ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
250. Cancellation of certificate
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
250. Cancellation of certificate
(1)The Director-General may cancel a certificate issued to a Kenyan ship where he has reason to believe that—(a)the certificate was fraudulently issued;(b)the certificate was altered without permission;(c)the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information; or(d)since any survey required by this Part, the structure, equipment or machinery has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.(2)The Director-General may require that a certificate issued to a Kenyan ship which has expired or has been cancelled be surrendered.(3)Any person who—(a)intentionally alters a certificate referred to in this Part;(b)intentionally makes a false certificate referred to in this Part;(c)in connection with any survey required by this Part, knowingly or recklessly furnishes false information;(d)with intent to deceive, uses, lends, or allows to be used by another, a certificate referred to in this Part; or(e)fails to surrender a certificate required to be surrendered under subsection (2),commits an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.