Tanzania
Hides and Skin Trade Act
Chapter 120
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 10 January 1964
- [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.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Hides and Skin Trade Act.2. Interpretation
Part II – Licensing provisions (ss. 3-18)
3. Premises to be licensed
4. Hide dressers to be licensed
5. Hide graders to be licensed
6. Issue of licences in respect of premises
7. Duration of licences
8. Suspension and cancellation of licences
9. Licensing authority to keep register
10. Licences not transferable
11. Issue of hide dresser's licence
12. Duration, etc., of hide dresser's licence
13. Issue of hide grader's licence
14. Duration, etc., of hide grader's licence
15. Surrender when licence cancelled
Where the holder of a hide dresser's licence or a hide grader's licence is notified that his licence has been cancelled under section 12 or section 14, as the case may be, he shall immediately surrender the licence to the inspector and if he fails, without reasonable excuse, so to do he commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both the fine and imprisonment.16. Provisional licences
17. Replacement of lost licences
Any holder of a licence issued under this Act whose licence has been lost or destroyed may on payment of the prescribed fee obtain a duplicate licence from the licensing authority by which the original licence was issued.18. Government officers exempt from payment of fees
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Act, no fees shall be payable for any licence issued, renewed or endorsed, for any duplicate licence issued, under this Act where the applicant is in the service of the Government.Part III – Appeals (s. 19)
19. Appeals
Part IV – Powers of inspection, search and seizure (s. 20)
20. Inspection, search and seizure
Part V – Offences (ss. 21-22)
21. Offence to deal in certain hides
22. Other offences
Part VI – Miscellaneous provisions (ss. 23-27)
23. Appointment of inspectors and licensing authorities
24. Delegation by Director
The Director may delegate to any person all or any of the powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed upon him by this Act other than the power to determine appeals under Part III, either in respect of the whole of Tanzania or in respect of any part of it.25. Dispute on buyer's grading
Where the person who produces any hide or skin for sale to a buyer is dissatisfied with the buyer's grading, the dispute may be referred to the Director or to a person authorised by him in writing. The decision of the Director or the authorised person shall be final and binding on both parties and the buyer shall, if he buys the hide or skin, pay the price appropriate to the grade as fixed by the Director or the authorised person.26. Rules
27. Repeal
[Repeals R.L. Cap. 287 with saving and transitional provisions.]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
10 January 1964
Commenced