ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Police Service Act
74. Certificate of Appointment
Edition: 2023-09-15 · In force
74. Certificate of Appointment
(1)The Inspector-General shall ensure that a certificate of appointment is issued to every person who is appointed as a police officer.(2)A certificate of appointment shall be in a form prescribed by the regulations and be signed by a Gazetted police officer authorised by the Inspector-General for the purpose.(3)A police officer shall produce the certificate of appointment issued under subsection (2) on being requested to do so by any person in relation to whom the officer is exercising or is about to exercise a power conferred by this Act.(4)A failure to comply with subsection (3) shall invalidate any purported exercise of the power that the officer is seeking to exercise.(5)A certificate issued to a police officer under this section shall be evidence of the officer's appointment not only for the purposes of legal proceedings but for all other purposes of the law.