The Revision of the Laws Order, 2023

Legal Notice 221 of 2023


LAWS OF KENYA

REVISION OF THE LAWS ACT

THE REVISION OF THE LAWS ORDER, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE 221 OF 2023

  • Commenced on 22 December 2023
1. This Order may be cited as the Revision of the Laws Order, 2023.2. The Twenty-Fourth Supplement to the Laws of Kenya prepared under section 7 of the Act covers the period between 1995 and 2022 and shall come into force on the 30th January, 2024.3. The detailed directions for incorporation of the supplement into the Laws of Kenya shall be as provided in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

DIRECTIONS FOR USE OF SUPPLEMENT

1. The Twenty-Fourth Annual Supplement comprises the following new booklets which should be inserted in appropriate numerical sequence in the volumes of the Laws of Kenya—(a)the Constitution of Kenya;(b)one hundred and twenty-six (126) revised Chapters, namely Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 35, 40, 43, 56, 57, 63, 64, 68, 75, 76, 77, 80, 90, 98, 99, 101, 102, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 114, 115, 117, 120, 128, 131, 149, 160, 164, 168, 179, 187, 189, 190, 196, 204, 209, 221, 222, 225, 237, 242, 244, 248, 253, 254, 256, 257, 261, 266, 267, 284, 285, 293, 296, 299, 301, 302, 304, 323, 324, 326, 336, 338 345, 346, 356, 357, 359, 360, 362, 363, 364, 390, 391, 395, 397, 403, 405, 407, 410, 415, 423, 446, 470, 475, 480, 484, 485A, 487, 488, 489, 491, 493A, 493B, 496, 499, 505, 506, 507, 513, 517, 518, 520, 525, 527, 532, 533 and 534;(c)two hundred and fifty-nine (259) Chapters which are incorporated in the Laws for the first time namely Nos, 2A, 3, 4B, 4C, 4D, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 7I, 7J, 7K, 7L, 7M, 7N, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9A, 9B, 10, 10A, 16A, 16B, 16C, 18, 19A, 29, 30, 49, 49A, 53, 59, 59A, 59B, 60, 61, 62, 62B, 63A, 65, 66, 75A, 79, 79A, 79B, 79C, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90A, 90B, 93, 94, 105, 108A, 109, 112, 112A, 116, 118, 121, 122, 127, 130, 132, 133, 134, 134A, 141, 150, 151, 152, 170, 171, 173, 185, 185A, 185B, 185C,185D, 185E, 186, 189A, 189B, 197, 197A, 197B, 199, 199A, 200, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 210A, 211, 211A, 211B, 212, 213, 214, 214A, 215, 216, 216A, 216B, 216C, 218A, 223, 226, 227, 233, 234, 236, 236A, 241, 243, 245, 245A, 245B, 246A, 253A, 253B, 253C, 253D, 253E, 253G, 253H, 255, 258, 258A, 260, 262, 265, 265A, 265B, 265C, 265D, 265E, 265F, 274, 275, 276, 280, 281, 286, 287, 300, 303, 306, 308, 314, 317, 318, 319, 320, 340, 343, 347, 348, 349, 350, 366, 370, 372, 372A, 372B, 376, 378, 381, 385, 387, 387A, 387B, 387C, 388, 389, 394A, 394B, 404, 408, 408A, 411, 411A, 411B, 411C, 412A, 412B, 412C, 412D, 414, 414A, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 469, 469A, 469B, 469C, 472, 476, 485, 485B,485C, 485D, 486, 487A, 487B, 487C, 487D, 490, 490A, 490B, 491A, 493C, 494, 495, 496A, 499A, 499B, 499C, 501, 503, 504, 504A, 509, 510, 511, 511A, 517A, 524, 526, 530, 530A, 531, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 541 and 542;(d)a new revised accumulative index containing a complete noter up of the Laws as at 31st December, 2022 and including a supplement to the chronological table; and(e)a new revised table of contents including a separate table of omitted Acts.2. The new revised editions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Schedule are up-to-date as at 31st December 2022.3. As the new booklets are inserted in the volumes the following booklets should be removed and stored for future reference—(a)the Constitution of Kenya, 1963;(b)Eighty-Nine (89) Chapters which have been replaced, namely Chapters 3, 6, 7, 10, 18, 29, 30, 49, 53, 65, 66, 84, 85, 105, 109, 112, 116, 118, 121, 122, 130, 141, 150, 151, 152, 170, 173, 185, 199, 200, 208, 210, 210A, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 223, 226, 233, 234, 236, 243, 245, 255, 258, 260, 265, 274, 280, 281, 287, 300, 303, 306, 308, 314, 318, 319, 320, 340, 343, 347, 361, 366, 372, 376, 378, 381, 385, 404, 411, 418, 420, 472, 476, 485, 486, 490, 494, 498, 503, 504, 509, 526, 530 and 531;(c)Fifty-Seven (57) Chapters which have been repealed, namely Chapters 20, 28, 58, 70, 91, 104, 113, 119, 143, 144, 153, 155, 156, 157, 172, 191, 193, 210B, 210C, 225A, 229, 231, 232, 250, 272, 282, 288, 292, 295, 309, 310, 315, 321, 325, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 335, 341, 382, 386, 409, 413, 418, 420, 422, 425, 478, 497, 498, 502, 514, 521 and 529;(d)the old Index; and(e)the old Table of Contents including the table of omitted Acts.4. The Government Printer will supply the Twenty-Fourth Annual Supplement at the Government Printer’s Bookshop.5. The Twenty-Fourth Annual Supplement will also be available on the National Council for Law Reporting website, www.kenyalaw.org.
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