Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018

Gazette No. 56 dated 25th day of July, 2018.

A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW (2018 REVISION) TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY INVESTIGATING OFFICERS; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES

MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill would amend the Anti-Corruption Law (2018 Revision) in order to provide that the investigating officers of the Anti-Corruption Commission may use protective equipment. “Protective equipment” which is defined in clause 2 would be approved for use by investigating officers by the chairman of the AntiCorruption Commission after the chairman receives the approval of the Governor.

A BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW (2018 REVISION) TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY INVESTIGATING OFFICERS; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. This Law may be cited as the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Law, 2018. The Anti-Corruption Law (2018 Revision) is amended in section 2 by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical sequence - “ “body armour” means a garment or item designed, intended or adapted for the purpose of protecting the body from an item or object used to, or adapted to, stab, pierce, puncture or otherwise wound the body; and “protective equipment” includes batons, handcuffs and other means of restraints, body armour, tasers and pepper spray.”.

Short title Amendment of section 2 of the Anti-Corruption Law (2018 Revision) - interpretation

The Anti-Corruption Law (2018 Revision) is amended in section 3C by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections - “(2a) The Governor may give written approval to the chairman to permit investigating officers to use any type of protective equipment when the investigating officers are carrying out their duties and the chairman shall grant such permission only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the written approval. (2b) Subject to subsection 2(d), protective equipment approved for use in accordance with subsection (2a) shall not require any other type of approval for such use under any other Law. (2c) For the purposes of subsections (2)(a) and (b), the use of protective equipment means - (a) acquiring; (b) carrying; wearing; (d) importing; (e) exporting; (f) holding; (g) storing; or (h) issuing, such protective equipment. (2d) The chairman, after receiving approval under subsection (2a), shall, from time to time, provide to the Commissioner of Police the names of the investigating officers to whom protective equipment has been issued.”.

Passed by the Legislative Assembly the day of , 2018.

Speaker.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

Amendment of section 3C of the AntiCorruption Law (2018 Revision) - investigation officers