LAWS OF TANZANIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I

Chapter The Laws

1 The Interpretation of Laws Act

2 Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, ya Mwaka 1977
3 The Basic Right and Duties Enforcement Act
4 The Laws Revision Act
5 The Government Proceedings Act
6 The Evidence Act
7 The Judgments Extension Act
8 The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
9 The Presidential Affairs Act
10 The National Emblems Act
11 The Magistrates’ Courts Act
12 The Notaries Public and Commissioners for Oaths Act
13 The Children and Young Persons Act
14 The Hire Purchase Act
15 The Arbitration Act
16 The Penal Code
17 The Corporal Punishment Act
18 The Witchcraft Act
19 The Prevention of Gambling Act
20 The Criminal Procedure Act
21 The Legal Aid (Criminal Proceedings) Act
22 The Rural Farmlands (Acquisition and Regrant) Act
23 The Opticians Act
24 The Inquests Act
25 The Bankruptcy Act
26 The Deeds of Arrangement Act
27 The Administrator-General (Powers and Functions) Act
28 The Succession (Non-Christian Asiatics) Act
29 The Law of Marriage Act

VOLUME II

30 The Sisal Industry Act

31 The Public Trustee (Powers and Functions) Act
32 The Commissions of Inquiry Act
33 The Civil Procedure Code
34 The Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act
35 The Public Holidays Act
36 The Registration and Identification of Persons Act
37 The Refugees Act
38 The Tanzania Investment Act
39 The Expulsion of Undesirables Act
40 The Tanzania-Zambia Pipeline Act
41 The National Lotteries Act
42 The Pools and Lotteries Act
43 The Age of Majority Act
44 The National Microfinance Bank Ltd. Incorporation Act
45 The Explosives Act
46 The National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act
47 The National Security Act
48 The Health Laboratory Technologists Registration Act
49 The National Sports Council of Tanzania Act
50 The National Social Security Fund Act
51 The Provident Fund (Government Employees) Act
52 The National Kiswahili Council Act
53 The Trustee Investments Act
54 The Immigration Act
55 The Tanzania Sisal Corporation (Establishment and Vesting of Interests) Act
56 The Tanzania Audit Corporation Act
57 The Fugitive offenders (Pursuit) Act
58 The Prisons Act
59 The National Institute for Medical Research Act
60 The Industrial Court of Tanzania Act
61 The Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act
62 The Urban Leaseholds (Acquisition and Regrant) Act
63 The Engineers Registration Act
64 The Occupiers Liability Act
65 The Tourist Agents (Licensing) Act
66 The Tanganyika Red Cross Society Act
67 The Witness Summonses (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act
68 The Boy Scouts Act
69 The Girl Guides Act
70 The Medical Stores Department Act
71 The Resettlement of Offenders Act
72 The Graves (Removal) Act
73 The Internationally Notifiable Diseases (Prevention) Act
74 The Protected Places and Areas Act
75 The Road Frontage Premia Act
76 The Public Officers (Recovery of Debts) Act
77 The Intoxicating Liquors Act
78 The Agricultural Products (Control of Movement) Act
79 The Capital Markets and Securities Act
80 The Civil Aviation Act
81 The Tanzania Investment Bank (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Act
82 The Vocational Education and Training Act
83 The Co-operative College Act
84 The Foreign Vehicles Transit Charges Act
85 The Merchandise Marks Act

VOLUME III
86 The Ocean Road Cancer Institute Act
87 The Building Societies Act
88 The Co-operative and Rural Development Bank (Repeal and Transitional
Provisions) Act
89 The Law of Limitation Act
90 The Minimum Sentences Act
91 The Institute of Finance Management Act
92 The Aerodromes (Licensing and Control) Act
93 The Mzumbe University Act
94 The Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute Act
95 The Drugs and Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Drugs Act
96 The Infectious Diseases Act
97 The Regional Administration Act
98 The Mental Diseases Act
99 The Mosquitoes (Control) Act
100 The Tsetse Fly (Control) Act
101 The Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act
102 The Tanzania Library Services Act
103 The Board of Internal Trade Act
104 The Entertainments Tax Act
105 The Hotels Act
106 The Employees’ Terminal Benefits Schemes (Registration and Regulation) Act
107 The National Examinations Council of Tanzania Act
108 The Births and Deaths Registration Act
109 The Tanzania Foods and Nutrition Act
110 The National Social Welfare Training Institute Act
111 The Peoples Militia Act
112 The Small Industries Development Organisation Act
113 The Land Act
114 The Village Land Act
115 The Parliamentary Services Commission Act
116 The National Land Use Planning Commission Act
117 The Registration of Documents Act
118 The Land Acquisition Act
119 The Corporations Sole (Establishment) Act
120 The Hides and Skin Trade Act
121 The Audio-Visual Institute of Dar es Salaam Act
122 The Ardhi Institute Act
123 The Mining Act
124 The Motor Vehicles (Tax On Registration and Transfer) Act
125 The Production Development Funds Act
126 The Special Tribunals Act
127 The Privatisation Trust Act
128 The Assayers Act
129 The National Council for Technical Education Act
130 The Standards Act
131 The Electricity Act

VOLUME IV

132 The Kariakoo Market Corporation Act

133 The Plant Protection Act
134 The Government Loans, Guarantees and Grants Act
135 The Grass Fires (Control) Act
136 The Private Health Laboratories (Regulation) Act
137 The Produce Export Act
138 The Rufiji Basin Development Authority Act
139 The Institute of Adult Education Act
140 The Joint Finance Commission Act
141 The Appellate Jurisdiction Act
142 The Tanzania Institute of Education Act
143 The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Act
144 The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology Act
145 The Tanzania Industrial Studies and Consulting Organisation Act
146 The Marine Parks and Reserves Act
147 The Excise (Management and Tariff) Act
148 The Value Added Tax Act
149 The Tanzania News Agency (Repealing) Act
150 The Muhimbili National Hospital Act
151 The Private Hospitals (Regulation) Act
152 The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act
153 The Animals (Protection) Act
154 The Animals (Pounds) Act
155 The Board of External Trade Act
156 The Animal Diseases Act
157 The Meteorology Act
158 The Wattle Bark Industry Act
159 The Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation Act
160 The National Milling Corporation Act
161 The Tropical Pesticides Research Institute Act
162 The National Construction Council Act
163 The Motor Vehicle Driving Schools (Licensing) Act
164 The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
165 The Merchant Shipping Act
166 The Tanzania Harbours Authority Act
167 The Highways Act
168 The Road Traffic Act
169 The Motor Vehicles Insurance Act
170 The Tanzania Railways Corporation Act

VOLUME V

171 The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania Act

172 The Inland Water Transport Act
173 The Ferries Act
174 The Institute of Rural Development Planning Act
175 The Pawnbroking (Prohibition) Act
176 The Tanzania Engineering and Manufacturing Design Organisation Act
177 The Tanzania Central Freight Bureau Act
178 The Tanzania School of Journalism Act
179 The National Board for Materials Management Act
180 The Day Care Centres Act
181 The Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology Act
182 The National Productivity Council Act
183 The Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Act
184 The Disabled Persons (Employment) Act
185 The Co-operative Audit and Supervision Act
186 The Geographical Names Standardisation Act
187 The National Institute of Transport Act
188 The Protection from Radiation Act
189 The Stamp Duty Act
190 The Revenue (Collection by Stamps) Act
191 The National Environment Management Act
192 The National Defence Act
193 The National Service Act
194 The Visiting Forces Act
195 The Sokoine University of Agriculture Act
196 The Export Tax Act
197 The Bank of Tanzania Act
198 The Industrial Promotion and Development Fund Act
199 The Agricultural Development Fund Act
200 The Economic and Organised Crime Control Act
201 The Tanzania Cotton Lint and Seed Board Act
202 The Tobacco Industry Act
203 The Cashewnut Board of Tanzania Act
204 The National Arts Council Act
205 The Air Tanzania Corporation (Re-organisation and Vesting of Assets and
Liabilities Act)
206 The Ward Tribunals Act
207 The International Finance Corporation Act
208 The Business Licensing Act
209 The College of Wildlife Management Act
210 The Chattels Transfer Act
211 The Co-operative Societies Act

VOLUME VI

212 The Companies Act

213 The Business Names (Registration) Act
214 The Sale and Goods Act
215 The Bills of Exchange Act
216 The Land Disputes Courts Act
217 The Patents (Registration) Act
218 The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act
219 The Pharmaceutical and Poisons Act
220 The Road and Fuel Tolls Act
221 The Emergency Powers Act
222 The Spirits Act
223 The Arms and Ammunition Act
224 The Beekeeping Act
225 The Export Processing Zones Act
226 The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology Act
227 The Auctioneers Act
228 The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Act
229 The Newspapers Act
230 The Films and Stage Plays Act
231 The East African Development Bank Act
232 The East African Community Mediation Agreement Act
233 The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute Act
234 The Ministers and Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act
235 The Contractors Registration Act
236 The War Graves Act
237 The Judicial Service Act
238 The Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act
239 The Dodoma Special Investment Area Act
240 The Institute of Accountancy Arusha Act
241 The Police Force and Prisons Service Commission Act
242 The Disaster Relief Co-ordination Act
243 The National Employment Promotion Service Act
244 The Trade Unions Act
245 The Executive Agencies Act
246 The Armaments Control Act
247 The Probation of Offenders Act
248 The Loans and Advances Realisation Trust Act
249 The Food Security Act
250 The Preferential Trade Area (Implementation) Act
251 The Sugar Industry Act

VII

252 The African Chiefs Act

253 The Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute Act
254 The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
s 255 The General Loan and Stock Act
s 256 The Proceeds of Crime Act
s 257 The Public Corporations Act
s 258 The Political Parties Act
s 259 The Natural Resources Act
s 260 The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Act
s 261 The Commodity Import Support Regulation Act
s 262 The Dairy Industry Act
263 The Workers’ Compensation Act
264 The Port Service Charge Act
265 The Stock Theft (Prevention) Act
266 The Official Oaths Act
267 The Regulation of Land Tenure (Established Villages) Act
268 The Open University of Tanzania Act
269 The Architects and Quantity Surveyors (Registration) Act
270 The Professional Surveyors (Registration) Act
271 The Foreign Exchange Act
272 The Waterworks Act
273 The Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority Act
274 The Export of Timber Act
275 The Tea Act
276 The Imports Control Act
277 The Tanzania Forestry Research Institute Act
278 The Affiliation Act
279 The Fisheries Act
280 The Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute Act
281 The National Museum of Tanzania Act
282 The National Parks Act
283 The Wildlife Conservation Act
284 The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Act
285 The Fair Competition Act
286 The Accountants and Auditors (Registration) Act
287 The Local Government (District Authorities) Act
288 The Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act
289 The Urban Authorities (Rating) Act
290 The Local Government Finances Act
291 The Community Service Act

VOLUME VIII

292 The Local Government (Elections) Act

293 The Local Government Authorities (Decoration of Buildings) Act
294 The Publications (Compulsory Deposit) Act
295 The National Housing Corporation Act
296 The Parliamentary Immunities, Powers and Privileges Act
297 The Factories Act
298 The Public Service Act
299 The Ministers (Discharge of Ministerial Functions) Act
300 The Regulation of Wages and Terms of Employment Act
301 The Tanzania Postal Bank Act
302 The Tanzania Communications Act
303 The Tanzania Posts Corporation Act
304 The Tanzania Telecommunications Company Incorporation Act
305 The Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications (Vesting of Assets and Liabilities)
Act
306 The Broadcasting Services Act
307 The Tanganyika Law Society Act
308 The Seeds (Regulation of Standards) Act
309 The Records and Archives Management Act
310 The Law Reform (Fatal Accidents and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
311 The Pharmacy Act
312 The Public Officers and Government Departments (Change of Titles) Act
313 The Tanganyika Higher Education Trust Fund Act
314 The Planning Commission Act
315 The College of Business Education Act
316 The Disqualification (National Assembly and Miscellaneous Offices) Act
317 The Transport Licensing Act
318 The Trustees’ Incorporation Act
319 The Veterinary Surgeons Act
320 The Public Recreation Grounds Act
321 The Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences Act
322 The Police Force and Auxiliary Services Act
323 The Forest Act
324 The Land Survey Act
325 The Nurses and Midwives Registration Act
326 The Trade and Service Marks Act
327 The Transfer of Businesses (Protection of Creditors) Act
328 The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act
329 The Prevention of Corruption Act
330 The Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Notification) Act
331 The Water Utilisation (Control and Regulation) Act
332 The Income Tax Act
333 The Antiquities Act

VOLUME IX

334 The Land Registration Act

335 The Adoption of Children Act
336 The Public Health (Sewerage and Drainage) Act
337 The Societies Act
338 The Public Land (Preserved Areas) Act
339 The Rent Restriction Act
340 The Weights and Measures Act
341 The Advocates Act
342 The Banking and Financial Institutions Act
343 The National Elections Act
344 The Food (Control of Quality) Act
345 The Law of Contract Act
346 The University of Dar es Salaam Act
347 The Coffee Industry Act
348 The Public Finance Act
349 The Insurance (Vesting of Interests and Regulation) Act
350 The International Development Association Act
351 The Statistics Act
352 The Probate and Administration of Estates Act
353 The Education Act
354 The Foreign Service Fees and Charges Act
355 The Town and Country Planning Act
356 The Diplomatic and Consular Immunities and Privileges Act
357 The Tanzania Citizenship Act
358 The Judicature and Application of Laws Act
359 The Investment in Tanganyika Government Securities Act
360 The Public Officers (Salaries and Allowances) Act
361 The Preventive Detention Act
362 The Transfer and Delegation of Powers Act
363 The Bretton Woods Agreements Act
364 The Tanzania Tourist Board Act
365 The Airport Service Charge Act
366 The Employment Act
367 The Government Leaseholds (Conversion to Rights of Occupancy) Act
368 The Extradition Act
369 The Customs (Dumping and Subsidies Rates) Act
370 The Treasury Registrar (Powers and Functions) Act
371 The Public Service Retirement Benefits Act
372 The Parastatal Organisations Pensions Scheme Act

VOLUME X

373 The Export Processing Zones Act

374 The Tax Reserve Certificates Act
375 The Islamic Law (Restatement) Act
376 The Pyrethrum Act
377 The Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act
379 The Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs Act
380 Tanzania Commission for Aids Act
381 The Deportation Act
382 The Exports Control Act
383 The District Development Corporations Act
384 The Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act
385 The Traditional Liquor (Control of Distillation) Act
386 The Public Order Act
387 The Severance Allowance Act
388 The Security of Employment Act
389 The Deep Sea Fishing Authority Act
390 The Destitute Persons Act
391 The Potable Spirits (Compounding) Act
392 The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Act
393 The Petroleum (Conservation) Act
394 The Freehold Titles (Conversion) and Government Leases Act
395 The Insurance Act
396 The Local Government Training Institute Act
397 The Regions and Districts (Establishment Procedure) Act
398 The Public Leadership Code of Ethics Act
399 The Tanzania Revenue Authority Act
400 The Parole Boards Act
401 The Agricultural Inputs Trust Fund Act
402 The Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre Act
403 The Customs (Management and Tariff) Act
404 The National Bank of Commerce (Reorganisation and Vesting of Assets and
Liabilities) Act
405 The Institute of Judicial Administration Lushoto Act
406 The Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service Act
407 The Local Authorities Provident Fund Act
408 The Tax Revenue Appeals Act
409 The Community Health Fund Act
410 The Public Procurement Act
411 The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community Act
412 The Education Fund Act
413 The Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority Act
414 The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority Act
415 The Shipping Agency Act