Tanzania
Tsetse Fly (Control) Act
Chapter 100
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 24 September 1943
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tsetse Fly (Control) Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"domestic animals" means any ass, bull, cow, dog, fowl, goat, heifer, horse, mule, ox, pig, sheep or other captive animal;"fly area" means any area defined and declared as such in terms of section 3 of this Act;"Minister" means the minister for the time being responsible for agriculture;"vehicle" includes a motor vehicle.3. Power to define fly areas
The Minister may, buy order published in the Gazette, declare any defined area to be a tsetse fly area for the purposes of this Act.4. Power to make regulations
5. Penalties
Any person who contravenes any regulation made under this Act commits an offence, and upon conviction liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred shillings, or in default of payment to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
24 September 1943
Commenced