Petroleum (Products Quality Management) (no. 2) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 185 of 2025

2094 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 SIXTH SCHEDULE (r. 13 (1)) COMMON USER PETROLEUM FACILITY ACCIDENT REPORTING FORM 1.! Name of Licensee: ______________________________ 2.! Motor Vehicle Registration No.: ______________________________ 3.! Accident Location: 1.! County ______________________________ 2.! Sub-County ______________________________ 3.! Location ______________________________ 4.! Village ______________________________ 4.! Time and Date of the Accident: ______________________________ 5.! Date Reported to Licensee: ______________________________ 6.! Date Reported to the Authority: ______________________________ 7.! Cause of Accident: ______________________________ 8.! Accident Impact 9.! Police Reference and Reported Date (as applicable): ____________________ 10.! Reported by: a.! Name: ______________________________ b.! Postal address: ______________________________ c.! Email address: ______________________________ d.! Telephone: ______________________________ 11.! Supporting Documents: (As applicable including scene photos) Made on the 10th November, 2025. J. OPIYO WANDAYI, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum. LEGAL NOTICE NO. 185 THE PETROLEUM ACT (Cap. 308) THE PETROLEUM (PRODUCTS QUALITY MANAGEMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 2025 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation PART I—PRELIMINARY 1—Citation. 2—Interpretation. ! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2095 3—Application. PART II—QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 4—Quality of petroleum imported. 5—Sampling and testing of imported petroleum. 6—Marking of export petroleum. 7—Marking of petroleum for use in Kenya 8—Marking of illuminating kerosene. 9—Marking personnel. 10—Sampling and testing for markers. 11—Non-compliant sites or petroleum tankers. 12—Test samples for non-compliant sites or petroleum tankers. 13—lifting of sanctions for non-compliant sites or petroleum tanker. PART III—MISCELLANEOUS 14—Publishing of list of non-compliant sites or petroleum tankers. 15—Duty to report non-compliant marine fuels. 16—Appeals. 17—Offences and penalties. 18—Revocation and transition. SCHEDULE ! 2096 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 THE!PETROLEUM!ACT! (Cap. 308) IN! EXERCISE! of! the! powers! conferred! by! section! 101! of! the! Petroleum!Act,!the!Cabinet!Secretary!for!Energy!and!Petroleum!makes! the!following!Regulations—! THE!PETROLEUM!(PRODUCTS!QUALITY!MANAGEMENT)!(No.! 2)!REGULATIONS,!2025! PART!I—PRELIMINARY! 1.! These! Regulations! may! be! cited! as! the! Petroleum! (Products! Citation. Quality!Management)!(No.!2)!Regulations,!2025.! 2.! In!these!Regulations,!unless!the!context!otherwise!requires—! Interpretation. “adulterated!product"!means!a!refined!grade!of!petroleum!product! mixed! with! another! petroleum! grade! or! a! miscible! solvent,! thereby! altering!the!product!specifications!and!performance!standardsf! “Authority”! means! the! Energy! and! Petroleum! Regulatory! Cap. 314. Authority!established!under!section!9!of!the!Energy!Actf! “competent! person”! means! a! person! certified! by! a! professional! body! to! collect! samples,! test! and! interpret! the! results! thereof! to! determine!if!samples!meet!the!following!applicable!specifications—! (a)! in! case! of! the! approved! marker! technology,! the! scope! of! certification!shall!include!the!specific!marker!technology!and! specifications!shall!be!the!presence!or!absence!of!the!marker! or!the!level!of!concentration!of!the!markerf!and! (b)! in!the!case!of!general!refined!petroleum!products,!the!scope! of!certification!shall!be!in!relation!to!the!various!grades,!and! the!specifications!shall!be!those!in!the!Kenya!Standards,! “Bureau”! means! the! body! established! under! section! 3! of! the! Cap. 496. Standards!Actf! “Kenya! Maritime! Authority”! means! the! body! established! under! Cap. 371. section!3!of!the!Maritime!Zones!Actf! “Kenya! National! Accreditation! Service”! means! the! body! Cap. 496A. established!under!the!Kenya!Accreditation!Service!Actf! “Kenya! Revenue! Authority”! means! the! body! established! under! Cap. 469. the!Kenya!Revenue!Authority!Actf! “Kenya!Standard”!has!the!same!meaning!assigned!to!it!under!the! Cap. 496. Standards!Actf! “licence”!has!the!same!meaning!assigned!to!it!under!section!2!of! the!Actf! “load! port”! means! a! shore! terminal! from! which! the! imported! refined! petroleum! product! to! be! discharged! into! a! shore! terminal! in! Kenya!is!consigned!to!the!marine!vesself! “local!use”!means!refined!petroleum!products!which!have,!upon! importation,!been!declared!for!use!in!Kenyaf!

! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2097 “marker”! means! any! refined! petroleum! products! differentiation! technology!approved!by!the!Authority!to!be!used!for!the!identification! of!specific!grades!of!or!classes!of!petroleum!productsf! “National!Environment!Management!Authority”!means!the!body! Cap. 387. established! under! section! 7! of! the! Environmental! Management! and! Coordination!Actf! “nonhcompliant! site”! means! a! site! storing! or! offering! for! sale! refined!petroleum!products!that!are—! (a)! adulterated! or! a! tanker! transporting! refined! petroleum! products!that!are!adulteratedf! (b)! not! marked! or! a! tanker! transporting! refined! petroleum! products!not!marked!in!accordance!with!these!Regulations!or! (c)! not!duty!paid!whether!in!full!or!partially!in!accordance!with! the!applicable!customs!rate,!and!where!such!products!require! to!be!duty!paid.! “oil! marketing! company”! means! a! company! licensed! under! the! Act!to!import!petroleum!into!Kenyaf! “out! of! specification”! means! a! grade! of! refined! petroleum! products! not! meeting! the! set! requirements! and! performance! standards! as!set!by!the!applicable!Kenya!standardsf! “petroleum! motor! fuels”! means! premium! motor! spirit! or! super! petrol,!and!automotive!gas!oil!ordieself! “refined!petroleum!products”!has!the!same!meaning!assigned!to!it! in!section!2!of!the!Actf! “shore! terminal”! means! a! bulk! storage! facility! on! land! that! is! licensed!to!handle!imported!refined!petroleum!productsf! “specification”!has!the!meaning!assigned!to!it!in!section!2!of!the! Standards!Actf! “storage! and! loading! depots”! means! licensed! premises! where! petroleum!tankers!can!collect!refined!petroleum!products!for!delivery!to! other!petroleum!businesses!for!resale!or!a!consumer’s!own!usef! “transit”! means! the! movement! of! refined! petroleum! products! imported! from! a! foreign! country! through! Kenya! to! a! foreign! destinationf!and! “Tribunal”!means!the!Energy!and!Petroleum!Tribunal!established! Cap. 314. under!section!25!of!the!Energy!Act.! 3.! These! Regulations! shall! apply! to! the! quality! of! refined! Application. petroleum!products.! PART!II—QUALITY!MANAGEMENT!OF!REFINED!PETROLEUM! PRODUCTS! 4.! (1)!All!refined!petroleum!products!loaded!from!a!storage!and! Quality of loading!depot!shall!be!marked!in!accordance!with!these!Regulations.! petroleum imported. (2)!A!licensee!shall!ensure—! ! 2098 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 (a)! refined!petroleum!products!imported!into!Kenya,!whether!for! local!use!or!transit,!comply!with!the!specifications!or!code!of! practice! set! out! in! the! Kenya! Standard! or! any! international! standard!approved!by!the!Bureauf! (b)! refined! petroleum! products! to! be! transported! through! the! pipeline! system,! in! addition! to! meeting! the! requirement! in! subhregulation! (1),! comply! with! the! minimum! operational! specifications!specified!by!the!pipeline!operatorf! (c)! aviation!petroleum!fuels!imported!into!Kenya,!in!addition!to! meeting! the! requirements! of! Kenya! Standards! or! other! international! standards! approved! by! the! Bureau,! meet! the! aviation! fuel! quality! requirements! for! jointly! operated! systems!or!the!agreed!specification!requirements!for!jet!fuel! supplied!into!venture!locationsf!and! (d)! marine! petroleum! fuels! imported! into! Kenya,! in! addition! to! meeting! the! requirements! of! Kenya! Standards! or! other! international! standards! approved! by! the! Bureau,! meet! the! requirements! of! the! International! Convention! for! the! Prevention!of!Pollution!from!Ships.! (3)! A! licensee! responsible! for! a! shore! terminal! or! a! storage! and! loading! depot! shall! put! in! place! such! infrastructure! to! ensure! that! the! imported! refined! petroleum! products! maintain! the! specifications! or! code!of!practice!in!accordance!with!the!Kenya!Standards.! (4)! The! infrastructure! referred! to! in! subhregulation! (3)! shall! include! an! established! and! accredited! laboratory! or! a! duly! executed! contract!with!an!accredited!laboratory!service!provider.! (5)!A!licensee!of!a!shore!terminal!or!a!storage!and!loading!depot! shall!employ!such!competent!personnel!to!ensure!that!refined!petroleum! products! maintain! the! specifications! or! code! of! practice! in! accordance! with!the!Kenya!Standards.! 5.! (1)! An! oil! marketing! company! shall! ensure! that! refined! Sampling and petroleum! products! imported! into! Kenya! are! sampled! and! tested! for! testing of imported compliance! with! the! Kenya! Standards! by! the! Bureau! or! competent! petroleum. persons!authorized!by!the!Bureau.!! (2)! The! Authority! may! request! the! Bureau! to! test! additional! parameters!for!the!better!execution!of!the!Act.! (3)! The! tests! under! these! Regulations! shall! be! carried! out! in! a! laboratory!accredited!by!Kenya!National!Accreditation!Service.! (4)! The! samples! for! testing! shall! be! sealed! in! a! tamper! proof! container!and!signed!by!the!master!of!the!ship,!a!representative!of!the! oil!marketing!company!and!a!representative!of!the!shore!terminal.! (5)!Unless!otherwise!required!by!the!Bureau!or!the!Authority!in! writing! and! subject! to! a! dispute! or! court! proceedings,! the! operator! of! the!shore!terminal!shall!preserve!the!samples!in!subhregulation!(4)!for!a! minimum!of!sixty!days!from!the!date!of!collection.!

! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2099 (6)! oil! marketing! companies! shall! ensure! that! copies! of! the! load! port!quality!certificate!for!each!cargo!are!submitted!to!the!Bureau!and! the! shore! terminal! nominated! for! receipt! of! the! cargo! at! least! twentyh four!hours!prior!to!commencement!of!discharge.! (7)! Out! of! specification! refined! petroleum! products! shall! be! Cap. 496. subject!to!such!specifications!or!codes!of!practice!issued!by!the!Bureau! in! accordance! with! the! Standards! Act! and! in! consultation! with! the! Authority.! (8)! A! shore! terminal! operator! shall! undertake! an! independent! quality! certification! of! the! refined! petroleum! products! in! each! of! the! shore!tanks!after!every!receipt.! (9)! Notwithstanding! any! satisfactory! test! certificates! of! the! refined!petroleum!products,!the!operator!of!a!shore!terminal!shall!carry! out! petroleum! product! rehcertification! every! ninety! days! where! such! product!has!not!been!moved.! (10)! Each! storage! facility! shall,! before! transfer! of! custody! of! refined!petroleum!products,!furnish!the!buyer!with!a!copy!of!the!quality! certificate! referred! to! in! subhregulation! (8)! for! the! batch! of! product! delivered.! 6.! (1)! The! refined! petroleum! products! listed! in! the! Schedule! Marking of export and!intended!for!export!with!the!exception!of!aviation!petroleum!fuels! petroleum. shall!be!marked!with!a!marker!approved!by!the!Authority.! (2)!No!person!shall!release!or!cause!to!be!released!from!a!storage! and! loading! depot! or! a! petroleum! tanker,! refined! petroleum! products! specified! in! subhregulation! (1)! and! intended! for! the! export! market! without!the!requisite!marker!approved!by!the!Authority.! (3)! The! Authority! or! its! appointed! agents! may! stop,! sample! and! test! petroleum! product! on! board! a! petroleum! tanker! conveying! export! product!to!confirm!if!it!is!appropriately!marked.! 7.! (1)! The! refined! petroleum! products! listed! in! the! Schedule! Marking of and!intended!for!use!in!Kenya!with!the!exception!of!aviation!petroleum! petroleum for use in Kenya. fuels!shall!be!marked!with!a!marker!approved!by!the!Authority.! (2)!No!person!shall!release!or!cause!to!be!released!from!a!storage! and! loading! depot! or! a! petroleum! tanker,! refined! petroleum! products! intended! for! use! in! Kenya! without! the! marker! approved! by! the! Authority.! (3)! The! Authority! or! its! appointed! agents! may! stop,! sample! and! test! refined! petroleum! product! meant! for! use! in! Kenya! on! board! a! petroleum!tanker!to!confirm!if!it!is!appropriately!marked.! 8.! (1)! Illuminating! kerosene! intended! for! local! use! shall! be! Marking of marked!with!a!marker!approved!by!the!Authority.! illuminating kerosene. (2)!No!person!shall!release!or!cause!to!be!released!from!a!storage! and! loading! depot,! a! petroleum! tanker! carrying! illuminating! kerosene! meant! for! local! use! without! the! requisite! marker! approved! by! the! Authority.! ! 2100 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 (3)! The! Authority! or! its! appointed! agent! may! sample! and! test! illuminating! kerosene! from! a! retailhdispensing! site! or! a! petroleum! tanker! carrying! illuminating! kerosene! to! confirm! the! presence! of! the! marker.! 9.! (1)! The! Authority! may! designate! an! accredited! person! or! Marking firm! consisting! of! competent! persons! to! add! markers! to! petroleum! personnel. products!and!test!the!products!to!detect!the!presence!of!the!marker.! (2)!The!cost!of!adding!markers!shall!be!borne!by!the!owner!of!the! refined!petroleum!products.! (3)! The! Authority! may! require! the! storage! and! loading! depot! to! invest! in! suitable! technology! to! automatically! inject! the! markers! onto! petroleum!products.! 10.! (1)!The!Authority!or!its!appointed!agent!may!sample!and!test! Sampling and for! the! presence! of! the! appropriate! approved! markers! in! petroleum! testing for markers. motor!fuels!and!illuminating!kerosene!offered!for!sale!in!Kenya!at—! (a)! a!retail!dispensing!sitef! (b)! a!commercial!bulk!storage!sitef! (c)! petroleum!on!board!a!petroleum!tankerf!and! (d)! a!bulk!storage!depot!for!nonhcommercial!purpose.! (2)! Any! testing! under! this! regulation! shall! be! undertaken! in! the! presence!of!the!site!operator!or!owner!or!their!agents.! (3)! The! cost! of! sampling! and! testing! shall! be! met! by! the! site! operator!in!case!of!a!retailhdispensing!site!or!a!bulk!storage!site!and!the! tanker!owner!in!case!of!a!petroleum!tanker.! (4)! A! sample! of! refined! petroleum! product! collected! for! onsite! testing! shall! not! exceed! twohhundred! millilitres! per! dispensing! nozzle! or!per!compartment!in!case!of!a!petroleum!tanker!and!per!tank!in!case! of!a!bulk!storage!site.! (5)!A!sample!collected!for!further!analysis!shall!not!exceed!three! separate!containers!of!not!more!than!one!thousand!millilitres!each.! (6)! No! person! shall! obstruct! the! Authority! or! its! agents! from! carrying! out! the! sampling! and! testing! at! the! sites! specified! in! subh regulation!(1).! (7)! The! operator! of! a! site! referred! to! in! subhregulation! (1)! shall! provide!access!to!the!Authority!or!its!agents!for!the!purpose!of!quality! Cap. 314. and!quantity!verification.! (8)! In! the! absence! of! the! operator! in! subhregulation! (7),! the! Authority!shall!use!such!powers!of!entry!as!provided!for!in!section!22! of!the!Energy!Act.! 11.! The!Authority!shall—! Non-compliant site or petroleum (a)! seal! the! dispensers! and! where! feasible,! the! tanks! of! a! retail! tanker. dispensing! site! or! bulk! storage! depot! that! does! not! comply! with!the!provisions!of!the!Act!and!these!Regulationsf!

! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2101 (b)! suspend!the!licence!of!a!licensee!or!the!certificate!of!a!driver! of!a!petroleum!tanker!who!contravenes!the!provisions!of!the! Act!and!these!Regulationsf!and! (c)! seal!the!manhole!and!outlet!valves!of!a!petroleum!tanker!that! does! not! comply! with! the! provisions! of! the! Act! and! these! Regulations.! 12.! (1)!The!Authority!shall!take!three!separate!test!samples!each! Test samples for not! exceeding! one! thousand! millilitres! from! a! nonhcompliant! site! or! non-compliant site or petroleum petroleum!tanker,!and—! tanker. (a)! assign! one! sample! to! the! Bureau! or! its! nominee! for! further! laboratory!analysisf!and! (b)! assign!one!sample!to!the!site!operator!and!retain!one!sample! for!future!reference.! (2)! The! Authority! shall! retain! the! results! of! the! test! samples! specified!in!subhregulation!(1)!for!a!period!of!ninety!calendar!days!from! the!date!of!sampling.! (3)! A! person! who! wishes! to! appeal! the! results! of! the! sampling! specified!in!subhregulation!(2)!may!apply!for!a!rehtest!within!thirty!days! from!the!date!of!sampling.! (4)! A! rehtest! shall! be! undertaken! on! each! of! the! sealed! samples! retained!by!the!nonhcompliant!site!or!petroleum!tanker!operator!and!the! Authority! as! soon! as! practically! possible! after! receipt! of! the! appeal! request!in!subhregulation!(3).! (5)! The! rehtesting! specified! in! subhregulation! (4)! shall! be! undertaken! in! the! presence! of! authorised! persons! from! the! Authority,! the! Bureau,! the! Kenya! Revenue! Authority,! site! or! tanker! operator! operator! or! owner! or! their! designated! agent,! and! the! marking! and! testing!agent.! (6)! Prior! to! the! rehtesting! exercise,! the! Authority! shall! satisfy! itself! that! the! original! seals! on! the! retained! sample! containers! and! the! packaging!have!not!been!tampered!with.! (7)!Where!there!is!evidence!of!tampering,!the!Authority!shall!not! proceed!with!the!rehtest.! (8)!Rehtest!costs!shall!be!met!by!the!nonhcompliant!site!owner!or! petrol!tanker!operator!where!the!results!confirm!a!nonhcompliant!result.! (9)!No!person!shall!authorize!or!offer!for!sale!petroleum!products! from!a!nonhcompliant!site!or!petroleum!tanker!before!receiving!written! clearance!from!the!Authority.! (10)! No! person! shall! cut! or! cause! to! be! cut! seals! from! a! nonh compliant! site! or! petroleum! tanker! without! the! written! approval! from! the!Authority.! (11)! No! person! shall! transfer! or! tamper! with! the! contents! of! the! petroleum!storage!tanks!of!a!nonhcompliant!site!or!petrol!tanker!without! the!written!approval!from!the!Authority.! ! 2102 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 13.! (1)! The! sanctions! in! regulation! 10! may! be! lifted! where! the! Lifting of Authority! is! satisfied! that! reasonable! correction! and! mitigation! sanctions for non- compliant sites or measures!specified!in!subhregulation!(2)!have!been!put!in!place.!! petroleum tanker. (2)! The! measures! referred! to! in! subhregulation! (1),! shall! include—! (a)! proof! of! payment! of! fines! and! penalties! to! the! Kenya! Revenue!Authorityf! (b)! proof! of! receipt! of! petroleum! product! upgrade! instructions! from!the!Bureau!for!adulterated!productsf! (c)! proof! that! the! adulterated! product! has! been! upgraded! or! disposed! of! in! an! environmentally! friendly! manner! in! accordance!with!the!Bureau!instructionsf! (d)! where!the!petroleum!product!cannot!be!upgraded!by!dilution,! receipt! of! disposal! advice! from! the! National! Environment! Management!Authorityf! (e)! proof! of! quality! certificate! from! the! Bureau! indicating! that! the! upgraded! petroleum! product! meets! the! Kenya! Standardf! and! (f)! proof! that! controls! have! been! put! in! place! to! prevent! recurrence!of!the!offence.! (3)! The! Authority! may! reject! the! lifting! of! sanctions! on! a! nonh compliant! site! or! petroleum! tanker! operator! if! it! is! of! the! opinion! that! the!nonhcompliant!site!or!petroleum!tanker!operator!is!a!repeat!offender! or!has!not!put!in!place!sufficient!mechanisms!to!prevent!recurrence!of! the!offence.! PART!III—MISCELLANEOUS! 14.! (1)! The! Authority! may! publish! the! list! of! names! of! the! Publishing of list operators!and!the!outlets!with!nonhcompliant!test!results!for!the!purpose! of non-compliant sites or petroleum of!consumer!awareness.! tankers. (2)! The! names! in! subhregulation! (1)! may! be! published! in! a! manner!that!the!Authority!may!consider!appropriate.! 15.! (1)! A! licensee! shall! report! to! the! Authority! any! incident! of! Duty to report marine! fuels! that! fail! to! meet! the! requirements! of! the! International! non-compliant marine fuels. Convention! for! the! Prevention! of! Pollution! from! Ships! as! set! out! by! Kenya!Maritime!Authority.! (2)! The! reporting! period! in! subhregulation! (1)! shall! not! exceed! fifteen!days!from!the!date!of!occurrence!of!the!incident.! 16.! A! person! aggrieved! by! a! decision! of! the! Authority! made! Appeals. pursuant! to! these! Regulations! may! appeal! in! accordance! with! the! provisions!of!section!24!of!the!Energy!Act.! Cap. 314. 17.! (1)!A!person!who—! Offences and penalties. (a)! obstructs! the! Authority’s! employees! or! its! appointed! agents! in!sampling!and!testing!of!refined!petroleum!products!from!a!

! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2103 site!or!a!petroleum!tanker!commits!an!offence!and!shall,!on! conviction,!be!liable!to!the!penalties!specified!under!section! 124!of!the!Actf! (b)! being! an! oil! marketing! company! or! owner! of! a! site! or! petroleum! tanker! operator,! fails! to! retain! samples! of! refined! petroleum! products! in! accordance! with! these! Regulations! commits!an!offence!and!shall,!on!conviction,!be!liable!to!the! penalties!specified!under!section!124!of!the!Actf! (c)! being! the! owner! of! a! retail! dispensing! site! or! a! petroleum! tanker!operator,!offers!for!sale!refined!petroleum!product!that! do!not!meet!Kenya!Standards!commits!an!offence!and!shall,! on! conviction,! be! liable! to! the! penalties! specified! under! section!92(2)!of!the!Actf! (d)! knowingly! or! unknowingly,! offers! for! sale! petroleum! motor! fuels! onto! which! markers! approved! for! export! petroleum! products!and!markers!approved!for!illuminating!kerosene!for! local!use!have!been!added!commits!an!offence!and!shall,!on! conviction,!be!liable!to!the!penalties!specified!under!section! 124!of!the!Actf! (e)! knowingly! or! unknowingly,! transports! or! offers! for! sale! petroleum! products! specified! in! the! Schedule! meant! for! use! in! Kenya! onto! which! markers! approved! for! refined! petroleum! products! for! use! in! Kenya! have! not! been! added! commits!an!offence!and!shall,!on!conviction,!be!liable!to!the! penalties!specified!under!section!124!of!the!Actf! (f)! knowingly!or!unknowingly,!transports!petroleum!motor!fuels! onto!which!markers!approved!for!export!petroleum!products! and!markers!approved!for!illuminating!kerosene!for!local!use! have! been! added! without! the! express! written! permission! of! the! Authority! commits! an! offence! and! shall,! on! conviction,! be! liable! to! the! penalties! specified! under! section! 124! of! the! Actf! (g)! being! a! driver! in! possession! of! a! valid! petroleum! tanker! driver! certificate! issued! under! the! Act,! engages! in! the! practice! of! adulteration! or! diversion! of! export! petroleum! products!into!the!local!market!commits!an!offence!and!shall,! on! conviction,! be! liable! to! the! penalties! specified! under! section!124!of!the!Actf! (h)! knowingly!or!unknowingly,!discharges!or!offloads!part!of!or! the! whole! of! a! consignment! of! petroleum! products! onto! which!markers!approved!for!export!petroleum!products!have! been! added,! into! the! local! market! without! paying! the! requisite! taxes! as! specified! by! Kenya! Revenue! Authority! commits!an!offence!and!shall,!on!conviction,!be!liable!to!the! penalties!specified!under!section!124!of!the!Actf! (i)! being! the! owner! of! refined! petroleum! products! or! a! loading! facility,! refuses! to! have! the! products! under! the! Schedule! marked! in! accordance! with! these! Regulations,! commits! an! ! 2104 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 offence! and! shall,! on! conviction,! be! liable! to! the! penalties! specified!under!section!124!of!the!Actf! (j)! reopens! a! nonhcompliant! site! without! written! permission! from! the! Authority! commits! an! offence! and! shall,! on! conviction,!be!liable!to!the!penalties!specified!under!section! 124!of!the!Actf! (k)! being! a! licensee! engaged! in! the! sale! of! marine! fuels,! offers! for!sale!or!sells!marine!fuels!and!bunkers!not!complying!with! the! requirements! of! the! International! Convention! for! the! Prevention! of! Pollution! from! Ships! as! specified! by! Kenya! Maritime! Authority! commits! an! offence! and! shall,! on! conviction,!be!liable!to!the!penalties!specified!under!section! 124!of!the!Actf!or! (l)! being!a!licensee!engaged!in!the!sale!of!marine!fuels,!fails!to! report! cases! of! nonhcompliant! marine! fuels! within! fifteen! days! of! the! occurrence! of! the! incident,! commits! an! offence! and! shall,! on! conviction,! be! liable! to! the! penalties! specified! under!section!124!of!the!Act.! (2)! The! Authority! may,! in! addition! to! the! penalties! specified! under! subhregulation! (1),! suspend! or! revoke! a! licence,! permit! or! certificate! issued! under! the! Act! for! such! a! period! that! it! shall! deem! prudent! or! revoke! a! licence,! permit! or! certificate! if! there! exists! sufficient! evidence! that! continued! possession! of! the! licence,! permit! or! certificate! shall! compromise! the! quality! of! refined! petroleum! products! in!Kenya.! 18.! (1)! The! Petroleum! (Products! Quality! Management)! Revocation and Regulations,!2025!are!revoked.! transition. LN. 104 of 2025. (2)!Notwithstanding!the!provisions!of!subhregulation!(1)—! (a)! a!licence,!certificate!or!permit!issued!prior!to!the!coming!into! force!of!these!Regulations,!shall!be!deemed!to!be!a!licence!or! permit! under! these! Regulations! subject! to! the! terms! and! conditionsf! (b)! any! pending! application! for! a! licence,! certificate! or! permit,! shall!be!processed!in!accordance!with!these!Regulationsf! (c)! any!proceedings!taken!against!or!by!the!Authority!or!pending! against!the!Authority!or!any!other!person!under!the!revoked! Regulations,!may!be!continued!by!or!against!the!Authority!as! if!instituted!under!these!Regulations:! Provided! that! criminal! proceedings! shall! be! regarded! as! pending!if!the!person!concerned!had!pleaded!to!the!charge!in! questionf! (d)! any!administrative!investigation!or!inquiry!instituted!prior!to! the! coming! into! force! of! these! Regulations,! shall! be! continued! or! disposed! of! as! if! instituted! under! these! Regulationsf!

! Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2025 2105 (e)! any!disciplinary!proceedings!which!were!pending!prior!to!the! coming!into!force!of!these!Regulations,!shall!be!continued!or! concluded!as!if!instituted!under!these!Regulationsf! (f)! all! appeal! processes,! which! were! prior! to! the! coming! into! force! of! these! Regulations,! shall! proceed! as! if! instituted! under!these!Regulationsf!and! (g)! any!proceedings!taken!in!exercise!of!any!of!the!powers!under! the!revoked!Regulations,!shall!be!deemed!to!be!proceedings! under!these!Regulations.! SCHEDULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(r. 6(1), 7(1), 17(1)(e)(i))! LIST!OF!PETROLEUM!PRODUCTS!TO!BE!MARKED! The!following!products!shall!be!marked!with!a!marker!approved!by!the!Authority!at! Storage!and!Loading!depots—! Petroleum Product 1.! Premium!motor!spirit! 2.! Automotive!gas!oil!! 3.! Illuminating!kerosene! Made!on!the!10th!November,!2025.! ! JAMES!OPIYO!WANDAYI,! Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum. LEGAL NOTICE NO. 186 THE PETROLEUM ACT (Cap. 308) THE PETROLEUM (LUBRICANTS FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS LICENSING) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 2025 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART 1 - PRELIMINARY Regulation 1—Citation. 2—Interpretation. 3—Application. PART II- CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A LUBRICANTS FACILITY 4— Requirement for a construction permit. 5— Application of a construction permit. !