Section 19Part 0 —
Ships and aircraft used for illicit traffic
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This section applies to — (a) a Cayman ship or a Cayman aircraft; (b) a ship or an aircraft registered in a state other than the Islands which is a party to the Vienna Convention or the Treaty of San José; and (c) a ship that is not registered in any country or territory.
A person on a ship or an aircraft to which this section applies, wherever it may be who — (a) has a controlled drug in that person’s possession; or (b) is knowingly concerned in the carrying or concealing of a controlled drug on the ship or the aircraft, knowing or having reasonable grounds to suspect that the drug is intended to be imported or has been exported contrary to section 3(1) or the law of any state other than the Islands commits an offence and is liable — (i) if the controlled drug is a hard drug — (A) on summary conviction to a fine of twenty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for five years; or (B) on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for life; or (ii) if the controlled drug is not a hard drug — (A) on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years; or (B) on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for fourteen years.
A certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the government of a state to the effect that the import or export of a controlled drug is prohibited by the law of that state is evidence of the matter stated.
Cross References
- Section 3 of Misuse Of Drugs Act
Reference to contravention of section 3(1).
Referenced By
- Section 20 — Enforcement powers in respect of ships and aircraft
Reference to ships and aircraft used for illicit traffic under section 19.
- Section 21 — Jurisdiction and prosecutions in respect of ships and aircraft
Reference to offences under section 19.