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Clause 1 of the Bill provides the short title of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 8 of the principal Law by inserting proposed new subsection (4A). Proposed subsection (4A) provides that for the period beginning on the date of commencement of this amending Law and ending on 16th April, 2022 or such other date that Cabinet may appoint by Order, a deed or instrument may be signed in the virtual presence of a witness. The proposed subsection further requires that where a deed or instrument is signed in the virtual presence of a witness that the witness must be able to view the remote signing of the deed or instrument contemporaneously, that the individual signing the deed or instrument present a valid photo identification to the witness contemporaneously where the individual signing the deed or instrument is not personally known to the witness and that the witness demonstrate that he or she is physically situated in the Islands. 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The Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law (2017 Revision) is amended in section 8 as follows \u2014 (a) by inserting after subsection (4), the following subsection \u2014 \u201c(4A) During the period commencing on the date of commencement of the Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Law, 2020 and ending on 16th April, 2022 or at such other date as Cabinet may by Order appoint \u2014 Clause 2 Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Introduced (a) where an individual or another person, at the direction of the individual or on behalf of the individual, signs a deed or instrument in the virtual presence of a witness \u2014 (i) the witness must be able to contemporaneously view the signing of the deed or instrument remotely; (ii) where the individual signing the deed or instrument is not personally known to the witness, the individual shall present a valid photo identification to the witness contemporaneously; and (iii) the witness must demonstrate that the witness is physically situated in the Islands; (b) a person is in the virtual presence of another if, using communication technology, both persons are able to contemporaneously see, hear and speak to each other; (c) \u201ccommunication technology\u201d means any electronic device or process that facilitates communication of visual images and audio in real time; (d) \u201celectronic\u201d means relating to technology having electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities, whether digital, analogue or otherwise; and (e) \u201cpresence\u201d includes virtual presence.\u201d; and (b) in subsection (5), by deleting the words \u201csubsections (1) to (4)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csubsections (1) to (4A)\u201d; and (c) in subsection (6) by deleting the words \u201csubsection (4)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csubsections (4) and (4A)\u201d. 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Clause 2 also\ninserts definitions of \u201ccommunication technology\u201d, \u201celectronic\u201d and \u201cpresence\u201d.\nClause 2 also amends section 8(5) and (6) to include references to the proposed new\nsubsection (4A).\n\nProperty (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2020\nClause 1\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPROPERTY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)\n(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020\n\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE PROPERTY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)\nLAW (2017 REVISION) TO PROVIDE FOR THE VIRTUAL WITNESSING AND\nATTESTATION OF REQUIRED SIGNATURES FOR THE EXECUTION OF A DEED OR\nINSTRUMENT UNDER SEAL; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment)\nLaw, 2020.\n2.\nAmendment of section 8 of the Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law\n(2017 Revision) - deeds and certain other instruments no longer required to\nbe executed under seal\n2.\nThe Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law (2017 Revision) is amended in section\n8 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby inserting after subsection (4), the following subsection \u2014\n\u201c(4A) During the period commencing on the date of commencement of\nthe Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Law, 2020\nand ending on 16th April, 2022 or at such other date as Cabinet\nmay by Order appoint \u2014\n\nClause 2\nProperty (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 6\n Introduced\nc\n\n(a)\nwhere an individual or another person, at the direction of the\nindividual or on behalf of the individual, signs a deed or\ninstrument in the virtual presence of a witness \u2014\n(i)\nthe witness must be able to contemporaneously view the\nsigning of the deed or instrument remotely;\n(ii) where the individual signing the deed or instrument is not\npersonally known to the witness, the individual shall\npresent a valid photo identification to the witness\ncontemporaneously; and\n(iii) the witness must demonstrate that the witness is\nphysically situated in the Islands;\n(b) a person is in the virtual presence of another if, using\ncommunication technology, both persons are able to\ncontemporaneously see, hear and speak to each other;\n(c)\n\u201ccommunication technology\u201d means any electronic device or\nprocess that facilitates communication of visual images and\naudio in real time;\n(d) \u201celectronic\u201d means relating to technology having electrical,\nmagnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities,\nwhether digital, analogue or otherwise; and\n(e)\n\u201cpresence\u201d includes virtual presence.\u201d; and\n(b) in subsection (5), by deleting the words \u201csubsections (1) to (4)\u201d and\nsubstituting the words \u201csubsections (1) to (4A)\u201d; and\n(c)\nin subsection (6) by deleting the words \u201csubsection (4)\u201d and substituting\nthe words \u201csubsections (4) and (4A)\u201d.\nPassed by the Legislative Assembly the     day of                             , 2020.\n\nSpeaker\n\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:23.652626+00","cms_id":"2020-0060","law_type":"bill","year":"2020","number":"60","title":"Companies (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 2020 (Act 60 of 2020)","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"7058","expr_id":"2259","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2020-0060.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0060\/2020-0060.akn.xml","content_md5":"a5e54fc52243f9387dcc195bb88daf4a","byte_size":"7516","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:23.690959+00"},{"file_id":"4517","expr_id":"2259","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2020-0060.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0060\/2020-0060.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0060\/2020-0060.pdf","content_md5":"48cd1e07dbd15cf2575da593ce7c511c","byte_size":"337202","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.323524+00"},{"file_id":"4518","expr_id":"2259","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2020-0060.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0060\/2020-0060.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2020\/2020-0060\/2020-0060.pdf","content_md5":"48cd1e07dbd15cf2575da593ce7c511c","byte_size":"337202","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.323524+00"}],"paragraph_count":11,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2259","doc_id":"2259","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"63","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 3, \"high\": 1}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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