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Tanzania
National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act
Chapter 46
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 15 July 1967
- [This is the version of this document as it was at 31 July 2002 to 21 March 2024.]
- [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by 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. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
Part II – Officers (ss. 3-4)
3. Registrar and Assistant Registrar
4. Proof of documents
Any certificate, licence or other document purporting to be signed by the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been so signed by him and may be proved by the production of a copy thereof purporting to have been so signed.Part III – Registration of industries (ss. 5-8)
5. Application
This Part shall apply to all small scale industries as may be determined by the Minister.6. Compulsory registration
7. Existing industries
8. Certificate of registration
Part IV – Industrial Licensing Board (ss. 9-12)
9. Application
This part shall apply to medium and large scale industries as may be determined by the Minister.10. Establishment of the Board
There is hereby established a Board to be known as the Industrial Licensing Board which shall have such functions and powers as are conferred upon it by this Act.[s. 9A]11. Constitution of the Board
12. Regional Advisory Committee
Part V – Operation of industrial licensing (ss. 13-24)
13. Carrying on enterprise without an industrial licence
14. Application for industrial licences
Every application for an industrial licence for the manufacture of any article shall be made to the Board and shall be in the prescribed form.[s. 13]15. Functions of the Board
The Board shall consider all applications for industrial licences made to it under section 14 and may, subject to the provisions of this Act, in its discretion grant or refuse any application, and in considering any application, the Board shall, in addition to all matters which it may consider relevant, have regard to—16. Functions of Regional Advisory Committee
The Regional Advisory Committee shall advise the Central Industrial Licensing Authority on—17. Industrial licence
Every industrial licence granted by the Board shall specify and be subject to such conditions as the Board may think fit to impose.[s. 15]18. Transfer of licence
No industrial licence shall be transferable except with the prior approval of the Board.[s. 16]19. Application for transfer
Every application for approval of a proposed transfer of an industrial licence shall be made to the Board in the prescribed form, and the Board may, in its discretion, grant or refuse the application and may if the application is granted, attach conditions to the licence and, where conditions are already attached to the licence which is sought to be transferred, may add further conditions thereto or vary or delete existing conditions.[s. 17]20. Variations of conditions
The conditions attached to an industrial licence granted under the provisions of this Part may be varied by the Board either on its own motion or on an application made to it by the licensee in the prescribed form.[s. 18]21. Proceedings of the Board
22. Revocation of licence
23. Functions of the Registrar in relation to the Board
24. Existing industries
Part VI – Appeals (s. 25)
25. Appeals to the Minister
Part VII – Miscellaneous provisions (ss. 26-29)
26. Penalty
Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act, for which no penalty is specifically provided, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten hundred thousand shillings.[s. 25]27. Registers
The Registrar shall maintain a register of the industries in respect of which certificates of registration have been granted under Part III, and a register of industries in respect of which industrial licences have been granted, and shall enter in the registers such particulars as may be prescribed.[s. 26]28. Exemptions
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any industry or any category of industries from all or any of the provision of this Act.[s. 27]29. Regulations
History of this document
01 July 2024 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Finance Act, 2024
22 March 2024 amendment not yet applied
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
15 July 1967
Commenced
Documents citing this one 10
Gazette 7
Government Notice 2
1. | National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 1991 | 1 citation |
2. | Public Prosecutors (Appointment) Notice, 1943 |
Act 1
1. | Export Processing Zones Act | 29 citations |
Subsidiary legislation
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National Industries (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 | Government Notice 98 of 2013 |
National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 1991 | Government Notice 120 of 1991 |
National Industries (Prescribed Articles) Order, 1977 | Government Notice 106 of 1977 |