Kenya Maritime Authority Act
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“Authority” means the Kenya Maritime Authority established under section 3;“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority constituted under section 6;“Cabinet Secretary” means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to Maritime Transport;“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Authority appointed under section 6;“Director-General” means the Director-General of the Authority appointed under section 11;“flag State” means the State whose flag a ship is entitled to fly;“financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on the thirtieth June in each year;“member” means a member of the Board of Directors; and“port State” means a State in which port a foreign ship sail subject to the appropriate convention.Source: Kenya Law