ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Gambling Control Act
121. Transitional provisions
Edition: 2025-08-12 · In force
121. Transitional provisions
(1)For the purposes of this section “former Board” means the Betting Control and Licensing Board existing immediately before the commencement of this Act.(2)Upon the commencement of this Act, all rights duties, obligations, assets and liabilities attaching to the former Board shall be automatically and fully transferred to the Authority established under section 6, and any reference to the former Board in any contract or document shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be a reference to the Board established under section 6 of this Act.(3)A person who immediately before the commencement of this Act was a member of the former Board shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be a member of the Board for the unexpired period of their term.(4)A person who was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, an employee of the former Board shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be an employee of the Authority, subject to subsection (5) .(5)Despite subsection (4), all the employees of the former Board shall upon the commencement of this Act be given an option to elect to serve in the Board or be redeployed in the public service within a period of one year.(6)Without prejudice to section 120—(a)the provisions of sections 29A, 44A, 55A and 59B of the repealed Act relating to betting tax, gaming tax, lottery tax and prize competition tax shall continue to be in force until new provisions are enacted; and(b)the provisions of section 29B and 29C of the repealed Act relating to—(i)powers of the Board for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism purposes; and(ii)penalties for violations relating to money laundering and terrorism financing,shall continue in force until new provisions are enacted.