The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands is a unicameral Legislature comprising 20 Members, 18 of whom are the Elected Representatives for the Islands' six districts: six each from George Town, four from West Bay, four from Bodden Town, two from Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, and one each from North Side and East End.
There are two Ex-Officio Members who are appointed by the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the Attorney-General.
The Order of Business of the House is set out in an Order Paper published daily whilst the House sits.
All business to be dealt with by the House is contained in a Business Paper.
The Order Paper usually consists of Prayers that are read by Members, Announcements and or Messages by the Speaker, Presentation of Papers and of Reports, Questions to Members and Ministers of the Cabinet, Statements by Members and Ministers of the Cabinet, Government and Private Business such as Bills and Motions.
The Legislative Assembly's website provides access to Hansard, Order Papers, Consolidated Index of Laws and other publications of the Legislative Assembly of Cayman Islands.
Consultation drafts - issues papers, research papers, discussion papers and Bills produced by the Legislative Drafting Department and the Law Reform Commission.
Laws drafted - drafted by the Law Reform Commission and the Legal Drafting Department, which have yet to be approved by the Legislative Assembly.
A proposal is put forward to the Cabinet by the Ministry and/or Portfolio responsible for the subject.
Once approved by Cabinet, the Bill is forwarded to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly by the Minister or Member of Cabinet in charge of the Bill. It is examined in accordance with Standing Orders and directed to be printed and gazetted.
Bills are printed on green paper and published in the official Gazette.
A Bill does not become a law of the Islands until -
See Readings for more information on the procedural stages of the enactment of laws.