ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act
21. Disqualifications
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
21. Disqualifications
(1)Subject to this section, a person is disqualified from being registered—(a)if he is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction in Kenya or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;(b)if he is an undischarged bankrupt;(c)if he is of unsound mind and has been certified to be so by a medical practitioner; or(d)if during any period when the Registration Board has determined under section 28(1)(d) that he shall not be registered or during any such period as varied by the High Court under section 29.(2)A person shall not be treated as disqualified under subsection (1) if the Registration Board, having regard to—(a)the period which has elapsed since the conviction concerned; or(b)the circumstances of the offence,determines that it would be unreasonable to so treat him.(3)A person shall not be treated as disqualified under subsection (1)(b) if the Registration Board is satisfied that the bankruptcy of the person concerned arose as a result of unavoidable losses or misfortunes.(4)A person shall not be treated as being disqualified under subsection (1)(d) if the High Court allows an appeal under section 29.