Members of Parliament pushed through six pieces of legislation on Monday, during a sitting of the House which was boycotted by Opposition members and marked the final time McKeeva Bush would preside over the chamber as Speaker.
The legislative changes were passed unanimously by the government members in the House on the second day of a two-day meeting, which began on Friday with a motion of confidence in the government.
Parliament adjourned Monday with no date set for the next meeting.
Those changes included the introduction of a Financial Assistance Act to address Cayman’s outdated social welfare system, an amendment to the Traffic Act to lower the drink-drive limit, and an amendment to the Education Act to require all schools to have mandatory anti-bullying policies.
Amendments were also passed to the Mental Health Act – in part, to clarify how emergency-detention and protective-custody orders are carried out – and to the associated Mental Health Commission Act.
Lawmakers also voted in favour of amendments to the Accountants Act to update legislative references and definitions, as well as changes to the Limited Liability Companies Act which, among other amendments, includes a provision that limited liability companies no longer have to file with the Companies Register a certificate of amendment on membership changes.
Also during the two-day sitting, a motion of no confidence in the government, as well as parliamentary questions, submitted by members of the Opposition, were removed from the Order Paper, in the absence of the boycotting legislators who had stated they would not take their seats while Bush remained Speaker of the House.
A motion of confidence in the government, brought by Bodden Town East MP Dwayne Seymour, was discussed and passed.
Bush had earlier announced his resignation as Speaker, following fallout from allegations of inappropriate behaviour, but said it would take effect on 30 Nov. After presiding over the two-day meeting, Bush announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down as Speaker immediately.
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