Tanzania
Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation Act
Chapter 159
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 April 1979
- [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 Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Council" means the Council of the Organisation established under section 5;"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Organisation appointed under section 14;"member" in relation to the Council means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman;"Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for industries;"Organisation" means the Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation established by section 3;"technical programmes committee" means the committee established under subsection (1) of section 7.Part II – The Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation (ss 3-6)
3. Establishment of the Organisation
4. Functions of the Organisation
5. Establishment, composition and proceedings of Council
6. Minister may give directions to Council
The Minister may give to the Council directions of a general or specific character regarding the performance by the Organisation of any of its functions under this Act, and the Council shall give effect to every direction given to it.Part III – Powers and operations of the Organisation (ss 7-13)
7. Provisions relating to research
8. Information on technological research to be furnished to the Organisation
9. Organisation may call for information
10. Custody and disclosure of information furnished to the Organisation
11. Provisions relating to inventions
12. Co-ordination of research to be carried out outside Tanzania
13. Power of Minister to make regulations
Part IV – Administrative and financial provisions (ss 14-26)
14. Appointment of employees
15. Remuneration of members of Council
16. Superannuation benefits
Subject to any written law for the time being in force relating to pensions, the Council may—17. Power of Council to delegate
18. Funds of the Organisation
The funds and resources of the Organisation shall consist of—19. Minister may impose cess on industrial products
20. Power of Council to charge fees
For the proper performance of the functions of the Organisation the Council shall, subject to any directions the Minister may give in that behalf, have power to charge fees for services rendered by the Organisation.21. Investment
With the prior approval of the Minister, the Council may, from time to time, invest any part of the moneys available in any fund of the Organisation in such investments as are authorised investments in relation to investments of funds by a trustee under the Trustee Investments Act2.22. Power to borrow
23. Annual and supplementary budgets
24. Accounts and audit
25. Annual report
The Council shall, within six months after the close of the financial year, cause to be prepared and submitted to the Minister a report dealing generally with the activities and operations of the Organisation during that year and accompanied by—26. Laying of accounts before National Assembly
The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after receiving them, lay before the National Assembly the audited accounts of the Organisation together with the auditor's report, if any, on the accounts and the annual report of the Organisation.Part V – General provisions (ss 27-28)
27. Protection from personal liability
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 284A of the Penal Code4 or of the Public Officers (Recovery of Debts) Act5, no act or thing done or omitted to be done by any member of the Council or by any employee of the Organisation shall, if done or omitted bona fide in the execution or purported execution of his duties as a member of the Council or as an employee of the Organisation, subject him to any action, liability or demand of any kind.28. Notification of orders
Where any order, direction or requirement made or given by the Minister or the Council under this Act is not required to be published in the Gazette, the order, direction or requirement shall be brought to the notice of person affected or likely to be affected by it in any manner determined by the Minister or the Council:History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 April 1979
Commenced
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