ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Crops (Food Crops) Regulations
11. Renewal of a warehousing licence
Edition: 2025-10-28 · In force
11. Renewal of a warehousing licence
(1)An application for the renewal of a warehousing licence shall be—(a)in Form 2B set out in the Second Schedule;(b)made to the respective County Government;(c)accompanied by a valid certificate of compliance for the warehouse issued in accordance with these Regulations; and(d)accompanied by the returns of the warehouse operator for the previous year in Form 5D and 5E, set out in the Fifth Schedule.(2)An application under subregulation (1) shall be made not later than the first day of June in the year which the current licence is due to expire.(3)Where an application is made later than the day specified in subregulation (2), the applicant shall specify a reasonable cause for the delay.(4)The respective County Government shall publish a notice of the proposed grant of a warehousing licence in the Gazette, at least thirty days before granting the licence.(5)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.(6)The respective 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.(7)Where the application has been rejected under subregulation (6)(b), the applicant may resubmit the application upon addressing the issues raised in the rejection.(8)Upon resubmission of a satisfactory application under subregulation (7), the Authority shall issue the applicant with a warehousing licence.(9)The respective County Government shall issue a warehousing licence under this regulation in Form 4B set out in the Fourth Schedule.(10)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 the expiry date.