ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act
32. Duty of municipal council to enforce Act
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
32. Duty of municipal council to enforce Act
(1)It shall be the duty of every municipal council to exercise such powers with which it is invested as may be, in its special circumstances, reasonably practicable so as to provide proper safeguards for the sale of food, drugs, cosmetics, devices and chemical substances in a pure and genuine condition, and in particular to direct its officers to procure samples for analysis.(2)If the Cabinet Secretary is of the opinion that a municipal council has failed to execute or enforce any of the provisions of this Act in relation to any article and that its failure affects the general interests of the consumer, the Cabinet Secretary may by order empower an officer to execute and enforce those provisions or to procure the execution and enforcement thereof in relation to any article mentioned in the order.(3)The expenses incurred under any such order shall be recoverable by the Cabinet Secretary from the municipal council and the amount so recovered shall be treated as expenses incurred by the municipal council under this Act.
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