ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
4. Powers of the Board
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
4. Powers of the Board
(1)The Board shall have power—(a)to issue licences and permits in accordance with this Act and any regulations made thereunder;(b)during the subsistence of a licence or permit, to vary, or for good cause to suspend or cancel it; but the Board shall not suspend a licence or permit for more than fourteen days and shall not vary or cancel a licence or permit without giving the licensee or permit-holder opportunity to show cause against the variation or cancellation; and(c)to inquire into complaints against licensees or permit-holders.(2)Subject to this Act and to any general or special direction by the Cabinet Secretary, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.(3)The Board may authorize the chairperson to exercise on its behalf, at any time when it is not meeting, such of its powers as it may from time to time specify; but the exercise of those powers shall, to the extent required by the Board, be reported by the chairperson without unreasonable delay to a meeting of the Board.