ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Books and Newspapers Act
9. Penalties
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
9. Penalties
(1)Any person who—(a)publishes any book printed in Kenya and fails to comply with any of the provisions of section 6 of this Act;(b)publishes any newspaper printed in Kenya and fails to comply with any of the provisions of section 7 or section 8; or(c)makes any return under section 6 or section 8 which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true in any particular,shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment.(2)Upon conviction of a person for failure to comply with any provision of section 6, section 7 or section 8, the court may, in addition to or instead of imposing a penalty under subsection (1), order such person to deliver the return or the copies of the book or newspaper, as the case may be, to the Registrar not later than a specified date, or, in the case of failure to deliver copies of a book of the required number or standard, order him to pay to the Registrar the retail price of such copies.(3)Where the retail price of copies is ordered to be paid to the Registrar as aforesaid, and is so paid, the same shall be applied by him to the purchase of those copies.(4)A person who sells or distributes any book or newspaper the publisher of which has not complied with the requirements of sections 6, 7 or 8, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.