ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Industrial Training Act
20. Miscellaneous powers of Director-General
Edition: 2024-04-26 · In force
20. Miscellaneous powers of Director-General
(1)If a person undergoing training is absent from work for a period of thirty days or more, or for a number of periods amounting in the aggregate to thirty days or more, the Director-General may, if he considers it expedient, order that the term of his contract of training be extended by the number of days on which he is absent, and the contract shall stand extended accordingly.(2)Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board that a person has undergone previous technical training relevant to the trade or occupation in which he desires to be apprenticed, the Board may authorize the Director-General to reduce the period of training to be served by such person to such lesser period as it shall determine.(3)The Director-General shall have all the powers of an inspector under this Act.