CAP. 63 Penal Code [Rev. 2012] 183. Deleted by Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 37. 184. Unauthorized uniforms (1) Any person who, not being a person serving in the disciplined forces or the police force, or any other armed forces for the time being lawfully present in Kenya, wears without the permission of the Minister or without other lawful authority the uniform of any of those forces, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of such uniform, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one month or to a fine of six hundred shillings: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent any person from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play performed in any place in which stage plays may lawfully be publicly performed, or in the course of a music-hall or circus performance or in the course of any bona fide military representation. (2) Any person who unlawfully wears the uniform of any of the forces aforesaid, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform, in such a manner or in such circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt on that uniform, or employs any other person so to wear such uniform or dress, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for three months or to a fine of one thousand two hundred shillings. (3) Any person who, not being in the service of Kenya or not having previously received the written permission of the Minister so to do, imports or sells or has in his possession for sale the uniform or dress mentioned in this section, or the buttons or badges appropriate thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for six months or to a fine of six thousand shillings: Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the importation of any such uniform or dress by any person who is lawfully in possession thereof. (4) When any person has been convicted of any offence under this section, the uniform, dress, button, badge or other thing in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited unless the Minister otherwise orders. [Act No. 40 of 1952, Sch.] 185. Wearing uniforms declared to be for exclusive use (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, upon the application of any persons who perform, or who are members of any organization which performs, any service which in his opinion is in the public interest, declare that any uniform, badge, button or other distinctive mark used by those persons and described in the notice shall be for the exclusive use of those persons. (2) Any person who, without the authority of the persons upon whose application a notice under this section has been published in the Gazette, uses or wears any uniform, badge, button or other distinctive mark described in the notice, or any uniform, badge, button or other distinctive mark so closely resembling [Issue 1] P6-64