ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Malaria Prevention Act
9. Contribution by owner of land towards cost of drainage
Edition: 1970-03-13 · In force
9. Contribution by owner of land towards cost of drainage
(1)A health authority may require the owner of land benefited by the construction or maintenance, or both, of a system or systems of drainage under section 3 to contribute the whole or a portion of the cost of construction or maintenance or both.(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—(a)the question as to whether or not the owner of land is benefited by the construction or maintenance or both shall be decided by mutual agreement between the health authority and the owner of the land, or, failing agreement, by reference to arbitration under the Arbitration Act (Cap. 49), and any sum of money awarded against the owner of the land under that Act shall be a civil debt recoverable summarily;(b)the amount of any contribution towards construction shall in no case exceed the difference between the selling value of the land prior to construction and the selling value of the land after construction;(c)a contribution made under this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other contribution that may be required by the health authority for work or service under any law for the time being in force.