ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Fisheries Management and Development Act
28. Fish Levy Trust Fund
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
28. Fish Levy Trust Fund
(1)There is hereby established a fund to be known as the Fish Levy Trust Fund.(2)The Fish Levy Trust Fund shall consist of—(a)a levy imposed by the Cabinet Secretary under this section 28 by Order to require the payment of levies by persons engaged in fishing or fishing related activities of a fish levy ("the levy") which may provide requirements relating, inter alia, to activities within the scope of this Act; and the evidence by which a person's liability to pay the levy, or the payment thereof, may be established, and the time at which any amount shall become payable.(b)donations made to the Service from any source for purposes of the Fund; and(c)such other sums of money or other assets as may be specifically designated to the Fish Levy Trust Fund by the Service out of its general fund.(3)The object of the fund shall be to provide supplementary funding of activities geared towards management, development and capacity building, awards and urgent mitigation to ensure sustainability of the fisheries resource.(4)The Trust shall be administered by a five member Board of Trustees nominated through an open and competitive process and they shall meet the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution.(5)The members of the Board of Trustees shall include—(a)two fisherpersons from fresh waters and marine waters;(b)two persons nominated by the traders exporters association and fish processors; and(c)one person appointed by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for fishing with background in aquatic science.