ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Teachers Service Commission Act
30. Removal of name from the register
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
30. Removal of name from the register
(1)The Commission may, after inquiry, cause to be removed from the register the name of any person—(b)who the Commission is satisfied has obtained registration through fraudulent means;(c)who has been convicted of a sexual offence or an offence against a pupil or student;(d)who has been convicted of a criminal offence which, in the opinion of the Commission, renders the person unfit to be a teacher;(e)who the Commission has directed should be removed as a result of disciplinary proceedings instituted under this Act; or(f)suffers from such physical or mental illness or infirmity which renders the person incapable of performing the duties of a teacher.(2)The Commission shall cause the name and particulars of a teacher whose name is removed from the register under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette within one month from the date of such removal.(3)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the removal of a teacher’s name from the register shall be notified by the Commission to the person by registered mail addressed to his or her last known address.(4)Where the name of any teacher is removed from the register under this Act, such name shall not be reinstated except by direction of the Commission.(5)A teacher whose name has been removed from the register shall cease to be a teacher for purposes of this Act with effect from the date of such removal.