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Fisheries Management and Development Act

139. Powers of hot pursuit

Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force

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139. Powers of hot pursuit

An authorized officer may, following hot pursuit from within the Kenya fishery waters in accordance with international law, stop board and search outside the fisheries waters any vessel which the authorized officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act, exercise any powers conferred by this Act and bring such vessel and all persons and things aboard back into the Kenya fishery waters.
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Source: Kenya Law