ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Information and Communications Act
38. Regulations on radio communication
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
38. Regulations on radio communication
(1)The Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the Commission may make regulations generally with respect to radio communication and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, with respect to—(a)the fees or sums to be paid by a person to whom a radio-communication licence is granted on the grant or renewal of such licence and the conditions on which any such licence may be granted, renewed or revoked;(b)anything which may or may not be done in connection with the use of any radio communication station or apparatus and in particular, requiring the use of any such station or apparatus to cease on the demand in that behalf by any authorised employee of the Commission;(c)imposing on the person to whom a radio communication licence is granted with respect to any radio communication station or apparatus, or who is in possession or control of any radio communication station or apparatus, obligations as to permitting and facilitating the inspection of such station or apparatus, as to the conditions in which the radio station or apparatus is kept and, in the case of a station or apparatus for the establishment, installation or use of which a licence is necessary, as to the production of the licence or of such other evidence of the licensing of the station or apparatus as may be prescribed by the regulations;(d)where sums are or may become due from the person to whom a radio communication licence is granted after the grant or renewal thereof, requiring that person to keep and produce such accounts and records as may be specified in the regulations;(e)requiring the person to whom a radio communication licence authorising the establishment or use of a station has been granted, to exhibit at the station such notices as may be specified in the regulations;(f)regulating the use on board any vessel or aircraft, other than a vessel or aircraft registered or licenced in Kenya, within the limits of Kenya and territorial waters adjacent thereto, of radio communication apparatus on board such vessel or aircraft;(g)controlling the importation, acquisition, manufacture and sale, letting on hire or other disposition of radio communication apparatus of any kind, or the possession, use or installation of such, and different provisions may be made by such regulations for different classes of cases;(h)the licensing and fees in respect thereof, of dealers in radio communication apparatus and the sale, transfer or use of such apparatus;(i)the conduct of examinations for radio communication operators, the content of such examination and the issue of certificates of competence in respect thereof;(j)the issue, variation and withdrawal of approvals in respect of radio communication stations and radio communication apparatus and apparatus for connection to any telecommunication system licensed under this Act:Provided that nothing in any such regulations shall require any person to concede any form of right of entry into a private dwelling house for the purpose of permitting or facilitating the inspection of any radio communication apparatus not designed or adapted for emission.(2)Any person who contravenes any regulations made under this section, or causes or permits any radio communication station or apparatus to be used in contravention of any such regulations, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.