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Agricultural Finance Corporation Act

Jurisdiction: Kenya
Structure: 47 provisions
Citation: Cap. 323
Dates: As at 31 Dec 2022

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“This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Finance Corporation Act.”

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Finance Corporation Act. This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act (for example: "this Act", "agricultural industry", "agricultural produce", "agriculture", "the Corporation", "Director", "farmer", "mortgage", "net profit", and "staff"). The Board may appoint officers and servants on terms it considers proper; staff must carry out powers, functions and duties assigned by the General Manager, subject to this Act. Directors (other than public officers in receipt of salary), the General Manager and the staff are to be paid salaries, allowances and travelling and other expenses out of the Corporation's funds. Section 12. Pension and provident funds Section 12(1) The Board may, subject to the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the National Treasury, establish, control, manage, maintain and contribute to pension or provident funds for the

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PRELIMINARY - 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Finance Corporation Act.

Section 1

THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 5. Disqualification of Director

A director is disqualified from office if specified conditions apply (insolvency, unsound mind, certain convictions, illness, specified subsection disqualifications, absence from two consecutive Board meetings, or inability/unfitness);…

Section 5

LOANS - 23. Loan to co-operative society

The Board may approve a loan to a co‐operative society only when specified conditions are met; the Commissioner must, at the Board's request, provide lists and information about any co‐operative society.

Section 23

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 35. Protection against liability

Protection against liability where land comprised in a mortgage or other security for which a loan was granted was not used for agricultural purposes.

Section 35

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 46. Regulations

Regulations may set scales of application fees and appraisal fees according to the amount of the loan for which the application is made.

Section 46

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Part I

PRELIMINARY

§ 1PRELIMINARY - 1. Short titleShort title

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Finance Corporation Act.

Section 1. Short title Section This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Finance Corporation Act.

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§ 2PRELIMINARY - 2. InterpretationInterpretation

This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act (for example: "this Act", "agricultural industry", "agricultural produce", "agriculture", "the Corporation", "Director", "farmer", "mortgage", "net profit", and "staff").

Section 2. Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "this Act" includes any rules or regulations made under this Act; "agricultural industry" means any industry connected with agriculture or with the processing of agricultural produce; "agricultural produce" includes anything (whether live or dead) produced in the course of agriculture; "agriculture" means agriculture as defined in section 2 of the Agriculture and food Authority Act (Cap. 317), and also forestry and the establishment, maintenance and exploitation of fisheries in private ownership; "appraiser" means a person appointed as an appraiser under section 38 of this Act; "the Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established by section 4 of this Act; "the Central Agricultural Board" means the Central Agricultural Board established by section 35 of the Agriculture Act (Cap. 318); "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 490); "the Corporation" means the Agricultural Finance Corporation established by section 3 of this Act; "Director" means a person who is a member of the Board by virtue of section 4 or of an appointment made thereunder; "farmer" means a person who engages in agriculture in Kenya; "fishery" means a privately-conducted establishment directed to fish culture in farm ponds and fish farming; "the General Manager" means the General Manager of the Corporation appointed under section 9 of this Act; "land" includes anything attached to the land; "the land registrar" means the person charged with the registration of documents of title to land under the written law under which the land is registered; "loan" means a loan made under this Act; "mortgage" includes a charge, lien security right or other security or encumbrance; "mortgagor" means a person who has mortgaged any land to the Corporation or to whom a loan has been made under this Act, or his personal representative; "net profit" means the excess of income over expenditure after making adequate provision for depreciation, amortization, and bad and doubtful debts; "staff" means the officers and servants of the Corporation appointed under section 10 of this Act. [Act No. 13 of 2017 , Sch.]

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Part II

THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION

§ 10THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 10. Appointment of staffProvision

The Board may appoint officers and servants on terms it considers proper; staff must carry out powers, functions and duties assigned by the General Manager, subject to this Act.

Section 10. Appointment of staff Section 10(1) The Board may appoint, upon such terms and conditions as it thinks proper, such other officers and servants as it considers necessary or desirable for the efficient conduct and operation of the Corporation. Section 10(2) Every member of the staff shall, subject to this Act, exercise the powers and functions and perform the duties assigned to him from time to time by the General Manager.

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§ 11THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 11. RemunerationProvision

Directors (other than public officers in receipt of salary), the General Manager and the staff are to be paid salaries, allowances and travelling and other expenses out of the Corporation's funds.

Section 11. Remuneration Section The Directors (other than public officers in receipt of salary), the General Manager and the staff shall be paid out of the funds of the Corporation such salaries and allowances as the Corporation, with the approval of the National Treasury, may from time to time determine, and such travelling and other expenses as they may incur in the performance of their duties as such.

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§ 12THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 12. Pension and provident fundsProvision

Section 12. Pension and provident funds Section 12(1) The Board may, subject to the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the National Treasury, establish, control, manage, maintain and contribute to pension or provident funds for the benefit of the General Manager and the staff, and may grant pensions and gratuities from any such fund to them on their retirement from the service of the Corporation and to their dependants on their death. Section 12(2) If neither a pension nor a provident fund is established under subsection (1) of this section, or if a fund is established but in the opinion of the Board it provides insufficient benefits, the Board may, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the National Treasury, grant from the funds of the Corporation pensions and gratuities, or additional pensions and gratuities, as the case may be, to the General Manager and the staff on their retirement from the service of the Corporation and to their dependants on their death.

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§ 13THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 13. Execution of documentsProvision

The Corporation's common seal must be authenticated by signatures of the Chairperson or deputy Chairperson and the General Manager (or a person authorized by the Board). Documents (other than those required to be under seal) and decisions may be signed by the Chairperson or deputy Chairperson, or by the General Manager if authorized; the General Manager may, with Board approval, authorize another officer to sign loan-approval documents not exceeding ten thousand shillings.

Section 13. Execution of documents Section 13(1) The common seal of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson or deputy Chairperson of the Board and by the signature of the General Manager or some other person so authorized by the Board. Section 13(2) All documents, other than those required by law to be under seal, made by, and all decisions of, the Corporation may be signified under the hand of the Chairperson or deputy Chairperson of the Board, or of the General Manager if he is so authorized by the Board. Section 13(3) Where the General Manager has been authorized under subsection (2) of this section to signify documents he may, with the approval of the Board, authorize any other officer of the Corporation to sign any document approving a loan not exceeding ten thousand shillings. [Act No. 13 of 1972 , Sch., L.N. 23/1977.]

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§ 14THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 14. Powers of CorporationProvision

Section 14 lists the Corporation's powers (making loans, borrowing with National Treasury concurrence, providing advisory services, investing after consultation, dealing in negotiable instruments, and mortgaging property) and prohibits borrowing beyond a total indebtedness of fifteen million pounds unless increased by notice of the National Treasury; it also permits delegation of loan-granting power to the General Manager.

Section 14. Powers of Corporation Section 14(1)(a) to make loans of money in accordance with Part III of this Act and accept repayments thereof; Section 14(1)(b) with the concurrence of, and subject to such limitations as may be imposed by, National Treasury, to borrow money or obtain credit either in Kenya or abroad; Section 14(1)(c) to furnish managerial, technical and administrative advice, or to assist in obtaining such advice, for agricultural industries; Section 14(1)(d) after consultation with the National Treasury, to invest money which is not for the time being needed for discharging the functions of the Corporation in investments for the time being authorized by law for the investment of trust moneys, or to place any such money on deposit at interest with any public body; Section 14(1)(e) to create, make, draw, accept, endorse, execute, issue, discount, buy, sell, negotiate and deal in bills, notes, warrants, coupons, stock, debentures and other negotiable or transferable instruments; Section 14(1)(f) subject to this Act, to mortgage the property of the Corporation to secure the repayment of money borrowed by the Corporation. Section 14(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Corporation shall not borrow any money where the result would be that the total indebtedness (whether present or contingent) of the Corporation would exceed the sum of fifteen million pounds, or such larger amount as the National Treasury may, by notice in the Gazette , determine. Section 14(3) The Corporation may delegate to the General Manager its power to grant loans under this Act. Section 14(4)(a) it is for the purchase of housing accommodation or a motor vehicle; or Section 14(4)(b) it is for agricultural purposes, and the interest of the applicant has been disclosed and recorded in the minutes of the meeting recommending approval of the application and the consent of the Cabinet Secretary to the proposal has been obtained.

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§ 15THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 15. Funds of CorporationProvision

Section 15 lists the Corporation's funds and requires the Corporation to pay interest to the Government on certain parliamentary funds at rates and on dates determined by the National Treasury (after consultation) and directed by the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury.

Section 15. Funds of Corporation Section 15(1)(a) all moneys, funds and securities vested in the Corporation by section 48 of this Act; Section 15(1)(b) any money provided by Parliament; Section 15(1)(c) any money borrowed under section 14 (1)(b) of this Act; Section 15(1)(d) any money received by way of interest on, or in repayment of, or otherwise in connexion with, loans made by or vested in the Corporation; and Section 15(1)(e) such moneys as the Cabinet Secretary may from time to time approve as funds of the Corporation. Section 15(2) The Corporation shall pay to the Government interest, at such rate as the National Treasury, after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary and with the Board, may from time to time determine upon any money provided by Parliament and upon any money which, by virtue of subsection (1)(a) of this section, forms part of its funds and was provided by Parliament; and any interest payable under this subsection shall be paid upon such dates as the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury may direct.

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§ 16THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 16. Reserve fundProvision

The Board must create a reserve fund credited with net profits and must apply it to cover any losses or deficiencies of the Corporation.

Section 16. Reserve fund Section 16(1) The Board shall create a reserve fund which shall be credited from time to time with any net profit earned by the Corporation. Section 16(2) The reserve fund shall be applied by the Board in making good any loss or deficiency which may occur in any of the transactions of the Corporation. Section 16(3) Whenever any balance remains in the reserve fund after providing for any loss or deficiency as aforesaid, it may be devoted to any of the purposes to which any other fund of the Corporation may by this Act be devoted. Section 16(4) The reserve fund created in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall be credited with any net profit earned by the Corporation until such time as the balance remaining after providing for any loss or deficiency as aforesaid shall exceed ten per centum of the funds of the Corporation as defined in section 15 of this Act, and shall thereafter not be reduced below that level. Section 16(5)(a) the profits of the Corporation; and Section 16(5)(b) the reserve funds of the Corporation. Section 16(6) All amounts paid to the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury under subsection (5) of this section shall be applied towards the redemption of any loans made by the Government to the Corporation, and interest upon the amount repaid shall cease to be payable as from the date of repayment.

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§ 17THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 17. Moneys borrowed by Corporation charged on assetsProvision

Moneys borrowed by the Corporation under section 14(1)(b) are charged on the Corporation's assets and must be repaid primarily from the Corporation's revenues.

Section 17. Moneys borrowed by Corporation charged on assets Section Any moneys borrowed by the Corporation under section 14 (1)(b) are by this section charged upon the assets of the Corporation, and shall be repayable primarily out of the revenues of the Corporation.

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§ 3THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 3. Establishment of CorporationProvision

Establishes the Agricultural Finance Corporation and assigns it functions to support agricultural development by making loans, and grants it corporate powers including owning property, contracting, and suing.

Section 3. Establishment of Corporation Section 3(1) There is hereby established a Corporation, to be known as the Agricultural Finance Corporation. Section 3(2) The functions of the Corporation shall be to assist in the development of agriculture and agricultural industries by making loans to farmers, co-operative societies, incorporated group representatives, private companies, public bodies, local authorities and other persons engaging in agriculture or agricultural industries. Section 3(3) The Corporation shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall have power to acquire, own, possess and dispose of property, and to contract, and to sue and be sued in its own name. Section 3(4) The Corporation is not subject to the Companies Act (Cap. 486) or the Banking Act ( Cap. 488 ).

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§ 4THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 4. Board of directorsProvision

Establishes a Board of Directors responsible for determining the Corporation's policy and controlling its operations, specifies appointment of directors (including Principal Secretaries), appointment of Chairperson and deputy by the Cabinet Secretary, term limits for certain directors (not exceeding three years) with eligibility for reappointment and deemed reappointment where no successor is appointed within one month, and requires the Board to follow Cabinet Secretary directions except when those would cause financial loss unless the Government reimburses losses.

Section 4. Board of directors Section 4(1) There shall be a Board of Directors of the Corporation, which shall, subject to this Act, be responsible for determining the policy of the Corporation and for controlling its operations. Section 4(2)(a) not less than four and not more than six persons appointed by the Cabinet Secretary of whom at least two shall be appointed by reason of their knowledge of banking or financial matters; Section 4(2)(b) the Principal Secretary of the Ministry, or a person deputed by him in writing to take his place as a director of the Board; and Section 4(2)(c) the Principal Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for finance, or a person deputed by him in writing to take his place as a Director of the Board. Section 4(3) A Chairperson and a deputy Chairperson shall be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for finance, from among the Directors, and the deputy Chairperson may, in the absence of the Chairperson, exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties which are conferred and imposed by this Act upon the Chairperson. Section 4(4) A director appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years from the date of his appointment as may be specified in the instrument appointing him and shall then retire but shall be eligible for reappointment, and in default of any other person having been appointed by the Cabinet Secretary to succeed him within one month of the date of his retirement shall be deemed to have been reappointed. Section 4(5) In the exercise of its powers and in the performance of its functions under this Act, the Board shall act in accordance with any general or special directions that the Cabinet Secretary may give it: Provided that, if the Cabinet Secretary gives the Board directions which in the Board’s opinion will involve the Corporation in financial loss, the Board is not required to act in accordance with those directions unless the Government has undertaken to reimburse the Corporation the amount of any losses incurred in so acting.

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§ 5THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 5. Disqualification of DirectorOffence

Section 5. Disqualification of Director Section 5(1)(a) he is insolvent or has conveyed or assigned his property for the benefit of his creditors generally or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; or Section 5(1)(b) he is of unsound mind or has been convicted within the preceding five years of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. Section 5(2)(a) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness; or Section 5(2)(b) has become subject to any of the disqualifications specified in subsection (1) of this section; or Section 5(2)(c) has been absent from two consecutive meetings of the Board without the leave of the Board; or Section 5(2)(d) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of his office, Section 5(3)(a) at any time, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Cabinet Secretary, resigns his office as such; Section 5(3)(b) dies; or Section 5(3)(c) is declared under that subsection to have vacated his office,

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§ 6THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 6. Meetings of BoardProvision

The Chairperson (or deputy in his absence) must convene Board meetings at times and places he determines, but not less than four times a year; the Chairperson (or deputy) may convene special meetings at any time and must convene a special meeting if at least three Directors request it in writing.

Section 6. Meetings of Board Section 6(1) Meetings of the Board shall be convened by the Chairperson, or in his absence by the deputy Chairperson, at such times and places as he determines but not less than four times a year. Section 6(2) The Chairperson, or in his absence the deputy Chairperson, may at any time, and shall at the request in writing of at least three Directors, convene a special meeting of the Board. Section 6(3) A notice convening a special meeting of the Board shall state the purposes for which the special meeting is convened.

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§ 7THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 7. Procedure of BoardProvision

Rules for Board meetings: deputy Chairperson acts when Chairperson absent; three Directors (including Chairperson or deputy) form a quorum; Board acts by majority resolution when a quorum is present; Chairperson (or deputy) has a casting vote; Board orders must be signed by Chairperson/deputy or authorized General Manager; confirmed minutes are prima facie evidence.

Section 7. Procedure of Board Section 7(1) If the Chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Board, the deputy Chairperson shall act as Chairperson at that meeting. Section 7(2) Three Directors who include the Chairperson or the deputy Chairperson shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, and all acts, matters or things authorized or required to be done by the Board shall be effected by resolution passed by a majority of the Directors present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Section 7(3) At every meeting of the Board, the Chairperson, or in his absence the deputy Chairperson, shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote as a Director. Section 7(4) All orders, directions and decisions of the Board shall be made, given and notified under the hand of the Chairperson or deputy Chairperson, or of the General Manager if he is so authorized by the Board. Section 7(5) Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of the Board shall be regularly entered in a minute book, and the book shall be kept so as to show proper tabulated details of the business conducted or transacted at each meeting. Section 7(6) The minutes of the proceedings of each meeting shall be placed before the next ensuing meeting and, if then passed as correct, shall be confirmed by the signature of the person who presided at that meeting, and when so confirmed shall be prima facie evidence in all proceedings of the matter recorded in the minutes. Section 7(7) Subject to this Act and to any general or specific directions of the Cabinet Secretary, the Board shall regulate the procedure at its meetings as it considers proper.

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§ 8THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 8. Matters on which Director may not voteOffence

Directors must declare loan-related interests, may be counted in quorum but must not vote on such matters, and contravention is an offence with penalties including up to three years imprisonment or a fine up to five thousand shillings.

Section 8. Matters on which Director may not vote Section 8(1)(a) related to that Director within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity; or Section 8(1)(b) a debtor, creditor, partner or employee of that Director; or Section 8(1)(c) a debtor under a mortgage of a body of persons, whether incorporated or not, of which that Director is a Director or under which he holds any office or position other than that of auditor. Section 8(2) A Director who is in any way whether directly or indirectly, interested in a proposed loan or in a loan then subsisting shall declare the nature of his interest at the first meeting at which he is present when the question of that loan is taken into consideration, if his interest then exists, or, in any other case, at the first meeting at which he is present after he becomes so interested, and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that such declaration shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting: Provided that a general notice given by a Director to the effect that he is a member of a specified body of persons, company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in all transactions connected therewith shall be a sufficient declaration under this subsection. Section 8(3) Subject to subsection (1) a Director who shall have declared his interest in accordance with subsection (2) may attend and be counted in the quorum of, but shall not vote in relation to that matter, at any meeting which may consider or pass any application or other resolution in respect of such a loan. Section 8(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to both.

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§ 9THE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE CORPORATION - 9. Appointment and duties of General ManagerProvision

The Board must appoint a General Manager with the Cabinet Secretary's approval after consultation; the General Manager must run the Corporation's executive functions, follow Board directions, may attend and speak at Board meetings but may not vote, and is empowered to administer oaths and take statutory declarations; a person acting in the General Manager's place may exercise the GM's powers and duties until the Board decides otherwise.

Section 9. Appointment and duties of General Manager Section 9(1) The Board, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary given after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for finance, shall appoint a General Manager of the Corporation, who shall as far as possible be present at all meetings of the Board and shall at such meetings be entitled to speak but not to vote. Section 9(2) It shall be the duty of the General Manager to undertake executive responsibility for the functions of the Corporation and to perform the other functions conferred upon him by this Act. Section 9(3) The General Manager shall act in accordance with any special or general directions which the Board may give him. Section 9(4) The General Manager is hereby empowered to administer oaths and take statutory declarations in matters where statements upon oath and statutory declarations are required by this Act. Section 9(5) In the event of the General Manager being unable to exercise his functions as such through illness, leave, absence from Kenya or other cause, a person shall be appointed in the manner specified in subsection (1) of this section to act as General Manager, and the person so appointed may exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties which are conferred and imposed by this Act upon the General Manager until such time as the Board considers that the General Manager is again able to exercise his functions as such.

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Part III

LOANS

§ 18LOANS - 18. Interpretation of PartInterpretation

Defines "farmer" to include authorized attorneys, personal representatives of deceased farmers, trustees appointed by deed or will, and receivers appointed by court order or mortgagee, even if not specifically authorized to mortgage land.

Section 18. Interpretation of Part Section In this Part, "farmer" includes the duly authorized attorney of a farmer, the personal representative of a deceased farmer, a trustee of a farmer appointed by deed or will and a receiver appointed by an order of the court or by a mortgagee even though that person may not have been specifically authorized to mortgage land.

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§ 19LOANS - 19. Loans to farmersProvision

The Board may make loans to farmers upon a written application and Board resolution; loans to reduce an existing mortgage are prohibited unless the mortgagee executes a waiver; loan terms may be for a period not exceeding thirty years.

Section 19. Loans to farmers Section 19(1)(a) upon his applying for a loan in writing in such form as the Board from time to time approves; and Section 19(1)(b) upon the authority of a resolution of a meeting of the Board at which the application is properly considered and approved. Section 19(2) A loan, under this section may be made for the purpose of reducing or discharging an existing first mortgage if in the opinion of the Board the terms of the mortgage are onerous: Provided that a loan shall not be made for the purpose of reducing an existing mortgage unless the mortgagee executes a waiver of priority in favour of the Corporation under section 28 of this Act. Section 19(3) A loan under this section shall be made for such period, not exceeding thirty years, and on such terms, as the Board may determine.

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§ 19ALOANS - 19A. Repayment of LoansProvision

Repayment of any loan made under subsections 14(1) and 19(1) must be made to the Corporation or to any branch thereof in accordance with rules made under this Act.

Section 19A. Repayment of Loans Section The repayment of any loan made under subsections 14(1) and 19(1) shall be made to the Corporation or to any branch thereof in accordance with rules made under this Act. [Act No. 8 of 2008 , s. 43.]

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§ 20LOANS - 20. Charge on the landProvision

Mandates that, when the Board directs, a qualifying farmer must give a first mortgage to the Corporation; requires notification to and registration by the land registrar and specifies actions on repayment.

Section 20. Charge on the land Section 20(1) Where the Board so directs a farmer who is the registered owner of land which is not encumbered with any mortgage (other than one in respect of which the mortgagee has executed a waiver of priority in favour of the Corporation under section 28 of this Act shall execute a first mortgage of the land in favour of the Corporation. Section 20(2)(a) deliver a written notification of the loan in the prescribed form to the land registrar, who shall register it against the title to the borrower’s land and, where appropriate, endorse a memorandum of the loan on the grant or certificate of title, and thereupon the land shall stand charged with the repayment of the loan and the interest thereon subject to any prior registered charge; and Section 20(2)(b) upon repayment of the loan and all interest due on it, give written notice of the repayment to the land registrar, who shall register it against the title to the borrower’s land and cancel any memorandum of the loan which is endorsed on the grant or certificate of title, and thereupon the charge created in respect of the loan shall be extinguished, Section 20(3)(a) may register a notice under the Movable Property Security Rights Act (Cap. 499A) to make a security right in movable property effective against third parties; and Section 20(3)(b) shall, upon repayment of the loan and all interest due on it, register a cancellation notice in accordance with the Movable Property Security Rights Act (Cap. 499A).

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§ 21LOANS - 21. Extension of timeProvision

The Board may, in its discretion, postpone repayment or extend the time for repayment of a loan or payment of interest thereon.

Section 21. Extension of time Section The Board may in its discretion postpone the repayment or extend the time for the repayment of a loan or for the payment of any interest payable thereon, but so that the maximum period for repayment in respect of any loan shall not exceed thirty years.

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§ 22LOANS - 22. Consent by trustee to short-term loanProvision

A trustee's consent to postpone his security to permit a loan is not by itself treated as improper or a breach of trust and does not by that alone make the trustee liable for any loss from the loan.

Section 22. Consent by trustee to short-term loan Section If a trustee consents to his security being postponed to enable a loan to be made, his consent shall not itself be deemed improper or a breach of trust so as to render the trustee liable in respect of any loss resulting from the loan having been made.

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§ 23LOANS - 23. Loan to co-operative societyProvision

The Board may approve a loan to a co‑operative society only when specified conditions are met; the Commissioner must, at the Board's request, provide lists and information about any co‑operative society.

Section 23. Loan to co-operative society Section 23(1)(a) upon the society applying for a loan in writing in such form as the Board from time to time approves signed by the Chairperson and the secretary of the society; and Section 23(1)(b) upon the Board being satisfied that the Chairperson and secretary of the society have been authorized, by a resolution of a meeting of the society passed by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the society and which does not offend any by-laws of the society, to apply for a loan; and Section 23(1)(c) upon the society lodging with its application a list of the persons who were members of the society at the time of the resolution; and Section 23(1)(d) upon the Board being satisfied that the accounts, books, papers, and documents of the society are in order; and Section 23(1)(e) upon such security (if any) as the Board may require; and Section 23(1)(f) upon the authority of a resolution of a meeting of the Board at which the application is properly considered and approved. Section 23(2) The Commissioner for Co-operative Development shall, at the request of the Board, furnish such lists and other information as the Board may require regarding any co-operative society.

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§ 24LOANS - 24. Examination of books of co-operative societyProvision

The Board must have full access to the accounts, books, papers and documents of any co-operative society that has applied for or received a loan, and may have them examined by staff or a person the Board appoints.

Section 24. Examination of books of co-operative society Section The Board shall at all times have full access to all accounts, books, papers and documents of any co-operative society to which a loan has been made or from which an application for a loan has been received, and may cause all such accounts, documents, papers or books to be examined by a member of the staff or by such other person as the Board may appoint.

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§ 25LOANS - 25. Liability of members of co-operative societyProvision

Members named on the society's list at the time of loan application are jointly and severally liable to repay the loan and interest; a member who leaves remains liable for outstanding amounts and must provide security; if the society is a registered company, shareholder liability is limited and the leaving-shareholder rule does not apply.

Section 25. Liability of members of co-operative society Section 25(1) Where a loan is made to a co-operative society, all persons who were members of the society at the time of the application for the loan and are named in the list referred to in section 23 (1)(c) shall be jointly and severally liable to repay the loan and to pay the interest payable on the loan. Section 25(2) If a person who was a member of a co-operative society at the time of the application for a loan and is named in the list referred to in section 23 (1)(c) ceases to be a member of that society, he shall nevertheless remain liable under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any part of a loan and any interest which was outstanding at the time he ceased to be a member, and on ceasing to be a member he shall provide security to the satisfaction of the Board for the due discharge of that liability. Section 25(3) Where a co-operative society is a company registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 486), the liability of the shareholders of the company is limited to the amount (if any) of the share capital not called up, and subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to a person who has ceased to be a shareholder in the company.

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Part IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS

§ 26GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 26. Rate of interest, and form of securityProvision

The Board may prescribe rates of interest (with approval of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance after consultation) and may determine the form of mortgages where no form is prescribed.

Section 26. Rate of interest, and form of security Section 26(1) A loan shall bear such rate of interest as the Board with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for finance given after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary, may prescribe, either generally or for any particular class of loan. Section 26(2) A mortgage given under this Act shall be in such form as is prescribed under any written law relating to that mortgage or, where no such form is prescribed, in such form as the Board may determine.

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§ 27GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 27. Appraisal of land offered as securityProvision

The Board may order an appraisal of land offered as security, and the appraiser must provide an appraisal to the Corporation in a Board-approved form.

Section 27. Appraisal of land offered as security Section The Board, if it considers it desirable, shall cause land offered as security for a loan to be appraised by an appraiser, and in such case the appraiser shall render to the Corporation an appraisal of the land in a form approved by the Board.

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§ 28GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 28. Waiver of priorityProvision

Any mortgagee may, by a waiver endorsed on or incorporated in their mortgage, agree that a mortgage in favour of the Corporation has priority over their mortgage.

Section 28. Waiver of priority Section Any mortgagee may, by waiver endorsed upon or incorporated in the mortgage, agree that a mortgage in favour of the Corporation shall have priority, either for the purposes of this Part or for any of the other purposes of this Act, over his mortgage, and such agreement when registered in the same manner as the mortgage held by him shall for all purposes be binding upon him and as from the date of registration upon his successors in title.

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§ 29GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 29. Loan to be taken up within three monthsProvision

If an applicant does not, within a period fixed by the Corporation (not exceeding three months after notification), execute and lodge required documents and title deeds, the Board may withdraw its authorization and the loan will not be made and fees paid will not be refunded.

Section 29. Loan to be taken up within three months Section If a loan has been authorized by the Board and the applicant does not, within a period to be fixed by the Corporation (but not exceeding three months after the applicant has been notified of the authorization), execute such documents as the Board may consider necessary to complete the security and lodge them with the Corporation together with the title deeds of and other documents relative to the applicant’s title to the property (if it is to be mortgaged), the Board may withdraw its authorization of the loan, and in that event the loan shall not be made and no part of the fees paid in connexion with the application shall be refunded.

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§ 30GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 30. Covenants and conditions to be implied in mortgagesProvision

In every mortgage or security document securing a loan, the farmer must have the covenants and conditions set out in the Schedule implied in favour of the Corporation; those covenants and conditions also bind the successor in title of the mortgagor.

Section 30. Covenants and conditions to be implied in mortgages Section 30(1) In every mortgage or other security document executed to secure a loan, there shall be implied on the part of the farmer and in favour of the Corporation the covenants and conditions set out in the Schedule to this Act. Section 30(2) All such covenants and conditions shall extend to and bind the successor in title of the mortgagor.

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§ 31GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 31. Corporation may withhold loan where debtor in defaultProvision

A corporation may withhold a loan when the debtor is in default.

Section 31. Corporation may withhold loan where debtor in default Section at any time any sum of money, whether principal or interest, due in respect of the loan is unpaid; or

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§ 32GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 32. Application of money repaid prematurelyProvision

If a borrower pays more than an instalment, the Corporation may apply the excess to capital and recalculate instalments; the borrower remains liable for the next instalment; the Corporation may give a 1% per annum rebate for premature payments; early full repayment limits interest to the date of payment but requires three months’ notice or the Corporation may claim shortfall interest.

Section 32. Application of money repaid prematurely Section 32(1) If a person to whom a loan has been made under this Act (in this section referred to as a borrower) at any time pays to the Corporation an amount in excess of the instalment then due under the mortgage, the Corporation may, if it thinks fit, on the date when the next instalment falls due, apply such amount in payment of the capital portion of one or more of the instalments which would otherwise thereafter fall due, and the instalments may then be recalculated on the basis of balance of capital owing by the borrower over the remainder of the period for which the loan was originally made. Section 32(2) Such an excess payment, and its application by the Corporation as provided in subsection (1) of this section, shall not exempt the borrower from paying his next instalment when it is due, reduced or recalculated where appropriate. Section 32(3) The Corporation may allow a borrower a rebate of interest, in respect of money paid prematurely, and the rebate shall be in the form of a reduction of the rate of interest charged on that money by one per cent per annum from the date of the payment up to the date when the next instalment falls due. Section 32(4) If the total amount owing to the Corporation is paid off before the due date for payment, the Corporation may claim interest only up to the date of payment: Provided that, in the case of repayment on a date before the due date for repayment, three months’ notice of intention to repay shall be given to the Corporation, and if no such notice is given the Corporation may claim interest in respect of such amount for the period by which the notice actually given falls short of three months.

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§ 33GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 33. Procedure for recovery on default by occupation or sale of propertyProvision

The Corporation may, after serving notice on the debtor (and notice to subsequent mortgagees), demand repayment and — without going to court and subject to publication and notice conditions — enter on the land to take possession or sell it by public auction; it may bid at the auction and, as agent of the debtor, transfer the land and give good title.

Section 33. Procedure for recovery on default by occupation or sale of property Section 33(1) In any of the circumstances or events mentioned in section 31 of this Act, the Corporation may, by notice served on the person to whom the loan has been made or his personal representative (in this section referred to as the debtor) personally or by post, demand repayment of the loan and, after due notice of such demand has been served in similar manner on all subsequent mortgagees of the land on the security of which the loan was made, the Corporation may, without recourse to any court, enter upon the land and either take possession of or sell by public auction through a licensed auctioneer the whole or (where subdivision is not prohibited) any part of the land upon such terms and conditions as the Board may in all the circumstances consider proper. Section 33(2) At a public auction held in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section, the Corporation, by its agent duly authorized in writing, may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the land offered for sale. Section 33(3) The Corporation, as agent of the debtor, may transfer the land to itself or any other purchaser and give a good and unencumbered title to it, and may execute all such documents and do all such other acts as may be necessary to complete the transfer. Section 33(4)(a) a notice of the sale has been published in the Gazette , or in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated, stating the date, time and place of the sale, and the terms and conditions of the sale; and Section 33(4)(b) twenty-one days have elapsed since the date of publication of the notice; and Section 33(4)(c) all reasonable steps have been taken by the Corporation to notify in writing the persons having a registered interest (or any unregistered interest of which the Corporation knows) in the land of the intended sale. Section 33(5) In subsection (1), the expression "licensed auctioneer" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Auctioneers Act (Cap. 526). [Act No. 5 of 1996 , s. 36.]

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§ 34GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 34. Inspection of landProvision

Staff members or persons deputed by the Corporation may enter land tied to a loan and inspect it to check whether the loan is being properly applied.

Section 34. Inspection of land Section For the purpose of ascertaining whether a loan has been or is being properly applied, any member of the staff, or any person deputed by the Corporation to inspect land under this Act, may enter upon any land in respect of which the loan was made and make such inspections thereon as he considers proper.

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§ 35GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LOANS - 35. Protection against liabilityProvision

Protection against liability where land comprised in a mortgage or other security for which a loan was granted was not used for agricultural purposes.

Section 35. Protection against liability Section the land comprised in any mortgage or other security document in respect of the development of which a loan was granted was not used, or was not used, as the case may be, for agricultural purposes; or

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Part V

POWERS OF CORPORATION

§ 36POWERS OF CORPORATION - 36. Power of Corporation to inspect valuation rollsProvision

The Corporation may inspect valuation rolls without charge; officers of a local authority must, upon application, supply particulars of any valuation without charge.

Section 36. Power of Corporation to inspect valuation rolls Section The Corporation may inspect without fee or charge the valuation roll of any local authority which now exists or hereafter exists, and it shall be the duty of officers of a local authority, upon application, to supply to the Corporation without fee or charge, particulars as to any valuation of rateable property in respect of which the local authority has the power to levy rates.

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§ 37POWERS OF CORPORATION - 37. Power of Corporation to hold landProvision

The Corporation has the power to hold land for specified purposes; land acquired by foreclosure under subsection (1)(c) must be sold at the earliest favourable opportunity on terms the Corporation may determine; Directors, the General Manager and staff must not buy land sold under that subsection.

Section 37. Power of Corporation to hold land Section 37(1)(a) required for its business premises; or Section 37(1)(b) required for the provision of housing accommodation for the staff; or Section 37(1)(c) acquired as the result of foreclosure or otherwise on account of indebtedness to the Corporation, Section 37(2) All developed land acquired in accordance with subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be sold at the earliest favourable opportunity upon such special terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine, but the Directors, the General Manager and members of the staff shall not buy directly or indirectly any land sold in pursuance of this subsection.

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§ 38POWERS OF CORPORATION - 38. Power of Corporation to appoint appraisersProvision

The Corporation may appoint appraisers to inspect and appraise land; applicants must pay the appraisers' fees and travelling expenses according to rates specified by the Corporation with National Treasury approval; public officers must, when required by the Corporation and without additional emolument, report on cases and act as agents or inspectors of the Corporation.

Section 38. Power of Corporation to appoint appraisers Section 38(1) The Corporation may appoint appraisers to inspect and appraise land for the purposes of this Act. Section 38(2) Fees and travelling expenses of appraisers shall be paid in accordance with rates specified by the Corporation with the approval of the National Treasury, and shall be payable by the applicants. Section 38(3) Every administrative officer, Government surveyor, police officer or other public officer shall, without additional emolument, when required by the Corporation to do so, report on any cases submitted to him and generally act as agent or inspector of the Corporation.

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§ 39POWERS OF CORPORATION - 39. Power of Corporation to act as agentProvision

The Corporation may be appointed and act as agent of the Government for loans to farmers or others, and the Corporation is to be indemnified by the Government for losses, costs and expenses arising from performing that agency.

Section 39. Power of Corporation to act as agent Section The Corporation may be appointed and may act as agent of the Government in the making, administration and recovery on behalf of the Government of any loans to farmers or others: Provided that no expenses of such agency shall fall to be paid from the funds of the Corporation, and the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Government against any losses, costs and expenses which may be sustained or incurred by the Corporation in the performance of such agency.

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Part VI

ACCOUNTS OF CORPORATION

§ 40ACCOUNTS OF CORPORATION - 40. Publication of accountsProvision

Statements of the Corporation must include specified financial statements; each such statement must be signed as correct by the General Manager and at least two Directors; the Cabinet Secretary must lay statements delivered under subsection (1) before the National Assembly; and the General Manager must promptly render other accounts, reports and statements to the Cabinet Secretary as required.

Section 40. Publication of accounts Section 40(1)(a) the assets and liabilities of the Corporation on that date; and Section 40(1)(b) a profit and loss account of the Corporation for the year. Section 40(2) Every such statement shall be signed as correct by the General Manager and at least two Directors. Section 40(3) The Cabinet Secretary shall cause every statement delivered to him under subsection (1) of this section to be laid before the National Assembly. Section 40(4) In addition, the General Manager shall render to the Cabinet Secretary promptly such other accounts, reports and statements as the Cabinet Secretary may from time to time require.

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§ 41ACCOUNTS OF CORPORATION - 41. Inspection and audit of accountsProvision

National Treasury has full access to the Corporation's accounts and records; the General Manager must provide information to the National Treasury on request; the Auditor‑General must examine, audit and report on the Corporation's accounts annually.

Section 41. Inspection and audit of accounts Section 41(1) The National Treasury shall have full access to all accounts, documents, papers and books of the Corporation, and the General Manager shall at all times furnish to the National Treasury all such information as it may require. Section 41(2) The accounts of the Corporation shall be examined, audited and reported upon annually by the Auditor-General. [Act No. 12 of 1985 , Sch.]

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Part VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

§ 42MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 42. False statementsOffence

Applicants for loans must not wilfully withhold material information or wilfully make false statements; doing so is an offence punishable by up to three years' imprisonment, a fine of up to five thousand shillings, or both, and the loan may be cancelled and sums repaid with interest.

Section 42. False statements Section Any applicant for a loan who wilfully fails to disclose any material information within his knowledge, or who wilfully makes any statement which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to both such imprisonment and such fine and shall further be liable to have any loan made to him cancelled forthwith and to repay to the Corporation forthwith all sums lent to him together with interest thereon.

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§ 43MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 43. Corrupt actsOffence

Corporation officers or appointed appraisers/agents must not accept unauthorized fees or rewards in connection with loans; persons must not bribe or corruptly influence those officers in connection with loans — both are offences punishable by up to five years' imprisonment or a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings.

Section 43. Corrupt acts Section 43(1) If a Director, the General Manager or a member of the staff, or any appraiser, inspector or agent appointed by the Corporation, directly or indirectly receives any fee or reward (other than as authorized by or under this Act) from any person in respect of or in connexion with a loan or an application for a loan, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and such fine. Section 43(2) If any person in respect of or in connexion with a loan or an application for a loan, bribes or corruptly influences a Director, the General Manager or a member of the staff, or any appraiser, inspector or agent appointed by the Corporation, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and such fine. Section 43(3)(a) having a pecuniary interest in any land offered as security for a loan; or Section 43(3)(b) being a debtor, creditor, partner or employee of an applicant for a loan or being related to such an applicant within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity,

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§ 44MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 44. SecrecyProvision

Officials and employees involved in administering this Act must keep loan application and loan-related documents and information secret.

Section 44. Secrecy Section 44(1) Any person who is on official duty under, or is employed in the administration of, this Act shall treat all documents, information, returns and forms relating to an application for a loan or the making of a loan as secret. Section 44(2)(a) other than a person to whom he is authorized by proper authority to communicate it; or Section 44(2)(b) otherwise than for the purposes of this Act,

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§ 45MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 45. RulesProvision

Provides rules regarding the meeting and proceedings of the Board.

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§ 46MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - 46. RegulationsProvision

Regulations may set scales of application fees and appraisal fees according to the amount of the loan for which the application is made.

Section 46. Regulations Section scales of application fees and appraisal fees based on the amount of the loan for which application is made;

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Agriculture and food Authority Act
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Auctioneers Act
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Corporation and to perform the other functions conferred upon him by this Act
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Corporation may by this Act
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Corporation Section 14(1)(a) to make loans of money in accordance with Part III of this Act
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Corporation the covenants and conditions set out in the Schedule to this Act
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