Tanzania
Assayers Act
Chapter 128
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 6 October 1944
- [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 Assayers Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"assaying" means the determination of the proportion of the mineral constituents of any ore or mineral substance; and "assayer" shall be construed accordingly;"Board" means the Assayers Licensing Board established under section 7 of this Act;"mineral constituent" means any chemical element, compound or radical in any ore or mineral substance;"Minister" means the minister for the time being responsible for Commerce and Industry.3. Prohibition on assaying except under authority of licence
Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall engage in, or hold himself out as prepared to engage in, the practice of assaying for reward unless he is the holder of an assayer's licence issued by the Board under this Act authorising him to do so.4. Provisions relating to assayers' licences
5. General assayer's licence
6. Restricted assayer's licence
7. Establishment of the Assayers Licensing Board
8. Constitution of the Board and conduct of business, etc.
9. Register to be kept by the Board
10. Cancellation and suspension of assayers' licences
11. List of registered assayers to be published in the Gazette
The Board shall from time to time publish in the Gazette a list of all registered assayers and shall also notify in like manner any cancellation or suspension of an assayer's licence.12. Evidence
An assay certificate purporting to be signed by a Government assayer or by the holder of a general assayer's licence without further proof in any court and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated there:Provided that the court may in its discretion summon as a witness the assayer who signed the certificate.13. Saving
Nothing in this Act shall require the following persons to be licensed under this Act, namely–14. Penalty
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made under section 15 of this Act commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings.15. Rules
The Minister may make rules—History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
06 October 1944
Commenced
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1. | Transfer of Powers and Duties (Commissioner for Mines) Notice, 1967 |