Tanzania
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Act
Chapter 260
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 August 1980
- [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. 1-3)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Act.2. Scope of application
Subject to the provisions of section 12, nothing in this Act shall empower or permit any person, for or on behalf of the Institute, to do any act or thing which is not permitted by, or is an offence under the Wildlife Conservation Act1.3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Institute, established by section 6;"Centre" means a Wildlife Research Centre established or deemed to have been established by or under section 7;"Director" means a Director of a Centre, appointed under section 15(1);"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Institute, appointed under section 14;"Director of Game" means the Director of Game appointed under section 3 of the Wildlife Conservation Act2, and includes any public officer appointed in writing by the Director of Game to carry out any of his duties in relation to the Institute for the purposes of this Act;"Institute" means the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, established by section 4;"member" in relation to the Board, means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for wildlife affairs;"wildlife" means undomesticated animals, game and game birds specified in the First, Second and Third Schedules to the Wildlife Conservation Act3, and their habitat and ways of life, and includes bees, fish, birds, insects and other animals which, though not specified, are related or connected to, or affect, the lives or the habitat of the specified animals, game or game birds.Part II – The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (ss. 4-8)
4. Establishment of the Institute
5. Functions of the Institute
6. Composition and proceedings of Board
7. Vesting of Centres and grant of titles to land
8. Powers of Minister in relation to Board
The Minister may, give to the Board directions of a general or specific character regarding the performance by the Institute of any of its functions under this Act, and the Board shall give effect to every direction given to it.Part III – Powers and operations of the Institute in relation to wildlife research (ss. 9-13)
9. Provisions relating to wildlife research
10. Information on wildlife research to be furnished to the Institute
11. Institute may call for information
12. Powers of Director of Game in relation to research
13. Regulations
Part IV – Administrative provisions (ss. 14-17)
14. Appointment, functions and powers of Director-General
15. Appointment of other staff, and management of Centres
16. Power of Board to delegate
17. Notification of orders, directions, etc.
Where any order, direction or requirement made or given by the Minister or the Board under this Act is not required to be published in the Gazette, the order direction or requirement shall be brought to the notice of persons affected or likely to be affected by it in any manner determined by the Minister or the Board; but if the order, direction or requirement is published in the Gazette, all persons shall be deemed to have had notice of it.Part V – Financial provisions (ss. 18-28)
18. Remuneration of member of Board
19. Protection from personal liability
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 284A of the Penal Code6, the provisions of the Public Officers (Recovery of Debts) Act7, no act or thing done by any member or by any employee of the Institute shall, if done or omitted bona fide in the execution or purported execution of his duties as a member or as an employee of the Institute, subject him to any action, liability or demand of any kind.20. Superannuation benefits
Subject to the provisions of any written law in force relating to pensions the Board may—21. Funds of the Institute
The funds and resources of the Institute shall consist of—22. Power of Board to charge fees
The Board may, for the proper performance of the functions of the Institute, charge fees for any services or category of services rendered by the Institute, subject to any directions which the Minister may give in that behalf.23. Investment
With the prior approval of the Minister, the Board may, from time to time, invest any part of the moneys available in any fund of the Institute in such investments as are authorised investments in relation to investment of funds by a trustee under the Trustee Investments Act8.24. Power to borrow
25. Annual and supplementary budget
26. Accounts and audit
27. Annual report
The Board 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 Institute during that financial year and accompanied by—28. 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 Institute, together with the auditors' report on the accounts and the annual report of the Institute.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 August 1980
Commenced
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Wildlife Conservation Act | 759 citations |
2. | Tanzania Audit Corporation Act | 31 citations |