Act and Laws in Kenya

The owner of a vehicle which is required under the provisions of this Part to be inspected shall, before the inspection is carried out, pay to a licensing officer the fee prescribed therefore.

The person in whose name a vehicle is registered shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be the owner of the vehicle.

(1) No motor vehicle or trailer the ownership of which has been transferred by the registered owner shall be used on a road for more than fourteen days after the date of such transfer unless the new owner is registered as the owner thereof. (2) Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle or...

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, a licensing officer shall not register a motor vehicle unless the owner of the vehicle satisfies him— (a) that the vehicle has been lawfully exported from its country of origin or the country in which it was last registered, and that such owner is in...

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, exempt any vehicle, class or description of vehicle from the provisions of this Part.

(1) No motor vehicle or trailer registered under this Act or driven under the authority of a general dealer’s licence shall be used on a road unless there is fixed thereto in the prescribed manner the prescribed number of identification plates of the prescribed design and colour on which is...

The owner of a vehicle shall, when requested by a police officer, produce for inspection, either immediately to the police officer or within five days of the request being made, at a police station nominated by the owner, the registration certificate issued in respect of the vehicle.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, and on each subsequent conviction to a fine not...

(1) No person shall own or possess a motor vehicle or trailer, or use it on a road,unless such vehicle or trailer is licensed under and in accordance with this Part. (2) Where the owner or person in possession of a motor vehicle or trailer giveswritten notice to the Authority that for a stated...

(1) An application for a license under this Part shall be made to a licensingofficer in the prescribed form accompanied by the fee payable and the vehicle registration book. (2) Every vehicle more than four years old from the recorded date of manufacture shall be subjected to inspection by the...

(1) A licensing officer shall issue a licence only if he is satisfied— (a) that the vehicle is duly registered; and (b) that the particulars in the registration book are correct; and (c) that the vehicle is insured against third party risks in accordance with the provisions of the Insurance...

(1) Where— (a) an inspector issues an inspection report for the purposes of section 17(2) showing that a motor vehicle or trailer complies with the provisions of this Act and of any rules made thereunder; or (b) a certifying officer issues a certificate of fitness in respect of a public service...

Every vehicle licence shall be in the prescribed form.

(1) Vehicle licences; other than a dealer’s general licence, may be issued forsuch periods and upon payment of such fees as may be prescribed: Provided that, where a period is so prescribed, a licence issued before the period is prescribed shall not be invalid solely by reason that the period for...

No vehicle which is required to be licensed shall be used on a road unless the licence, which shall be legible and in no way defaced, is carried on the vehicle in the prescribed manner.

(1) Every vehicle licensed under this Act shall, in addition to carrying the licenceas required by section 20 of this Act, carry in the prescribed manner a vehicle licence certificate issued by the Registrar. (2) The vehicle licence certificate shall be in the prescribed form. (3) The vehicle...

If a vehicle licence or vehicle licence certificate is lost, defaced, mutilated or rendered illegible, the Authority shall issue a duplicate licence or vehicle licence certificate on payment of the prescribed fee: Provided that any licence or vehicle licence certificate which has been lost and is...

(1) The holder of a vehicle licence shall apply for a new licence— (a) where he desires to use the vehicle for any purpose not authorized by the licence; and (b) where the vehicle is so altered that a higher duty or a duty of a different class is required. (2) A new licence under this section...

(1) The Authority may issue to a dealer in, or manufacturer or repairer of,motor vehicles, upon application in the prescribed form and upon payment of the prescribed fees, such number of dealer’s general licences as the applicant may require, and with each such licence shall issue two identification...

(1) No vehicle shall be used on any road under the authority of a dealer’s general licence— (a) to convey passengers or goods for profit or reward; (b) to carry or convey any goods whatsoever except such load as may be necessary for the purpose of testing the motor vehicle or trailer, and no such...

(1) A dealer’s general licence shall continue in force until the 31st Decembernext following the date of issue. (2) Every dealer’s general licence shall cease to be valid if the dealer ceasesto carry on business in the district for which it is issued. (3) When a dealer’s general licence expires or...

(1) The Authority may at any time cancel a dealer’s general licence for a breachof any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder which relate to dealer’s general licences. (2) The Authority shall give notice of the cancellation to the person to whomthe licence was issued,...

A dealer’s general licence shall not be used for any purpose other than a purpose provided for in this Act, and shall not be transferred or assigned to any other person without the authority of the Authority.

Where under this Part a licence is required and has not been obtained, a sum equal to the prescribed fee payable in respect of such licence shall be due and owing to the Registrar by the person failing to obtain the licence, and shall be a civil debt recoverable summarily at the instance of the...

(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisionsof this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, and on each subsequent conviction to a fine...

(1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle of any class on a road unless he is the holder of a valid driving licence or a provisional licence endorsed in respect of that class of vehicle. (2) No person who owns or who has charge of a motor vehicle of any class shall cause or permit any person to...

(1) A licensing officer shall not grant an applicant a driving licence endorsed in respect of any class of motor vehicle unless the applicant— (a) satisfies the licensing officer that he has passed a test of competence to drive that class of motor vehicle conducted under section 39, or that he...

(1) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of section 31, a licensing officer may grant an applicant for a driving licence a provisional licence endorsed in respect of any class or classes of motor vehicle which if he held a driving licence he would be entitled to drive, in order that the applicant may...

(1) No driving licence or provisional licence shall be granted to any person— (a) under the age of sixteen years; (b) under the age of eighteen years, except in respect of motorcycles; or (c) endorsed in respect of matatus and motor-omnibuses, unless he— (i) is over the age of twenty-four years;...

(1) Applications for driving licences and provisional licences shall be made toa licensing officer in the prescribed form, accompanied by the prescribed fee, and the particulars required in such form shall be signed by the applicant. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of section 30, any person holding a...