ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Judicial Service Act
46. Offences and penalties
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
46. Offences and penalties
(1)Any person who—(a)in connection with an application by the person or by any other person for employment, appointment or promotion by the Commission, or in connection with any matter on which it is the duty of the Commission to inquire, wilfully gives to the Commission or to any member of the Commission any information which is false or misleading in any material particular; or(b)without the consent, in writing, of the Chairperson, publishes or discloses to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty, the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information which has come to their knowledge in the course of their duties under this Act, and any person who knowingly acts in contravention of this section; or(c)otherwise than in the course of duty, directly or indirectly by themselves or by any other person in any manner influences or attempts to influence any decision of the Commission or of any member thereof; or(d)disobeys any order made by the Commission or a committee for attendance or for production of papers, books, documents or records,commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(c) of this section, nothing shall prohibit any person from supplying any information or assistance upon formal request made by the Commission.