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Part 6 - Miscellaneous 20. 21. 22. 23. ENDNOTES National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) NATIONAL ARCHIVE AND PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (2026 Revision) Part 1 - Preliminary\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act \u2014 \u201cAdvisory Committee\u201d means the Records Advisory Committee established by section 5; \u201cchief officer\u201d has the meaning assigned to that expression in the Public Management and Finance Act (2026 Revision); \u201cdisposal\u201d, in relation to a record, means disposal of the record by destruction, by appropriation by the National Archive or in some other manner determined under this Act; \u201cdisposal schedule\u201d means a schedule in force under section 8; \u201cNational Archive\u201d means the Director and staff of that division of the public service known as the Cayman Islands National Archive; National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) \u201cNational Archivist\u201d means the Director for the time being of the National Archive; \u201cpublic agency\u201d includes \u2014 (a) the Cabinet; (b) the Cayman Islands Parliament; (c) a ministry, portfolio or department; (d) a statutory body or authority, whether incorporated or not; (e) an office established by any Law; (f) a court or tribunal; (g) a company in which the Government has a controlling interest, or any subsidiary of such a company; or (h) a prescribed person or body; \u201cpublic record\u201d means information, in any form, created, received, or maintained by a public agency in the course of, or as evidence of, a transaction or activity effected or undertaken in the conduct of its business or affairs; \u201crecord\u201d means information \u2014 (a) that is inscribed, stored or otherwise maintained on a tangible medium; or (b) that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is accessible in a perceivable form, and includes a public record; and \u201crecords management standard\u201d means a standard in force under section 7. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the public agency that is responsible for a public record is \u2014 (a) the public agency by which it was created or retained; (b) if that public agency has ceased to exist, the public agency (if any) that has succeeded to the functions of that former public agency; or (c) if that public agency has ceased to exist and no other public agency has succeeded to the functions of that former public agency \u2014 (i) the public agency (if any) nominated by the Deputy Governor; or (ii) in default of such nomination, the National Archive.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Application 3. (1) This Act binds the Crown. (2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act applies to any record whether created before or after the commencement of this Act. (3) Nothing in this Act applies to any record relating to the service of the Crown in respect of the Government of the United Kingdom, if the record (whether in an National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) electronic or other medium) is held by the person for the time being holding the position of Governor of the Islands. Part 2 - National Archive and Records Advisory Committee\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"The National Archive and the National Archivist 4. (1) The National Archive shall continue as an established department of Government maintained by such funds as may from time to time be appropriated for that purpose by the Cayman Islands Parliament. (2) The National Archive shall continue to consist of a National Archivist and such other public officers as are necessary for the purposes of administering this Act. (3) The National Archivist shall be responsible for \u2014 (a) authorising the disposal of public records; (b) issuing standards for record keeping in the public sector; (c) monitoring, and reporting on, the management of public records; (d) assessing records for archival preservation; (e) developing policies for managing the National Archive and its library collections, including policies for the acquisition of records, the preservation of records and access to records; and (f) such other matters as are prescribed in this or any other Law or any regulations made thereunder.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"The Records Advisory Committee 5. (1) There shall be a Records Advisory Committee, consisting of \u2014 (a) a person appointed by the Deputy Governor, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee; (b) the Secretary to the Cabinet or that person\u2019s nominee; (c) the Attorney General or a legal practitioner employed in the Attorney General\u2019s portfolio and nominated by the Attorney General; (d) a nominee of the member of the Cabinet charged with responsibility for finance; (e) the Director of Internal Audit or that person\u2019s nominee; (f) the Chief Officer of the Judicial Administration or that person\u2019s nominee; and (g) the Clerk of the Cayman Islands Parliament or that person\u2019s nominee. (2) The National Archivist or that person\u2019s nominee shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the Committee. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) (3) Any other officer or person may, at the request or by leave of the Advisory Committee, attend a meeting of the Committee. (4) Regulations made under this Act may make provision with respect to the conduct of meetings of the Committee and other matters relating to the conduct of its business. (5) The Advisory Committee shall \u2014 (a) review, and make recommendations to the Cabinet concerning \u2014 (i) disposal schedules; (ii) the period for which public access to public records of any class or description should be prohibited or restricted; and (iii) proposals with respect to the disposal of public records; (b) advise the Cabinet concerning any matter referred to it; and (c) perform such other functions as the Cabinet may confer upon it. Part 3 - Care and Management of Records\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"General duties as to public records 6. (1) Every public agency shall make and maintain full and accurate public records of its business and affairs, and such public records shall be managed and maintained in accordance with this Act. (2) It shall be the responsibility of the most senior officer in every public agency to ensure that public records of that public agency \u2014 (a) are maintained in good order and condition; and (b) are created, managed and disposed of in accordance with records management standards and disposal schedules drawn up under this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Records management standards 7. (1) The National Archivist may, with the approval of the Deputy Governor, draw up and issue standards relating to all aspects of records management by public agencies. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), such a standard may make provision for or with respect to \u2014 (a) minimum standards for public record storage facilities; (b) the treatment, in a manner that will prevent further deterioration or damage, of records that have been damaged or have deteriorated; and (c) disaster preparedness in relation to public records. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) (3) A public agency shall create, manage and dispose of its public records in accordance with any prescribed standard. (4) A standard may from time to time be revoked, amended or replaced by a subsequent standard drawn up by the National Archivist. (5) The National Archivist shall provide advice to public agencies to assist them in complying with standards under this section.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Disposal schedules 8. (1) Each public agency shall, in consultation with the National Archivist, draw up a schedule which identifies the projected administrative life of the public records for which it is responsible. (2) A schedule drawn up under this section \u2014 (a) shall be consistent with any prescribed records management standard; (b) shall remain in force until amended or replaced by the public agency in consultation with the National Archivist; and (c) shall be kept under review by the public agency concerned so as to ensure that every public record of the public agency is included in its coverage. (3) A schedule in force under this section shall, to the extent and in the manner prescribed, be made available for public inspection.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Monitoring of public records management 9. (1) The National Archivist shall monitor the management of public records by public agencies and may from time to time conduct such inspections of the public records and records management practices of public agencies as may be reasonably required for the performance of the National Archivist\u2019s functions. (2) A public agency and any of its officers and staff shall afford the National Archivist reasonable co-operation and assistance in the conduct of such monitoring and inspections. (3) It shall be the duty of an officer exercising or performing any powers and functions on behalf of the Auditor General for the purposes of the Public Management and Finance Act (2026 Revision) in relation to a public agency to bring to the notice of the National Archivist any inadequacy or irregularity in the observance by the public agency of the provisions of a records management standard or disposal schedule.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Inadequate public records management practices 10. If the National Archivist is of the opinion that the records management practices of a public agency are inadequate, the National Archivist shall report the matter to the Deputy Governor and to the chief officer (if any) of the public agency. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Damaging, etc., of public records 11. (1) A person who, knowing that that person does not have proper authority under this Act to do so, intentionally \u2014 (a) damages or alters a public record of a public agency; or (b) disposes of such a public record or removes any public record from official custody, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months, or to both. (2) Where a person\u2019s neglect of official duties results in damage to or the destruction of a public record, that neglect shall be grounds for discipline or dismissal of that person. (3) Proceedings referred to in subsection (1) shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (4) It shall be a sufficient defence to a charge under subsection (1) relating to a public record of a public agency, if it shall be made to appear to the court before which the charge is brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to believe and did in fact believe that the damage, alteration, disposal or removal of the public record, was not in contravention of normal administrative practice. (5) A court that convicts a person of an offence under this section may order the convicted person to pay into the public treasury such amount as the court may determine for or towards expenses incurred or to be incurred in restoration of the public record. (6) Nothing in this section abrogates or restricts any other right or power to institute criminal or civil proceedings in respect of any act referred to in this section, but a payment made under subsection (5) is, to the extent of the amount paid, a defence in any civil proceedings for recovery of damages or compensation in respect of the same act or neglect. Part 4 - Storage of Records\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Storage of public records 12. (1) A public agency shall take all steps necessary to retain control of the public records for which it is responsible and to ensure their safe keeping. (2) A public agency which does not have sufficient and adequate storage facilities for the public records for which it is responsible shall procure such facilities by entering into \u2014 (a) arrangements with the National Archivist under this Part; or (b) such other arrangements as may be approved by the National Archivist. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) (3) Arrangements referred to in subsection (2) shall comply with any prescribed records management standard. (4) The public records for which a public agency is responsible, wherever stored, shall be arranged in such a manner as to facilitate efficient and timely access to them for any purpose necessary to the public agency, including compliance by the public agency with a requirement imposed on it by any Law that affords members of the public a right of access to public records.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Storage of public records by National Archive 13. (1) A public agency may enter into arrangements with the National Archivist for storage of any of its public records in any available storage facilities managed by the National Archive. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the public agency responsible for a public record in the custody of the National Archive is to have such access to, and may make such use of, the public record as it requires. (3) Where, in the opinion of the National Archivist, or as identified in a disposal schedule, a public record is of potential archival value, access by the responsible public agency to a public record placed in the custody of the National Archive under this section shall be subject to such reasonable conditions as the National Archivist may impose to ensure the preservation of the public record. (4) If there is a dispute as to conditions referred to in subsection (3), the Deputy Governor may, on application, determine the matter. (5) Entry by a public agency into arrangements under this section shall have no effect on the duty of the public agency to comply with a requirement imposed on it by any Law that affords members of the public a right of access to public records, and for the purposes of any such Law, the public agency shall not, by reason of anything done pursuant to such arrangements, be deemed to have ceased to hold a public record for which it is responsible or to have relinquished custody or control of it. Part 5 - Archival Records and Library Collections\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Archival property 14. (1) The archival property of the National Archive shall consist of \u2014 (a) records, publications and items which, immediately before the commencement of this Act, were in the custody of the National Archive for preservation; and (b) records or property acquired or obtained under this Part. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) (2) Archival property shall be arranged, described, indexed, stored and preserved, and made accessible, in accordance with professionally recognised standards of archival supervision. (3) Archival property shall be accessible to public agencies, institutions and members of the public in accordance with such conditions as the National Archivist may impose \u2014 (a) for the preservation of the property concerned; (b) for the protection of any person\u2019s privacy; or (c) in order to observe or give effect to any condition or agreement on which the property was acquired by the National Archive. (4) Subsection (3) applies whether access is sought in pursuance of a statutory or other right or otherwise. (5) Any record or thing that, by the operation of this Act or otherwise, has become archival property but which, in the opinion of the National Archivist, is not or has ceased to be of any archival value may be disposed of in such manner as the National Archivist may determine.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Acquisition of archival property from public agencies 15. (1) A public record that has been identified in a disposal schedule as a public record of archival value shall, as and when required by that schedule, be delivered to the National Archive by the public agency responsible for it. (2) Upon its delivery to the National Archive under subsection (1) \u2014 (a) a public record shall become archival property, and the National Archive shall be the public agency responsible for the public record; and (b) for the purposes of any law affording members of the public a right of access to public records, the National Archive shall be deemed to hold, and to be in possession and custody of, the public record.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Acquisition of archival property from other sources 16. The National Archivist shall have power to acquire on behalf of the National Archive, by purchase, gift, bequest, lease or otherwise, any record or a copy of any record, and any related property, whether situated within the Islands or elsewhere, for preservation by the National Archive.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Recovery of public records in private hands 17. (1) Where the National Archivist believes that a person has, otherwise than in an official capacity (and whether or not ownership of the public record has passed to that person), custody or possession of any public record of a public agency that is or may be of archival value, the National Archivist may, by notice in writing, require the person to deliver the public record into the custody of the National Archive within a period specified in the notice. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) (2) If a person fails to comply with a notice given under subsection (1), a summary court may, on the application of the National Archivist, order the person to deliver the public record into the custody of the National Archive on or before a day specified in the order; and the summary court may make a further order requiring the Deputy Governor to make to the person such payment as the summary court considers reasonable, in compensation for deprivation of the public record. (3) Nothing in this section limits or restricts a right of any other authority or person to recover any public record or other property of the Government, whether of archival value or not.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Legal deposit of published works 18. (1) If the National Archivist determines that an item that has been published in the Islands is of sufficient value to warrant its preservation, the National Archivist may by a written request require the publisher to provide two copies of the item to the National Archive. (2) Where a person, in the course of business or otherwise, publishes items in the Islands on a regular basis, the National Archivist may request that that person provide to the National Archive, until further notice, two copies of \u2014 (a) every item which that person may in future publish in the Islands; or (b) such of those items as are of a class or description specified in the request. (3) A request under this section shall be in writing (whether sent by electronic or other means). (4) A person shall comply with a request made under this section by the National Archivist. (5) A copy of any published item provided in accordance with such a request under this section \u2014 (a) shall be in a form and quality that the National Archivist determines is suitable for preservation purposes and specifies in the request; and (b) shall, unless the request otherwise specifies, be a copy of the whole item (including illustrations, if any). (6) When any published item is provided to the National Archive in accordance with this section, the National Archivist shall cause a written receipt for the item to be given to the person who supplied it. (7) If a person fails to comply with a request made by the National Archivist under this section, a summary court may, on the application of the National Archivist, order the person to comply with the request on or before a day specified in the order. (8) In this section \u2014 National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) \u201cillustrations\u201d includes drawings, engravings and photographs; \u201citem\u201d means \u2014 (a) a book, periodical, newspaper, pamphlet, sheet of letter-press, sheet of music, map, plan, chart, table, or other printed item; or (b) a non-print item; and \u201cnon-print item\u201d means anything in or by means of which text, sounds, images or other information is stored and which requires a device or apparatus to use or access its content. (9) To the extent provided by regulations made under this Act, the provisions of this section shall apply to non-print items, or to any prescribed class or description of non-print items, with such modifications as may be prescribed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Services and activities of the National Archive 19. The National Archivist may \u2014 (a) provide information, consultation and research services or other services for the purpose of facilitating access to the documentary heritage of the Islands; (b) establish programmes and encourage or organise activities, including exhibitions, publications and performances, to make known and interpret the documentary heritage of the Islands; (c) enter into arrangements with other libraries, archives or institutions within or outside the Islands; (d) provide professional, technical and financial support to other persons within or outside the Islands who are involved in the preservation and promotion of the documentary heritage of the Islands and in providing access to it; and (e) provide other services, and engage in other activities, including the sale of articles, in furtherance of the propagation of knowledge and appreciation of the heritage of the Islands. Part 6 - Miscellaneous\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Secrecy of public records 20. When a public record, disclosure of the contents of which is subject to any legal restriction, is delivered by any public agency or person into the custody of the National Archive, the public agency or person concerned shall ensure that the National Archivist is advised of that restriction. National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Protection in respect of civil actions or criminal proceedings 21. (1) Subject to subsection (4), no criminal liability, and no liability for defamation or breach of confidentiality or other civil liability, shall be incurred by the custodian of a record or any other person by reason of the delivery of the record by the custodian or other person, in good faith, into the custody of the National Archive. (2) Subject to subsection (4), no criminal liability, and no liability for defamation or breach of confidentiality or other civil liability, shall be incurred by the National Archivist or any person acting at the National Archivist\u2019s direction by reason of the granting of access to a record in the custody of the National Archive, where the person who makes the decision to grant access honestly believes, when making the decision, that it is a proper decision under this Act. (3) The granting of access to a record under this Act does not constitute, for the purposes of the law relating to defamation or breach of confidentiality, an authorisation or approval of the publication of the record or its contents by the person to whom access is granted. (4) This Act does not derogate from the provisions of the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016].\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Evidentiary provisions 22. (1) A public record of a public agency produced from the National Archive shall have the same evidentiary value as if it were produced by the public agency from which it was obtained. (2) An apparently genuine document purporting to be a copy, or to state the contents, of a record in the custody of the National Archive and to be certified by the National Archivist as an accurate copy, or statement of the contents, of the record shall be admissible in any legal proceedings, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof of the contents of that record.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 23. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act, and in particular \u2014 (a) prescribing persons or bodies that shall be deemed to constitute public agencies within the meaning of this Act; (b) modifying or dispensing with a requirement imposed by or under this Act insofar as it would apply to a prescribed class of records or a prescribed public agency; (c) prescribing fees to be paid in respect of services provided by the National Archivist or the National Archive or in respect of any matter under this National Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision) Act and providing for the waiver or refund of such fees in prescribed cases or circumstances. (2) Such regulations may prescribe a fine of two thousand dollars for contravention of any provision of the regulations. Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 28th day of January, 2026. 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Preliminary\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nInterpretation .............................................................................................................................5\n3.\nApplication .................................................................................................................................6\nPart 2 - National Archive and Records Advisory Committee\n4.\nThe National Archive and the National Archivist .........................................................................7\n5.\nThe Records Advisory Committee..............................................................................................7\nPart 3 - Care and Management of Records\n6.\nGeneral duties as to public records ............................................................................................8\n7.\nRecords management standards ...............................................................................................8\n8.\nDisposal schedules ....................................................................................................................9\n9.\nMonitoring of public records management .................................................................................9\n10.\nInadequate public records management practices .....................................................................9\n11.\nDamaging, etc., of public records ............................................................................................. 10\nPart 4 - Storage of Records\n12.\nStorage of public records ......................................................................................................... 10\n13.\nStorage of public records by National Archive .......................................................................... 11\n\nArrangement of Sections\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\nPart 5 - Archival Records and Library Collections\n14.\nArchival property ...................................................................................................................... 11\n15.\nAcquisition of archival property from public agencies ............................................................... 12\n16.\nAcquisition of archival property from other sources .................................................................. 12\n17.\nRecovery of public records in private hands ............................................................................. 12\n18.\nLegal deposit of published works ............................................................................................. 13\n19.\nServices and activities of the National Archive ......................................................................... 14\nPart 6 - Miscellaneous\n20.\nSecrecy of public records......................................................................................................... 14\n21.\nProtection in respect of civil actions or criminal proceedings .................................................... 15\n22.\nEvidentiary provisions .............................................................................................................. 15\n23.\nRegulations ............................................................................................................................. 15\nENDNOTES\n17\nTable of Legislation history: ............................................................................................................... 17\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nNATIONAL ARCHIVE AND PUBLIC RECORDS\nACT\n(2026 Revision)\n\nPart 1 - Preliminary\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the National Archive and Public Records Act (2026\nRevision).\n2.\nInterpretation\n2.\n(1) In this Act \u2014\n\u201cAdvisory Committee\u201d means the Records Advisory Committee established\nby section 5;\n\u201cchief officer\u201d has the meaning assigned to that expression in the Public\nManagement and Finance Act (2026 Revision);\n\u201cdisposal\u201d, in relation to a record, means disposal of the record by destruction,\nby appropriation by the National Archive or in some other manner determined\nunder this Act;\n\u201cdisposal schedule\u201d means a schedule in force under section 8;\n\u201cNational Archive\u201d means the Director and staff of that division of the public\nservice known as the Cayman Islands National Archive;\n\nSection 3\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n\u201cNational Archivist\u201d means the Director for the time being of the National\nArchive;\n\u201cpublic agency\u201d includes \u2014\n(a)\nthe Cabinet;\n(b) the Cayman Islands Parliament;\n(c)\na ministry, portfolio or department;\n(d) a statutory body or authority, whether incorporated or not;\n(e)\nan office established by any Law;\n(f)\na court or tribunal;\n(g) a company in which the Government has a controlling interest, or any\nsubsidiary of such a company; or\n(h) a prescribed person or body;\n\u201cpublic record\u201d means information, in any form, created, received, or\nmaintained by a public agency in the course of, or as evidence of, a transaction\nor activity effected or undertaken in the conduct of its business or affairs;\n\u201crecord\u201d means information \u2014\n(a)\nthat is inscribed, stored or otherwise maintained on a tangible medium; or\n(b) that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is accessible in a\nperceivable form,\nand includes a public record; and\n\u201crecords management standard\u201d means a standard in force under section 7.\n(2) For the purposes of this Act, the public agency that is responsible for a public\nrecord is \u2014\n(a)\nthe public agency by which it was created or retained;\n(b) if that public agency has ceased to exist, the public agency (if any) that has\nsucceeded to the functions of that former public agency; or\n(c)\nif that public agency has ceased to exist and no other public agency has\nsucceeded to the functions of that former public agency \u2014\n(i)\nthe public agency (if any) nominated by the Deputy Governor; or\n(ii) in default of such nomination, the National Archive.\n3.\nApplication\n3.\n(1) This Act binds the Crown.\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act applies to any record whether created before\nor after the commencement of this Act.\n(3) Nothing in this Act applies to any record relating to the service of the Crown in\nrespect of the Government of the United Kingdom, if the record (whether in an\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 4\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 7\n\nelectronic or other medium) is held by the person for the time being holding the\nposition of Governor of the Islands.\nPart 2 - National Archive and Records Advisory Committee\n4.\nThe National Archive and the National Archivist\n4.\n(1) The National Archive shall continue as an established department of\nGovernment maintained by such funds as may from time to time be appropriated\nfor that purpose by the Cayman Islands Parliament.\n(2) The National Archive shall continue to consist of a National Archivist and such\nother public officers as are necessary for the purposes of administering this Act.\n(3) The National Archivist shall be responsible for \u2014\n(a)\nauthorising the disposal of public records;\n(b) issuing standards for record keeping in the public sector;\n(c)\nmonitoring, and reporting on, the management of public records;\n(d) assessing records for archival preservation;\n(e)\ndeveloping policies for managing the National Archive and its library\ncollections, including policies for the acquisition of records, the\npreservation of records and access to records; and\n(f)\nsuch other matters as are prescribed in this or any other Law or any\nregulations made thereunder.\n5.\nThe Records Advisory Committee\n5.\n(1) There shall be a Records Advisory Committee, consisting of \u2014\n(a)\na person appointed by the Deputy Governor, who shall be the Chairperson\nof the Committee;\n(b) the Secretary to the Cabinet or that person\u2019s nominee;\n(c)\nthe Attorney General or a legal practitioner employed in the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s portfolio and nominated by the Attorney General;\n(d) a nominee of the member of the Cabinet charged with responsibility for\nfinance;\n(e)\nthe Director of Internal Audit or that person\u2019s nominee;\n(f)\nthe Chief Officer of the Judicial Administration or that person\u2019s nominee;\nand\n(g) the Clerk of the Cayman Islands Parliament or that person\u2019s nominee.\n(2) The National Archivist or that person\u2019s nominee shall be entitled to attend any\nmeeting of the Committee.\n\nSection 6\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n(3) Any other officer or person may, at the request or by leave of the Advisory\nCommittee, attend a meeting of the Committee.\n(4) Regulations made under this Act may make provision with respect to the\nconduct of meetings of the Committee and other matters relating to the conduct\nof its business.\n(5) The Advisory Committee shall \u2014\n(a)\nreview, and make recommendations to the Cabinet concerning \u2014\n(i)\ndisposal schedules;\n(ii) the period for which public access to public records of any class or\ndescription should be prohibited or restricted; and\n(iii) proposals with respect to the disposal of public records;\n(b) advise the Cabinet concerning any matter referred to it; and\n(c)\nperform such other functions as the Cabinet may confer upon it.\nPart 3 - Care and Management of Records\n6.\nGeneral duties as to public records\n6.\n(1) Every public agency shall make and maintain full and accurate public records\nof its business and affairs, and such public records shall be managed and\nmaintained in accordance with this Act.\n(2) It shall be the responsibility of the most senior officer in every public agency to\nensure that public records of that public agency \u2014\n(a)\nare maintained in good order and condition; and\n(b) are created, managed and disposed of in accordance with records\nmanagement standards and disposal schedules drawn up under this Act.\n7.\nRecords management standards\n7.\n(1) The National Archivist may, with the approval of the Deputy Governor, draw\nup and issue standards relating to all aspects of records management by public\nagencies.\n(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), such a standard may make\nprovision for or with respect to \u2014\n(a)\nminimum standards for public record storage facilities;\n(b) the treatment, in a manner that will prevent further deterioration or\ndamage, of records that have been damaged or have deteriorated; and\n(c)\ndisaster preparedness in relation to public records.\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 9\n\n(3) A public agency shall create, manage and dispose of its public records in\naccordance with any prescribed standard.\n(4) A standard may from time to time be revoked, amended or replaced by a\nsubsequent standard drawn up by the National Archivist.\n(5) The National Archivist shall provide advice to public agencies to assist them in\ncomplying with standards under this section.\n8.\nDisposal schedules\n8.\n(1) Each public agency shall, in consultation with the National Archivist, draw up\na schedule which identifies the projected administrative life of the public records\nfor which it is responsible.\n(2) A schedule drawn up under this section \u2014\n(a)\nshall be consistent with any prescribed records management standard;\n(b) shall remain in force until amended or replaced by the public agency in\nconsultation with the National Archivist; and\n(c)\nshall be kept under review by the public agency concerned so as to ensure\nthat every public record of the public agency is included in its coverage.\n(3) A schedule in force under this section shall, to the extent and in the manner\nprescribed, be made available for public inspection.\n9.\nMonitoring of public records management\n9.\n(1) The National Archivist shall monitor the management of public records by\npublic agencies and may from time to time conduct such inspections of the\npublic records and records management practices of public agencies as may be\nreasonably required for the performance of the National Archivist\u2019s functions.\n(2) A public agency and any of its officers and staff shall afford the National\nArchivist reasonable co-operation and assistance in the conduct of such\nmonitoring and inspections.\n(3) It shall be the duty of an officer exercising or performing any powers and\nfunctions on behalf of the Auditor General for the purposes of the Public\nManagement and Finance Act (2026 Revision) in relation to a public agency to\nbring to the notice of the National Archivist any inadequacy or irregularity in\nthe observance by the public agency of the provisions of a records management\nstandard or disposal schedule.\n10.\nInadequate public records management practices\n10. If the National Archivist is of the opinion that the records management practices of a\npublic agency are inadequate, the National Archivist shall report the matter to the\nDeputy Governor and to the chief officer (if any) of the public agency.\n\nSection 11\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n11.\nDamaging, etc., of public records\n11. (1) A person who, knowing that that person does not have proper authority under\nthis Act to do so, intentionally \u2014\n(a)\ndamages or alters a public record of a public agency; or\n(b) disposes of such a public record or removes any public record from official\ncustody,\ncommits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two\nthousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months, or to both.\n(2) Where a person\u2019s neglect of official duties results in damage to or the\ndestruction of a public record, that neglect shall be grounds for discipline or\ndismissal of that person.\n(3) Proceedings referred to in subsection (1) shall not be instituted except by or with\nthe consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.\n(4) It shall be a sufficient defence to a charge under subsection (1) relating to a\npublic record of a public agency, if it shall be made to appear to the court before\nwhich the charge is brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to\nbelieve and did in fact believe that the damage, alteration, disposal or removal\nof the public record, was not in contravention of normal administrative practice.\n(5) A court that convicts a person of an offence under this section may order the\nconvicted person to pay into the public treasury such amount as the court may\ndetermine for or towards expenses incurred or to be incurred in restoration of\nthe public record.\n(6) Nothing in this section abrogates or restricts any other right or power to institute\ncriminal or civil proceedings in respect of any act referred to in this section, but\na payment made under subsection (5) is, to the extent of the amount paid, a\ndefence in any civil proceedings for recovery of damages or compensation in\nrespect of the same act or neglect.\nPart 4 - Storage of Records\n12.\nStorage of public records\n12. (1) A public agency shall take all steps necessary to retain control of the public\nrecords for which it is responsible and to ensure their safe keeping.\n(2) A public agency which does not have sufficient and adequate storage facilities\nfor the public records for which it is responsible shall procure such facilities by\nentering into \u2014\n(a)\narrangements with the National Archivist under this Part; or\n(b) such other arrangements as may be approved by the National Archivist.\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 13\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 11\n\n(3) Arrangements referred to in subsection (2) shall comply with any prescribed\nrecords management standard.\n(4) The public records for which a public agency is responsible, wherever stored,\nshall be arranged in such a manner as to facilitate efficient and timely access to\nthem for any purpose necessary to the public agency, including compliance by\nthe public agency with a requirement imposed on it by any Law that affords\nmembers of the public a right of access to public records.\n13.\nStorage of public records by National Archive\n13. (1) A public agency may enter into arrangements with the National Archivist for\nstorage of any of its public records in any available storage facilities managed\nby the National Archive.\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), the public agency responsible for a public record in\nthe custody of the National Archive is to have such access to, and may make\nsuch use of, the public record as it requires.\n(3) Where, in the opinion of the National Archivist, or as identified in a disposal\nschedule, a public record is of potential archival value, access by the responsible\npublic agency to a public record placed in the custody of the National Archive\nunder this section shall be subject to such reasonable conditions as the National\nArchivist may impose to ensure the preservation of the public record.\n(4) If there is a dispute as to conditions referred to in subsection (3), the Deputy\nGovernor may, on application, determine the matter.\n(5) Entry by a public agency into arrangements under this section shall have no\neffect on the duty of the public agency to comply with a requirement imposed\non it by any Law that affords members of the public a right of access to public\nrecords, and for the purposes of any such Law, the public agency shall not, by\nreason of anything done pursuant to such arrangements, be deemed to have\nceased to hold a public record for which it is responsible or to have relinquished\ncustody or control of it.\nPart 5 - Archival Records and Library Collections\n14.\nArchival property\n14. (1) The archival property of the National Archive shall consist of \u2014\n(a)\nrecords, publications and items which, immediately before the\ncommencement of this Act, were in the custody of the National Archive\nfor preservation; and\n(b) records or property acquired or obtained under this Part.\n\nSection 15\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n(2) Archival property shall be arranged, described, indexed, stored and preserved,\nand made accessible, in accordance with professionally recognised standards of\narchival supervision.\n(3) Archival property shall be accessible to public agencies, institutions and\nmembers of the public in accordance with such conditions as the National\nArchivist may impose \u2014\n(a)\nfor the preservation of the property concerned;\n(b) for the protection of any person\u2019s privacy; or\n(c)\nin order to observe or give effect to any condition or agreement on which\nthe property was acquired by the National Archive.\n(4) Subsection (3) applies whether access is sought in pursuance of a statutory or\nother right or otherwise.\n(5) Any record or thing that, by the operation of this Act or otherwise, has become\narchival property but which, in the opinion of the National Archivist, is not or\nhas ceased to be of any archival value may be disposed of in such manner as the\nNational Archivist may determine.\n15.\nAcquisition of archival property from public agencies\n15. (1) A public record that has been identified in a disposal schedule as a public record\nof archival value shall, as and when required by that schedule, be delivered to\nthe National Archive by the public agency responsible for it.\n(2) Upon its delivery to the National Archive under subsection (1) \u2014\n(a)\na public record shall become archival property, and the National Archive\nshall be the public agency responsible for the public record; and\n(b) for the purposes of any law affording members of the public a right of\naccess to public records, the National Archive shall be deemed to hold, and\nto be in possession and custody of, the public record.\n16.\nAcquisition of archival property from other sources\n16. The National Archivist shall have power to acquire on behalf of the National Archive,\nby purchase, gift, bequest, lease or otherwise, any record or a copy of any record, and\nany related property, whether situated within the Islands or elsewhere, for\npreservation by the National Archive.\n17.\nRecovery of public records in private hands\n17. (1) Where the National Archivist believes that a person has, otherwise than in an\nofficial capacity (and whether or not ownership of the public record has passed\nto that person), custody or possession of any public record of a public agency\nthat is or may be of archival value, the National Archivist may, by notice in\nwriting, require the person to deliver the public record into the custody of the\nNational Archive within a period specified in the notice.\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 18\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 13\n\n(2) If a person fails to comply with a notice given under subsection (1), a summary\ncourt may, on the application of the National Archivist, order the person to\ndeliver the public record into the custody of the National Archive on or before\na day specified in the order; and the summary court may make a further order\nrequiring the Deputy Governor to make to the person such payment as the\nsummary court considers reasonable, in compensation for deprivation of the\npublic record.\n(3) Nothing in this section limits or restricts a right of any other authority or person\nto recover any public record or other property of the Government, whether of\narchival value or not.\n18.\nLegal deposit of published works\n18. (1) If the National Archivist determines that an item that has been published in the\nIslands is of sufficient value to warrant its preservation, the National Archivist\nmay by a written request require the publisher to provide two copies of the item\nto the National Archive.\n(2) Where a person, in the course of business or otherwise, publishes items in the\nIslands on a regular basis, the National Archivist may request that that person\nprovide to the National Archive, until further notice, two copies of \u2014\n(a)\nevery item which that person may in future publish in the Islands; or\n(b) such of those items as are of a class or description specified in the request.\n(3) A request under this section shall be in writing (whether sent by electronic or\nother means).\n(4) A person shall comply with a request made under this section by the National\nArchivist.\n(5) A copy of any published item provided in accordance with such a request under\nthis section \u2014\n(a)\nshall be in a form and quality that the National Archivist determines is\nsuitable for preservation purposes and specifies in the request; and\n(b) shall, unless the request otherwise specifies, be a copy of the whole item\n(including illustrations, if any).\n(6) When any published item is provided to the National Archive in accordance\nwith this section, the National Archivist shall cause a written receipt for the item\nto be given to the person who supplied it.\n(7) If a person fails to comply with a request made by the National Archivist under\nthis section, a summary court may, on the application of the National Archivist,\norder the person to comply with the request on or before a day specified in the\norder.\n(8) In this section \u2014\n\nSection 19\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n\u201cillustrations\u201d includes drawings, engravings and photographs;\n\u201citem\u201d means \u2014\n(a)\na book, periodical, newspaper, pamphlet, sheet of letter-press, sheet of\nmusic, map, plan, chart, table, or other printed item; or\n(b) a non-print item; and\n\u201cnon-print item\u201d means anything in or by means of which text, sounds, images\nor other information is stored and which requires a device or apparatus to use or\naccess its content.\n(9) To the extent provided by regulations made under this Act, the provisions of this\nsection shall apply to non-print items, or to any prescribed class or description\nof non-print items, with such modifications as may be prescribed.\n19.\nServices and activities of the National Archive\n19. The National Archivist may \u2014\n(a)\nprovide information, consultation and research services or other services\nfor the purpose of facilitating access to the documentary heritage of the\nIslands;\n(b) establish programmes and encourage or organise activities, including\nexhibitions, publications and performances, to make known and interpret\nthe documentary heritage of the Islands;\n(c)\nenter into arrangements with other libraries, archives or institutions within\nor outside the Islands;\n(d) provide professional, technical and financial support to other persons\nwithin or outside the Islands who are involved in the preservation and\npromotion of the documentary heritage of the Islands and in providing\naccess to it; and\n(e)\nprovide other services, and engage in other activities, including the sale of\narticles, in furtherance of the propagation of knowledge and appreciation\nof the heritage of the Islands.\nPart 6 - Miscellaneous\n20.\nSecrecy of public records\n20. When a public record, disclosure of the contents of which is subject to any legal\nrestriction, is delivered by any public agency or person into the custody of the\nNational Archive, the public agency or person concerned shall ensure that the\nNational Archivist is advised of that restriction.\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\nSection 21\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 15\n\n21.\nProtection in respect of civil actions or criminal proceedings\n21. (1) Subject to subsection (4), no criminal liability, and no liability for defamation\nor breach of confidentiality or other civil liability, shall be incurred by the\ncustodian of a record or any other person by reason of the delivery of the record\nby the custodian or other person, in good faith, into the custody of the National\nArchive.\n(2) Subject to subsection (4), no criminal liability, and no liability for defamation\nor breach of confidentiality or other civil liability, shall be incurred by the\nNational Archivist or any person acting at the National Archivist\u2019s direction by\nreason of the granting of access to a record in the custody of the National\nArchive, where the person who makes the decision to grant access honestly\nbelieves, when making the decision, that it is a proper decision under this Act.\n(3) The granting of access to a record under this Act does not constitute, for the\npurposes of the law relating to defamation or breach of confidentiality, an\nauthorisation or approval of the publication of the record or its contents by the\nperson to whom access is granted.\n(4) This Act does not derogate from the provisions of the Confidential Information\nDisclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016].\n22.\nEvidentiary provisions\n22. (1) A public record of a public agency produced from the National Archive shall\nhave the same evidentiary value as if it were produced by the public agency\nfrom which it was obtained.\n(2) An apparently genuine document purporting to be a copy, or to state the\ncontents, of a record in the custody of the National Archive and to be certified\nby the National Archivist as an accurate copy, or statement of the contents, of\nthe record shall be admissible in any legal proceedings, in the absence of proof\nto the contrary, as proof of the contents of that record.\n23.\nRegulations\n23. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or\npermitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be\nprescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act, and in particular \u2014\n(a)\nprescribing persons or bodies that shall be deemed to constitute public\nagencies within the meaning of this Act;\n(b) modifying or dispensing with a requirement imposed by or under this Act\ninsofar as it would apply to a prescribed class of records or a prescribed\npublic agency;\n(c)\nprescribing fees to be paid in respect of services provided by the National\nArchivist or the National Archive or in respect of any matter under this\n\nSection 23\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\nAct and providing for the waiver or refund of such fees in prescribed cases\nor circumstances.\n(2) Such regulations may prescribe a fine of two thousand dollars for contravention\nof any provision of the regulations.\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 28th\nday of January, 2026.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 17\n\nENDNOTES\nTable of Legislation history:\nSL #\nAct\/Law #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n\n56\/2020\nCitation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020\n3-Dec-2020\nLG89\/2020\/s1\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Law (2015 Revision)\n17-Jul-2015 GE53\/2015\/s23\n\n19\/2012\nDirector of Public Prosecutions (Miscellaneous\nAmendments) Law, 2012\n17-Sep-2012 GE90\/2012\/s17\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Law (2010 Revision)\n8-Nov-2010\nG23\/2010\/s14\n\n3\/2010\nNational Archive and Public Records (Amendment) Law,\n2010\n26-Apr-2010\nG9\/2010\/s7\n\n1\/2007\nNational Archive and Public Records Law, 2007\n14-May-2007\nG10\/2007\/s3\n\nENDNOTES\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nPage 19\n\nENDNOTES\nNational Archive and Public Records Act (2026 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2025\nc\n\n(Price: $4.00)","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:03.195569+00","cms_id":"2007-0001","law_type":"principal","year":"2007","number":"1","title":"National Archive and Public Records Act","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"5998","expr_id":"748","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2007-0001_2026 Revision.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2007\/2007-0001\/2007-0001_2026 Revision.akn.xml","content_md5":"0be0b4c73ce52fda791767d2770b2ffb","byte_size":"30582","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:36:03.432079+00"},{"file_id":"1495","expr_id":"748","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2007\/2007-0001\/2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/PRINCIPAL\/2007\/2007-0001\/2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"196a04e1060e6661911df0b958383b9e","byte_size":"442245","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.346473+00"},{"file_id":"1496","expr_id":"748","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2007\/2007-0001\/2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2007\/2007-0001\/2007-0001_2026 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"196a04e1060e6661911df0b958383b9e","byte_size":"442245","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.346473+00"}],"paragraph_count":15,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"748","doc_id":"748","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"84","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,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 shows title alignment but ends mid\u2011sentence; likely truncation before full legislative content. 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