ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
91. Nationality and colours
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
91. Nationality and colours
(1)A Kenyan ship shall hoist the proper national colours—(a)on a signal being made to her from any ship or aircraft belonging to the Kenya Defence Forces;(b)on entering or leaving any Kenyan or foreign port;(c)when passing a warship of any navy;(d)(d) while in a Kenyan port, from sunrise to sunset.(2)If default is made in complying with subsection (1), the master of the ship commits an offence and, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.(3)Where there are hoisted on board any Kenyan ship, any colours or pendant usually worn by ships of the Kenyan Navy, or the national colours of any other country, the master of the ship or the owner thereof, if he is on board the ship, and every other person hoisting the pendant or colours, commits an offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand Kenya shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment and to seizure of the colours or pendant.(4)Where there are hoisted on board any Kenyan ship, any colours or pendant usually worn by ships of the Kenya Defence Forces or the national colours of any other State, the master of the ship, or the owner thereof if he is on board the ship, and every other person hoisting the pendant or colours, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment and to seizure of the colours or pendant by the State.