ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
2. Interpretation
(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"certified public secretary" means a person registered as a certified public secretary under section 19;"Chairperson of the Board" means the Chairperson of the Registration of Certified Public Secretaries Board appointed by the Cabinet Secretary under the Third Schedule;"Chairperson of the Institute" means the Chairperson of the Institute and includes a person appointed under paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to act as Chairperson;"company secretary" means a certified public secretary;"Council" means the Council of the Institute established by section 8;"Disciplinary Committee" means the committee established under section 25;"Examination Board" means the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board established by section 14 of the Accountants Act (Cap. 531);"Institute" means the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya established by section 3;"practising certificate" means a practising certificate issued by the Registration Board pursuant to section 14;"register" means the register kept pursuant to section 22;"Registration Board" means the Registration of Certified Public Secretaries Board established by section 11.“terrorism financing” has the meaning assigned to it under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.(2)For the purposes of this Act—(a)a person is registered if his name is recorded in the register pursuant to section 22(1)(a);(b)a person is not registered if his registration is cancelled and particulars of the cancellation are recorded in the register pursuant to section 22 (1)(c);(c)a person is registered if the fact of the restoration of his registration is recorded in the register pursuant to section 22(1)(d).