Public Health Law (2002 Revision)

CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (LITTLE CAYMAN) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 45 of 2020) Supplement No. 1 published with Legislation Gazette No. 35 dated 5th May, 2020. PUBLISHING DETAILS Page 2 SL 45 of 2020 c Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulations, 2020 Arrangement of Regulations CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (LITTLE CAYMAN) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 45 of 2020) Arrangement of Regulations Regulation Page 1. Citation ......................................................................................................................................5 2. Non-application of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 Regulations, 2020 ..........................................................................................................................................5 3. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................5 4. Public places and social distance...............................................................................................6 5. Wearing of masks ......................................................................................................................6 6. Travel between the Islands ........................................................................................................7 7. Expiry ........................................................................................................................................9 c SL 45 of 2020 Page 3 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Law (2002 Revision) PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (LITTLE CAYMAN) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 45 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 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid- 19 (Little Cayman) Regulations, 2020. 2. Non-application of the Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 Regulations, 2020 2. The Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 Regulations, 2020 do not apply to Little Cayman with effect from the date of commencement of these Regulations. 3. Definitions 3. (1) In these Regulations — “essential services” includes services provided by the following persons — (a) medical personnel; (b) engineers; c SL 45 of 2020 Page 5 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulation 4 Regulations, 2020 (c) crane operators; (d) truck operators; (e) utility workers; (f) persons employed to physically deliver propane gas to premises or to otherwise deal with propane gas; (g) officers of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service referred to in section 3 of the Police Law (2017 Revision); (h) customs and border control officers of the Customs and Border Control Service established under section 3 of the Customs and Border Control Law, 2018; (i) officers of the Fire Brigade established under section 3 of the Fire Brigade Law (2006 Revision); (j) prison officers; and (k) such other persons as approved by the Director of the Sister Islands Health Services, the District Commissioner for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman or the Deputy of the District Commissioner; “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; and “virus” means the virus known as Covid-19. 4. Public places and social distance 4. (1) The owner or operator of a public place shall restrict the number of customers inside the public place 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. (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. 5. Wearing of masks 5. (1) With effect from the date of commencement of these Regulations, any person over the age of two years 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 — Page 6 SL 45 of 2020 c Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 6 (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 declines 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 five 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 decline entry to the person. 6. Travel between the Islands 6. (1) Subject to this regulation, any person in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac may travel to Little Cayman by air transport. (2) Persons who carry out of essential services in Little Cayman may travel to and from Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac to Little Cayman by air transport or by boat. (3) Subject to paragraph (2) and this regulation, no person in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac is permitted to travel by boat to Little Cayman except for the transport of freight to Little Cayman. (4) Persons travelling to Little Cayman by air transport or by boat to carry out essential services as provided in paragraph (2) 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 Little Cayman from Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac shall — (a) prior to travelling — (i) notify the Medical Officer of Health of the proposed travel; c SL 45 of 2020 Page 7 Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulation 6 Regulations, 2020 (ii) remain at the person’s residence or such other place of isolation as specified by the Medical Officer of Health 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. (7) A person in Little Cayman who wishes to travel to Grand Cayman for medical reasons shall obtain the prior approval of the Medical Officer of Health 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 Little Cayman, for the purposes of surveillance by the Medical Officer of Health, remain at the person’s home or such other place of isolation as specified by the Medical Officer of Health and shall be subject to such conditions as are specified by the Medical Officer of Health. (9) Where there are other persons who reside at the same household as a person referred to in paragraph (7), those persons shall also, for a period of fourteen days from the date on which the person returns to the household, for the purposes of surveillance by the Medical Officer of Health, remain in isolation at the household and shall be subject to such conditions as are specified by the Medical Officer of Health. (10) 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. (11) A person who contravenes paragraph (3), (5), (7), (8) or (9) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months. Page 8 SL 45 of 2020 c Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Little Cayman) Regulations, 2020 Regulation 7 7. Expiry 7. These Regulations shall continue in force until 31st May, 2020 or until such other later date as the Cabinet may specify by notice in the Gazette, in any other official Government website or official means of communication. Made in Cabinet the 5th day of May, 2020. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet c SL 45 of 2020 Page 9