The Central Bank of Kenya (Declaration of Currency) Regulations

Legal Notice 118 of 1998

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Legal Notice 118 of 1998
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA (DECLARATION OF CURRENCY) REGULATIONS

LEGAL NOTICE 118 OF 1998

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. C—No. 53 on 4 September 1998
  • Commenced on 4 September 1998
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
1.These Regulations may be cited as the Central Bank of Kenya (Declaration of Currency) Regulations.
2.Any person leaving or entering Kenya may take out or bring into Kenya currency upto a maximum of five hundred thousand (KSh. 500,000) shillings or the equivalent of five thousand United States dollars (US$ 5,000) in foreign currency.
3.Any person in possession of currency exceeding the limits specified in regulation 2 shall declare the amount to the Customs Officer at the point of entry or departure.
4.The declaration of currency shall be in Form CBK/C.D./1 set out in the Schedule.
   
   
   

SCHEDULE

FORM CBK/C.D./1
CURRENCY DECLARATION
No. .....................................
This Declaration is to be completed in Duplicate by persons entering or leaving Kenya with morethan the equivalent of US$ 5,000 or KSh. 500,000 in currency notes.
I, the undersigned hereby declare that I have the following foreign currency in my possession:
Description and type of Currency NotesAmount of Currency Notes
In FiguresIn Words
    
    
    
I am ordinarily resident in ........................................................................................................(Country)
Full Name ...............................................................
Passport No. .....................................
Address in Kenya ..................................
Signature ...................................Date ..............................
//CUSTOMS STAMPDATE AND SIGNATURE//
Notes:
1.This form should be presented at the point of entry/exit to the Customs Officer who shall stamp both copies.
2.The Customs Officer reserves the right to physically verify the amounts.
3.It is an offence not to declare currency in your possession under the provisions of the Central Bank of Kenya Act.
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