Professional statute overview
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This Act may be cited as the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act.”
This Act may be cited as the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act. This section defines terms used in the Act, including Authority, Board, Cabinet Secretary, director, drugs, medical supplies, and strategic reserve stock (at least six months' stocks). The Board may appoint officers and other staff necessary for the proper discharge of its functions, on terms it determines and upon the advice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. The Board may, by resolution, delegate its powers or functions to committees or to any member, officer, employee or agent of the Authority. Directors, officers, employees, agents and servants of the Authority are not personally liable for acts or omissions done bona fide in executing functions, powers or duties under the Act; the Board remains liable to pay compensation or damages to any person for injury caused by exercise of powers or failures in work.
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This Act may be cited as the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act.
Section 1
The Board must keep the Authority's common seal in custody and the seal may only be used on the Board's order; affixing must be authenticated by signatures of the Chief Executive Officer and the Corporation Secretary, with delegation and nomination rules for…
Section 13
Defines the appointment, qualifications, term, and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority: recruited competitively by the Board, appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, terms determined by the Board on advice of the Salaries and Remuneration…
Section 8
The Board must prepare annual revenue and expenditure estimates at least three months before each financial year, approve them before that year, submit them to the Cabinet Secretary for approval, and must not increase them after Cabinet Secretary approval…
Section 16
The Cabinet Secretary may, on recommendation of the Authority, make Regulations for carrying out this Act, including prescribing matters and providing operational rules listed in Section 21(2)(a)-(f).
Section 21
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Source and current-law status
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Source record from new.kenyalaw.org · As at 31 Dec 2022
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