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- Is amended by Laws Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023
- Is amended by Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2020
- Is commenced by Laws Revision (Appointment of Date of Commencement) Notice, 2005
Tanzania
Laws Revision Act
Chapter 4
- Commenced on 1 January 2000 by Laws Revision (Appointment of Date of Commencement) Notice, 2005
- [This is the version of this document as it was at 31 July 2002 to 18 June 2020.]
- [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by 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. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Laws Revision Act.2. ***
[Omitted under Cap. 3 (R.E. 2002) s. 7.]3. Interpretation
4. Preparation of Revised Edition
5. Method of compiling and binding the laws
6. Omission of certain laws
7. Editorial omission of certain laws or provisions
In the preparation of the Revised Edition and each annual supplement, the Chief Parliamentary Draftsman may omit—8. Editorial powers of revision
9. Regarding alterations of substance
10. Text of documents included in laws
11. Records of number, date, arrangement etc., of laws
In the preparation of a Revised Edition and each annual supplement, the following provisions shall apply, that is to say—12. Bringing into force and validity and effect of Revised Edition
13. Rectification of errors
14. Continuance in force of certain subsidiary enactments
On the date referred to in section 12, all subsidiary legislation—15. Effect of annotations
Where any factual statement is made in relation to any law to which this Act applies in any annotation in the Revised Edition, that statement is, unless the contrary intention appears, prima facie evidence of the fact so stated.16. Construction of reference to repealed, etc., laws
Where, in any law or in any document of whatever kind, reference is made to any law repealed or otherwise affected by or under the operation of this Act, such reference shall, where necessary and practicable, be deemed to extend and apply to the corresponding law in the Revised Edition or annual supplement, as the case may be and all cross-references in any laws shall, where such cross references are affected by the operation of this Act, be read and construed with such modifications as circumstances may require.17. Sealed copies to be deposited
18. Distribution of Revised Edition
19. Replacements and additional material
20. Judicial notice of Revised Edition
21. Continuance of text of Revised Laws for certain purposes
The inclusion of a law in, or the exclusion of a law from, the Revised Edition does not affect any civil or criminal proceedings previously commenced under that law, but every such proceeding may be continued and everything in relation to it may be done in all respect as if the law had not been so included or excluded.22. Place of this Act in the Revised Edition
23. Repeal of R.L. Cap. 356
History of this document
14 July 2023 amendment not yet applied
19 June 2020 amendment not yet applied
31 July 2002 this version
Chapter 4
Revised Laws 2002
Consolidation
01 January 2000
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Government Notice 262 of 2025 | |
Government Notice 165 of 2023 | |
Government Notice 5A of 2023 | |
Government Notice 461 of 2022 | |
Government Notice 716 of 2021 | |
Government Notice 13 of 2021 | |
Government Notice 3 of 2021 | |
Government Notice 711 of 2020 | |
Government Notice 710 of 2020 | |
Government Notice 140 of 2020 | |
Government Notice 559 of 2019 | |
Government Notice 7 of 2017 | |
Government Notice 118 of 2016 | |
Government Notice 114 of 2016 | |
Government Notice 339 of 2015 | |
Government Notice 71 of 2012 | |
Government Notice 70 of 2012 | |
Government Notice 373 of 2011 | |
Government Notice 400 of 2010 | |
Government Notice 355 of 2010 | |
Government Notice 81 of 2009 | |
Government Notice 80 of 2009 | |
Government Notice 175 of 2005 | |
Government Notice 312 of 2004 |