s.2Interpretation
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Section 2Part 1 — Preliminary

Interpretation

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In this Act —
"appropriate consent" means in relation to a person —
who has attained the age of eighteen years, the consent of that person;
who has not attained the age of eighteen years, but has attained the age of fourteen years, the consent of that person and that person's parent or guardian;
who has not attained the age of fourteen years, the consent of that person's parent or guardian;
"arms" means firearms as defined in the Firearms Act (2008 Revision);
"arrestable offence" means an offence prescribed as such in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision);
"chief officer" means the chief officer having oversight of the Service, referred to in section 2 of the Public Management and Finance Act (2020 Revision);
"C.M.O." means the Chief Medical Officer of the Government and includes any person deputising for the Chief Medical Officer;
"commanding officer" means the Commissioner or a police officer in control of the police in any district;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police appointed under this Act;
"constable" means a police officer of the rank of constable of any grade and includes a recruit constable, auxiliary constable and community support officer;
"firearm offence" means an offence under the Firearms Act (2008 Revision);
"Inspector" means a police officer of the rank of Inspector of any grade;
"intimate sample" means —
a sample of blood, semen or any other tissue fluid, urine or pubic hair;
a dental impression;
a swab taken from any part of a person's genitals (including pubic hair) or from a person's body orifices other than the mouth;
"intimate search" means a search which consists of the physical examination of a person's body orifices other than the mouth;
"junior officer" means a police officer below the rank of Inspector;
"non-intimate sample" means —
a sample of hair other than a pubic hair;
a sample taken from a nail or from under a nail;
a swab taken from any part of a person's body other than a part from which a swab taken would be an intimate sample;
saliva;
a skin impression, meaning in relation to any person, any record (other than a fingerprint) which is a record (in any form and produced by any method) of the skin pattern and other physical characteristics or features of the whole or any part of that person's that person's foot or of any other part of that person's body;
"police officer" means any member of the Service;
"premises" includes any place and, in particular, includes —
any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft;
any tent or movable structure;
"registered dentist" means a person duly registered as a dentist pursuant to the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision);
"registered medical doctor" means a person duly registered as a medical doctor pursuant to the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision);
"registered nurse" means a person duly registered as a nurse pursuant to the Health Practice Act (2021 Revision);
"regulations" means regulations made under section 146;
"relevant evidence" in relation to an offence, means anything that may be admissible in evidence at a trial for the offence;
"senior officer", when used in relation to any act done or thing suffered by a police officer, means a police officer senior in rank to the police officer doing the act or suffering the thing;
"Service" means the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service referred to in section 3;
"special constable" means a member of the Special Constabulary referred to in Part IX;
"standing orders" means standing orders made by the Commissioner under section 6(1)(b);
"traffic" includes animals in the charge or under the control of any person, pedestrians and vehicles in or on any public thoroughfare and whether in motion or not;
"uniform services" means the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Immigration Department, Customs Department, Fire Service or Prison Service; and
"Welfare Fund" means the Police Welfare Fund referred to in section 91.

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