ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Honours Act
8. Functions of Advisory Committees.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Functions of Advisory Committees.
(1)An Advisory Committee established under sections 5, 6 and 7 shall—(a)receive and consider representations from any person, body, unit, association of persons or corporation recommending a person for the conferment of a national honour under this Act;(b)recommend to the President, on its motion or on a representation under paragraph (a), persons, bodies, units, associations of persons or corporations that may be considered for conferment of a national honour under section 3;(c)advise the President on the suitability or otherwise of a person, body, unit, association of persons or corporation that is proposed for conferment of a national honour under section 3;(d)propose to the President the types, classes or categories of national honours that should be conferred;(e)advise the President on the classes or categories of persons, bodies, units, associations of persons or corporations on whom national honours should be conferred;(f)advise the President on the type, category or class of a national honour that should be conferred on a person, body, unit, association of persons or corporation; and(g)perform any other function that may be conferred on it by this Act or any other legislation or that it may consider necessary or appropriate.(2)Where an Advisory Committee proposes the conferment of a national honour on a person, body, unit, association of persons or corporation, the Committee shall, prior to forwarding its proposal to the President—(a)publish its proposal in at least two daily newspapers of national circulation, inviting the public to present any views on or objections to the proposal to the Committee; and(b)take into account the views or objections of the public in making its proposals to the President.(3)The Committee may, in the performance of its functions, consult with such other persons or bodies as may be necessary.(4)A decision of an Advisory Committee shall be made by consensus but where there is no consensus, a decision shall be made by a majority of all the members of, the Advisory Committee.(5)An Advisory Committee may meet and transact business notwithstanding a vacancy in the membership of the Advisory Committee.