Tanzania
Parliamentary Services Commission Act
Chapter 115
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 July 1997
- [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. 1-4)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Services Commission Act.2. ***
[Omitted: Commencement.]3. Construction
This Act shall be read as one with the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania1.4. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Chairman" includes the Vice-Chairman or any other member when discharging the functions of the Chairman;"Clerk" means the Clerk of the National Assembly appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 87 of the Constitution;"Commission" means the Parliamentary Services Commission established by section 9;"Commissioner" means a member of the Commission;"Department of the Service" means any of the Departments referred to in section 8;"member" in relation to the Commission includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Commission;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Parliamentary affairs;"officer" means any person who holds or acts in any office in any Department of the Service;"Scheme" means the Parliamentary Service Scheme established pursuant to section 9;"Service" means the Parliamentary Service established by section 8;"Speaker" means the Speaker of the National Assembly or where appropriate, the Deputy Speaker.Part II – The Parliamentary Services Commission (ss. 5-7)
5. The Parliamentary Services Commission
6. Tenure of office of Commissioners
Subject to section 15, a Commissioner shall vacate his office–7. Functions of the Commission
Part III – The Parliamentary Service (ss. 8-10)
8. Establishment of the Service
9. Parliamentary Service Scheme
10. Powers of Commission in relation to the Service
Part IV – Financial and miscellaneous provisions (ss. 11-19)
11. Funds of the National Assembly
The moneys required from the time to time for the purposes of this Act shall, when the estimates have been approved by Parliament, be paid by the Treasury from the Consolidated Fund into the National Assembly Fund.12. Financial provisions
13. Salaries and allowances, etc.
The Commission shall, from time to time, prepare and recommend to the President the rates of salaries, allowances and other remuneration to be paid to Members of Parliament.14. Accounts
15. Annual report
The Speaker shall each year cause to be prepared and submitted to the Minister a report showing the activities of the Commission in the past year, including a report of the auditors on the accounts of the Commission, and the Minister shall submit the report to the National Assembly.16. Proceedings and business
17. When Parliament dissolved
18. Regulations
The Commission may from time to time make such regulations, to be signed by the Chairman and published in the Gazette, as it may deem necessary or expedient for facilitating the effective performance of the purposes and provisions of this Act.19. Transitional provisions
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 July 1997
Commenced
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, ya Mwaka | 2628 citations |
2. | Public Finance Act | 18 citations |