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East African Community Mediation Agreement Act
Chapter 232
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 4 May 1984
- [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 East African Community Mediation Agreement Act.2. Application
This Act applies to Mainland Tanzania as well as to Tanzania Zanzibar.3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act of the Community" means an Act of the former Community enacted in accordance with Article 59 of the Treaty;"the Agreement" means the East African Community Mediation Agreement, 1984, signed by the Governments of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, as from time to time amended under any of its provisions or modified in any other ways;"Community law" means any law, whether or not subordinate legislation, enacted or made by or for the former Community under the provisions of the Treaty;"the former Community" means the former East African Community established by Article 1 of the Treaty;"Contracting State" means the United Republic of Tanzania or the Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya;"common services" means the Soroti Civil Flying School and the Inter-University Council for East Africa or any other common service which may be declared to be an East African common service pursuant to Article 14.02 of the Agreement;"the Corporations" means the East African Railways Corporation, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, the East African Harbours Corporation, and their subsidiaries, collectively;"joint institution" means the East African Development Bank or any institution which may be declared under this Act to be a joint East African institution pursuant to Article 14.02 of the Agreement;"Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for finance;"specified institutions" means the Soroti Flying School, the East African Development Bank and the Inter-University Council for East Africa;"the Treaty" means the Treaty for East African Co-operation set out in the Schedule to the Treaty for East African Co-operation (Implementation) Act 1.4. Application of the Agreement to Tanzania
Subject to the following provisions of this Act, the provisions of Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 14 and 15 of the Agreement shall have the force of law and shall apply to the United Republic in accordance with this Act.5. Transfer and vesting of assets in Tanzania
6. Liability of the United Republic
7. Provisions relating to joint institutions and common services
8. Status, immunities and privileges of joint institutions
Every joint institution or common service shall be accorded such capacity, status, immunities and privileges as may be agreed upon by the Contracting States.9. Immunities and privileges of employees
10. Disapplication of Community laws
11. Amendment
[Amends certain written laws]12. Interpretation
[Interpretation of laws]13. Repeal of Act No. 42 of 1967
[Repeals the Treaty for East African Co-operation (Implementation) Act]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
04 May 1984
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
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East African Comunity Mediation Agreement (Transfer of Assets of Tanzania Based Assets Formerly Owned by the Defunct East African Airways Corporation to Air Tanzania Corporation) Order, 1995 | Government Notice 497 of 1995 | 31 July 2002 |