ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Protected Areas Act
9. Penalties
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
9. Penalties
(1)Any person who is in a protected area without permission contrary to the provisions of section 3, or who fails to comply with any order issued under that section, or who fails to comply with any direction given to him under section 4, or who refuses to allow himself to be searched under section 5, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and fine.(2)Any person who has been detained as a result of the exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 and is found to have in his possession or to be conveying in any manner any arms, ammunition, explosives or stores, and who on being charged does not give an account to the satisfaction of the court that he came by them lawfully, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and fine.