ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Accreditation Service Act
12. Accreditation decisions of the Service
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
12. Accreditation decisions of the Service
(1)The Service may, subject to the directions of the Board, set rules and guidelines for granting, renewing, maintaining, reducing, extending, suspending or withdrawing accreditation.(2)Where the Service is satisfied with the outcome of an accreditation assessment, and upon payment of the prescribed fees, the Service may grant, renew, maintain, reduce or extend accreditation to a conformity assessment body.(3)Where the Service grants, renews, maintains, reduces or extends the accreditation of a conformity assessment body, the Service shall notify the conformity assessment body and issue an accreditation certificate within fourteen days.(4)A certificate issued under subsection (3) shall be accompanied by—(a)a schedule specifying the scope of accreditation;(b)an outline of prescribed conditions on the use of accreditation symbols and related claims; and(c)any other terms as may be determined by the Service.(5)Where the Service declines, suspends or withdraws accreditation to a conformity assessment body, the Service shall, within fourteen days, notify the conformity assessment body in writing setting out the reasons for its decisions.(6)The Service may withdraw an accreditation from a conformity assessment body without having first suspended the accreditation, where the—(a)accreditation was obtained by fraud;(b)conformity assessment body—(ii)goes into liquidation; or(iii)is ordered to be wound up by a court of competent jurisdiction;(c)management systems of the conformity assessment body have failed.(7)The Service may suspend or withdraw the accreditation of a conformity assessment body where there is a breach of the administrative procedures or guidelines issued by the Service.