In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"bilateral treaty" means an agreement concluded between Kenya and any other State or between Kenya and an international organisation;
"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to foreign affairs.
"full powers" means all those powers conferred, by way of a legal document, to a person or persons designated by a competent state authority, to represent the State for negotiating, adopting, or authenticating the text of a treaty, for expressing the consent of the State to be bound by a treaty, or for accomplishing any other act with respect of a treaty;
"international organisation" means an intergovernmental organization;
"ratification" means the international act by which the State signifies its consent to be bound by a treaty and includes acceptance, approval and accession where the treaty so provides;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Treaties appointed under section 14;
"Registry" means the Registry of Treaties established by section 10;
"relevant Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible the subject matter of the treaty;
"relevant state department" means the state department responsible for the subject matter of the treaty to be approved for ratification;
"reservation" means a unilateral statement made by a State when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to a treaty, whereby it purports to exclude or to modify the legal effect of certain provisions of the treaty in their application to the State;
"signature" means an act whereby the State expresses its willingness to consent to the text of a treaty and has the effect of obligating the said State, even though it may not be a party to the treaty, to refrain, in good faith, from acts that would defeat the object and purpose of the treaty;
"treaty" means an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation and includes a convention.