CAP. 199 (d) Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Defence Forces [Rev. 2012] purchases or takes in pawn any service uniform, decoration awarded to any member of the Defence Forces, or solicits or procures any person to sell or pledge any such decoration, or acts for any person in the sale or pledging thereof, commits an offence under this section and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (2) Despite provisions under subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c), a person shall not be prohibited from wearing brooches or ornaments representing service badges. PART XVIII – VISITING FORCES 280. Interpretation of Part In this Part— “appropriate authority”, in relation to a country, means such authority as is appointed by the Government of that country for the purposes of this Part; “civilian component” means the civilian personnel accompanying a visiting force, who are employed in the service of the visiting force or are employed by an authorized service organization accompanying a visiting force, and who are not stateless persons or citizens of Kenya or persons ordinarily resident in Kenya; “dependant” means a person who is not ordinarily resident in Kenya and who is the wife, husband or a child of a member of a visiting force who is under the age of twenty one years; “designated country” means a country designated under section 281; “forces”, in relation to a country, means the naval, military or air forces of that country; “member”, in relation to a visiting force, includes a member of the civilian component of that visiting force, and a dependant; “sentence” includes any punishment awarded or imposed by a service court; “service court”, in relation to a country, means a court established under the service law of that country, or any authority empowered by that service law to investigate or try charges, or any authority empowered by that service law to review the proceedings of such a court or authority; “service law”, in relation to a country, means the laws governing the forces of that country; and “visiting force” means anybody of the forces of a designated country which for the time being is lawfully present in Kenya in time of peace under a treaty, agreement to which the Government is party to. 281. Power to apply Part (1) If it appears to the Defence Council that it is expedient that this Part should have effect in relation to any particular country, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Foreign Affairs may, by order, designate that country as a country to which this Part applies. [Issue 1] K7-122