Section 25Part 0 —
Disinsection of aircraft and ships
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All aircraft and ships calling at the Islands (inter-island craft included) may, in the discretion of the Director or such other person as may be generally or specifically authorised by him in that behalf, be disensected on arrival, either on landing or when boarded by Immigration, a fee to be prescribed by Regulation by the Governor for an aircraft or ship being levied to defray the costs of this service, which may be recovered from the owner of such ship or aircraft as a civil debt at the suit of the Director.
Agents for all ships and operators of marinas hosting sea-going vessels either calling at Grand Cayman or operating from Grand Cayman shall —
register their names and the names of the ships they represent with the Unit;
from time to time inform the Unit of any change of representation in respect of any ship or the name of any additional ship for which they may act as agent;
report to the Unit the estimated time at which any ship they represent will be arriving in Grand Cayman;
ensure that any ship arriving between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. shall anchor off-shore from George Town Harbour: Provided that any ships arriving in George Town on Sundays and Public Holidays may be disinsected by arrangement with the Unit: Provided further that any additional expenses incurred thereby shall be paid by the Agent;
ensure that all hatches of any ship arriving in Grand Cayman remain closed until disinsection has been completed;
so instruct the Master of any ship arriving in Grand Cayman, except a tanker, that such ship makes its first landfall, weather permitting, at the port of George Town, except where special permission to the contrary has been granted by the Unit;
ensure that any ship making regular visits to Grand Cayman which is not in the possession of a current certificate of disinsection approved by the Unit, be sprayed by the Unit with residual sprays at three calendar monthly intervals: Provided that the cost of any material and labour expended by the Unit in such residual spraying shall be paid by the Agent;
ensure that ship-borne water vessels are fully mosquito-proofed; and
deliver to customs all containers and things capable of retaining water to be quarantined for disinsection (in default, such vessels will be treated with insecticide at the time of inspection thereof ).
Whoever contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars and in default of payment or in lieu of such fine to imprisonment for six months or both.
In this section, reference to an aircraft or ship includes containers, motor vehicles and other things aboard an aircraft or ship.