Suspension,
cancellation, etc, of
access permit.
16. (1) The Authority may suspend, cancel or revoke any
access permit issued under these Regulations where the holder
thereof is in contravention of any of the conditions imposed on
the access permit or those implied under these Regulations, or of
the agreements concluded pursuant to its grant.
(2) The Authority shall, before suspending, canceling or
revoking an access permit, give a written notice of its intention to
suspend, cancel or revoke the permit to the holder thereof, and
shall accordingly invite the holder to make representations within
thirty days from the date of such notice.
(3) Where the Authority suspends, cancels or revokes a
permit, it shall publish the order suspending, canceling or
revoking the permit in the Gazette and in at least one newspaper
with nationwide circulation.
(4) The provisions of regulation 14 shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the suspension, cancellation or revocation of an
access permit.
Register of access
permits.
17. The Authority shall keep, manage and update as
appropriate a register of all access permits which it has granted,
and the register shall be a public record of the Authority and shall
be accessible, in a prescribed manner, to any person on
application to the Authority, and upon payment of the fees
prescribed in the Second Schedule.
Material Transfer
Agreement.
18. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in these
Regulations, no person shall transfer any genetic resources
outside Kenya unless such person has executed a Material
Transfer Agreement.
PART IV – BENEFIT SHARING
Application of Part.
19. This Part shall apply subject to the laws in force relating
to intellectual property rights.
Benefits sharing.
20. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,
the holder of an access permit shall facilitate an active
involvement of Kenyan citizens and institutions in the execution
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