Section 437Part 18 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Offences committed by Cayman Islands seafarers and other persons on board a Cayman Islands ship
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Any act done in or at any place, ashore or afloat, outside the Islands by any seafarer who, at the time, is employed in a Cayman Islands ship, which, if done in any part of the Islands would be an offence under the Penal Code (2024 Revision), shall —
be an offence under the Penal Code (2024 Revision); and
be treated for the purposes of jurisdiction and trial, as if it had been done within the jurisdiction of the Court.
Subsection (1) applies to —
omissions as they apply to acts; and
to persons on board a Cayman Islands ship in addition to seafarers.
Defined Terms
seafarer
Cross References
- Section of Penal Codeexternal
Penal Code (2024 Revision)
Referenced By
- Section 412 — Ancillary offences
Reference to section 437