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The Bill further seeks to validate the appointments of two Commission members, and to provide for incidental and connected purposes. Clause 1 provides the short title of the legislation. Clause 2 provides for the amendment of the principal Act by repealing and substituting section 6 to provide for the chairperson to be a Caymanian appointed by Cabinet, apart from the Caymanian members appointed under subsection (1)(b). The clause also provides for Cabinet to appoint the Deputy Chairperson from among the six Caymanian members of the Commission from each of the six districts named in subsection (1)(b). Clause 2 removes the term limits for Commission members by providing that members, after the expiry of their initial two-year term, may be re-appointed for additional two-year terms without a limit set on the number of times that they may be re-appointed. Clause 2 also provides that the civil servant members of the Commission named in subsection (1)(c) to (g) are ex-officio members and as such are not entitled to vote. Clause 3 provides for deletions and substitutions of specified words to ensure consistency throughout the legislation. Clause 4 validates the appointments of the two members of the Commission who were reappointed for a term beyond the maximum permitted under section 6 of the principal Act. The clause provides that their appointments shall be treated as if they were made under this amending and validating Act. The clause further provides that the acts or omissions of the two Commission members shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only of the appointments being for a period beyond the term permitted under the principal Act, that is, the period following the expiry of their appointments on 1st December, 2021 up to the date on which this amending and validating Act comes into force. Clause 4 further provides that the Commission shall not be regarded as improperly constituted from 1st December, 2021 up to the commencement of this Act because of the re-appointment of two Commission members beyond the period of expiry of their second two-year term. 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(2) The civil servant members of the Commission named in subsection (1)(c) to (g) are ex-officio members of the Commission. (3) The Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint\u2014 (a) the chairperson of the Commission, who shall not be from among the six Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b); and (b) the deputy chairperson of the Commission, who shall be from among the six Caymanian members of the public named in subsection (1)(b). Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023 Clause 3 Introduced (4) The members of the Commission appointed by Cabinet under subsection (3) shall hold office for a term of two years and are eligible for re-appointment on the expiry of their two-year term for additional two-year terms. (5) The secretary to the Commission shall be a civil servant appointed by the chief officer of the Ministry in accordance with section 11(1) and shall carry out the duties of secretary to the Commission in accordance with section 11(2). (6) The Commission is deemed to be properly constituted, notwithstanding that there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson or of one of the members of the Commission.\u201d. 3. Miscellaneous amendments - deletions and substitutions of various words throughout the principal Act 3. The principal Act is amended as follows \u2014 (a) in section 7(4)(a), 7(5), and 7(6) by deleting the word \u201cChairperson\u201d and substituting the word \u201cchairperson\u201d; and (b) in sections 5(e), 8(2), 11(1), 11(3), 12(2)(a) and 13(1)(a) by deleting the words \u201cChief Officer\u201d and substituting the words \u201cchief officer\u201d. 4. Validation 4. (1) Where, before the commencement of this amending and validating Act, two members of the Commission were re-appointed under section 6 of the principal Act as members of the Commission from 1st December, 2021 for a two-year period, such period going beyond the term permitted under the principal Act, the re-appointments are declared to be valid as they would have been if this amending and validating Act had been in force at that date. (2) The acts or omissions of the two Commission members referred to in subsection (1) in relation to the Commission shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that their re-appointments were for a period beyond the term permitted under the principal Act. 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The Bill further seeks to validate\nthe appointments of two Commission members, and to provide for incidental and\nconnected purposes.\nClause 1 provides the short title of the legislation.\nClause 2 provides for the amendment of the principal Act by repealing and substituting\nsection 6 to provide for the chairperson to be a Caymanian appointed by Cabinet, apart\nfrom the Caymanian members appointed under subsection (1)(b). The clause also provides\nfor Cabinet to appoint the Deputy Chairperson from among the six Caymanian members\nof the Commission from each of the six districts named in subsection (1)(b).\nClause 2 removes the term limits for Commission members by providing that members,\nafter the expiry of their initial two-year term, may be re-appointed for additional two-year\nterms without a limit set on the number of times that they may be re-appointed.\nClause 2 also provides that the civil servant members of the Commission named in\nsubsection (1)(c) to (g) are ex-officio members and as such are not entitled to vote.\nClause 3 provides for deletions and substitutions of specified words to ensure consistency\nthroughout the legislation.\nClause 4 validates the appointments of the two members of the Commission who were reappointed for a term beyond the maximum permitted under section 6 of the principal Act.\nThe clause provides that their appointments shall be treated as if they were made under this\namending and validating Act.\nThe clause further provides that the acts or omissions of the two Commission members\nshall not be regarded as invalid by reason only of the appointments being for a period\nbeyond the term permitted under the principal Act, that is, the period following the expiry\nof their appointments on 1st December, 2021 up to the date on which this amending and\nvalidating Act comes into force.\nClause 4 further provides that the Commission shall not be regarded as improperly\nconstituted from 1st December, 2021 up to the commencement of this Act because of the\nre-appointment of two Commission members beyond the period of expiry of their second\ntwo-year term.\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023\n\nPage 4\nIntroduced\nc\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPUBLIC LANDS (AMENDMENT AND\nVALIDATION) BILL, 2023\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nClause\nPage\n1.\nShort title ................................................................................................................................... 5\n2.\nRepeal and substitution of section 6 of the Public Lands Act (2020 Revision) -\nmembership of the Commission ................................................................................................. 6\n3.\nMiscellaneous amendments - deletions and substitutions of various words throughout the\nprincipal Act ............................................................................................................................... 7\n4.\nValidation................................................................................................................................... 7\n\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023\nClause 1\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPUBLIC LANDS (AMENDMENT AND\nVALIDATION) BILL, 2023\n\nA BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC LANDS ACT (2020 REVISION) AS IT\nRELATES TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF\nAPPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION; TO\nVALIDATE THE APPOINTMENTS OF TWO COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE\nCONSTITUTION OF THE COMMISSION; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED\nPURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Public Lands (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2023.\n\nClause 2\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023\n\nPage 6\nIntroduced\nc\n\n2.\nRepeal and substitution of section 6 of the Public Lands Act (2020 Revision)\n- membership of the Commission\n2.\nThe Public Lands Act (2020 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d,\nis amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following section\u2014\n\u201cMembership of the Commission\n6.\n(1) The Commission shall consist of\u2014\n(a)\na chairperson who is Caymanian;\n(b) six other Caymanian members of the public among whom there\nshall be at least one person from each of the following\ndistricts\u2014\n(i)\nWest Bay;\n(ii) George Town;\n(iii) Bodden Town;\n(iv) North Side;\n(v) East End; and\n(vi) Cayman Brac or Little Cayman;\n(c)\nthe Director of Lands and Survey or the Director\u2019s designate;\n(d) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for lands or\nthe chief officer\u2019s designate;\n(e)\nthe chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for tourism\nor the chief officer\u2019s designate;\n(f)\nthe chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for\ncommerce or the chief officer\u2019s designate; and\n(g) the chief officer of the Ministry with responsibility for planning\nor the chief officer\u2019s designate.\n(2) The civil servant members of the Commission named in subsection\n(1)(c) to (g) are ex-officio members of the Commission.\n(3) The Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint\u2014\n(a)\nthe chairperson of the Commission, who shall not be from\namong the six Caymanian members of the public named in\nsubsection (1)(b); and\n(b) the deputy chairperson of the Commission, who shall be from\namong the six Caymanian members of the public named in\nsubsection (1)(b).\n\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023\nClause 3\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 7\n\n(4) The members of the Commission appointed by Cabinet under\nsubsection (3) shall hold office for a term of two years and are\neligible for re-appointment on the expiry of their two-year term for\nadditional two-year terms.\n(5) The secretary to the Commission shall be a civil servant appointed\nby the chief officer of the Ministry in accordance with section 11(1)\nand shall carry out the duties of secretary to the Commission in\naccordance with section 11(2).\n(6) The Commission is deemed to be properly constituted,\nnotwithstanding that there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson or\nof one of the members of the Commission.\u201d.\n3.\nMiscellaneous amendments - deletions and substitutions of various words\nthroughout the principal Act\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin section 7(4)(a), 7(5), and 7(6) by deleting the word \u201cChairperson\u201d and\nsubstituting the word \u201cchairperson\u201d; and\n(b) in sections 5(e), 8(2), 11(1), 11(3), 12(2)(a) and 13(1)(a) by deleting the\nwords \u201cChief Officer\u201d and substituting the words \u201cchief officer\u201d.\n4.\nValidation\n4.\n(1) Where, before the commencement of this amending and validating Act, two\nmembers of the Commission were re-appointed under section 6 of the principal\nAct as members of the Commission from 1st December, 2021 for a two-year\nperiod, such period going beyond the term permitted under the principal Act,\nthe re-appointments are declared to be valid as they would have been if this\namending and validating Act had been in force at that date.\n(2) The acts or omissions of the two Commission members referred to in subsection\n(1) in relation to the Commission shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only\nthat their re-appointments were for a period beyond the term permitted under\nthe principal Act.\n\nClause 4\nPublic Lands (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2023\n\nPage 8\nIntroduced\nc\n\n(3) The Commission shall not be regarded as improperly constituted during the\nperiod from 1st December, 2021 up to the commencement of this amending and\nvalidating Act because of the re-appointment of the two Commission members\nreferred to in subsection (1) beyond the period of expiry of their second twoyear term.\nPassed by the Parliament the             day of                              , 2023.\n\nSpeaker\n\nClerk of the Parliament","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:42:03.669479+00","cms_id":"2023-0010","law_type":"bill","year":"2023","number":"10","title":"Plant Protection Act, 2023","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"7103","expr_id":"2304","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2023-0010.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2023\/2023-0010\/2023-0010.akn.xml","content_md5":"99de6465300a34ca82816926b0658177","byte_size":"11061","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:42:03.734447+00"},{"file_id":"4607","expr_id":"2304","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2023-0010.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2023\/2023-0010\/2023-0010.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2023\/2023-0010\/2023-0010.pdf","content_md5":"696447db5a505bd7358fe3d141c029dd","byte_size":"581225","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.351972+00"},{"file_id":"4608","expr_id":"2304","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2023-0010.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2023\/2023-0010\/2023-0010.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2023\/2023-0010\/2023-0010.pdf","content_md5":"696447db5a505bd7358fe3d141c029dd","byte_size":"581225","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.351972+00"}],"paragraph_count":16,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2304","doc_id":"2304","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"47","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\": 1, \"high\": 1, \"medium\": 2}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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