Kenya Roads Act 2007 in Kenya

Regulations made under this Act may provide for the detention of vehicles to secure compliance with this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and may make such further provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for securing such detention.

No action shall lie in respect of nuisance by reason only of the noise and vibration caused by vehicles on a public road.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Minister may, upon the recommendation of an Authority, by notice in the Gazette and on such terms and conditions as may be appropriate, exempt any vehicle, person, road, service or enterprise from the application of any regulations made under this Act,...

Any notice or other document required or authorised under this Act to be served on an Authority, or a Director-General, may be served— (a) by delivery of the notice or other document to the Director-General or to any authorized employee of the Authority; (b) by leaving it at the office of...

Any notice or other document required or authorized under this Act to be served on any person by an Authority or a Director-General or any employee may be served— (a) by delivering it to that person; or (b) by leaving it at the usual or last known place of abode of that person; or (c) by...

Where any action or other legal proceeding lies against an Authority for any act done in pursuance or execution, or intended execution of an order made pursuant to this Act or of any public duty, or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of this Act or of any such duty, the...

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law— (a) where any judgment or order has been obtained against an Authority, no execution or attachment, or process in the nature thereof, shall be issued against such Authority or against its property, but the Director-General shall, without delay,...

Any person who, without the written approval of an Authority, assumes for the purposes of business, or registers in terms of any written law relating to companies or business names under the names— (a) “Roads Authority”, or “Road Authority”; or (b) “Highways Authority” or “Highway Authority”,...

(1) In the performance of its functions or exercise of its powers under this Act, each Authority shall, where appropriate, consult with the Minister, other authorities, bodies or persons and users of its facilities and services. (2) An Authority may establish such consultative mechanism as it...

The transitional provisions set out in the Fourth Schedule shall apply upon the commencement of this Act.

The several written laws specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule are amended in the provisions set out in the second column of that Schedule in the manner set out in the third column.

The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, amend the Second Schedule.