ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
3. Establishment of Board
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
3. Establishment of Board
(1)There is hereby established a board, to be known as the Betting Control and Licensing Board, which shall consist of—(a)a chairperson, not being a public officer, to be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary by notice in the Gazette;(b)the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury or a person deputed by him in writing in that behalf;(c)the Principal Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for the Police or a person deputed by him in writing in that behalf;(d)the Principal Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for Betting, Lotteries and Gaming or a person deputed by him in writing in that behalf; and(e)such other persons, not exceeding five in number, as the Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint.(2)Before the Cabinet Secretary makes an appointment under this section, he may require the person to be so appointed to declare whether he has any, and if so what, financial interest in any betting undertaking operating in Kenya.(2A)The members referred to in paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (1) shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their appointment, but shall be eligible for re-appointment.(3)In the event of the chairperson being absent from any meeting of the Board, the members present shall choose one of their number to act as chairperson for that meeting.(4)At all meetings of the Board, the chairperson or the person chosen to act as chairperson under subsection (3) together with three other members of the Board shall form a quorum.(5)Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in every three months and at such other times, on such occasions and at such places as the chairperson may determine.(6)The chairperson or the person chosen to act as chairperson under subsection (3) shall have a deliberative vote and, in the case of equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.(7)The Board may co-opt to serve on it for such length of time as it thinks fit any person or persons whose assistance or advice it may require, but a person so co-opted shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Board or be counted as a member for the purpose of forming a quorum.(8)The chairperson of the Board may, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary, appoint such persons to act as officers and servants of the Board as he considers requisite to enable it to discharge its duties under this Act.(9)The chairperson, members, officers and servants appointed under this section shall be paid out of moneys provided for that purpose by Parliament such salaries, remuneration and allowances, if any, as the Cabinet Secretary may determine.(10)All permits and licences issued under this Act and all communications from the Board shall be under the hand of the chairperson or of some person duly authorized by the chairperson, notification of that authorization being published in the Gazette under the hand of the chairperson.(11)The chairperson shall submit to the Cabinet Secretary for publication an annual report of the proceedings of the Board containing particulars with respect to such matters as the Cabinet Secretary may direct.(12)No member of the Board, nor any officer or servant thereof, shall be personally liable for any act or default done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of his duties under this Act.