ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Export Processing Zones Act
19. Licences
Edition: 2023-07-01 · In force
19. Licences
(1)No person shall carry on business as an export processing zone developer, export processing zone operator or export processing zone enterprise or hold himself out as providing or maintaining activities or facilities within an export processing zone unless he has been licensed as an export processing zone developer or an export processing zone operator or an export processing zone enterprise, as the case may be.(2)The Authority may, on receiving application in the prescribed form, issue a licence to any person to carry on business as an export processing zone developer, or an export processing zone operator or an export processing zone enterprise and every licence issued under this subsection shall be in the prescribed form.(2A)The Authority shall, before issuing a licence allowing commercial activities, consult with the Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Authority.(3)The Authority shall give notice to the Kenya Revenue Authority of every Export Processing Zone enterprise licensed under this section specifying—(a)the activities in respect of which the enterprise is licensed and shall, in relation to commercial activities, indicate whether the enterprise is permitted to deal in goods not directly related to its manufacturing activities; and(b)any conditions attached to the licence.