Cayman Islands Laws
Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly
The Cayman Islands’ legal system is based on English common law, locally enacted law and Orders-in-Council, which is legislation that the UK extends to its territories. Laws are passed by majority vote by the members of the Legislative Assembly but must be assented to by the Cayman Islands Governor.
Read: How laws are passed in the Cayman Islands
Key Laws of the Cayman Islands:
Cayman Islands Constitution 2009
Animals Law:
- Animals Law (2015 Revision)
- List Of Prohibited Breeds In Accordance With The Animals (Prohibited Dogs) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Section 2.
Civil Law:
- Marriage Law (2010 Revision)
- Matrimonial Causes Law (2005 Revision)
- Probate and Administration Rules (2008 Revision)
Crime:
- Alternative Sentencing Law (2008 Revision)
- Anti-Corruption Law (2018 Revision)
- Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018
- Criminal Procedure Code (2011 Revision)
- Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018
- Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Bill, 2016
- Firearms Law (2008 Revision)
- Litter Law (1997 Revision)
- Misuse of Drugs Law (2000 Revision)
- Penal Code (2017 Revision)
- Penal Code Prohibited Publications Order (1998 Revision) (banned books)
- Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (grooming children, etc)
- Police Law 2010
- Proceeds of Crime Law, 2008
Construction:
- Fences Law (1997 Revision)
- Builders Law, 2007
- Builders (Amendment) Bill, 2015
- Builders (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
- Development and Planning Law (2017 Revision)
- Development and Planning Regulations (2017 Revision)
Customs:
Disaster Management:
- Disaster Preparedness and Hazard Management Law, 2016
- Disaster Preparedness and Hazard Management (Amendment) Bill, 2018
District Councils:
Government / Public Service:
- Public Service Management Law (2013 Revision)
- Public Service Management Law (2017 Revision)
- Public Management and Finance Law (2010 Revision)
- Standards in Public Life Law, 2014 (not implemented)
- Standards in Public Life (Amendment) Bill, 2016
- Public Authorities Law, 2017
Education:
Elections Law:
Employment:
- Gender Equality Law, 2011
- Labour Law (2011 Revision)
- Labour Tribunals Regulations (2012 Revision)
- The Labour (National Minimum Basic Wage) Order, 2016
Environmental Health:
- Public Health Law (2002 Revision)
- Public Health (Garbage and Refuse Disposal) Regulations (2011 Revision)
- Public Health (Infectious Waste) Regulations (2002 Revision)
Environment:
Financial Services:
- Laws and Regulations for Financial Services in the Cayman Islands, CIMA
- Confidential Information Disclosure Bill, 2016
- Director Registration and Licensing Law 2014 – CIMA fact sheet
Health:
- Health Insurance Laws & Regulations, Dept. Health Regulatory Services
- Health Practice Laws & Regulations, Dept. Health Regulatory Services
- Health Insurance Commission (2011 Revision), DHRS
- Human Tissue Transplant Law, 2013
- Health Insurance Law (2016 Revision)
- Health Insurance Regulations (2017 Revision)
Immigration:
- Immigration Laws and Regulations, Full listing of immigration laws on CIG Immigration Dept website.
- Immigration Law (2013 Revision)
- Immigration (Amendment)(No. 2) Law, 2013
- Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2013
- Immigration Regulations (2015 Revision)
- Immigration Law (2015 Revision)
- Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2017
- The Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2018
Landlord and Tenant:
- Residential Tenancies Bill, 2009 (not in force)
- See also Review of the law regulating the relationship of landlords and tenants in the Cayman Islands, Law Reform Commission, July 2008
Legislative Assembly:
- Legislative Assembly Standing Orders (2006) Revision
- Standing Orders of the House of Commons, United Kingdom
Litigation:
Pensions:
- Public Service Pensions Law (2011 Revision)
- Public Service Pensions Regulations (2011 Revision)
- National Pensions (General) Regulations (2011 Revision)
- National Pensions Law (2012 Revision)
- National Pensions (Amendment) Law, 2016 (Commencement) Order, 2016
- Normal Age of Pension Entitlement Option Order, 2016
- The National Pensions (Amendment) Law, 2016
Prison/Prisoners:
- Conditional Release Law, 2014
- The Conditional Release of Prisoners Regulations, 2016
- Conditional Release Law Fact Sheet
- Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 (UK law)
Trade & Business:
Traffic:
- Traffic Law, 2011
- Traffic Regulations, 2012
- Traffic Control Regulations, 2012
- Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Miscellaneous:
- Children Law (2012 Revision)
- Dangerous Substances Law (2017 Revision)
- Defamation Law (1995 Revision)
- Gambling (Amendment) Law, 2015
- Information and Communications Technology Authority Law (2011 Revision)
- Liquor Licensing Law (2000 Revision)
- Non-Profit Organisation Law, 2017
- Older Persons Bill, 2017
- Port Regulations (2011 Revision)
- Public Lands Law, 2017
- Towns and Communities Law (1995 Revision)
- Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017
- Whistleblower Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (draft)
More information:
- Cayman Government Gazette Office
- Laws of the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Judicial and Legal Information
- Consolidated Index of Laws and Subsidiary Legislation, 31 July 2014
