ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Crops (Food Crops) Regulations
10. Application for a warehousing licence
Edition: 2025-10-28 · In force
10. Application for a warehousing licence
(1)A person shall not operate a warehouse without a warehousing licence.(2)An application for a warehousing licence shall be—(a)in Form 2B set out in the Second Schedule;(b)accompanied by a certificate of compliance for the warehouse issued in accordance with these Regulations; and(c)made to the respective County Government.(3)A county government may, after considering the application made under subregulation (1)—(a)within fourteen days of receiving the application, issue the applicant a warehousing licence; or(b)within seven days of receiving the application, reject the application and give the reasons thereof.(4)Where an application has been rejected in accordance with subregulation (3)(b), the applicant may resubmit the application upon addressing the issues raised in the rejection.(5)Upon resubmission of a satisfactory application under subregulation (4), the respective County Government shall issue the applicant with a warehousing licence.(6)A warehousing licence issued under this regulation shall be valid from the date of issue to the thirtieth of June next following the date of issue unless the licence is revoked by the respective County Government before its expiry date.(7)A county government shall issue a warehousing licence in Form 4B set out in the Fourth Schedule.(8)An applicant under this regulation shall notify the respective County Government of any change in the ownership, business operations or production scale within thirty days of the change whenever it occurs.(9)A person who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of five hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both.