ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Accreditation Service Act
13. Accreditation status, certificates, symbols and claims
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
13. Accreditation status, certificates, symbols and claims
(1)The accreditation status of a conformity assessment body, or claims made or representational statements made, shall be confirmed only through the—(a)accreditation certificate and the accompanying schedule issued by the Service;(b)register of accredited bodies published in the Gazette and maintained on the website of the Service; and(c)accreditation symbol issued by the Service and displayed on certificates or reports issued by an accredited body.(2)An accreditation certificate issued under this Act shall be valid only for the period prescribed in the certificate.(3)The seal of the Service shall be affixed on an accreditation certificate and shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or a person authorized in that behalf by a resolution of the Board.(4)The accreditation certificate and rights to use an accreditation symbol shall be the property of the Service and shall be surrendered to the Service whenever it is required to do so.(5)The Service may impose such conditions, as it considers necessary, on the use of an accreditation certificate, accreditation symbol, and a claim of accreditation status by an accredited body.(6)The accredited body may use the accreditation symbol in relation to the scope of accreditation specified in the relevant schedule, provided that the accreditation granted under this Act shall be in force.(7)An accredited body commits an offence under this Act, where the accredited body—(a)misuses its accreditation status;(b)misrepresents its accreditation entry date or expiry date;(c)makes a claim that is outside the scope for which the body is accredited;(d)gives false information on the location of the accredited facility; or(e)makes other misrepresentation relating to its status of accreditation.