Public Authorities Limitation Act, 1974 🇰🇪

Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Public Authorities Limitation Act, 1974

Act 5 of 1974

Assented to on 2 May 1974
Commenced on 1 July 1974
[This is the version of this document from 1 July 1974.]

An Act of Parliament to provide for the limitation of proceedings against the Government and a local authority, and for purposes incidental to and connected with the foregoing

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Authorities Limitation Act.

2. Interpretation

(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—“local authority” means a municipal council, county council, town council, urban or area council, and, in respect of any function delegated to or conferred upon a local council, such local council;“minor” means a person under eighteen years of age;“proceedings” means civil proceedings in the High Court or a subordinate court.

(2)For the purposes of this Act—

(a)proceedings against the Government includes proceedings against the Attorney-General or any Government department or any public office…

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