ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Societies Act
7. Prohibition of specified acts by or on behalf of certain societies
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
7. Prohibition of specified acts by or on behalf of certain societies
(1)The Cabinet Secretary may, where it appears to him to be in the public interest, in relation to a society which has been refused registration under section 11, or has had its registration cancelled under section 12, of this Act, or is a society of one of the kinds mentioned in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of the proviso to section 4(1) of this Act, by order, prohibit any act specified therein—(a)by any person on behalf of or in relation to any society associated with such society; or(b)by any person on behalf of or in relation to any society which in the opinion of the Cabinet Secretary has objects similar to the objects of such society,in Kenya or in any particular area of Kenya (being the area in which it appears to him that such society carried on or, as the case may be, proposed to carry on its activities) or in any part of such area.(2)An order under subsection (1) of this section shall continue in force for such period (not exceeding six months) as may be specified therein:Provided that this subsection shall not preclude the Cabinet Secretary from making a further order or orders, with or without variations, where it appears to him to be in the public interest so to do.(3)Any person who contravenes an order made under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.(4)Without limiting the meaning of the word "associated", for the purposes of this section a society shall be deemed to be associated with a society which has been refused registration or has had its registration cancelled if the former society is the parent society of which the latter society is a branch or is derived from the same parent society or is the successor of such parent society.