Tanzania
Resettlement of Offenders Act
Chapter 71
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 7 February 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 Resettlement of Offenders Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"dependant" means the wife or husband of a settler or his child under the apparent age of 14 years or any other person in respect of whom the officer-in-charge is satisfied that such person is fully dependent upon the settler;"habitual offender" means a person of not less than twenty-five years who, after attaining the age of eighteen, has on three or more occasions been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude for which he was, on each occasions, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years or more and who has now been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years upon conviction of another offence of moral turpitude;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for home affairs;"officer-in-charge" means any person appointed by the Minister to be the officer-in-charge or an assistant officer-in-charge of a resettlement centre;"resettlement centre" means any place or area designated by the Minister to be a resettlement centre under section 3;"resettlement order" means an order made by the Minister under the provisions of sections 4, 5, 6, or 8;"scheduled offence" means any offence specified in the Schedule to this Act;"settler" means any person in respect of whom a resettlement order is made under section 4, 5, 6 or 8.3. Establishment of resettlement centres
The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, designate any place or area to be a resettlement centre for the purposes of this Act.4. Resettlement order
5. Resettlement order on recommendation of Commissioner responsible for social welfare
6. Resettlement order where a person ordered to give security for good behaviour
7. Effect of appeal
8. Resettlement orders in respect of deportees and persons practising witchcraft
Where a deportation order under the provisions of the Deportation Act2 has been made in respect of any person, and such deportation order is subsisting, or, where an order has been made against any person under section 8 of the Witchcraft Act3 requiring such person to reside within any specified area, and such order is subsisting, the Minister may make a resettlement order in respect of such person and upon a resettlement order being so made the deportation order or the order made under section 8 of the Witchcraft Act, as the case may be, shall cease to have effect and shall be deemed to have been rescinded.9. Operation of resettlement order
Every resettlement order shall take effect—10. Contents of resettlement order
Every resettlement order shall specify—11. Warrant of arrest
Where the Minister has made a resettlement order in respect of any person and he is of the opinion that such person may not comply with the order, he may apply to a resident magistrate within whose jurisdiction such person resides or is detained, for a warrant of arrest and upon such application being made the resident magistrate shall issue a warrant for the arrest of such person and for his detention in custody pending his transportation to the resettlement centre specified in the order.12. Settlers to be given free transport
Every person in respect of whom a resettlement order is made shall be provided with free transport from his residence or the prison where he is detained, as the case may be, to the resettlement centre.13. Failure to comply with resettlement order
14. Resettlement centres
15. Review of resettlement orders
The Minister—16. ***
[Repealed by Act No. 12 of 1998 Sch.]17. Offences
18. 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–19. Directions by officers-in-charge
20. Protection of bona fide act
No act or thing done or omitted to be of done by any person shall, if the act or omission was done or omitted bona fide while acting in the execution of duty under this Act, subject him personally to any liability, action, claim or demand whatsoever.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
07 February 1969
Commenced