s.2Interpretation
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Section 2Part 1 — PRELIMINARY

Interpretation

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In this Act —
"authentication" means the process by which the identity of a person or a person's identification information is proved as to its accuracy or inaccuracy;
"Caymanian" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision);
"Cayman Islands Identification Card System" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022;
"Chief Officer" means the Chief Officer of the Ministry;
"civil partner" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Civil Partnership Act, 2020;
"civil servant" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision);
"delegate" means a person who has been granted delegated authority under section 11;
"delegated authority" means the authorization given to a person by the Registrar under section 11 to access and use the register on behalf of another person;
"emergency contact information", in relation to a person, means the name, residential address, telephone number and email address of the emergency contact nominated by the person;
"enrol" means the entering of an individual in the register for the first time and includes the process of collecting identification information, including from a public authority;
"entry" means an entry of any particular or information in the register and includes an entry that is made electronically or digitally;
"General Registry" means the Registry of Births and Deaths for the Islands established under section 3 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (2021 Revision);
"identification code" means the unique identifier assigned to a person under section 20 for the purposes of identifying that person;
"identification information" means identity facts and related facts;
"identity facts", in relation to a person, means —
the person's full name;
the date of birth of the person;
the nationality of the person;
the sex of the person;
the current category of the person's right or permission to reside in the Islands in accordance with the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision) or any other law and the terms and conditions of that permission;
the identification code of the person;
"interoperability" means the electronic communication and sharing of data or information between the Registrar and entities or between entities;
"legal and ordinary residence" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision);
"legally and ordinarily resident" means a person who has legal and ordinary residence in the Islands;
"Minister" means the Minister with responsibility for the register and "Ministry" shall be construed accordingly;
"minor" means a person who is under the age of eighteen years;
"permanent resident" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision);
"personal data" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Data Protection Act (2021 Revision);
"photograph" means an image of a person, generated by a process of reflecting light and capturing light through chemical or electronic process and recreating the image either electronically or physically;
"principal contact information", in relation to a person, means —
the principal telephone number of the person;
the principal email address of the person;
the principal mailing address of the person; and
the principal residential address of the person;
"private entity" means a natural or legal person that is not a public authority;
"public authority" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Data Protection Act (2021 Revision);
"register" means the Identification Register established under section 3;
"registered", in relation to a person, means to be enrolled in the register;
"registered person" means a person who is registered under this Act;
"registrable event" means —
a birth of a person in the Islands;
the birth of a Caymanian outside of the Islands;
the granting of a work permit or any other form of the right or permission to reside in the Islands by WORC; or
the grant or termination of employment of a person who is not a Caymanian as an employee of the Government;
the grant of asylum under the Customs and Border Control Act (2022 Revision);
the expiry of a work permit or any other form of the right or permission to reside in the Islands; and
the revocation of a work permit or any other form of the right or permission to reside in the Islands;
"registerable person" means a person who is eligible for registration in the register under this Act;
"Registrar" means the person appointed to the office of the Registrar of the Identification Register established under section 12;
"Registrar-General" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (2021 Revision);
"related facts", in relation to a person, means —
place of birth;
delegated authority;
the identification code of the person's parent or parents;
external characteristics capable of identifying the individual, limited to height and eye colour;
physical signature (signature mark);
photograph;
principal contact information;
emergency contact information;
other residential addresses, if applicable; and
date of death;
"reliable document" means an identification document or source of data used to verify a subject's identification information and that is generally recognized by public authorities and private entities as reliable;
"requesting entity" means a public authority or private entity that requests access to information contained in the register;
"to use" includes to access, to collect, to obtain, to record, to process, to hold and to disclose;
"verification" means the process by which the accuracy of information received is established through comparison of the information received with reliable documents or other information;
"WORC" means the Workforce, Opportunities and Residency Cayman Office as defined under section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision); and
"work permit" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision).
For the purposes of this Act, a reference to a "person" means a natural person unless the context otherwise requires.

Defined Terms

authenticationCaymanianCayman Islands Identification Card SystemChief Officercivil partnercivil servantdelegatedelegated authorityemergency contact informationenrolentryGeneral Registryidentification codeidentification informationidentity factsinteroperabilitylegal and ordinary residencelegally and ordinarily residentMinisterMinistryminorpermanent residentpersonal dataphotographprincipal contact informationprivate entitypublic authorityregisterregisteredregistered personregistrable eventregisterable personRegistrarRegistrar-Generalrelated factsreliable documentrequesting entityto useverificationWORCwork permit

Cross References

Referenced By

  • Section 2 — Interpretation

    Referenced for defined terms: authentication, identification code, identification information, identity facts, register, registered person, related facts, principal contact information