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CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
[Subsidiary]
Final type approval.
8. (1) An application for final type approval shall be made before the
expiry of the provisional type approval period and shall indicate the date of
grant of provisional approval.
(2) No provisional type approval shall lapse or expire while an application
for final type approval is pending at the Commission.
(3) The Commission shall grant final type approval where it is satisfied
that the grant of the final type approval—
(a) is in the public interest; and
(b) will not lead to harmful interference to any communications and
radio communication network or be a risk to human health or the
environment.
(4) The Commission shall inform the applicant in writing of the final
type approval of equipment or apparatus.
(5) Where the Commission is of the view that an equipment or apparatus
should not be type approved, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, of its
decision and state the reasons for the refusal.
(6) The Commission shall, from time to time, publish a list of all type
approved equipment.
Technical evaluation.
9. (1) The Commission shall carry out technical evaluation of equipment
by document examination and where applicable laboratory testing of equipment
sample, and in accordance with the procedures for type approval and acceptance
of communication equipment in Kenya which the Commission shall publish
from time to time.
(2) The samples of equipment submitted shall be—
(a) in a good working condition;
(b) properly configured for testing and complete with the necessary
test adapters; and
(c) clearly marked with the trade name, model and serial number.
(3) Where the Commission requires clarification on the technical
details or other specifications of the equipment submitted for type approval or
acceptance, it shall notify the applicant and require the applicant to respond in
the required manner within the time specified by the Commission.
(4) An application for type approval or type acceptance shall be rejected
or deemed to have been rejected by the Commission if the applicant fails to
respond within three months from the date of the Commission’s request for
details or clarifications.