Section 3Part 2 — CAYMAN ISLANDS IDENTIFICATION REGISTER
Establishment of the Identification Register
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There is established a register which shall be called the Identification Register ("the register") and which shall be kept and maintained for the following purposes —
enabling the persons referred to in subsection (2) to prove certain facts about themselves;
providing a secure and reliable method for the use of identification information for the purposes of the ascertainment, verification and authentication by a requesting entity of identity facts or related facts about the persons referred to in subsection (2), where such is necessary in the public interest;
providing any service under any enactment to a person by a public authority;
enabling or facilitating interoperability between the Registrar and public authorities for the purpose of efficient public administration or policy development; and
enabling or facilitating compliance by a person, public authority or private entity, in respect of such person, public authority or private entity, with any duty that relates to the registration of identification under any enactment.
Subject to subsection (5), and upon approval by the Registrar of the application for such entry, the following persons may be enrolled in the register —
Caymanians;
permanent residents;
any other person who is legally and ordinarily resident in the Islands;
any person who has participated in a registrable event; or
any other person or category of person prescribed by regulations made by the Cabinet.
A person who is a parent, civil partner, child, or has delegated authority for a person that qualifies to be enrolled in the register under subsection (2) also may be enrolled in the register.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the authentication or verification by a requesting entity of identification information is necessary in the public interest if it is for any of the following purposes —
establishing the eligibility, entitlement or categorization of persons for the efficient and effective provision of government services or benefits;
establishing a person's entitlement to vote at an election or in a referendum;
the prevention or detection of crime;
the enforcement of immigration controls, including the enforcement of prohibitions on unauthorized work or employment; and
national security.
The Registrar may, at the Registrar's discretion, exclude any person who is no longer resident in the Islands from being enrolled in the register.
Defined Terms
the registeridentity factsrelated factseligible person
Referenced By
- Section 21 — Use of identification code
purposes referred to under section 3(1)