ngovern, direct and decide all matters connected with the appointment of officers,\nservants and agents of the Trust and with the administration of the affairs and\nthe accomplishment of all the powers and general purposes of the Trust.\n(2) It shall be the responsibility of the Council to further the purposes of the Trust,\nand they shall have such powers as are necessary to do so, including \u2014\n(a)\nthe dissemination of information about the Trust;\n(b) the recruitment of membership of the Trust, in whatever categories it shall\nconsider desirable, and the fixing of fees in respect of such membership;\n(c)\nthe raising of funds by whatever means they shall consider desirable for\nthe purposes of the Trust;\n(d) the establishment of District Committees, and of such other committees\nfor such purposes as they shall consider desirable; and\n(e)\nthe provision of assistance to the Government and other persons in\nfurtherance of the purposes of the Trust.\n(3) The Council shall consist of the following members \u2014\n(a)\nthe chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and nine members who\nshall be elected at the annual general meeting for such term as shall be\nestablished under bye-laws made under section 16;\n(b) three members appointed by the Governor, one each nominated by the\nMinistries responsible for Natural Resources, Education and Tourism\nmatters, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor; and\n(c)\nthe seven persons being the chairmen of the District Committees.\n(4) The Council shall appoint a legal advisor, on an annual basis, who shall have all\nthe rights and responsibilities of a member of the Council.\n(5) The Council may co-opt such persons as it considers necessary to be additional\nmembers of the Council, but such persons shall not have the right to vote at\nmeetings of the Council.\n(6) In the case of absence or incapacity of any officer, the Council may appoint\nanother member of the Council to perform the duties of such officer during his\nabsence or incapacity.\n(7) The Council may, in writing, delegate any of its powers under this Law.\n(8) Any vacancy occurring among any of the members elected under paragraph (a)\nof subsection (3) shall be filled by the Council making a temporary appointment\nwhich shall last until the next general meeting.\n\nSection 6\nNational Trust Law\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n(9) No member of the Council shall be personally liable for any act or default of the\nCouncil done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of the discharge\nof the functions of the Council.\n(10) No act or other proceeding of the Council shall be invalid or affected by reason\nof the fact that there is some defect in the appointment of a person purporting to\nbe a member of the Council, in the manner of election of such a person or by\nany vacancy amongst its members.\n6.\nAuthentication of documents\n6.\n(1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Trust shall\nbe sealed with the common seal of the Trust in the presence of the chairman and\neither the secretary or of a person authorised in that behalf by the Council, who\nshall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common\nseal is affixed. Such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal\nwas duly and properly affixed, and that the same is the lawful seal of the Trust.\nThe common seal shall be judicially noted.\n(2) Any document not required to be under seal shall be signed by the chairman,\nsecretary or such other person as the Council may appoint either generally or\nfor a specific document.\n(3) Any resolution or decision of the Council or minute thereof, purporting to be\nsigned by the chairman or secretary, shall be prima facie evidence of the official\nstatus of the party signing the same, and also of the facts therein stated, in all\nCourts of the Islands and for all other purposes.\n7.\nIncome of trust\n7.\nThe income of the Trust shall be wholly applied towards discharging the functions of\nand furthering the purposes of the Trust.\n8.\nRegulation of procedures\n8.\nSubject to this Law and to bye-laws made under section 16, the Council has the power\nin all respects to regulate its own respective procedure, including the manner in which\nmatters subject to determination are to be determined.\n9.\nAccounts\n9.\n(1) The Trust shall keep proper accounts, in a form which shall conform with the\nbest commercial standards, of its receipts, payments, assets and liabilities.\n(2) The accounts of the Trust shall be audited annually by an accountant qualified\nto practise in the Islands, and the officers, employees and members of the Trust\nshall grant to the person conducting such audit access to all the books,\ndocuments, cash and securities of the Trust, and shall give to him, on request,\nall such information as shall be within their knowledge in relation to the\noperation of the Trust, and a copy of the report of the auditor shall be laid on the\n\nNational Trust Law\nSection 10\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 9\n\ntable of the Legislative Assembly simultaneously with the Annual Report\nreferred to in section 11.\n10.\nGeneral meetings\n10. Annual general meetings of the Trust shall be held once in each year, at such times\nas the Council considers necessary, and on the requisition of such number of members\nas is laid down in the bye-laws.\n11.\nAnnual report\n11. (1) The Council shall, within three months of the end of each financial year as\ndefined in the bye-laws, prepare and present to the annual general meeting, a\nreport of its proceedings during that year, together with a complete statement of\nits financial position and its accounts.\n(2) The Council shall forward copies of such report, statement and accounts to the\nGovernor and to the Honourable Minister of Cabinet responsible for this subject\nwho shall cause it to be laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly as soon as\npossible.\n12.\nDistrict Committees\n12. (1) There are established seven District Committees, one each for the electoral\ndistricts of Bodden Town, East End, George Town, North Side and West Bay\nas defined in the First Schedule to the Elections Law (2009 Revision), one for\nthe island of Cayman Brac and one for the island of Little Cayman.\n(2) Each District Committee shall elect a chairman each year at its annual meeting\nwho shall hold office until the next annual meeting and each District Committee\nshall also elect an Executive Committee in accordance with bye-laws made\nunder section 16 but in the event that any Chairman is unable to complete his\nterm of office, the Executive Committee for that District shall choose a\nreplacement until the next annual meeting.\n(3) Each District Committee shall hold at least one general meeting of its\nmembership each year, more than three weeks prior to the annual general\nmeeting of the Trust at which the chairman for the following year shall be\nelected.\n\nSection 13\nNational Trust Law\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n13.\nPower to enter into agreements restricting use of land\n13. Where any person is willing to agree with the Trust that any land shall, so far as his\ninterest therein enables him to bind it, be made subject, either permanently or for a\nspecified period, to an easement or to conditions restricting the planning,\ndevelopment or use thereof in any manner, the Trust may enter into an agreement\nwith him or accept a covenant from him to that effect and shall, notwithstanding any\nother law or the common law applicable in the Islands, have power to enforce such\nagreement or covenant against persons deriving title under him in the like manner and\nto the like extent as if the Trust were possessed of, entitled to or interested in adjacent\nland as if the agreement or covenant had been and had expressed to be entered into\nfor the benefit of that adjacent land.\n14.\nExemption from stamp duty\n14. Any transaction involving the Trust shall be exempt from the payment of any stamp\nduty under the Stamp Duty Law (2010 Revision) for which, but for this section, stamp\nduty would be payable.\n15.\nPower of Governor to grant property to the Trust\n15. The Governor may grant to the Trust any land or interest in land over which he has\nthe power of disposition as he may deem fit, and may grant to the Trust control over\nsubmarine areas, including control over access to any such area, activities within such\narea, and any other form of control as he may deem fit.\n16.\nBye-laws\n16. (1) The Council, with the approval of the Governor, may make bye-laws for \u2014\n(a)\nthe regulation of its proceedings, establishing a quorum for meetings of\nthe Council and the Trust, the calling of meetings of the Council and the\nTrust, the voting of the members of the Council and the procedure for the\ntransaction of business at meetings of the Council and the Trust;\n(b) the appointment of such committees and sub-committees as it shall\nconsider necessary, and the delegation to such committees and subcommittees of the powers and duties of the Council;\n(c)\nthe appointment of officers, agents and employees of the Trust, and the\nallocation of duties to and powers of such persons;\n(d) the keeping and presentation of accounts;\n(e)\nthe establishment of the membership of District Committees, the\nresponsibilities of the District Committees, the regulation of proceedings,\nthe calling of meetings, the voting of members, the appointment of\nchairmen, the procedure for the transaction of business and the keeping of\nrecords of such Committees:\n(f)\nprescribing the rights and privileges of members of the Trust;\n\nNational Trust Law\nSection 17\n\nc\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nPage 11\n\n(g) regulating the use of the facilities of the Trust by members of the Trust and\nthe public;\n(h) the categories of membership of the Trust and the fees payable in respect\nof such membership;\n(i)\nthe creation and maintenance of a Heritage Register;\n(j)\nthe adoption of a logo; and\n(k) generally for the conduct and management of its activities and for carrying\nthis Law into effect.\n(2) Copies of bye-laws made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Official\nGazette.\n17.\nRemoval of persons\n17. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, officers, employees and agents of\nthe Trust may, within any land being Trust property, require to leave the property any\nperson who contravenes or is suspected of contravening or having contravened this\nLaw or any regulations or bye-laws made hereunder.\n18.\nOffences\n18. A person who \u2014\n(a)\ntakes or attempts to take any wildlife, either flora or fauna, on Trust\nproperty;\n(b) starts any fire on Trust property, except in any area where, under the byelaws of the Trust, fires are permitted;\n(c)\nremoves any artifact from any Trust property;\n(d) defaces any Trust property; or\n(e)\nrefuses to leave Trust property when required to do so by an officer,\nemployee or agent of the Trust under section 17,\nis guilty of an offence.\n19.\nRegulations\n19. The Governor may, upon the recommendation of the Trust Council, make regulations\ncreating further offences for actions which harm Trust property or otherwise\ncontravene the purposes of the Trust.\n20.\nPenalties\n20. A person who is convicted of an offence under this Law or any regulations made\nthereunder, is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to\nimprisonment for one year.\n\nSection 21\nNational Trust Law\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 19th day of October, 2010\nc\n\n21.\nInalienable property\n21. (1) Any property acquired by the Trust by any means which is eligible for\nplacement on the Heritage Register under the bye-laws of the Trust may be\ndeclared inalienable by the Council.\n(2) Property which has been declared inalienable by the Council may be alienated\nonly after a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the Trust at a general\nmeeting, and only for the reason that so doing will further the purposes of the\nTrust.\n22.\nFailure of the Trust\n22. (1) If the Trust Council finds that, for financial or other reasons, continued\noperation of the Trust is no longer feasible, it may voluntarily wind up the affairs\nof the Trust.\n(2) If events occur concerning the Trust which, if it were a limited company formed\nand registered under the Companies Law (2010 Revision) would enable the\nGrand Court to wind it up under section 92 of that Law, the member of the\nCabinet charged with responsibility for finance may apply to the Grand Court\nto wind up the Trust.\n(3) If the affairs of the Trust are wound up under subsection (1) or (2) \u2014\n(a)\nthat property which has been declared inalienable by the Trust Council\nshall vest in the member of the Cabinet with responsibility for finance to\nbe held for the public enjoyment, and shall be subject to the disposition of\nthe Governor:\nProvided that it may only be transferred to another body or organisation\nwith the same or similar purposes as the Trust, to be held for the public\nenjoyment and benefit; and\n(b) the property which has not been declared inalienable shall be disposed of\nby the Court for the benefit of the creditors, with any surplus vesting in the\nmember of Cabinet with responsibility for finance for the purpose of\nmaintaining the inalienable properties.\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 15:36:10.354332+00","cms_id":"1987-0022","law_type":"principal","year":"1987","number":"22","title":"National Trust Act","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"5014","expr_id":"197","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"1987-0022_2010 Revision.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/1987\/1987-0022\/1987-0022_2010 Revision.akn.xml","content_md5":"c465832749d1cce47ecdb044e95adb93","byte_size":"21494","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:10.600524+00"},{"file_id":"393","expr_id":"197","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/1987\/1987-0022\/1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/PRINCIPAL\/1987\/1987-0022\/1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"d24638d0d5a73f636e276c2bba37e0d3","byte_size":"617215","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.406167+00"},{"file_id":"394","expr_id":"197","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/1987\/1987-0022\/1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/1987\/1987-0022\/1987-0022_2010 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"d24638d0d5a73f636e276c2bba37e0d3","byte_size":"617215","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.406167+00"}],"paragraph_count":14,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"197","doc_id":"197","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"85","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{page_header_footer_noise}","llm_categories":"{truncated_text,other}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,manual_review,reextract_full_text,strip_page_furniture}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Sample appears mostly clean but requires verification of truncated section content and minor OCR cleanup.","assessed_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.188011+00","updated_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.188011+00"}}