ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Engineering Technology Act
17. Refusal of registration
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
17. Refusal of registration
(1)The Board may refuse to register an applicant—(a)if the applicant has been removed from an office of trust on account of improper conduct;(b)has been convicted of an offence and was sentenced to imprisonment without an option of a fine, or, in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment or both;(c)if the applicant has, subject to paragraph (b), been convicted of an offence in a foreign country and was sentenced to imprisonment without an option of a fine, or, in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment or both;(d)if the applicant is declared by the High Court to be of unsound mind or a person suffering from a mental disorder, or is detained under the Mental Health Act (Cap. 248);(e)if the applicant is an un-rehabilitated insolvent whose insolvency was caused by his or her negligence or incompetence in performing work falling within the scope of the category in respect of which he or she is applying for registration.(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), the Board shall take cognizance of the prevailing circumstances in a foreign country relating to a conviction.(3)The Board shall provide the applicant with a notice of refusal.