AI-assisted research summary: This law lets the Governor issue or renew passports, set passport forms and regulations, charge fees, and waive or reduce certain fees in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman. It also creates offences for passport misuse and sets penalties.
Passport Law (1998 Revision) Supplement No. 3 published with Gazette No. 5 of 2nd March, 1998. THE PASSPORT LAW (14 OF 1974) (1998 Revision) Consolidated with Law 4 of 1997 (part). Revised under the authority of the Law Revision Law (19 of 1975). Originally enacted- Law 14 of 1974-14th October, 1974 Law 4 of 1997-24th March, 1997. Consolidated and revised this 6th day of January, 1998. Passport Law (1998 Revision) 2 Passport Law (1998 Revision) PASSPORT LAW (1998 Revision) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Governor may issue passports 4. Passports 5. Fees 6. Regulations 7. Penalties 8. Waiver of Fees: Cayman Brac, Little Cayman Schedule: Fees 3 Passport Law (1998 Revision) 4 Passport Law (1998 Revision) PASSPORT LAW (1998 Revision) 1. This Law may be cited as the Passport Law (1998 Revision). Short title 2. In this Law- Definitions “Governor” means the Governor in Council and, except in section 8, any person authorised to act on his behalf for the purposes of this Law; and “passport” means a document, issued to a person by the competent authority of any State, authorising the holder to travel outside that State to the extent and during the period therein provided. 3. The Governor may issue or renew to any person a passport valid for a total Governor may issue passports period or periods not exceeding ten years in all from the date of issue. 4. Passports issued by the Governor shall be in such form or forms as the Passports Governor may, from time to time, determine. 5. (1) There shall be charged, in respect of passports and related matters, the Fees fees set out in the Schedule. (2) Payment of fees under subsection (1) shall be evidenced by adhesive or embossed stamps issued under the Postal Law (1997 Revision) which shall be 1997 Revision affixed or endorsed upon the relevant passport or document. 6. The Governor may make regulations prescribing- Regulations (a) forms of application for passports; and (b) fees to be charged for the issue and renewal of passports, and for the general administration of this Law. 7. Whoever, in respect of any passport- Penalties (a) forges, alters or tampers with the same; (b) is found in unlawful possession thereof; (c) on finding the same, neglects or fails to send such passport to the Chief Immigration Officer; (d) falsely holds himself out as the rightful owner thereof; 5 Passport Law (1998 Revision) (e) by any false representation, procures, obtains or attempts to procure or obtain the issue of the same to himself or to any other person; (f) parts with the possession of the same to another person without lawful authority or for an unlawful purpose; (g) destroys, makes away with or by wilful neglect allows any other person to obtain possession of the same; (h) not having actual personal knowledge of the applicant for a passport makes any declaration verifying the declaration of such applicant or vouching the fitness of such applicant to receive a passport or to make any such declaration merely on information gained from the applicant or from any other person; or (i) contravenes any regulation, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for twelve months. Waiver of fees: Cayman 8. The Governor may, from time to time, waive or reduce any or all of the fees Brac, Little Cayman specified in the Schedule in relation to any person or group of persons in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman. SCHEDULE Fees $ Issue or renewal of a passport 40 U.S. Visa waiver 10 Addition of child to passport 10 Renewal of passport to child 10 Change of name in passport-old black type 10 Change of name in passport-new EC machine readable burgundy type 30 Certificate of identity 20 Document of travel to Jamaica 20 Courier of passport to U.S. Embassy 20 Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Governor in Council this 6th day of January, 1998. Carmena H. Parsons Clerk of Executive Council 6