Tanzania
National Sports Council of Tanzania Act
Chapter 49
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 28 April 1967
- [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 National Sports Council of Tanzania Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Council" means the National Sports Council of Tanzania established by section 3;"financial year of the Council" means a year commencing on the first day of July and ending on the next following thirtieth day of June:Provided that the first financial year of the Council shall commence on the date of coming into operation of this Act and end on the thirtieth day of June, 1968;"member" in relation to a sports association includes an office bearer of such association;"Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for sports;"office bearer" in relation to a sports association means any person who is the President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, treasurer, member of the committee or governing or executive body of such association, and also any person who holds in such association any office or position comparable to an office or position mentioned hereinbefore, or any person who is the manager, or assists in the management of the affairs of the association;"Registrar" means the Registrar of Sports Associations appointed under section 10;"society" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Societies Act1:Provided that a society shall not cease to be a society for the purposes of this Act, by virtue only of its having been declared not to be a society by an order made under paragraph (g) of the definition "society" in the Societies Act;"sports association" means any society which provides facilities for amateur sports or physical recreation.3. Establishment of Council
4. Functions of the Council
5. Appointment of staff
6. Funds of Council
The funds and resources of the Council shall consist of—7. Report by Council
The Council shall, within six months after the end of each financial year, make a report to the Minister on the conduct of its business during that year, and the Minister shall lay a copy thereof before the National Assembly.8. Accounts and audit
9. Execution of documents
10. Registrar of Sports Associations
The Minister shall appoint a Registrar of Sports Associations and as many Assistant Registrars as he may deem necessary.11. Registration of Sports Associations
12. Grounds for refusing registration
The Registrar shall refuse to register a sports association or to exempt a sports association from registration—13. Minister to give directions
14. Method of effecting registration
15. Rescission of exemption
16. Cancellation of registration
17. Cessation of existence of sports association
18. No association to operate in contravention of this Act
19. Information to be furnished by sports association
20. Registrar may call for audited accounts
21. Persons responsible for supplying information
22. Discretion to publish information if beneficial to members
The Registrar may, where it appears to him to be in the interests of the members of a sports association registered or exempt from registration under this Act so to do, take such steps as may be necessary to publish to such members by advertisement in the Gazette or any newspaper or in any such other manner as he may deem fit, any information furnished by or on behalf of the association or reported to the Registrar under section 19 or section 20.23. Evidence
In any proceeding under this Act—24. Winding-up
Where, under the provisions of this Act, any sports association is required to dissolve itself, the President shall have power to make, in relation to such association, any or all of the orders which he has power to make in relation to an unlawful society under section 30 of the Societies Act8, and the provisions of that Act which relate to such order or orders shall apply mutatis mutandis to every order made by the President under this section.25. Consent of Director of Public Prosecutions for prosecution
No person shall be prosecuted for any offence under this Act or under any regulations made hereunder, save with the prior consent, in writing, of the Director of Public Prosecutions.26. Protection of officers
No matter or thing done by any public officer shall, if done bona fide in the execution or purported execution of any of the provisions of this Act, subject such officers to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever.27. Decision of Registrar and Minister to be final
28. Regulations
The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying into effect of the purposes and provisions of this Act and in particular for—History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
28 April 1967
Commenced
Documents citing this one 4
Gazette 2
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Legislation 1
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