Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands to Parliament of the Cayman Islands (by later amendment)

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The Parliament of the Cayman Islands is the unicameral legislative body of this British Overseas Territory, responsible for making laws, approving budgets, and scrutinizing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
approves national budget of the Cayman Islands
constitutionalStatus legislature under the Constitution of the Cayman Islands
country Cayman Islands
governmentType parliamentary representative democratic dependency
hasFormerName Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
hasFunction control of public finances
enactment of primary legislation
holding the government to account
representation of the people of the Cayman Islands
hasLeaderTitle Leader of the Opposition
Premier of the Cayman Islands
Speaker of Parliament
hasMembers Members of Parliament of the Cayman Islands
hasNumberOfHouses 1
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.ky/
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
headOfStateRepresentative Governor of the Cayman Islands
houseType unicameral
isIn West Indies
isPartOf British Overseas Territories
jurisdiction Cayman Islands
language English
legalSystem common law
legislatureFor British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands
linked to: Cayman Islands
locatedIn Caribbean
George Town
Grand Cayman
meetsIn Parliament Building, George Town
oversees Government of the Cayman Islands
partOf political system of the Cayman Islands
passes laws of the Cayman Islands
relatedTo Constitution of the Cayman Islands
responsibleFor approving budgets
making laws
scrutinizing the government
scrutinizes executive branch of the Cayman Islands
subordinateTo Crown
King Charles III
United Kingdom
typeOfBody public law body

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Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 renamedBody Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands to Parliament of the Cayman Islands (by later amendment)