ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Fisheries Management and Development Act
81. Registers of licences and authorizations
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
81. Registers of licences and authorizations
(1)The Director-General shall establish and maintain a national register of licences and authorizations issued under this Act in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed or required by the Cabinet Secretary.(2)The register established under subsection (1) shall include—(a)information on applications for licences and authorizations under this Act;(b)information on each licence and authorization issued, renewed, suspended or cancelled under this Act, including the activity, date and duration;(c)information on each licensed or authorized person;(d)information on the relevant vessel, facility, and/or licensed or authorized activity;(e)any record of non-compliance with the licence or authorization;(f)any record of action taken as a result of non-compliance;(g)the requirements of any relevant international conservation and management measures of an organization of which Kenya is a member or cooperating non-member; and(h)such other information that may be prescribed or required by the Director-General.(3)The register established under subsection (1) shall contain information relating to fishing vessels licensed or authorized for fishing or fishing related activities—(a)within areas under national jurisdiction; and(b)in areas beyond national jurisdiction.(4)The Director-General shall, in respect of information contained in the register in accordance with subsection (2), provide access to such information on request by directly interested Government bodies, regional fishery bodies including regional fisheries management organizations, international organizations and foreign States or entities, taking into account any applicable laws regarding the confidentiality or release of such information.(5)The Director-General shall ensure that the information on each license and authorization in the database is sufficient for purposes of fisheries management and monitoring, control and surveillance, and to implement the international and regional agreements to which Kenya is party or cooperating non-party.(6)The Director-General shall ensure that, where appropriate, information is released from the database and communicated to other States and regional and international organizations in a timely manner to ensure the discharge of the regional and international obligations of Kenya including as a flag State and as a member of regional fisheries management organizations.(7)Registration of a licence or authorization in the national register shall not be considered a licence or authorization for the purposes of this Act.(8)A person may, upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed, access any non-confidential information from the register.