ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Officers (Training, Registration and Licencing) Act
22. Supervisory functions of the Council
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
22. Supervisory functions of the Council
(1)The Council shall satisfy itself that the courses of study to be followed by students for the award of a degree or diploma in public health, including the standard of proficiency required for admission thereto and the standards of examinations leading to the award of a degree or diploma, are sufficient to guarantee that the holder thereof has acquired the knowledge and skill necessary for the efficient practice of public health.(2)For the purposes of this section, the Council may—(a)appoint persons to visit any university or other institution in Kenya offering a course in public health and to report to it on the course of study, staffing and equipment available for training in public health and other arrangements available for such training;(b)appoint persons to attend examinations in any aspect of public health at any university or institution and to report to it on the sufficiency of the examinations and on such matters relating thereto as the Council may require; or(c)require the dean or head of the public health or environmental health department at any university or institution to provide written information to it concerning any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b).(3)The Council shall forward a copy of any report made under subsection (2) to the university or institution concerned and may, if it is satisfied that the standard of any course or examination is insufficient, and after it has given the university or institution an opportunity to make observations on the report, in writing, require the university or institution to take such measures as the Council may specify to improve the standard of the course or examination.(4)If the Council, is satisfied that the university or institution referred to in subsection (3) has failed to take measures which are in the opinion of the Council necessary to improve the standard of any course or examination, the Council may cancel or suspend any recognition of a degree, diploma, or other qualification awarded by that university or institution.(5)A degree awarded prior to a cancellation or suspension under subsection (4) shall not be affected by the cancellation or suspension.(6)This section shall not apply to universities established or accredited under the Universities Act (Cap. 210).