Branding of Stock Act

5. Application for brand

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

5. Application for brand

Any person requiring a brand shall deliver or transmit to the registrar an application in Form B in the First Schedule to this Act accompanied by a fee of ten shillings for the registration of a brand; if no special combination is applied for, the registrar, if satisfied that such application is in conformity with this Act, shall allot to such applicant in the order in which his application is received the first unallotted brand standing in the register for the district in which the holding is situated on which the brand is to be used, and shall register the said brand to such applicant accordingly in Form A in the First Schedule to this Act:Provided that—

(i)it shall be lawful for the registrar at the request of the owner as aforesaid to allot another combination standing vacant in the register for the same district;

(ii)it shall not be necessary for a person who owns or occupies land in more than one district to register a separate brand in respect of each district; but such person may elect any one of the districts in which he intends to use such brand and may use the brand registered in respect of that district in any other district in which he shall keep stock.

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Source: Kenya Law