SPECIAL REGIONS ACT.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

   Section

   1.   Interpretation.

   2.   Declaration of special regions.

   3.   Minister's power in special regions.

   4.   Binding over to keep the peace.

   5.   Inquiry before binding over.

   6.   Order to give security.

   7.   Refusal to give security.

   8.   Breach of bond.

   9.   Power of authorised officer to seize cattle.

   10.   Authorised officer may shoot trespassing cattle.

   11.   Power to follow up and seize cattle.

   12.   Power of court to make an exclusion order.

   13.   Action under Act not to affect proceedings in a court in certain circumstances.

   14.   Indemnity to persons acting in good faith.

   15.   Inquiries where chief magistrate is unable to act.

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SPECIAL REGIONS ACT.

Commencement: 2 October, 1958.

   An Act to make provision for the prevention of cattle raiding and stealing and the trespass by cattle in special regions and for matters incidental thereto.

1.   Interpretation.

   In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

   (a)   "authorised officer" means an administrative officer, a police officer of or above the rank of corporal or any other person declared by the Minister by statutory instrument to be an authorised officer;

   (b)   "cattle" includes bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, goats, camels, sheep, mules and donkeys;

   (c)   "community" means the people of any area, place or of any tribe or subdivision of any tribe;

   (d)   "leader" includes an elder, a headman or a chief;

   (e)   "prohibited area" means a place or an area in respect of which an order has been made under section 3;

   (f)   "special region" means an area declared to be a special region under section 2.

2.   Declaration of special regions.

   The Minister may by statutory instrument declare any area to be a special region.

3.   Minister's power in special regions.

   (1) Where a special region has been declared under section 2, the Minister may by statutory order declare any place or area within the special region to be a prohibited area and may by the same or any subsequent order—

   (a)   prohibit the entry of any person into that prohibited area without the permission in writing of an administrative officer;

   (b)   prohibit the bringing into the prohibited area of—

      (i)   all cattle;

      (ii)   any class of cattle; or

      (iii)   all cattle or any class of cattle belonging to any community or to any members of any community; or

   (c)   prohibit the building or erection of any huts, tents, enclosures or structures of any kind, including cattle kraals, within any prohibited area.

   (2) An order made under subsection (1)(a) or (c) shall not apply to any person normally resident in the prohibited area in respect of which the order is made.

   (3) An order made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and may be published in such other manner as the Minister shall direct.

   (4) Notwithstanding the Interpretation Act, any order made under subsection (1) shall come into force on such date as the Minister shall direct, whether or not it has on that date been published in the Gazette.

   (5) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of an order made under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months.

   (6) Where any person has been convicted of the offence of contravening an order made under subsection (1)(c), the court may, in addition to any other penalty which it may impose, order that any hut, tent, enclosure or structure built or erected in contravention of the order be destroyed in such manner as the court may direct.

4.   Binding over to keep the peace.

   (1) Whenever a chief magistrate or a magistrate grade I is informed that any members of any