ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act
35. Offences
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
35. Offences
(1)A person who—(a)assumes or uses the title or designatory letters referred to in section 4(2)(a) and who is not a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya;(b)assumes or uses the title or designatory letters referred to in section 4(2)(a) and who is not a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya; or(c)assumes or uses the title Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya and who is not such an Honorary Fellow,shall be guilty of an offence.(2)A corporate body (whether incorporated in Kenya or elsewhere) which uses any of the titles or designatory letters referred to in section 4(2)(a) or 4(2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence.(3)Where a firm—(a)uses the title or designatory letters referred to in section 4(2)(a) and each of the partners in the firm is not entitled to use the title or designatory letters as the case may be; or(b)uses the title or designatory letters referred to in section 4(2)(b) and each of the partners in the firm is not entitled to use the title or designatory letters as the case may be,each of the partners of the firm shall be guilty of an offence.(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings, together with a further fine not exceeding four hundred shillings for each day on which the offence continues.