Tanzania
Preferential Trade Area (Implementation) Act
Chapter 250
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 16 August 1991
- [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 and application
This Act may be cited as the Preferential Trade Area (Implementation) Act and applies to Mainland Tanzania as well as Tanzania Zanzibar.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Authority" means the Authority of the Preferential Trade Area established by Article 6;"Budget" means the Budget of the Preferential Trade Area referred to in Article 36;"Preferential Trade Area" means the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States established by Article 2 of the Treaty;"the Treaty" means the Treaty for the establishment of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States.3. Preferential Trade Area to have capacity of body corporate
4. Provisions of the Treaty to have force of law
The provisions of the Treaty set out in the Schedule to this Act shall have the force of law in the United Republic.5. Modification, adaptation and qualification of laws
6. Financial provisions
7. Power of the Authority
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Authority shall have power to make decisions with respect to—8. The Tribunal
Procedure for the settlement of disputes made under Article 40 of the Treaty by the Tribunal established by Article 10 of the Treaty shall, in relation to summoning of witnesses and the conduct of the proceedings of the Tribunal have the force of law in the United Republic.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
16 August 1991
Commenced