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Section 2Part 1 — Introductory

Interpretation

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In this Act —
means a device approved in writing by the Commissioner for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath or blood;
means an all-terrain vehicle —
which travels under its own power on land or water; and
the use of which is restricted on land to the speed and routes set out in section 53(1A);
means horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog;
means a camera of a prescribed type that can be linked to an electronic reading device;
includes —
overtaking on the inside;
driving inappropriately close to another vehicle;
driving through a red light;
emerging from a side road into the path of another vehicle without appropriate regard to matters such as distance and lawful speed of that vehicle;
tuning a car radio;
using a mobile telephone in a manner that is contrary to section 78; and
selecting or lighting a cigarette;
means the part of a road which is designed for the passage of vehicles;
means a certificate issued by the Director under section 6;
means a certificate issued under section 62;
means a vehicle used for the carriage of more than nine persons, excluding the driver, while it is actually being used for or in connection with usual activities of a church;
has the meaning assigned in section 2 of the Grand Court Act (2026 Revision);
means the Commissioner of Police;
means a part of a road designed and set aside for the exclusive use or passage of pedal cycles;
means a penalty system under which a person's driver's licence is revoked or suspended based on the number of points the person has accumulated over a specific period of time;
means a place designated under section 60(2) for the purpose of vehicle inspection;
means the Director of Licensing appointed under section 3;
includes disease;
means a person who has a relevant disability;
includes a certificate, licence, plate, tag or other document or thing prescribed for the purpose of this Act or regulations;
includes a person driving a vehicle or riding an animal;
means a person appointed as such under section 3;
means the register of driving instructors established pursuant to section 122;
means the record referred to in section 100(1);
means a licence to drive a vehicle, but not a learner's licence;
means a test conducted under section 37;
means a drug, whether illegal or not, that impairs the ability to drive or operate a vehicle;
means a four-wheeled self-propelled vehicle and such other vehicle as is manufactured or designed to —
be powered by an electric motor that draws power from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells or other sources of portable electrical power;
be capable of carrying one or more persons; or
be capable, in the opinion of the Director, of travelling safely under its own power,
and includes low-speed vehicles, neighbourhood electric vehicles, e-scooters and mopeds;
means an electronic reading device of a prescribed type that is capable of reading an electronic tag;
means an electronic tag of a prescribed type that is affixed to a vehicle and —
is unique to that vehicle;
provides a link to the information in the register pertaining to that vehicle; and
is capable of producing an electronic record of the information in the register pertaining to that vehicle when the electronic tag is read by an electronic reading device;
means —
a fire engine;
an ambulance, regiment or police vehicle engaged upon its duties as such; and
a vehicle or vessel of the Coast Guard engaged upon its duties as such;
means —
a classic, vintage, antique, replica or kit car; or
any other vehicle,
which is at least thirty years old and used for exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest but not for general transportation;
has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 2 of the Roads Act (2005 Revision);
means a vehicle designed for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes;
in relation to a truck, includes other vehicles, whether or not operational, but does not include —
a minivan of up to four thousand pounds maximum gross weight or a minivan that carries up to nine passengers, where such minivan is not used for commercial purposes; and
a public bus approved for use as public transport in accordance with the Public Transport Act, 2024 [Act 26 of 2024];
means —
a vehicle; or
a trailer,
designed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods;
includes —
flashing of lights to pressure other drivers in front to give way;
misusing of a lane to avoid queuing or to gain some other advantage over other drivers;
unnecessarily remaining in an overtaking lane;
driving slowly or braking, without good cause;
driving with un-dipped lights, dazzling oncoming drivers;
driving through a puddle causing pedestrians to be splashed; and
driving a bus in such a way as to alarm passengers.
means a mechanically or electrically propelled vehicle designed exclusively for personal use on a road by a person under physical disability;
means a person to whom a learner's licence is issued under section 35;
means a licence issued under section 35;
means a driver's licence or a learner's licence;
means licensed under this Act;
means an electrically powered vehicle which, in the opinion of the Director, is capable of travelling under its own power at a maximum speed of thirty miles per hour or less;
means the weight of a vehicle laden with the heaviest load which it is constructed or adapted to carry;
includes a portable electronic device that also functions as a mobile telephone, but does not include —
a two-way radio; or
a separate earpiece or a separate mouthpiece, that is temporarily attached to the mobile telephone for the purpose of allowing the mobile telephone to be used without being hand-held or manipulated;
means a vehicle having two road wheels and equipped with a power unit of a cylinder capacity of fifty cubic centimetres or less and capable of being propelled by the power unit or by human energy, or a combination of both;
means a vehicle propelled mechanically, electrically or a combination of the two, but not a motor cycle, which is constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects, and is adapted to carry not more than nine passengers exclusive of the driver;
means a mechanically propelled vehicle manufactured, intended or adapted for use on roads and includes an electrically powered vehicle;
means a vehicle, but not an invalid carriage, with three wheels or less, which is used for the transportation of people, and includes a motor scooter and moped, but does not include an all-terrain cycle;
means a person who has been granted permission to stay in the Islands for a period exceeding six months and is still in the person's initial six month period of residence;
means a vehicle which, at the date of registration has less than four thousand miles on its odometer and is of a model year at the date of registration of no more than one year;
means the period from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise on the following day;
means a notice referred to in section 95(3);
means a vehicle constructed or capable of being used for the carriage of more than nine persons, excluding the driver, which is licensed to carry passengers on a fare-paying basis or by private arrangement on a designated route approved by the Public Transport Board;
means not less than, and not more than, one inch more than —
for a vehicle which is not drawing a trailer, the distance between the ground and the point on the vehicle, or a load which is being carried by or equipment which is fitted to the said vehicle, which is farthest from the ground; and
for a vehicle which is drawing a trailer, the distance between the ground and the point on the vehicle or a trailer which it is drawing, or the load which is being carried on or equipment which is fitted to a part of that combination of vehicles, which is farthest from the ground,
and for the purpose of determining the overall travelling height —
the condition of the tyres of the vehicle and of a trailer which it is drawing shall be such as to comply with the requirements specified in regulations made under Part 6;
the surface under the vehicle and a trailer which it is drawing and the load which is being carried on and equipment which is fitted to any part of the combination of vehicles and which projects beyond a part of the combination of vehicles shall be reasonably flat; and
equipment which is fitted to the vehicle or a trailer which it is drawing shall be stowed in the position in which it is to proceed on the road;
means the width of a vehicle measured between vertical planes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and passing through the extreme projecting points of the vehicle exclusive of —
a driving mirror;
a direction indicator; and
the distortion of a tyre caused by the weight of the vehicle;
means a vehicle in any of the following categories —
having an overall width in excess of eight feet and six inches;
having an overall travelling height in excess of fourteen feet;
having a maximum gross weight in excess of sixty-six thousand pounds; and
towing a trailer the length of which exceeds forty-five feet;
in relation to a vehicle, means the person —
by whom the vehicle is kept; or
having the right of immediate disposition of the vehicle whether or not that right is to be exercised subject to —
a lien over the vehicle;
a balance of payment on the vehicle; or
the right of a mortgagee or holder of a bill of sale;
means the Traffic Management Panel established by section 107;
with respect to a vehicle, means to voluntarily bring the vehicle to rest or, while in control of it, permitting it to remain at rest for a purpose other than —
conforming with the flow of traffic;
obedience to a traffic sign;
compliance with a police signal;
compliance with this Act; or
avoiding an accident;
means a part of a road designed and set aside for the exclusive passage of pedestrians;
means —
a vehicle constructed of any number of wheels which is propelled by human power by means of pedals, including pedals that are electrically assisted, the electric motor being incapable of solely propelling the cycle;
a bicycle; and
a motorised bicycle or cycle propelled by means of pedals capable of being driven in excess of 15 miles per hour;
means a person who is —
a member of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and whose duties consist of or include, or have consisted of or included, the giving of instruction in the driving of vehicles to persons being members of the Police Force; or
a civilian from time to time employed in the Police Force for the purpose of giving such instruction to such persons;
means prescribed by this Act or a regulation made under this Act;
means —
thirty-one microgrammes of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of breath or alternatively, point zero three one milligrams of alcohol in one hundred milliters of breath;
seventy milligrammes of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood; or
ninety-four milligrammes of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of urine, or such other proportion as may be prescribed by regulations;
means a vehicle constructed or capable of being used for the carriage of more than nine persons, excluding the driver, which is licensed to carry passengers on a fare-paying basis or by private arrangement on a route designated in accordance with the Public Transport Act, 2024 [Act 26 of 2024];
means a passenger vehicle that is operated for hire or reward;
means a place to which the public has access —
as of right, without payment;
upon payment; or
upon invitation, express or implied,
and includes commercial property to which persons attending for commercial purposes are allowed access by the owner of those premises, upon payment of a fee or not;
means the Register of Vehicles and Drivers established by section 5;
means registered under this Act;
means an instructor referred to in section 121;
means a person registered under this Act as the owner of a registered vehicle;
means registration under Part 2;
means plates issued under section 6;
means a regulation made under this Act;
means —
a disability that renders a person unable to drive a vehicle safely; or
a disability for the time being listed in the Guide to the Current Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive issued by the Department of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the United Kingdom;
means the Traffic Law (2003 Revision) repealed by section 143 of the Traffic Act, 2011 [Law 26 of 2011];
means a person who has permission to stay in the Islands for a period of six months or more;
means a public place where a vehicle may be driven or parked and such areas adjacent to that place as may be prescribed;
means the road code prescribed under this Act;
means a person using a road;
means a warden referred to in section 112;
means a vehicle used for the conveyance of school children for hire or reward;
mean a place designated as such under section 120;
means a permit granted in respect of an oversize vehicle or a special vehicle under section 18;
means an amphibious ATV, an exhibition vehicle or a low speed electric vehicle;
means a vehicle not constructed or adapted for use on roads, having motive power, and designed to be used, with or without accessories, for construction, road maintenance, engineering or agricultural work, and includes —
a forklift;
a front-loader; or
a track-laying or wheeled vehicle;
means the period referred to in section 95(2);
means a public passenger vehicle or horse-drawn vehicle which is permitted to stand or ply for hire for the purpose of transporting persons to a destination on a private arrangement basis;
means a place designated as such under section 109;
means plates issued by the Director under section 21;
means —
an object or device, whether fixed, portable or temporary, for conveying to traffic and other road users, warnings, information, requirements, restrictions or prohibitions; and
road markings,
but does not include a traffic signal;
means a device, whether fixed or portable, permanent or temporary, by which illuminated signals in red, green or amber, or combinations of any two such colours, are intermittently displayed (above a road or at the centre or side of a road at an intersection, junction or other place where the Commissioner desires to control traffic) in conjunction with a metallic or white line drawn at right angles to the centreline of the road in the path of vehicles approaching that device;
means a vehicle, other than a caravan designed or adapted for human habitation, having no motive power, which is designed to be drawn by a vehicle;
means a vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage or haulage of goods, with or without passengers, and includes a van, pick-up and tanker;
in relation to parking, includes —
parking on private property to which the public does not have access; and
parking on business premises where parking space is reserved for staff and members of the public who are visiting the premises for genuine purposes associated with that business, whether or not actual business is transacted;
means a wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of being driven or towed on a road, and includes an electrically powered vehicle, agricultural and earthmoving vehicle, motor cycle, scooter and wheeled trailer, but does not include a hand cart, barrow or baby carriage;
means a business licensed under the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2026 Revision) for purposes referred to in section 21(1);
means a person appointed as such under section 60;
means a licence issued under section 16;
means a person who —
has been granted permission to stay in the Islands for a period not exceeding six months; or
does not reside in the Islands but has permission to stay in the Islands for a period of more than six months;
means the prescribed written test referred to in section 25(a)(i) to (v).

Defined Terms

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