ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Dairy Industry (Compliance Officer) Regulations
15. Offences
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
15. Offences
(1)A compliance officer who—(a)solicits for, or receives in connection with any of his duties, a payment or other reward whatsoever, whether pecuniary or otherwise, or a promise or security for any such payment or reward whether or not he is entitled to claim;(b)enters into any agreement to do, abstain from doing, permit, conceal or connive at any act whereby the Board is or may be defrauded, or which is contrary to any of the provisions of these Regulations or contrary to the power conferred to the compliance officer;(c)discloses, except for the purposes of these regulations or when required to do so as a witness in a court of law or with the approval of the Board, information acquired by him in the performance of his duties relating to a person, premises, place, material, substance or thing being or already inspected, or(d)uses his or her position to enrich himself or herself or any other person,commits an offence and is liable on conviction to fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or both such fine and imprisonment.(2)A person who—(a)in any manner or style, wilfully obstructs, impedes or hinders a compliance officer, or a police officer accompanying the compliance officer, from exercising any of his powers or performing duties under these regulations;(b)knowingly makes a false statement in terms of questions put to him or information required from him under these regulations;(c)refuses or neglects to furnish any information or to produce any document, to attend at any place when required, or instigates any person to disobey or make it difficult for the compliance officer to conduct inspection;(d)assaults or threatens a compliance officer or any person lawfully accompanying the compliance officer or discharging duties under these Regulations;(e)refuses or unreasonably delays to obey any instructions given to him by the compliance officer for the attainment of the purposes of these regulations; or(f)abets or facilitates the violation of any of the provisions of this regulation,commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or, both.