ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Dairy Industry (Compliance Officer) Regulations
5. Appointment of compliance officers
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
5. Appointment of compliance officers
(1)The Board shall appoint such compliance officer as may be necessary for purposes of monitoring of primary dairy products and dairy business operators. The appointment of the compliance officers shall be by notice in the Gazette.(2)Where a need arises, and no conflict of interest exists, the Board may request the County Executive Committee member to nominate qualified staff of the County government for gazettement by the Board as a compliance officer.(3)The Board shall, upon receiving the nominees from the County Government vet the nominee for suitability and shall, if found suitable, gazette the officer.(4)The compliance officer nominated by a County shall report on day today matters to the relevant officer of the County Executive Committee member, and where the report involves dairy produce safety matters, the compliance officer shall report to the Board and to the County Executive Committee member.(5)In dealing with dairy produce safety matters compliance officer nominated by the county shall act under the supervision of an assigned Boards supervisor.(6)The Board shall keep and maintain a register of all gazetted compliance officers.