ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
74. Duty to notify the Council
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
74. Duty to notify the Council
(1)A duly registered public benefit organisation or charitable children’s institution which intends to implement a child welfare programme shall notify the Council and provide full information on—(a)the mode of operation of the proposed programme; and(b)the specific objects of the programme.(2)The Chief Executive Officer shall prepare and submit to the Council a report containing the information relating to the proposed child welfare programme referred to in subsection (1), and the Council may approve or withhold its approval of such programme or part of it as the Council may determine, taking into account the best interests of children.(3)Where the Council withholds approval of a proposed child welfare programme or any part of it, any person who implements the whole or any unauthorized part of the proposed programme commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings, or to both.(4)If after conviction under subsection (3), the person continues to implement the proposed program without the approval of the Council, the person shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection (3), be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings for each day during which the offending implementation continues.