ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Export Processing Zones Act
3. Establishment and membership of the Export Processing Zones Authority
Edition: 2023-07-01 · In force
3. Establishment and membership of the Export Processing Zones Authority
(1)There is hereby established an authority to be known as the Export Processing Zones Authority.(2)The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable in its corporate name of—(b)taking, purchasing or otherwise acquiring, holding, charging and disposing of movable and immovable property;(c)having and managing its own general fund including borrowing and lending money;(d)entering into contracts; and(e)doing or performing all such other things or acts necessary for the proper performance of its functions under this Act which may lawfully be done by a corporate body.(3)The Authority shall consist of—(a)a Chairperson to be appointed by the President;(b)a representative of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers;(c)a representative of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry;(d)four other members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary from the private sector, who in his opinion, have experience and expertise in manufacturing or export trade or commercial and financial matters;(e)the Principal Secretary to the Treasury;(f)the Principal Secretary to the Ministry for the time being responsible for industry;(g)the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya;(h)the Commissioner of Customs;(i)the Commissioner of Lands;(j)the managing director of the Investment Promotion Centre; and(k)the chief executive of the Authority.(4)The Chairperson and every member appointed under paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subsection (3) shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.(5)Any member appointed under paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subsection (3) shall cease to hold office if—(a)he delivers to the Cabinet Secretary a written resignation of his appointment;(b)on the advice of the Authority, the Cabinet Secretary removes him from office on the grounds that he is incapacitated by mental or physical illness or is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member or is unable to continue as a member;(c)he has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Authority without leave or good cause;(d)he is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangements with his creditors;(e)he is sentenced by a court to imprisonment for a term of six months or more; or(f)he is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude.(6)The members of the Authority shall be paid such remuneration and allowance out of the general fund of the Authority as may be determined by the Cabinet Secretary.(7)The Authority shall be exempt from payment of any stamp duty chargeable under the Stamp Duty Act (Cap. 480).