ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Charter for Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2026
68. Instruments of authority
Edition: 2025-07-21 · In force
68. Instruments of authority
(1)The Institute shall possess the mace, the common seal and the logo as instruments of authority.(2)The mace shall be kept in such custody as the Board may direct and used as specified in the Statutes.(3)The common seal of the Institute shall be kept in such custody and used only as the Board shall direct and may be affixed, as and when required under the applicable law to legal documents and instruments or as determined by the Board.(4)The common seal of the Institute shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Vice Chancellor, together with any other person duly authorized by the Board.(5)The common seal of the Institute, when affixed on any document and duly authenticated, shall be judicially and officially noticed, and, unless and until the contrary is proved, any order or authorization of the Board under this paragraph shall be presumed to have been duly given.(6)All documents other than those required by law to be under seal, made on behalf of the Board, and all decisions of the Board shall be under the hand of the Chairperson, the Vice Chancellor, or the respective Directors of Directorates or any other member of the Board duly authorized by the Board on its behalf.(7)No person, body, authority, or organization performing any function related to administration, registration of companies, business, trade, advertisement, calling, profession, shall use the common seal and logo of the Institute except with the consent of the Board or authorized representative of the Board.