Public Health Act (2021 Revision)

CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Act (2021 Revision) CONTROL OF COVID-19 (TRAVEL) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 2022 (SL 10 of 2022) Supplement No. 2 published with Legislation Gazette No.12 dated 18th March, 2022. PUBLISHING DETAILS Page 2 SL 10 of 2022 c Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022 Arrangement of Regulations CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Act (2021 Revision) CONTROL OF COVID-19 (TRAVEL) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 2022 (SL 10 of 2022) Arrangement of Regulations Regulation Page 1. Citation and commencement .....................................................................................................5 2. Amendment of regulation 2 of the Control of Covid-19 (Travel) Regulations, 2022 - definitions ..................................................................................................................................5 3. Insertion of regulation 7A - requirements for persons disembarking in the Islands from a cruise ship .................................................................................................................................6 4. Amendment of regulation 8 - crew members of aircraft or ship exempt from compliance with regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 .................................................................................................6 5. Amendment of regulation 9 - liability of owner of ship or aircraft for persons without proper travel documents ............................................................................................................7 6. Insertion of regulation 9A - duty of master of cruise ship ............................................................7 7. Amendment of regulation 20 - expiry .........................................................................................8 c SL 10 of 2022 Page 3 Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022 Regulation 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS Public Health Act (2021 Revision) CONTROL OF COVID-19 (TRAVEL) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 2022 (SL 10 of 2022) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Public Health Act (2021 Revision), the Cabinet makes the following Regulations — 1. Citation and commencement 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022. (2) These Regulations come into force on 21st March, 2022. 2. Amendment of regulation 2 of the Control of Covid-19 (Travel) Regulations, 2022 - definitions 2. The Control of Covid-19 (Travel) Regulations, 2022, in these Regulations referred to as the “principal Regulations”, are amended in regulation 2(1) by inserting after the definition of the word “Commissioner” the following definition — “ “cruise ship” means a sea-going vessel engaged in the business of tourism and includes a seasonal cruise ship and a year-round cruise ship;”. c SL 10 of 2022 Page 5 Regulation 3 Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022 3. Insertion of regulation 7A - requirements for persons disembarking in the Islands from a cruise ship 3. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 7 the following regulation — “Requirements for persons disembarking in the Islands from a cruise ship 7A. (1) Notwithstanding regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, a person who wishes to disembark in the Islands from a cruise ship shall comply with this regulation. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a person referred to in paragraph (1) wishes to disembark in the Islands from a cruise ship, the following shall apply — (a) the person must have completed an approved vaccine course at least fourteen days prior to embarking on the cruise ship; and (b) upon arrival in the Islands, the person shall comply with the directions of the Medical Officer of Health with regard to ensuring that the person is not a health risk to persons in the Islands. (3) Where a person referred to in paragraph (1) is a child who has not completed an approved vaccine course at least fourteen days prior to embarking on the cruise ship, the following shall apply — (a) the child shall only disembark where the child is accompanied by an accompanying person who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2); and (b) upon arrival in the Islands, the child shall be subject to such written directions as are provided by the Medical Officer of Health. (4) A person who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of two years, or to both. (5) For the purposes of paragraph (3) — “accompanying person” means an adult who travels with a child for the purpose of supervising the child while travelling; and “child” means a person who is under the age of twelve years.”. 4. Amendment of regulation 8 - crew members of aircraft or ship exempt from compliance with regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 4. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 8 as follows — (a) by renumbering regulation 8 as regulation 8(1); Page 6 SL 10 of 2022 c Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022 Regulation 5 (b) in regulation 8(1) as renumbered, by deleting the words “Regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7” and substituting the words “Subject to paragraph (2), regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7”; and (c) by inserting after regulation 8(1) as renumbered, the following paragraphs — “(2) Where a person who is a captain or crew member of a cruise ship wishes to disembark in the Islands the following shall apply — (a) the person must have completed an approved vaccine course at least fourteen days prior to embarking on the cruise ship; and (b) upon arrival in the Islands, the person shall comply with the directions of the Medical Officer of Health with regard to ensuring that the person is not a health risk to persons in the Islands. (3) A person who contravenes paragraph (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of two years, or to both.”. 5. Amendment of regulation 9 - liability of owner of ship or aircraft for persons without proper travel documents 5. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 9 by inserting after paragraph (4) the following paragraph — “(5) The duty of an owner of a vessel under paragraph (1) and the master of a vessel under paragraph (2) does not apply to the owner or master of a vessel that is a cruise ship.”. 6. Insertion of regulation 9A - duty of master of cruise ship 6. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 9 the following regulation — “Duty of master of cruise ship 9A. The master of a cruise ship shall ensure that — (a) prior to the arrival of the cruise ship in the Islands, a customs and border control officer is provided with a list which indicates the vaccination status of each passenger and crew member of the cruise ship; and (b) a person who tests positive for the virus or who shows any symptoms of the virus is not permitted to disembark the cruise ship in the Islands.”. c SL 10 of 2022 Page 7 Regulation 7 Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2022 7. Amendment of regulation 20 - expiry 7. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 20 by deleting the words “15th April, 2022” and substituting the words “29th April, 2022”. Made in Cabinet 15th day of March, 2022. Davina Wilson Acting Clerk of the Cabinet Page 8 SL 10 of 2022 c