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Article 116 of the Constitution of Kenya

Article
116
Index row title
(1) A Bill passed by Parliament and assented to by the President shall be published in the Gazette as an Act of Parliament
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
1f5de52d-a492-4c61-8d64-cd6f48d7fa27

93 words

Verbatim text

within seven days after assent. (2) Subject to clause (3), an Act of Parliament comes into force on the fourteenth day after its publication in the Gazette, unless the Act stipulates a different date on or time at which it will come into force. (3) An Act of Parliament that confers a direct pecuniary interest on members of Parliament shall not come into force until after the next general election of members of Parliament. (4) Clause (3) does not apply to an interest that members of Parliament have as members of the public.

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  • The index files this text under article 116 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The passage runs to about 93 words.

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