ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Road Maintenance Levy Fund Act
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2026-07-01 · In force
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee to be appointed under section 8A;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for Public Works and Housing or for Public Roads;"classified road" deleted by Act No. 3 of 1994, s. 2;"collector" means—"entered for home use" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 472);"levy" means the road maintenance fuel levy imposed under section 3;"marketer" means a person who engages in the business of importing, processing and marketing of petroleum products or in the business of both importing and processing and marketing of petroleum products and for the time being specified in the First Schedule;"motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Traffic Act (Cap. 403);"officer administering the Fund" means the Chief Executive appointed by the Kenya Roads Board established under section 4(1) of the Kenya Roads Board Act (Cap. 408A);"petroleum fuel" means automotive diesel, ordinary petrol, premium petrol or such other petroleum products as classified by reference to the tariff numbers set out in the First Schedule to the Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 472) as the Cabinet Secretary may from time to time by notice in the Gazette determine, and for the purpose of interpreting the said First Schedule section 2(3)(a) to (j) of the Customs and Excise Act shall, mutatis mutandis apply;"public road" has the meaning assigned to it in the Public Roads and Roads of Access Act (Cap. 399) and includes an adopted street under the Streets Adoption Act (Repealed);"remitter" means a marketer registered under section 4;"unclassified road" means any public road which on or before the commencement of this Act is maintained by a local authority or which is classified as such with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary, or any adopted street under the Streets Adoption Act (Repealed);"vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, a trailer or such other conveyance as the Cabinet Secretary may from time to time determine by notice in the Gazette.