Law of Domicil Act, 1970 🇰🇪

Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Law of Domicil Act, 1970

Act 6 of 1970

Assented to on 4 June 1970
Commenced on 5 June 1970
[This is the version of this document from 5 June 1970.]

An Act of Parliament to declare and amend the law relating to the legal domicil of persons

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Law of Domicil Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, “country” means a sovereign State, or where the law of such a State recognizes that different domicils attach to different parts of that State, any such part.

3. Domicil of origin

Every person shall be deemed to have acquired, at the date of his birth—

(a)if he is born legitimate or deemed to be legitimate, the domicil of his father, or, if he is born posthumously, the domicil which his father had at the date of his death;

(b)if he is born illegitimate, the domicil of his mother.

4. Foundlings

An infant who is a foundling shall be deemed to have acquired domicil in the country where he is found.

5. Legitimation

An infant who is legitimated by the marriage o…

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