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CAYMAN ISLANDS

Public Health Law

(2002 Revision)

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL

LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS, 2020

(SL 76 of 2020)

Supplement No. 2 published with Legislation Gazette No. 41 dated 29th May, 2020.

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CAYMAN ISLANDS

Public Health Law

(2002 Revision)

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF

RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS, 2020

(SL 76 of 2020)

Arrangement of Regulations

Regulation Page

1. Citation and commencement .....................................................................................................5 2. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................5 3. Definition of public meetings in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac .............................................6 4. Public meetings- exemptions in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac ............................................7 5. Public places and social distance in Little Cayman ....................................................................8 6. Restaurants and bars in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac .......................................................8 7. Wearing of masks in the Islands ................................................................................................9 8. Prohibition on holding of public meeting, procession or festive ceremony in Grand

Cayman and Cayman Brac ...................................................................................................... 10 9. Closure of public places in Grand Cayman .............................................................................. 10 10. Restriction on certain activities and operations in Grand Cayman ............................................ 10 11. Restriction on visitation in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac .................................................. 11 12. Shelter in place in Grand Cayman ........................................................................................... 12 13. Public Transport in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac ............................................................. 16 14. Restriction on certain essential travel in Grand Cayman .......................................................... 16 15. Use of a boat for fishing – Grand Cayman ............................................................................... 17 16. Travelling by boat for pleasure - Cayman Brac ........................................................................ 18 17. Travel between the Islands ...................................................................................................... 18 18. Police powers .......................................................................................................................... 20

Arrangement of Regulations Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of

Restrictions) Regulations, 2020

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19. Repeal of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Grand Cayman) Regulations, 2020 .................................................................................................................... 21

20. Expiry ...................................................................................................................................... 21

SCHEDULE 23

Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 1


CAYMAN ISLANDS

Public Health Law

(2002 Revision)

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF

RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS, 2020

(SL 76 of 2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Public Health Law (2002 Revision)

the Cabinet makes the following Regulations —

1. Citation and commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) Regulations, 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st June, 2020.

2. Definitions

2. In these Regulations —

“Competent Authority” means the member of Cabinet charged with

responsibility for international trade;

“essential establishments, institutions, businesses, organisations and

offices” means establishments, institutions, businesses, organisations and

offices at which persons specified under regulation 12 are employed;

“festive ceremony” means a ceremony to celebrate a locally recognised

religious event or a public general holiday and includes an agricultural show;

Regulation 3 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of



“non-profit organisation” has the meaning assigned by the Non-Profit

Organisations Law (2020 Revision);

“public general holiday” has the meaning assigned by the Public Holidays Law

(2007 Revision);

“public place” means any highway, street, public park or garden, any sea beach

and any public bridge, road, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage,

whether a thoroughfare or not; and includes any open space and any premises

to which, for the time being, the public have or are permitted to have access,

whether on payment or otherwise;

“virus” means the virus known as Covid-19; and

“waters” means the waters of the territorial seas of the Islands.

3. Definition of public meetings in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

3. (1) In these Regulations “public meeting” means —

(a) in Grand Cayman —

(i) up to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, a gathering of more than two

persons in any public place for the purposes of engaging in the

activities specified in paragraph (2); and

(ii) on and after 7th June, 2020, a gathering of more than six persons in

any public place for the purposes of engaging in the activities

specified in paragraph (2); and

(b) in Cayman Brac, a gathering of more than twenty-five persons in any

public place for the purposes of engaging in the activities specified in

paragraph (2).

(2) The activities to which paragraph (1) relates are as follows —

(a) leisure, recreational or spiritual activities including those organised by

service clubs, faith-based organisations, community organisations, civic

organisations and business organisations.

(b) parades and social activities related to such parades, including stage shows

and parties;

(c) sporting events, except open air non-contact sports, subject to —

(i) any conditions which may be imposed by the Competent Authority;

and

(ii) persons maintaining a distance of at least six feet or two metres from

another person;

(d) concerts;

(e) conventions;

(f) conferences;



(g) graduations; and

(h) fundraisers,

and such other activities as are specified by the Competent Authority and

notified in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official

means of communication.

(3) For the purposes of the definition of “public meeting”, “person” does not

include a person employed to provide the activities specified in the definition of

“public meeting” or persons who reside within the same household.

4. Public meetings- exemptions in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

4. (1) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to this regulation, the definition of “public meeting” in regulation 3 does not extend to any activity in the following

public places in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac —

(a) health care facilities;

(b) supermarkets;

(c) convenience stores and minimarts;

(d) hardware stores and home depots;

(e) car dealerships and other businesses which sell vehicle parts, and maintain

and repair vehicles;

(f) car wash businesses;

(g) subject to paragraph (4), construction, building and maintenance

businesses, including businesses which provide engineering, plumbing,

electrical, air conditioning and similar services;

(h) pharmacies;

(i) retail banks, building societies and credit unions;

(j) gas or refilling stations;

(k) post offices, and mail and parcel delivery businesses;

(l) money remittance facilities, subject to such conditions as may be imposed

by the Competent Authority;

(m) retail businesses;

(n) real estate businesses;

(o) pet grooming businesses;

(p) laundromats;

(q) educational institutions for the purpose of delivery and collection of

material only; and

(r) such other public places as may be specified by the Competent Authority

and notified in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or




official means of communication, subject to such conditions as may be

imposed by the Competent Authority.

(2) The owner or operator of a public place specified in paragraph (1) shall restrict

the number of customers inside the place of business at any one time so that

each customer is able to distance himself or herself at least six feet or two metres

from any other person.

(3) Every person who is indoors a public place specified in paragraph (1) shall wear

a mask or cloth face covering in accordance with regulation 7.

(4) Construction businesses may, subject to any conditions which may be imposed

by the Competent Authority, perform works of construction and related

services.

(5) Each person in a public place shall maintain a distance of at least six feet or two

metres from another person.

(6) A person who contravenes paragraph (2), (4) or (5) commits an offence and is

liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for

six months.

5. Public places and social distance in Little Cayman

5. (1) The owner or operator of a public place in Little Cayman shall restrict the number of customers inside the place of business at any one time so that each

customer is able to distance himself or herself at least six feet or two metres


(2) Each person who is indoors a public place shall maintain a distance of at least

six feet or two metres from another person.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to persons who reside at the same household.

(4) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable

on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six

months.

6. Restaurants and bars in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

6. (1) The following applies to restaurants and bars in Grand Cayman —

(a) up to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, restaurants shall be restricted to only

providing drive-through services or, the take out, delivery or curb side

collection of food; and

(b) on and after 7th June, 2020, restaurants and bars may offer services on any

outside areas which form a part of the premises of the restaurant or bar,

subject to the following conditions —

(i) no more than six customers shall be permitted to be seated at a table;

(ii) each table shall be at least eight feet apart;



(iii) no person shall be permitted to be seated or served at an indoor

counter in a restaurant or bar; and

(iv) any other conditions which may be imposed by the Competent

Authority.

(2) Bars in Cayman Brac may only operate on and after 7th June, 2020.

(3) Restaurants and bars in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac shall operate no later

than 9:00 pm.

(4) A manager or operator of a restaurant or bar who contravenes paragraph (1), (2)

or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand

dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

7. Wearing of masks in the Islands

7. (1) Any person over the age of two years old who is indoors a public place and is unable to, or does not maintain a distance of six feet from every other person,

shall cover his or her mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face covering,

except —

(a) where the person is unable to wear a mask or cloth face covering due to a

medical condition or the person is otherwise exempted by guidance

provided by the Medical Officer of Health; or

(b) where the person is sitting or eating, without talking, at his or her desk at

the person’s place of employment.

(2) A person who refuses to wear a mask or cloth face covering because of a medical

condition shall not be required to produce documentation verifying the

condition.

(3) Paragraph (1) applies to all employees and customers of businesses and other

organizations open to the public.

(4) All persons are also required to wear masks or cloth face coverings when

providing or using the services of any taxi or ride-sharing, or similar public

transport service or while within an enclosed or semi-enclosed waiting area for

the transport service.

(5) The Medical Officer of Health shall issue written guidance to implement the

provisions of this regulation, which shall include guidance for the use of masks

or cloth face coverings by children between the ages of two and ten years old.

(6) The guidance under paragraph (5) shall be published in the Gazette, in any other

official Government website or official means of communication.

(7) Where a customer refuses to wear a mask or cloth face covering for non-medical

reasons, the owner or operator of a public place may refuse entry to the person.

(8) This regulation applies to all of the Islands.



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8. Prohibition on holding of public meeting, procession or festive ceremony in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

8. (1) Subject to regulation 3(1), for the purposes of preventing, controlling and suppressing the spread of the virus, no person shall hold any public meeting,

procession or festive ceremony in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac until further

notice or until such date as the Cabinet may by notice specify.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) shall be published in the Gazette, in any other

official Government website or official means of communication.

(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable on

conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

9. Closure of public places in Grand Cayman

9. (1) For the purposes of preventing, controlling and suppressing the spread of the virus in Grand Cayman —

(a) with the exception of essential establishments, institutions, businesses,

organisations and offices, the establishments, institutions, businesses,

organisations and offices specified in regulation 4(1), restaurants and bars,

and government offices, all other establishments, institutions, businesses,

organisations and offices shall be closed but, if the establishments,

institutions, businesses, organisations or offices so require, their

employees shall work remotely from home;

(b) the public places specified in regulation 4(1),(with the exception of health

care facilities, retail banks, building societies and credit unions), shall

restrict their hours of business to during the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00

p.m.;

(c) retail banks, building societies and credit unions shall restrict their hours

of business to during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; and

(d) all persons employed within the public service, unless specifically

designated as essential workers, shall work remotely from home.

(2) Health care facilities shall not be restricted in their hours of business.



10. Restriction on certain activities and operations in Grand Cayman

10. (1) For the purposes of preventing, controlling and suppressing the spread of the virus in Grand Cayman, no person shall —

(a) host or attend a private gathering which includes any person from outside

of the immediate household of the house occupant;

(b) visit or permit entry to any person to —

(i) a strata gym; or


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(ii) strata playground;

(c) subject to regulation 14, visit or permit entry to an educational institution,

unless the person is involved in the distribution or collection of school

supplies;

(d) offer for hire or seek to travel on —

(i) a boat, travelling inter-island, except for transport of freight or for the

importation and distribution of seafood; or

(ii) inter-island private commercial sea transport that is non-essential;

(e) host or attend a wedding which hosts ten or more persons other than the

bride, bridegroom, official witnesses and the marriage officer; or

(f) host or attend a funeral, except ten members of the immediate family, six

pallbearers, at least one officiant and essential mortuary staff.



11. Restriction on visitation in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

11. (1) With the exception of —

(a) the Medical Officer of Health or a person authorised by the Medical

Officer of Health in the case of Grand Cayman; and

(b) the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services or a person authorised by

the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services in the case of Cayman

Brac,

for the purposes of surveillance or management of a person in quarantine or

isolation, no person shall visit or be permitted to visit a place or a person referred

to in paragraph (2).

(2) The following are the places and persons referred to in paragraph (1) —

(a) a place or facility of quarantine or isolation;

(b) a detainee in a prison or place of detention; or

(c) a patient in a health care facility.

(3) No person shall, except with the written permission of —

(a) the Medical Officer of Health in the case of Grand Cayman; and

(b) the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services in the case of Cayman

Brac,

visit or be permitted to visit a residential home care facility.



months.



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12. Shelter in place in Grand Cayman

12. (1) For the purposes of preventing, controlling and suppressing the spread of the virus and subject to paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10), persons

in Grand Cayman shall remain in the confines of their place of residence,

inclusive of their yard space.

(2) The following persons are exempt from paragraph (1) while carrying out their

official or employment related duties —

(a) an officer of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service referred to in section

3 of the Police Law (2017 Revision);

(b) a customs and border control officer of the Customs and Border Control

Service established under section 3 of the Customs and Border Control

Law, 2018;

(c) an officer of the Fire Brigade established under section 3 of the Fire

Brigade Law (2006 Revision);

(d) a prison officer;

(e) persons involved in essential services delivery, in the form of child

protection and residential care, in the Department of Children and Family

Services;

(f) waste and sanitation workers;

(g) staff within a health care facility or persons delivering emergency medical

services, persons providing pain management services or persons

providing treatment of chronic pain;

(h) essential officers of any water, electricity or other sector encompassing the

provision of electronic communications including print and electronic

media;

(i) persons employed to physically deliver water or cooking gas to premises;

(j) persons who provide care to other persons with a disability or who are

otherwise vulnerable persons;

(k) non-profit organisations which, and other persons who, engage in the

preparation and delivery of food and supplies to persons with disabilities

or to persons who are vulnerable persons, where those non-profit

organisations and persons are approved by the Competent Authority for

the purpose of subparagraph (ab);

(l) subject to regulation 13, persons who operate or drive taxis or omnibuses;

(m) persons involved in agriculture and food production;

(n) persons engaged in the provision of emergency veterinary services;

(o) persons engaged in the provision of pool maintenance, grounds

maintenance, landscaping and gardening services;


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(p) postal workers and persons employed by mail or parcel courier services to

collect and deliver mail and parcels;

(q) persons who are involved in the distribution of school supplies at

educational institutions;

(r) persons who operate, manage or are employed by any of the public places

specified in regulation 4(1) or 6(1);

(s) persons engaged in the exercise of Cabinet, parliamentary or judicial

duties;

(t) persons providing services connected with the loading and unloading of

cargo ships and with the storage and delivery of goods;

(u) persons employed by a business licensed to provide security guard

services;

(v) persons employed by restaurants to provide food delivery services, until

no later than —

(i) 10:00 p.m. up to 6th June, 2020; and

(ii) 11:00 p.m. on and after 7th June, 2020;

(w) persons employed by businesses other than restaurants to provide food or

grocery delivery services, until no later than—

(i) 10:00 p.m. up to 6th June, 2020; and

(ii) 11:00 p.m. on and after 7th June, 2020;

(x) persons who travel to restaurants which provide —

(i) drive-through or curb side collection of food or for the take out of

food, until no later than 7:00 p.m. up to 6th June, 2020; and

(ii) drive-through or curb side collection of food or for the take out of

food or outdoor dining, until no later than 10:00 p.m. on and after 7th

June, 2020;

(y) civil servants as designated by the Chief Officer of the Portfolio of the

Civil Service, for the purposes of performing their employment duties;

(z) persons who operate, manage or are employed by pest control businesses;

(aa) other members of an essential service or an essential services provider, as

designated by the Competent Authority after consultation with the Hazard

Management Department of the Cayman Islands, for the purposes of

performing their employment duties; and

(ab) other persons involved in such other activities, duties, businesses, purposes

or undertakings as may be specified by the Competent Authority and

notified in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official

means of communication, subject to such conditions as may be imposed

by the Competent Authority.



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(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), persons who have to undertake essential

travel —

(a) to fulfil a legal obligation, including —

(i) attending court;

(ii) satisfying bail conditions; or

(iii) participating in, or representing a person in, legal or related

proceedings;

(b) in relation to children who do not live in the same household as their

parents, or one of their parents, to continue existing arrangements for

access to, and contact between, parents and children; or

(c) to any of the public places specified under regulation 4(1) or 6(1),

may leave their place of residence for such purposes or to travel to such places

and to carry out any relevant activity in such places.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), “parent” includes a step-parent, a person

who has parental responsibility for a child or a person who has care of a child.

(5) Paragraph (1) does not apply to persons who are required to leave their place of

residence because they are at risk of injury or risk of death.

(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (9), a person may, on

any day, engage in outdoor exercise —

(a) alone;

(b) together with other persons who reside within the same household; or

(c) together with —

(i) one other person not being a member of the person’s household, up

to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, for no more than two hours each day

between the hours of 5:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and

(ii) no more than five other persons not being members of the person’s

household, on and after 7th June, 2020 for no more than two hours

each day between the hours of 4:45 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,

provided that the person maintains a distance of at least six feet or two metres


(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6) —

(a) exercise includes —

(i) the walking of a pet,

(ii) playing tennis on a private or strata tennis court;

(iii) swimming in a strata pool;

(iv) subject to paragraph (9), exercising on the beach and swimming in

the sea;


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(v) subject to paragraph (10), exercising in a public place; and

(vi) subject to paragraph (10), open air non-contact sports; and

(b) exercise shall not be carried out in a public pool, a public gym, or a strata

gym.

(8) Subject to paragraph (9), a person may fish from the shoreline —

(a) alone;

(b) together with other persons who reside within the same household; or

(c) together with —

(i) one other person not being a member of the person’s household, up

to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020 on any day between the hours of 5:15

a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and

(ii) no more than five other persons not being members of the person’s

household, on and after 7th June, 2020 on any day between the hours

of 4:45 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,

provided that the person maintains a distance of at least six feet or two metres


(9) Notwithstanding that pursuant to paragraph (7)(a)(iv) and paragraph (8) persons

may visit the beach to exercise, swim in the sea and fish from the shoreline —

(a) up to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, persons who wish to exercise on a

beach or swim in the sea shall do so on the following conditions —

(i) persons whose surnames begin with the letters A to K shall only do

so on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and

(ii) persons whose surnames begin with the letters L to Z shall only do

so on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays;

(b) on and after 7th June, 2020, any person may exercise on a beach, swim in

the sea and fish from the shoreline on any day;

(c) no person shall hold or attend any party, picnic or similar gathering on a

beach;

(d) no person shall engage in any activity in the waters other than those

specified in paragraph (7)(a)(iv) and (8); and

(e) no person shall fish from the shoreline in any of the areas specified in the

Schedule,

and a person who contravenes this paragraph commits an offence and is liable


months.

(10) For the purposes of paragraph (7) —



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(a) and subject to any conditions imposed by the Competent Authority and

persons maintaining a distance of at least six feet or two metres from

another person —

(i) up to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, no more than two persons shall

be permitted to engage in an open air non-contact sport; and

(ii) on and after 7th June, 2020, no more than six persons shall be

permitted to engage in an open air non-contact sport; and

(b) a person may exercise in a public place —

(i) alone;

(ii) together with other persons who reside within the same household; or

(iii) together with —

(A) one other person not being a member of the person’s household,

up to 11:59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020; and

(B) no more than five other persons not being members of the

person’s household, on and after 7th June, 2020.

(11) A person who, without lawful authority, remains in a place other than the

confines of the person’s place of residence, inclusive of the person’s yard space,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars

and to imprisonment for six months.

13. Public Transport in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac

13. (1) An operator of a taxi or an omnibus in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac shall only drive such taxi or omnibus on the following conditions —

(a) only half of the total seating capacity of the taxi or omnibus is used at any

time;

(b) seating in the taxi or omnibus is staggered in such a way that each

passenger is able to distance himself or herself as far as possible from the

other passenger and the driver; and

(c) all persons, including the driver of the taxi or omnibus, shall wear masks

or cloth face coverings when in the taxi or omnibus.

(2) A person who contravenes paragraph (1)(a) commits an offence and is liable on


14. Restriction on certain essential travel in Grand Cayman

14. (1) Notwithstanding regulation 12(3)(c), and subject to regulation 4(2), the restrictions in paragraph (2) apply in Grand Cayman to —

(a) persons who have to undertake essential travel to the following public

places —

(i) supermarkets;


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(ii) convenience stores and minimarts;

(iii) hardware stores and home depots;

(iv) retail businesses;

(v) car wash businesses;

(vi) retail banks, building societies and credit unions;

(vii) gas or refilling stations;

(viii) post offices, and mail and parcel delivery businesses;

(ix) pet grooming businesses;

(x) laundromats; and

(xi) money remittance facilities, subject to such conditions as may be

imposed by the Competent Authority; and

(b) persons who have to travel to educational institutions to collect school

supplies.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where persons have to travel to a place in paragraph

(1) —

(a) persons whose surnames begin with the letters A to K shall only do so on

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and

(b) persons whose surnames begin with the letters L to Z shall only do so on

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

(3) Where a person has a double-barrelled surname, the first name of the person’s

double-barrelled surname shall be the name used for the purposes of paragraph

(2).

(4) The restrictions in paragraph (2) do not apply to persons who have to travel to

convenience stores, minimarts or gas or refilling stations on a Sunday.



15. Use of a boat for fishing – Grand Cayman

15. (1) In Grand Cayman, up to 11.59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, a person may use a boat between the hours of 5:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on any day, not including Sunday,

only for the purpose of fishing in the waters and —

(a) no more than two persons shall be on any boat;

(b) no person shall travel by boat to visit Cayman Brac or Little Cayman; and

(c) no person shall operate or manoeuvre a boat so as to congregate or gather

with any other person on any other boat or vessel.

(2) In Grand Cayman, on and after 7th June, 2020 a person may use a boat between

the hours of 4:45 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day only for the purpose of fishing

in the waters, subject to the following conditions —



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(a) no more than six persons shall be on a boat; and

(b) no person shall travel for pleasure between the Islands to visit Cayman

Brac or Little Cayman; and

(c) a person may operate or manoeuvre a boat so as to congregate or gather

with any other person on any other boat or vessel provided that the number

of persons gathering does not exceed six persons.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), no person shall congregate or conduct

any boating activity in the waters in the areas specified in the Schedule.

(4) A person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and is

liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for

six months.

16. Travelling by boat for pleasure - Cayman Brac

16. (1) In Cayman Brac, up to 11.59 p.m. on 6th June, 2020, a person may, on any day, use a boat to travel for pleasure including for fishing in the waters, subject to

the following conditions —

(a) no more than two persons shall be on any boat; and

(b) no person shall travel by boat for pleasure to visit Grand Cayman or Little

Cayman.

(2) In Cayman Brac, on and after 7th June, 2020 a person may, on any day, use a

boat to travel for pleasure, including for fishing in the waters, subject to the

following conditions —

(a) no more than six persons shall be on a boat; and

(b) no person shall travel by boat for pleasure to visit Grand Cayman or Little

Cayman.



months.

17. Travel between the Islands

17. (1) Subject to this regulation, any person may travel between the Islands by air transport.

(2) Persons who carry out essential services in the Islands may travel between the

Islands by air transport or by boat.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2) and this regulation, no person in Grand Cayman is

permitted to travel by boat to Cayman Brac except for the transport of freight to

Cayman Brac.

(4) Persons travelling to Cayman Brac from Grand Cayman or Little Cayman by air

transport or by boat to carry out essential services as provided in paragraph (2)


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are not required to be quarantined or isolated in accordance with the Law and

the regulations made thereunder.

(5) A person who wishes to travel to between the Islands shall —

(a) prior to travelling —

(i) notify the Medical Officer of Health or the Director of the Sister

Islands Health Services of the proposed travel;

(ii) remain at a place of isolation as specified by the Medical Officer of

Health or the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services for a

period of not less than fourteen days; and

(iii) be tested for the virus; and

(b) only be permitted to travel after such test has been declared to be negative

by the Medical Officer of Health.

(6) Where a person has tested negative for the virus, the person shall be transported

immediately after the person has received the results to the airport or to the boat

for boarding, by a person assigned by the Medical Officer of Health or the

Director of the Sister Islands Health Services.

(7) A person in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman who wishes to travel to Grand

Cayman for medical reasons shall obtain the prior approval of the Director of

the Sister Islands Health Services to do so but this shall not apply where a

medical doctor determines that a case is an emergency and that travel to Grand

Cayman is required.

(8) A person referred to in paragraph (7) shall, for a period of fourteen days —

(a) from the date of arrival in Grand Cayman; or

(b) from the date of return to Cayman Brac or Little Cayman,

for the purposes of surveillance by the Medical Officer of Health or the Director

of the Sister Islands Health Services, remain at a place of isolation as specified

by the Medical Officer of Health or the Director of the Sister Islands Health

Services and shall be subject to such conditions as are specified by the Medical

Officer of Health or the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services.

(9) The date in paragraph (8) from which a person referred to in paragraph (7) shall

be required to remain in isolation shall be determined having regard to the

person’s medical circumstances.

(10) For the purposes of this regulation, “essential services” includes services

provided by the following persons —

(a) medical personnel;

(b) engineers;

(c) crane operators;

(d) truck operators;



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(e) utility workers;

(f) persons employed to physically deliver propane gas to premises or to

otherwise deal with propane gas;

(g) persons engaged in the exercise of Cabinet, parliamentary or judicial

duties;

(h) civil servants designated as essential workers by the Chief Officer of the

Portfolio of the Civil Service;

(i) officers of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service referred to in section

3 of the Police Law (2017 Revision);

(j) customs and border control officers of the Customs and Border Control

Service established under section 3 of the Customs and Border Control

Law, 2018;

(k) officers of the Fire Brigade established under section 3 of the Fire Brigade

Law (2006 Revision);

(l) prison officers;

(m) persons providing security services; and

(n) such other persons as approved by —

(i) the Medical Officer of Health, in the case of Grand Cayman; and

(ii) the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services, the District

Commissioner for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman or the Deputy of

the District Commissioner in the case of Cayman Brac or Little

Cayman.

(11) A person who contravenes paragraph (3), (5), (7) or (8) commits an offence and

is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for

six months.

18. Police powers

18. (1) A police officer may require a person to answer any questions to enable the police officer to ascertain who the person is and whether the person is exempt

under these Regulations, and where the person does not satisfy the police officer

that the person falls within the exempted categories set out under these

Regulations, the police officer may —

(a) direct the person to go immediately to the person’s place of residence; or

(b) detain and convey the person to the person’s place of residence.

(2) The power in paragraph (1) may be exercised where a person is at any place

other than the person’s place of residence.

(3) For the purposes of exercising the power in paragraph (1), a police officer may

enter any place other than a residence.


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(4) A police officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of a

power under this regulation.

(5) For the purposes of these Regulations, the police powers referred to in this

regulation only apply to police officers in Grand Cayman.

19. Repeal of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Grand Cayman) Regulations, 2020

19. The Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Grand Cayman) Regulations, 2020 are repealed.

20. Expiry

20. These Regulations shall continue in force until 22nd June, 2020 or until such later date as the Cabinet may specify by notice in the Gazette, in any other official

Government website or official means of communication.

Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) Regulations, 2020

SCHEDULE

c SL 76 of 2020 Page 23

SCHEDULE

(regulations 12 and 15)

Areas of Grand Cayman in which congregating, boating and fishing are prohibited

Persons shall not congregate, conduct any boating activity, or fish in the waters of the

following areas —

1. the area known as Star Fish Point, that is to say the area within a radius of 3/4

of a mile of Latitude 19° 21.370'N Longitude 81° 17.014'W;

2. the area known as Rum Point, that is to say the area within a radius of 3/4 of a

mile of Latitude 19° 22.284'N Longitude 81° 16.392'W;

3. the area known as Sandbar, that is to say the area within a radius of 3/4 of a mile

of Latitude 19° 22.536'N Longitude 81° 18.295'W; and

4. the area known as Stingray City, that is to say the area within a radius of 3/4 of

a mile of Latitude 19°23’18.43'N Longitude 81° 20’45'W.

Made in Cabinet the 29th day of May, 2020.

Kim Bullings

Clerk of the Cabinet

Arrangement of Regulations1. Citation and commencement2. Definitions3. Definition of public meetings in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac4. Public meetings- exemptions in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac5. Public places and social distance in Little Cayman6. Restaurants and bars in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac7. Wearing of masks in the Islands8. Prohibition on holding of public meeting, procession or festive ceremony in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac9. Closure of public places in Grand Cayman10. Restriction on certain activities and operations in Grand Cayman11. Restriction on visitation in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac12. Shelter in place in Grand Cayman13. Public Transport in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac14. Restriction on certain essential travel in Grand Cayman15. Use of a boat for fishing – Grand Cayman16. Travelling by boat for pleasure - Cayman Brac17. Travel between the Islands18. Police powers19. Repeal of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Grand Cayman) Regulations, 202020. ExpirySCHEDULE(regulations 12 and 15)Areas of Grand Cayman in which congregating, boating and fishing are prohibited

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