Tanzania
University of Dar-es-Salaam Act
Chapter 346
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 July 1970
- [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 University of Dar-es-Salaam Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"academic staff" shall have the meaning assigned to that term by section 22;"administrative staff" shall have the meaning assigned to that term by section 26;"appointing authority" in relation to any member of the Council means the person or body of persons by whom such member was appointed or elected to the Council;"appointment" in relation to the staff of the University means appointment of a person to the academic staff or the administrative staff of the University and includes an appointment on promotion or transfer, and also includes an acting appointment;"Appointments Committee" means, in relation to an appointment to the academic staff or any matter relating to a member of the academic staff the Committee established by section 16, and in relation to an appointment to the administrative staff or any matter relating to a member of the administrative staff, the Committee established by section 17;"Board" means a Board or a Committee established under and in accordance with the provisions of section 18 and includes an Appointments Committee, a Faculty Board, the Appeals Committee established by section 38 and the University Grants Committees established by section 56;"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Council;"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;"Chief Academic Officer" means the Chief Academic Officer appointed under section 9;"Chief Administrative Officer" means the Chief Administrative Officer appointed under section 10;"constituent college" means a college established under section 55;"Convocation" means the Convocation established by section 42;"Council" means the Council of the University of Dar-es-Salaam established by section 11;"Dean" means the Dean of a Faculty;"Director" means a Director of an institute;"Faculty" means a Faculty of the University established by or in accordance with the provisions of section 21;"Faculty Board" means a Faculty Board established in accordance with section 15;"financial year" means, subject to the provisions of section 50, the period of twelve months commencing on 1st July in any year and expiring on 30th June in the following year;"institute" means an institute established by or under section 21;"member" in relation to—(a)the Council, means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman;(b)a Board, means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman of the Board;(c)the Senate means a member of the Senate and includes the Chairman of the Senate;(d)the Convocation, means a member of the Convocation and includes the President of the Convocation;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Higher Education;"officer" means any person in the employment of the University but does not include the Vice-Chancellor, the Chief Academic Officer or the Chief Administrative Officer;"regulations" means regulations made under section 57;"salary" includes any overseas pay addition but does not include any allowance or other monetary benefit;"Secretary" means the officer appointed by the Council to be the Secretary of the Council;"Senate" means the Senate of the University established by section 19;"student" means any person admitted to the University as a candidate for a degree, diploma, certificate or other award of the University;"Students' Organisation" means an organisation approved by the Chancellor as being an organisation representative of the students of the University;"University" means the University of Dar-es-Salaam established by section 3;"Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 8.Part II – The University of Dar-es-Salaam (ss. 3-4)
3. Establishment of University
4. Objects and functions of University
The objects and functions of the University shall be to—Part III – Awards of degrees, diplomas, etc. (ss. 5-6)
5. Degrees, diplomas, certificates and other awards
It shall be lawful for the University to—6. Honour degrees
The provisions of section 5 shall apply respectively to the degree of Master or Doctor honoris causa which the Senate, with the approval of the Chancellor, may wish to confer upon any person who, in the opinion of the Senate, has rendered distinguished service in the advancement of any branch of learning or has otherwise rendered himself worthy of such a degree.Part IV – Administration (ss. 7-33)
(a) – The Chancellor and other senior officers (ss. 7-10)
7. Chancellor
8. Vice-Chancellor
9. Chief Academic Officer
10. Chief Administrative Officer
(b) – The Council (ss. 11-14)
11. University Council
12. Powers and duties of Council
13. Secretary
14. Proceedings not to be invalid by reason of irregularity
No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid by reason only of the number of the members not being complete at the time of such act or proceeding or of any defect in the appointment of any member of the Council or of the fact that any member of the Council was at the time in question disqualified or disentitled to act as such.(c) – Boards and Committees (ss. 15-18)
15. Faculty Boards
16. Appointments Committee for academic staff
17. Appointments Committee for administrative staff
18. Council may establish other Boards and Committees
(d) – The Senate (ss. 19-20)
19. Senate
20. Functions of Senate
(e) – Faculties, departments and institutes (s. 21)
21. Faculties, departments and institutes
(f) – The Staff of the University (ss. 22-33)
22. Academic staff
The academic staff of the University shall be comprised of—23. Deans and Directors
24. Appointments of members of academic staff other than Deans
25. Vice-Chancellor may make acting appointments
26. Administrative staff
The administrative staff shall be comprised of—27. Constitution and abolition of offices
The powers of constituting and abolishing offices in the service of the University are vested in the Council:Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any office constituted by or provided for in this Act.28. Appointments of administrative staff
The powers of making appointments to the offices of the administrative staff, other than the office of the Chief Administrative Officer, are vested in the Council.29. Termination of appointment and disciplinary action
The powers of dismissing or terminating the appointment of any officer by way of disciplinary action or of punishing any officer otherwise than by dismissal or termination of his appointment for any disciplinary offence are vested in the Council.30. Delegation of functions
The Council may, by regulations made under section 57, delegate all or any of the powers vested in it by section 27, section 28 and section 29 to the Appointments Committee, the Vice-Chancellor, the Chief Academic Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer or any other officer of the University, subject to the limitations which the Council may specify.31. Provisions of Second Schedule to have effect until regulations made
Until such time as regulations are made by the Council delegating its functions of making appointments to the administrative staff, the provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect.32. No officer to be dismissed without inquiry
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29, the power to dismiss an officer of the University by way of a disciplinary action shall not be exercised unless—33. Terms and conditions of employment
The terms and conditions of the employment of officers of the University shall be such as may be prescribed.Part V – Discipline (ss. 34-41)
34. Interpretation
In this Part, unless the context requires otherwise—"disciplinary authority" means the Chief Administrative Officer exercising the powers conferred upon him by section 36 and includes any person to whom those powers have been delegated in accordance with section 37;"disciplinary offence" means the contravention of any by-law made under the provisions of section 35 where the by-law provides that its contravention shall constitute a disciplinary offence.35. Council may make by-laws
36. Chief Administrative Officer to be disciplinary authority
Every charge of a disciplinary offence against a student shall be investigated by the Chief Administrative Officer who shall impose any punishment which he may consider appropriate upon being satisfied that the charge against the student has been proved.37. Chief Administrative officer may delegate his powers as disciplinary authority
The Chief Administrative Officer may, by writing under hand, delegate, subject to any limitations which he may prescribe, all or any of the powers vested in him by section 36 to the Registrar, the Dean of Students or a Dean of a Faculty.38. Appeals Committee
39. Appeals
40. Decisions not subject to review
Subject to the provisions relating to appeals to the Appeals Committee, no decision of a disciplinary authority or of the Appeals Committee under this Part shall be subject to review by any court.41. Section 72 of Cap. 1 not to apply
For the purposes of section 72 of the Interpretation of Laws Act, disciplinary offences shall be deemed not to be offences created by or under any written law.Part VI – Convocation (ss. 42-46)
42. Convocation of University
43. Functions of Convocation
The Convocation shall have the right to meet and discuss any matter within the sphere of competence of the University and to transmit any resolution arising from that discussion to the Chancellor or to the Council or to the Senate, as the Convocation may consider appropriate.44. President of Convocation
45. Meetings of Convocation
46. Chief Administrative Officer to report to Council and Chancellor
Part VII – Financial provisions (ss. 47-54)
47. Council to be responsible for management of assets, etc.
The Council shall manage all the assets and properties, movable and immovable, of the University, in such manner and for the purposes which in the opinion of the Council would promote the best interests of the University.48. Funds of University
The funds and resources of the University shall consist of—49. Power to invest
The Council shall have power to invest the funds of the University in any investments, and subject to any conditions, which are prescribed by the Trustee Investments Act3, in relation to investment of funds by a trustee.50. Council may alter financial year
Notwithstanding the period specified in the definition "financial year" in section 2, the Council may determine any other period of twelve consecutive months which shall constitute the financial year of the University:Provided that, in the event of any change in the financial year and for the purposes of the transition from one financial year to another, the transitional period, whether of more or less than twelve months, shall be regarded as if it were a financial year.51. Annual estimates
52. Accounts and audit
53. Vice-Chancellor's report
The Vice-Chancellor shall at the end of each financial year prepare a report on the activities of the University during that financial year and submit such report to the Chancellor.54. Annual statement of accounts and Vice-Chancellor's report to be laid before National Assembly
The Chancellor shall cause to be laid before the National Assembly, as soon as may be practicable after he has received them—Part VIII – Constituent colleges (s. 55)
55. President may establish constituent colleges
Part IX – Miscellaneous provisions (ss. 56-62)
56. University Grants Committee
57. Regulations
58. Fees and allowances
The Council may, with the approval of the Chancellor, issue directions prescribing fees and allowances payable to the members of the Council, the Senate, the Convocation or a Board.59. Chancellor may give directions
The Chancellor may give the Council directions of a general or specific character and the Council shall give effect to every such direction.60. Protection of member of Council, Senate, Convocation and Boards
No matter or thing done by any member or officer of the Council, the Senate, the Convocation or a Board shall, if done bona fide in the execution or purported execution of the functions of that Council, Senate, Convocation or Board, as the case may be, render the member or officer personally liable for that matter or thing.61. Proceedings of Senate or Board not to be invalid by reason of irregularity
No act or proceeding of the Senate or a Board shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in its membership, or any defect in the appointment of any member or of the fact that any member was at the time in question disqualified or disentitled to act as such.62. Transitional provisions
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 July 1970
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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University of Dar-es-Salaam (Declaration of Constituent College) (Ardhi Institute) Order, 1996 | Government Notice 148 of 1996 |
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