ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Pharmacy and Poisons Act
50. Penal sanctions with regard to bodies corporate
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
50. Penal sanctions with regard to bodies corporate
(1)If—(a)a body corporate has been convicted of an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder; or(b)any member of the Board or any officer of a body corporate, or any person employed by a body corporate in carrying on a business, has been convicted of any such criminal offence, or been guilty of such misconduct as in the opinion of the Board renders him, or would if he were a registered pharmacist render him, unfit to be on the register, then, whether the body corporate was or was not an authorized seller of poisons at the time when the offence or misconduct was committed, the Board may inquire into the case and may, subject to this Act, direct—(i)that the body corporate shall, in a case where it is an authorized seller of poisons, cease to be a seller and, in any case, be disqualified for such period as may be specified in the directions from being an authorised seller of poisons; or(ii)that all or any of the premises of the body corporate shall, in a case where they are registered in the register of premises kept in pursuance of section 23 of this Act, be removed from that register and in any case be disqualified for such period as may be specified in the directions from being registered therein.(2)Any body corporate may appeal to the Cabinet Secretary against a direction given under this section, and the decision of the Cabinet Secretary on any such appeal shall be final.