ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Animal Technicians Act
33. Powers of the Disciplinary Committee
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
33. Powers of the Disciplinary Committee
(1)Where, on recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee, the Council is satisfied that an animal technician is in breach of any of the terms or conditions prescribed by the Council under section 31, the Council may—(a)issue the animal technician with a letter of admonishment;(b)suspend the registration of the animal technician for a specified period not exceeding twelve months;(c)withdraw or cancel the licence of the animal technician for such period not exceeding five years as may be appropriate;(d)impose a fine which the Council deems appropriate in the circumstances; or(e)remove the name of the animal technician from the register.(2)The Council shall as soon as practically possible inform the animal technician of the action to be taken against him.(3)Any person whose name has been removed from the register or whose licence has been suspended shall forthwith surrender to the Council his certificate of registration or annual licence.(4)Any person being a registered animal technician who refuses or fails to surrender his certificate of registration or licence to the Council shall be guilty of professional misconduct and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings.(5)Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Council in the exercise of its powers under this section may within sixty days from the date of the decision of the Council, appeal to the High Court and in any such appeal, the High Court may annul or vary the decision as it thinks fit.