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Section 2Part 1 — PRELIMINARY

Interpretation

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In this Act —
"armed" means equipped for the use of firearms;
"bullet-proof vest" means a vest that is capable of providing protection from the penetration of bullets;
"chief officer" —
in relation to the Coast Guard, means the person appointed as chief officer pursuant to the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) who has oversight of the Coast Guard;
where the context otherwise requires, has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision);
"civil servant" means a person employed by an entity other than a public authority and is a public officer as defined by the Constitution;
"Civil Service Appeals Commission" means the Civil Service Appeals Commission appointed under section 58 of the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision);
"civilian support staff employee of the Coast Guard" means a person employed by the Coast Guard who is not an officer of the Coast Guard;
"Coast Guard" means the Cayman Islands Coast Guard established under section 3;
"Coast Guard Medical Officer" means the officer appointed under section 14(2)(b) who performs such duties as prescribed by regulations;
"Coast Guard Reserve" means the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Reserve established under section 3(2)(b) and which is the reserve component of the Coast Guard;
"Coast Guard vehicle" means any vehicle commissioned into the service of the Coast Guard and so recorded on the Coast Guard's register of assets;
"Commandant" means the officer appointed by the Governor under section 14(2)(a) to have command of the Coast Guard;
"commission" means an instrument by which the authority of an officer of the Coast Guard is exercised and which is issued by the Governor;
"commissioned officer" means a person granted a commission by the Governor under section 14(1) and carrying rank and precedence within the Coast Guard in a rank specified in Part A of Schedule 1;
"Commissioner of Police" has the same meaning assigned to the word "Commissioner" by section 2 of the Police Act (2021 Revision);
"decoration" includes a medal, medal ribbon, clasp and good conduct badge;
"Deputy Commandant" means the officer appointed by the Governor under section 14(2)(a);
"discharge" means, in relation to a non-commissioned officer or a civilian support staff employee of the Coast Guard, to have that person's employment with the Coast Guard terminated prior to retirement or resignation from the Coast Guard, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under this Act;
"civil partner" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Civil Partnership Act, 2020;
"civil partnership" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Civil Partnership Act, 2020;
"enlist" means to accept an offer of a contract of employment, or to agree to a secondment, to become a member of the Coast Guard;
"entity" means any body and includes a ministry, portfolio, statutory authority, government company, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Audit Office;
"firearm" has the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the Firearms Act (2008 Revision);
"fit and proper persons" means persons who satisfy the prescribed criteria to be eligible for appointment to the Coast Guard;
"government company" means —
a company in which the Government has a controlling interest; and
in respect of each such company, includes all subsidiary entities of the company;
"high seas" means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a state or territory;
"identity card" means a card issued to a member of the Coast Guard in the form set out in Schedule 3, and which is evidence of such member's appointment;
"local law enforcement agency" means any of the following entities —
the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service established under the Police Act (2021 Revision);
the Customs and Border Control Service established under the Customs and Border Control Act (2021 Revision); and
any other agency in which powers similar to those exercisable by a constable appointed under the Police Act (2021 Revision) are lawfully vested;
"maritime environment" means the oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas and the airspace above these, including the littorals;
"member of the Coast Guard" means —
an officer of the Coast Guard; or
a civilian support staff employee of the Coast Guard;
"military establishment" means a military prison or any other establishment under the control of the Secretary of State or the Minister where persons may be required to serve military sentences of imprisonment or detention;
"Minister" means the member of Cabinet charged with responsibility for the Coast Guard;
"non-commissioned officer" means a person appointed by the Commandant under section 14(5) and carrying rank and precedence within the Coast Guard in a rank specified in Part B of Schedule 1;
"officer of the Coast Guard" or "officer", when used in relation to the Coast Guard, means a commissioned officer or non-commissioned officer of the Coast Guard;
"port officer" means an officer referred to in section 8 of the Port Authority Act (1999 Revision);
"protective equipment" includes batons, handcuffs and other means of restraints, body armour, bullet-proof vests, tasers and pepper spray;
"public authority" means a statutory authority or government company;
"public office" has the same meaning as in section 124 of the Constitution;
"public officer" means the holder of any public office, and includes a person appointed to act in any public office;
"rescue coordination centre" means a unit responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue services and for coordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations within a search and rescue region;
"reservist" means an officer of the Coast Guard Reserve;
"search and rescue region" means an area of defined dimensions associated with a rescue coordination centre within which search and rescue services are provided;
"search and rescue services" means the performance of distress monitoring, communication, coordination and search and rescue functions, including the provision of medical advice, initial medical assistance, or medical evacuation, through the use of public and private resources including co-operating aircraft, vessels and other craft and installations;
"statutory authority" means an entity established by an Act to carry out functions which are capable under that Act, of being funded, partly or entirely, by money provided by the Cabinet, and for which the Governor or the Cabinet has the power to appoint or dismiss the majority of the board or other governing body;
"territorial sea", in relation to the Islands, has the meaning assigned by the Cayman Islands (Territorial Seas) Order, 1989; and
"vessel" includes a ship, an aircraft and any other thing or device capable of being used for conveying goods or persons from one place to another, and includes a vessel being carried or towed by another vessel whether as cargo or for any other purpose.

Defined Terms

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