Section 64Part 3 — National Character and Flag
National colours and penalty for carrying improper colours or not showing colours
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The red ensign bearing the Islands' coat of arms usually worn by merchant ships, or without the coat of arms, is declared by this Act to be the proper national colours for all Cayman Islands ships except in the case of —
His Majesty's ships, or
in the case of any other ship for the time being allowed to wear any other national colours under a warrant from His Majesty or from the Admiralty.
If — any distinctive national colours, except a red ensign or the Union Jack with a white border; any colours usually worn by His Majesty's ships or resembling those of His Majesty; or the pennant usually carried by His Majesty's ships or any pennant resembling that pennant, are hoisted on board any Cayman Islands ship without warrant from His Majesty or from the Admiralty, the master of the ship, the owner, if on board the ship, and every other person hoisting the colours or pennant, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars.
any distinctive national colours, except a red ensign or the Union Jack with a white border;
any colours usually worn by His Majesty's ships or resembling those of His Majesty; or
the pennant usually carried by His Majesty's ships or any pennant resembling that pennant,
A commissioned officer on full pay in the military or naval service of His Majesty, any officer of customs in His Majesty's dominions or a British consular officer may board a Cayman Islands ship on which any colours or pennants are hoisted contrary to this section and seize the colours or pennant, and the colours or pennant shall be forfeited to His Majesty.
A Cayman Islands ship shall hoist the proper national colours —
on a signal being made to it by one of His Majesty's ships, including any vessel under the command of an officer of His Majesty's navy on full pay;
on entering or leaving any foreign port; and
if the ship is of fifty gross tonnage or upwards, on entering or leaving a port in the Islands.
If default is made on board any ship to which subsection (4) applies, the master of the ship commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars.
This section, with respect to colours worn by merchant ships, shall not affect any other power of the Admiralty in relation to merchant ships.