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Access to Information Act Cap. 7M
Subsidiary legislation
The Access to Information (General) Regulations Legal Notice 161 of 2023
Accountants Act Cap. 531
Subsidiary legislation
The Accountants (Standards of Professional Practice and Ethical Conduct) Regulations Legal Notice 147 of 2022
The Accountants Regulations Legal Notice 153 of 2022
The Accountants (Examinations) Rules Legal Notice 152 of 2022
The Accountants (Quality Assurance Review) Regulations Legal Notice 146 of 2022
Advocates Act Cap. 16
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The Advocates (Remuneration) Order Legal Notice 64 of 1962
The Advocates (Deposit Interest) Rules Legal Notice 205 of 1967
The Advocates (Fees for Restoration to the Roll) Regulations Legal Notice 311 of 1962
The Advocates (Practice) Rules Legal Notice 19 of 1967
The Advocates (Accounts) Rules Legal Notice 137 of 1966
The Advocates (Senior Counsel Conferment and Privileges) Rules Legal Notice 155 of 2011
The Advocates (Complaints Commission) (Structure and Procedure) Rules Legal Notice 213 of 2003
The Advocates (Accountant's Certificate) Rules Legal Notice 80 of 1968
The Advocates (Professional Indemnity) Regulations Legal Notice 82 of 2004
The Advocates (Practising Certificate) (Fees) Rules Legal Notice 110 of 2024
The Advocates (Marketing and Advertising) Rules Legal Notice 42 of 2014
The Advocates (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Legal Notice 43 of 2014
The Advocates (Degree Qualifications) (Revocation) Regulations, 1991 Legal Notice 467 of 1991
The Advocates (Disciplinary Committee) Rules Legal Notice 458 of 1990
Affordable Housing Act Cap. 117A
Subsidiary legislation
The Affordable Housing Regulations, 2025 Legal Notice 114 of 2025
African Development Bank Act Cap. 492
African Re-insurance Corporation (Mandatory Re-insurance Cessions) Act Cap. 487B
Age of Majority Act Cap. 33
Agriculture and Food Authority Act Cap. 317
Air Passenger Service Charge Act Cap. 475
Subsidiary legislation
The Air Passenger Service Charge (Apportionment) Order Legal Notice 143 of 2018
The Air Passenger Service Charge (Apportionment) Order Legal Notice 23 of 2019
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 172 of 1989
Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 403 of 1989
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 154 of 1997
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 338 of 1991
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 271 of 1991
The Air Passenger Service Charge Act - Exemption Legal Notice 153 of 1997
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 71 of 1992
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 117 of 1992
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 108 of 1992
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 58 of 1993
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 137 of 1993
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 160 of 1993
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 67 of 1993
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 416 of 1992
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 309 of 1994
The Air Passenger Service Charge Act - Exemption Legal Notice 147 of 1994
The Air Passenger Service Charge Act - Exemption Legal Notice 152 of 1997
The Air Passenger Service Charge Act - Exemption Legal Notice 49 of 1996
The Air Passenger Service Charge Act - Exemption Legal Notice 8 of 1995
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 79 of 1996
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 52 of 1995
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 7 of 1992
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 337 of 1991
The Air Passenger Service Charge - Exemption Legal Notice 237 of 1970
Alcoholic Drinks Control Act Cap. 121
Subsidiary legislation
The Alcoholic Drinks Control (Licensing) Regulations Legal Notice 206 of 2010
Anatomy Act Cap. 249
Animal Diseases Act Cap. 364
Subsidiary legislation
The Animal Diseases (Control of Pig Diseases) Rules Legal Notice 71 of 1966
The Animal Diseases (Compulsory Foot and Mouth Vaccination) Rules, 1966 Legal Notice 91 of 1966
The Animal Diseases Act—Prohibition Legal Notice 21 of 1971
Notifiable Diseases Under Section 2 Legal Notice 147 of 1965
The Animal Diseases (Compulsory Rinderpest Vaccination) Rules Legal Notice 232 of 1964
The Fees and Payments Legal Notice 266 of 2021
The Animal Diseases Rules Legal Notice 244 of 1968
The Animal Diseases Act 1965—Vaccination Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Fees and Charges) Legal Notice 29 of 1968
Declaration of Animals Under Section 2 Legal Notice 158 of 2007
The Animal Diseases Act — (Fees and Charges) Legal Notice 329 of 1966
The Animal Diseases (Hatcheries) Rules Legal Notice 47 of 1985
The Animal Diseases Act — (Fees and Charges) Legal Notice 185 of 1966
Animal Technicians Act Cap. 361
Anti-Bribery Act Cap. 79B
Subsidiary legislation
The Bribery Regulations Legal Notice 88 of 2022
The Anti-Bribery Act (Guidelines to Assist Public and Private Entities in the Preparation of Procedures for the Prevention of Bribery and Corruption, 2022 Gazette Notice 6022 of 2022
Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act Cap. 65
Subsidiary legislation
The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Regulations Legal Notice 119 of 2003
The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amnesty and Restitution) Regulations Legal Notice 44 of 2011
Anti-Counterfeit Act Cap. 510
Subsidiary legislation
The Anti-Counterfeit (Recordation) Regulations Legal Notice 118 of 2021
The Anti-Counterfeit Regulations Legal Notice 126 of 2010
Anti-Doping Act Cap. 245B
Subsidiary legislation
The Anti-Doping Regulations Legal Notice 211 of 2020
Appellate Jurisdiction Act Cap. 9
Subsidiary legislation
The Court of Appeal Rules Legal Notice 40 of 2022
The Court of Appeal for East Africa Rules, 1972 Legal Notice 199 of 1972
The Court of Appeal (Election Petition) Rules Legal Notice 114 of 2017
Arbitration Act Cap. 49
Subsidiary legislation
The Arbitration Rules Legal Notice 58 of 1997
Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act Cap. 525
Subsidiary legislation
The Architects and Quantity Surveyors By-laws Legal Notice 420 of 1959
The Architects and Quantity Surveyors (Continuing Professional Development) By-Laws Legal Notice 202 of 2020
Asian Officers’ Family Pensions Act Cap. 194
Subsidiary legislation
The Asian Officers' Family Pensions Act Notice Legal Notice 614 of 1963
Assumption of the Office of Governor Act Cap. 265A
Assumption of the Office of President Act Cap. 6C
Auctioneers Act Cap. 526
Subsidiary legislation
The Auctioneers Rules Legal Notice 120 of 1997
The Auctioneers (Practice) Rules Legal Notice 143 of 2009
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Banking Act Cap. 488
Subsidiary legislation
The Banking (Liquidation of Institutions) Regulations Legal Notice 402 of 1992
The Banking (Credit Reference Bureau) Regulations Legal Notice 55 of 2020
The Banking (Increase of Rate of Banking and other Charges) Regulations Legal Notice 34 of 2006
The Banking (Licences) (Forms and Fees) Regulations Legal Notice 116 of 1969
The Banking Act - Exemption Legal Notice 154 of 2017
The Banking (Fees) Regulations Legal Notice 188 of 1994
The Banking (Deposit Protection Fund) Regulations Legal Notice 10 of 2003
Banking Act - Exemption Legal Notice 52 of 2024
The Banking Act-Exemption Legal Notice 85 of 2024
The Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2025 Legal Notice 116 of 2025
The Banking Act—Exemption Legal Notice 221 of 2020
Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Limited Act Cap. 488C
Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited Act Cap. 488B
Subsidiary legislation
Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited Act- Vesting Day Legal Notice 189 of 1978
Basic Education Act Cap. 211
Subsidiary legislation
The Basic Education Regulations Legal Notice 39 of 2015
The Basic Education (Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council) Regulations Legal Notice 11 of 2014
Bills of Exchange Act Cap. 27
Subsidiary legislation
The Bills of Exchange (Cheque Truncation) Regulations Legal Notice 123 of 2010
Biosafety Act Cap. 320
Subsidiary legislation
The Biosafety (Environmental Release) Regulations Legal Notice 98 of 2011
The Biosafety (Import, Export and Transit) Regulations Legal Notice 97 of 2011
The Biosafety (Contained Use) Regulations Legal Notice 96 of 2011
The Biosafety (Labelling) Regulations Legal Notice 40 of 2012
Births and Deaths Registration Act Cap. 149
Subsidiary legislation
The Births and Deaths Registration Rules Legal Notice 270 of 1966
The Births and Deaths (Late Registration) Rules Legal Notice 154 of 1971
Towns, Districts and Areas in Which Registration of Births and Deaths is Declared to Be Compulsory Legal Notice 172 of 1963
The Births and Deaths Registration (Births and Deaths Occurring Outside Kenya) (Forms and Fees) Rules Legal Notice 170 of 1969
The Births and Deaths Registration Act - Declaration Legal Notice 151 of 2024
Books and Newspapers Act Cap. 111
Subsidiary legislation
The Books and Newspapers Rules Legal Notice 328 of 1960
Exclusion of Certain Printers and Publishers From the Provisions as to Bonds Legal Notice 81 of 2009
Classes of Books and Newspapers Excluded Legal Notice 329 of 1960
Classes of Persons Excluded Legal Notice 330 of 1960
Directions Under Rules 2 and 3 of the Books and Newspapers Rules Legal Notice 386 of 1962
Borstal Institutions Act Cap. 92
Branding of Stock Act Cap. 357
Subsidiary legislation
The Branding of Stock Rules Gazette Notice 1223 of 1950
Breast Milk Substitutes (Regulation and Control) Act Cap. 262
Subsidiary legislation
The Breast Milk Substitutes (Regulation and Control) (General) Regulations Legal Notice 184 of 2021
Bretton Woods Agreement Act Cap. 464
British Standard Portland Cement Company Limited (Bamburi Factory) Act Cap. 515
Brokers Act Cap. 527
Subsidiary legislation
The Brokers (Licence Fees) Order Legal Notice 84 of 1981
Building Societies Act Cap. 489
Subsidiary legislation
Appointment of Registrar of Building Societies Gazette Notice 2165 of 1956
The Building Societies Regulations Legal Notice 378 of 1956
Building Surveyors Act Cap. 541
Bukura Agricultural College Act Cap. 348
Business Registration Service Act Cap. 499B
C
Cabinet Secretary to the Treasury (Incorporation) Act Cap. 101
Subsidiary legislation
The Kenya Development Corporation Limited (Vesting) Order Legal Notice 113 of 2021
The Kenya Ports Authority (Vesting) Order, 2023 Legal Notice 39 of 2023
The Delegation of Powers Legal Notice 175 of 2020
The National Cereals and Produce Board (Vesting) Order, 2024 Legal Notice 112 of 2024
Cancer Prevention and Control Act Act No. 15 of 2012
Capital Markets Act Cap. 485A
Subsidiary legislation
The Capital Markets (Registered Venture Capital Companies) Regulations Legal Notice 183 of 2007
The Capital Markets (Derivatives Markets) (Fees) Regulations Legal Notice 127 of 2019
The Capital Markets (Foreign Investors) Regulations Legal Notice 134 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Whistleblower) Regulations Legal Notice 65 of 2022
The Capital Markets (Demutualization of the Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited) Regulations Legal Notice 87 of 2012
The Capital Markets (Derivatives Markets) Regulations Legal Notice 37 of 2016
The Capital Markets Authority Rules Legal Notice 429 of 1992
The Capital Markets (Securities) (Public Offers, Listing and Disclosures) Regulations Legal Notice 60 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Licensing Requirements) (General) Regulations Legal Notice 125 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Securities Lending, Borrowing and Short-selling) Regulations Legal Notice 295 of 2017
The Capital Markets (Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited Shareholding) Regulations Legal Notice 74 of 2016
The Capital Markets (Asset-Backed Securities) Regulations Legal Notice 184 of 2007
The Guidelines on Corporate Governance Practices by Public Listed Companies in Kenya Gazette Notice 3362 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Conduct of Business) (Market Intermediaries) Regulations Legal Notice 145 of 2011
The Capital Markets (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations Legal Notice 181 of 2001
The Capital Markets (Online Foreign Exchange Trading) Regulations Legal Notice 226 of 2017
The Capital Markets (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations Legal Notice 116 of 2013
The Guidelines on the Approval and Registration of Credit Rating Agencies Gazette Notice 8512 of 2001
The Capital Markets (Corporate Governance) (Market Intermediaries) Regulations Legal Notice 144 of 2011
The Capital Markets (Coffee Exchange) Regulations Legal Notice 40 of 2020
The Capital Markets (Take-Overs and Mergers) Regulations Legal Notice 126 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Investment-Based Crowdfunding) Regulations Legal Notice 175 of 2022
The Capital Markets (Commodity Markets) Regulations Legal Notice 41 of 2020
Capital Markets Tribunal Rules Legal Notice 179 of 2002
The Capital Markets (Collective Investments Schemes) Regulations, 2023 Legal Notice 173 of 2023
The Capital Markets (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations Legal Notice 170 of 2023
The Capital Markets (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations Legal Notice 171 of 2023
The Capital Markets (Public Offers, Listings and Disclosures) Regulations, 2023 Legal Notice 172 of 2023
The Capital Markets (Coffee Exchange)(Fees) Regulations, 2024 Legal Notice 9 of 2025
The Capital Markets (Licensing Requirements)(General) Regulations, 2025 Legal Notice 197 of 2025
Carriage by Air Act Cap. 394A
Subsidiary legislation
The Carriage by Air (Application of Convention) Order Legal Notice 162 of 1993
The Carriage by Air (Currency Equivalent) Order Legal Notice 189 of 1993
Cattle Cleansing Act Cap. 358
Subsidiary legislation
Prescription of Cleaning Methods Legal Notice 194 of 1979
PRESCRIPTION OF EFFECTIVE TICK DESTROYING AGENT Legal Notice 60 of 2023
Prescription of Effective Tick Destroying Agents Notice Legal Notice 5 of 1979
The Cattle Cleansing Act—Prescription of Effective Tick Destroying Agent Legal Notice 107 of 2024
Cattle Cleansing Areas Legal Notice 192 of 1967
Central Bank of Kenya Act Cap. 491
Subsidiary legislation
Specified Public Entities under Section 2 Legal Notice 138 of 1979
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Declaration of a Public Entity, 2003 Legal Notice 75 of 2003
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Declaration of a Public Entity, 2003 Legal Notice 174 of 2003
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Specification of Public Entity, 2013 Legal Notice 194 of 2013
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Specification of Public Entity Legal Notice 67 of 2014
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New issue of Forty Shillings Coin and Two Hundred Shillings Note, 2003 Legal Notice 210 of 2003
Regulation of Interest Rates and Terms of Credit of Specified Banks and Specified Financial Institutions Gazette Notice 1617 of 1990
Specified Banks and Financial Institutions Legal Notice 143 of 2003
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Specified Banks and Financial Institutions, 2007 Legal Notice 76 of 2007
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Specification of Bank, 2009 Legal Notice 147 of 2009
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Withdrawal of Bank Notes, 1974 Legal Notice 307 of 1974
Description of New Issue of Fifty, One Hundred, Two Hundred, Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Kenya Currency Notes Legal Notice 72 of 2019
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Commemorative Gold and Silver Coins, 2003 Legal Notice 209 of 2003
The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Kenya Currency Notes and Coins, 1980 Legal Notice 165 of 1980
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New issue of Fifty, Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Currency Notes, 2003 Legal Notice 58 of 2003
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of the Central Bank of Kenya's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Coins, 1986 Legal Notice 311 of 1986
The Central Bank of Kenya (Declaration of Currency) Regulations Legal Notice 118 of 1998
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Withdrawal of East African Shillings, 1972 Legal Notice 233 of 1972
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Notes, 1998 Legal Notice 88 of 1998
The Central Bank of Kenya (Mortgage Refinance Companies) Regulations, 2019 Legal Notice 134 of 2019
The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Issue of Commemorative Gold and Silver Coins, 1979 Legal Notice 259 of 1979
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty, One Hundred, Two Hundred, Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Currency Notes Legal Notice 13 of 2004
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Five Cents, Ten Cents, Fifty Cents, One Shilling, Five Shillings, Ten Shillings and Twenty Shillings Coins, 2005 Legal Notice 40 of 2005
Legal Tender of East African Shillings Legal Notice 253 of 1966
The Central Bank of Kenya (Foreign Exchange Business) Regulations, 2007 Legal Notice 62 of 2007
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of One Hundred and Two Hundred Shillings Notes, 1996 Legal Notice 300 of 1996
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New One Thousand Shillings Note, 1995 Legal Notice 17 of 1995
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Shillings Coin, 1985 Legal Notice 232 of 1985
The Money Remittance Regulations Legal Notice 66 of 2013
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Bank Notes, 1974 Legal Notice 306 of 1974
lnstructions to Specified Financial lnstitutions Legal Notice 160 of 1971
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Twenty Shillings Coin, 1999 Legal Notice 13 of 1999
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Five Hundred Shillings Note, 1995 Legal Notice 363 of 1995
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of the Central Bank of Kenya's Silver Jubilee Commemorative Coins, 1991 Legal Notice 543 of 1991
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Ten Cents Coin, 1996 Legal Notice 57 of 1996
Determination of Par Value of the Kenyan Shilling, 1973 Legal Notice 35 of 1973
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty Cents, One Shilling and Five Shillings Coins, 1995 Legal Notice 293 of 1995
The Central Bank of Kenya (Currency Handling) Regulations Legal Notice 19 of 2011
The Central Bank of Kenya- Determination of Par Value of the Kenya Shilling Legal Notice 303 of 1966
The Central Bank of Kenya (Foreign Exchange Bureau) (Penalties) Regulations Legal Notice 82 of 2009
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty Shillings Note, 1990 Legal Notice 505 of 1990
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Determination as to the Par Value of the Kenya Shilling Legal Notice 297 of 1971
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty Shillings Note, 1996 Legal Notice 59 of 1996
The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of Bank Notes, 1979 Legal Notice 258 of 1979
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Increase in Capital, 1989 Legal Notice 408 of 1989
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Twenty Shillings Note, 1995 Legal Notice 362 of 1995
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Two Hundred Shillings Note, 1986 Legal Notice 242 of 1986
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Twenty Shillings Note, 1994 Legal Notice 144 of 1994
Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Coin, 1973 Legal Notice 225 of 1973
Description of New Issue of One Shilling, Five Shillings, Ten Shillings and Twenty Shillings Coins Legal Notice 235 of 2018
Specification of Institution Legal Notice 136 of 2016
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Determination, 1994 Legal Notice 160 of 1994
The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Issue of Ten Shillings (Bi-metal) Coin, 1994 Legal Notice 492 of 1994
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of Ten and One Hundred Shillings Note, 1989 Legal Notice 334 of 1989
Waiver Legal Notice 371 of 1986
The Central Bank of Kenya (Digital Credit Providers) Regulations Legal Notice 46 of 2022
Central Depositories Act Cap. 485C
Subsidiary legislation
The Central Depositories (Regulation of Central Depositories) Rules Legal Notice 118 of 2004
Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act Cap. 534
Subsidiary legislation
The Certified Public Secretaries (Application for Registration) (Permitted Age) Regulations Legal Notice 429 of 1990
The Certified Public Secretaries (Application for Practising Certificates) (Forms and Fees) Regulations Legal Notice 204 of 1990
The Certified Public Secretaries (Application for Registration) (Form and Fees) Regulations Legal Notice 355 of 1990