Tanzania
Protected Places and Areas Act
Chapter 74
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 7 November 1969
- [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 Protected Places and Areas Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise—"authorised officer" means—(a)any police officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Inspector;(b)in relation to any Region, the Regional Commissioner of the region; and in relation to any district, the District Commissioner of the district;(c)any person performing the duties of a guard in a protected place or a protected area authorised in that behalf under the provisions of section 3;(d)any other person or class of persons declared by the Minister by Order in the Gazette to be an authorised officer or officers for the purposes of this Act either generally or in respect of any specified place or area or class of places or areas;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for legal affairs;"premises" includes any land in Tanzania and any building or structure upon such land;"protected area" means any area declared to be a protected area under section 5;"protected place" means any premises declared to be a protected place under section 4.3. Authorisation of guards and watchmen
A Regional Commissioner, a District Commissioner or a police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent may authorise in writing any person performing the duties of a guard or a watchman in a protected place or protected area to exercise the powers of an authorised officer in such place or area.4. Protected place
5. Protected area
6. Measures for protection of protected place or area
7. Safeguarding of information
8. Regulations
The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations—9. Power of arrest
A police officer may arrest without warrant any person reasonably suspected of having committed or of committing an offence contrary to any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder.10. Evidence
In any proceedings for an offence under this Act the burden of proving—History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
07 November 1969
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Protected Places and Areas (Protected Areas) Order, 1983 | Government Notice 176 of 1983 |
Protected Places and Areas (Protected Places) Order, 1970 | Government Notice 289 of 1970 |
Cited documents 0
Documents citing this one 3
Legislation 2
1. | National Security Act | 27 citations |
2. | Protected Places and Areas (Protected Areas) Order, 1983 |
Judgment 1
1. | Rashid Ahmed Kilindo vs Attorney General (Misc. Civil Cause 30 of 2018) [2020] TZHC 3261 (31 August 2020) | 1 citation |