Interpretation of the Bill of Rights
28. In this Part—
“act” includes a failure to act but excludes a failure to introduce before the Legislative Assembly, or for the Legislature to enact, primary legislation;
“Caymanian” has the meaning ascribed to it in the laws of the Cayman Islands for the time being in force;
“contravene” in relation to any requirement includes failure to comply with that requirement, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“court” includes tribunal;
“disciplined force” means—
a naval, military or air force;
any police force or prison service in the Cayman Islands;
“member” of a disciplined force is a person who, under the law regulating the discipline of that force, is subject to that discipline;
“minor” means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years or such other age as may be prescribed for this purpose by any law;
“primary legislation” means a Law enacted by the Legislature;
“public official”—
includes a public or governmental body, including any statutory body or company or association in which the Cayman Islands has an interest and which performs a public function or duty;
includes any organisation or person carrying out a public function or duty, including the Governor, except where the nature of their act is private;
unless otherwise stated, excludes private schools (whether or not in receipt of government funding, subsidy or other assistance), churches, the Legislature and the courts.