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Section 2Part 1 — Preliminary

Definitions

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In this Law —
means the documents referred to in section 13(4);
or "authority" means —
the Director;
the Centre;
the Commissioner of Police; or
any other person or body that the Cabinet may under section 28 designate as an approved authority for the purposes of this Law;
means a person who, by virtue of his relationship or association with a participant or prospective participant, may be considered for protection or assistance or both under the Justice Protection Programme;
or "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Law (2017 Revision);
means —
a person holding public office in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and any other person instructed by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions to appear for the Director of Public Prosecutions in any criminal cause or matter; or
a person holding public office in the Portfolio of Legal Affairs and any other person instructed by or on behalf of the Attorney General to appear for the Attorney General in any civil cause or matter;
means a territory designated as such under section 20(a);
means the officer appointed as Director of the Centre under section 4(1)(a);
or "Centre" means the unit established under section 3(2)(a);
or "JPIP Agency" means the unit established under section 3(2)(b);
or "Programme" means the Justice Protection Programme established under section 3(1);
means a memorandum referred to in section 11(1) and includes any Protocol, addendum or document that supplements or is scheduled to any such memorandum;
means persons specified in or designated pursuant to Schedule 1;
means the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service referred to in section 3 of the Police Law (2017 Revision);
means the register of participants maintained by the Centre pursuant to section 13;
means an evaluation of the risk or danger which a participant is likely to pose for the receiving community, having regard to the matters specified in paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of the definition of "threat assessment" and any other factor considered relevant in a particular case;
means an evaluation of the danger to a prospective participant based on, but not limited to, information on —
persons who are the subject of judicial or administrative proceedings concerning the case in relation to which the prospective participant has given evidence or is required to give evidence;
any criminal organisation interested in the relevant proceedings;
the nature of the threat to the prospective participant;
the names and other identifying data of all persons who are likely to pose a danger to the prospective participant;
where appropriate, the prospective participant's association with persons referred to in paragraph (a) or his involvement in the illegal activity giving rise to the proceedings referred to in that paragraph; and
the immediacy of the threat; and
means a person who has given, is obliged to give or has agreed to give a statement or evidence or both —
in relation to a crime that has been committed or in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe has been committed or will be committed;
to an approved authority in relation to a crime that has been committed or in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe has been committed or will be committed;
in any criminal proceedings; or
in any civil proceedings.

Defined Terms

ancillary documentsapproved authorityassociateCommissioner of PoliceCrown Counseldesignated territoryDirectorJustice Protection Administrative CentreJustice Protection Investigative and Protective AgencyJustice Protection ProgrammeMemorandum of UnderstandingparticipantsPolice Serviceregisterrisk assessmentthreat assessmentwitness

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