Cayman required courts to confiscate a vehicle, boat or aircraft under an offender’s control when it was used, or intended to be used, to commit or facilitate a drug offence.[1] The earlier law made forfeiture discretionary for a first conviction and allowed recovery through a fixed CI$6,000 redemption payment; the amendment introduced an ownership-restoration process with conditions including an innocent-owner route or a payment linked to the vessel’s value.[1] The official legislation history dates the change to 4 July 1978.[2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Cayman Islands here.
References
- United Nations — Cayman Islands drug legislation, E/NL.1979/42–451973 Law, pp. 1–7; 1977 amendment, pp. 8–10; 1978 amendment, pp. 11–12archived
- Cayman Islands — Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision)Sections 2, 2A, 3, 16, 37–44; Schedule 1; legislation history, pp. 55–56archived
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