ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Pest Control Products Act
5. Establishment and constitution of the Board
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
5. Establishment and constitution of the Board
(1)There is hereby established a board to be known as the Pest Control Products Board.(2)The Board shall consist of the following members—(a)a Chairperson appointed by the President;(b)two public officers appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, being persons with knowledge and experience of pest control;(c)two public officers appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for livestock development, being persons with knowledge and experience of pest control;(d)one public officer appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to commerce;(e)one public officer appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to the environment;(f)one public officer appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to health;(g)one public officer appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to water development;(h)the Government Chemist;(i)the Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards;(j)the Director of the Coffee Research Foundation;(k)one person appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, being a person engaged in farming, to represent the interests of farmers;(l)one person appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for livestock development, being a person engaged in farming, to represent the interests of farmers;(m)the Director of Agriculture.(3)The Board may co-opt to serve it for such period as it may think fit not more than five persons whose assistance or advice it may require, but a person so co-opted shall not be entitled to vote at a meeting of the Board or be counted as a member for the purpose of forming a quorum.(4)The members of the Board, other than ex officio members, shall hold office for a period of three years but shall be eligible for reappointment.(5)The Cabinet Secretary shall appoint a public officer who is not a member of the Board to be the secretary to the Board who shall exercise and perform such functions as the Board may from time to time determine.