Laws of Cayman Islands

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A Strategic Framework for Disaster Risk Management for the Cayman Islands

policy · Made 2006-12

Animals (Amendment) Law, 2012 (No. 25 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-12-07

Animals (Amendment) Law, 2014 (Law 14 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-07-22

Animals (Exportation, Importation, Protection and Control) Regulations (2024 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1977-08-02

Animals Law (2015 Revision)

Act · Made 1976-06-25

Animals (Prohibited Dogs) Regulations (2012 Revision)

Regulation · Made 2002-08-13

Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2015 (No. 823 of 2015)

Regulation · Made 2015-03-19

Cayman Islands Coast Guard Act 2021 (Act 2 of 2021)

Act · Made 2021

Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009

Constitution · Made 2009-06-10

Cayman Islands National Policy on Gender Equity and Equality

policy · Made 2004

Cayman Islands (Territorial Sea) Order, 1989

Regulation · Made 1989-12-19

Continental Shelf Law 1978 (Law No. 6)

Act · Made 1978-04-19

Customs and Border Control Act (Law 34 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-22

Dangerous Substances Law (2017 Revision)

Act · Made 2003-10-03

Dangerous Substances Regulations, 2017

Regulation · Made 2017

Development and Planning (Amendment) Law, 2010 (No. 30 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-07-28

Development and Planning (Amendment) Law (No. 16 of 2006)

Act · Made 2006

Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-07-13

Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2006

Regulation · Made 2006

Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-05-25

Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-10-02

Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014-12-16

Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-03-27

Development and Planning Law (2017 Revision)

Act · Made 1971-12-20

Development and Planning Regulations (2013 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1977-07-28

Development Plan 1997

policy · Made 1997

Electricity Law (2008 Revision)

Act · Made 1974-10-15

Electricity Regulatory Authority Law (2010 Revision)

Act · Made 2005-03-02

Emergency Powers Law

Act · Made 1963

Endangered Species Protection and Propagation Law, 1978 (No. 21 of 1978)

Act · Made 1978-09-14

Repealed

Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) (Amendment) Law, 2015 (No. 23 of 2015)

Act · Made 2016-01-22

Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2015 (No. 23 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-12-10

Endangered Species (Trade And Transport) Law, 2004 (2017 Revision)

Act · Made 2004-07-21

Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) Regulations, 2015

Regulation · Made 2015-06-16

Fuel Market Regulation Law, 2017 (No. 20 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-04-26

Governor (Vesting of Lands) Law (2005 Revision)

Act · Made 1964

Land Acquisition Law (1995 Revision)

Act · Made 1964

Land Holding Companies Share Transfer Tax Law (2016 Revision)

Act · Made 1976-09-07

Land Survey (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

Act · Made 2017-01-10

Land Survey Regulations (1996 Revision)

Act · Made 1972

Land Surveyors Law (1996 Revision)

Act · Made 1971-09-28

Marine Conservation (Amendment) Regulations, 1980

Regulation · Made 1980-04-15

Marine Conservation (Amendment) Regulations, 1985

Regulation · Made 1985-07-16

Marine Conservation (Amendment) Regulations, 1986

Regulation · Made 1986-02-04

Marine Conservation (Amendment) Regulations, 1988

Regulation · Made 1988-05-31

Marine Conservation (Fishing Licences) Regulations, 2003

Regulation · Made 2003-09-02

Marine Conservation (Grouper Spawning Areas) Notice, 2011

Regulation · Made 2012-11-11

Repealed

Marine Conservation Law (2013 Revision)

Act · Made 1978

Repealed

Marine Conservation (Licensing of Seine Nets) Directives, 1986

Regulation · Made 1986-02-04

Marine Conservation (Licensing of Spear Guns) Regulations, 1986

Regulation · Made 1986-02-04

Marine Conservation (Marine Parks) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986

Regulation · Made 1986-04-29

Marine Conservation (Marine Parks) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988

Regulation · Made 1988-05-31

Marine Conservation (Marine Parks) Regulations (2007 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1986-02-18

Marine Conservation Regulations (2004 revision)

Regulation · Made 1979-01-23

Marine Conservation (Turtle Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985

Regulation · Made 1985-04-12

Marine Conservation (Turtle Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007

Regulation · Made 2007-12-24

Marine Conservation (Turtle Protection) Regulations (2008 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1978-09-19

Maritime Authority (Amendment) Law, 2012 (No. 26 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-12-07

Maritime Authority Law (2013 Revision)

Act · Made 2005

Merchant Shipping Law (2016 Revision)

Act · Made 1997-12-15

National Conservation (Alien Species) Regulations, 2022 (SL 47 of 2022)

Regulation · Made 2022

National Conservation Council (Licence and Permit) Directives, 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-08-11

National Conservation (Fees and Forms) Regulations, 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-08-09

National Conservation (General) Regulations, 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-08-09

National Conservation Law, 2013 (No. 24 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-01-22

National Conservation (Marine Parks) Regulations, 2021 (SL 19 of 2021)

Regulation · Made 2021

National Conservation (Protected Areas) Order, 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-08-29

National Culture and Heritage Policy and Strategic Plan for the Cayman Islands 2017-2026

policy · Made 2017

National Energy Policy 2017-2037

policy · Made 2017

National Hazard Management Plan

policy · Made 2019-07

National Strategy and Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020

policy · Made 2017-05

National Trust Bye-Laws (2015 Revision)

Regulation · Made 2015

National Trust Law (2010 Revision)

Act · Made 1987-11-29

National Youth Policy 2000

policy · Made 2000-09

Plant Protection Act, 2023 (Act 10 of 2023 )

Act · Made 2023

Port (Amendment) Regulations, 2007

Regulation · Made 2007

Port (Amendment) Regulations, 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-03-09

Port (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-09-07

Port (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-05-31

Port Authority Law

Act · Made 1976-09-15

Port Regulations (2017 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1977-04-26

Probate and Administration Rules (2008 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1977-04-22

Proclamation No. 5 of 1977 on the contiguous zone

Other · Made 1977

Procurement Act

Act · Made 2016-10-24

Procurement Regulations

Regulation · Made 2018-01-30

Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law (2011 Revision)

Act · Made 1994-09-23

Public Authorities Law

Act · Made 2017-03-27

Public Health (Garbage and Refuse Disposal) Regulations (2011 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1974-12-31

Public Health Law (2002 Revision)

Act · Made 1981-02-20

Public Health (Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19) Regulations, 2020 (SL 29 of 2020)

Regulation · Made 2020-03-27

Public Lands Law, 2017 (No. 35 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-08

Registered Land (Amendment) Law, 2017 (No. 36 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-18

Registered Land (Amendment) Rules, 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-05-17

Registered Land Law (2004 Revision)

Act · Made 1971-12-17

Registered Land Rules (2003 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1972-09-05

Seal Fishery Ordinance (No. 8 of 1921)

Act · Made 1921-12-23

Strata Titles Registration (Amendment) Law, 2012 (No. 10 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-09-06

Strata Titles Registration Law (2005 Revision)

Act · Made 1973-10-25

Utility regulation and competition Act

Act · Made 2016-10-24

Utility Regulation and Competition (Amendment) Act, 2022

Act · Made 2022-12-14

Vision 2008: National Strategic Plan 1999 – 2008

policy · Made 1999-03-29

Wastewater Collection and Treatment (Amendment) Law, 2017 (No. 19 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-08

Wastewater Collection and Treatment Law, 2011 (2019 Revision)

Act · Made 2011-02-01

Water Authority Act (2022 Revision)

Act · Made 1982-12-09

Water Authority (Amendment) Law, 2018 (Law No. 14 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-08-01

Water Authority (Amendment) Law (No. 17 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-08

Water Authority (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-10-30

Water Authority Regulations, 1985

Regulation · Made 1985-02-05

Water Authority Regulations (2022 Revision)

Regulation · Made 1985

Water (Production and Supply) (Amendment) Law, 2017 (No. 18 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-08

Water (Production and Supply) Law (2018 Revision)

Act · Made 2011-02-01

Water Sector Regulation Law, 2017 (2019 Revision)

Act · Made 2017-03-27