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Election Expenses Act, 2010
Act 6 of 2010
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette 12 on 19 March 2010
- Assented to on 17 March 2010
- Commenced on 1 April 2010 by Election Expenses Act (Date of Commencement) Notice 2010
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 19 March 2010 to 27 May 2010.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions
1. Short title and commencement
2. Application
This Act shall apply—3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"campaign period" means the period commencing immediately after the nomination day up to the day immediately preceding election day;"candidate" means a person who submits himself for election in the Office of the President, a Member of Parliament or a Councillor;“contested election” means an election in a ward, constituency or Presidential election in which there are more candidates than are vacancies;“Constitution” means the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977;[Cap. 2]“Councillor” means a person who is elected in the office of—(a)in relation to a district, a District Council;(b)in relation to a municipality, a Municipal Council;(c)in relation to a city, a City Council; and(d)in relation to a town, a Town Council;"election" means the act of selecting by vote a person from among a number of candidates to fill a vacancy in the Office of the President, a Member of Parliament conducted under the National Elections Act or a Councillor conducted under the Local Authority (Elections) Act and includes the nomination process;[Caps. 343 and 292]"election expenses" has the meaning ascribed to it under section 7;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for political parties;“monitoring” means information gathering, examination and evaluation of the electoral process;"nomination day" means a day appointed for the nomination of candidates in a contested election for the Office of the President, the Vice-President, a Member of Parliament or a Councillor;“nomination process” means the process by whatever procedure whereby a political party invites persons who wish to be sponsored by any of such political parties to stand as candidate in the elections;“political party” means any organized group of persons formed for the purpose of forming a government or a local government authority within the United Republic through elections or for putting up or supporting candidates to such elections;"polling district" means a ward declared as such under the Local Authority (Elections) Act or an area or division of a constituency made pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the National Elections Act;[Caps. 292 and 313]“Presidential election” means the election of the President of the United Republic;"presidential candidate" means a person nominated to contest an election to the Office of the President of the United Republic and includes the vice-presidential candidate;“prohibited practices” means any offence mentioned in and punishable under the provisions of Part V;“Registrar” means the Registrar of Political Parties appointed under the Political Parties Act;[Cap. 258]“voter” means a person or delegate who is for the time being qualified to vote during the nomination process and election in accordance with the provisions of the National Elections Act or the Local Authority (Elections) Act.[Caps. 343 and 292]Part II – Administration of election expenses
4. Functions of the Registrar
The Registrar of Political Parties shall be responsible for supervision and administration of election expenses under this Act.5. Powers of inspection
6. Power to demand information
Part III – Election expenses
7. Meaning of election expenses
8. Election expenses to be incurred by political parties
9. Disclosure of funds before election campaigns
10. Limit of election expenses
11. Voluntary donations
12. Restriction of foreign funding to election expenses
13. Organisations to disclose sources of funds
14. Expenses for nomination process
Part IV – Accountability
15. Disclosure of fund for election campaigns
16. Receipt of election expenses
Any person who effects payments in respect of any election expenses shall ensure that the payment made is vouched for by a bill stating the particulars and by a receipt or some other evidence of payment.17. Apportionment of election expenses incurred by a political party
18. Returns as to election expenses
19. Obligation to keep records
20. Failure to disclose funds
Part V – Prohibited practices
21. Unfair conducts
22. Unconscionable funding
The following persons shall be deemed to commit unconscionable funding within the meaning of this Act:23. Conveyance of voters
24. Disqualification of candidates
25. Prohibition of prohibited practices prior to nomination process
The Prohibition of prohibited practices stipulated in this Part shall extend and have the same effect to a person who, by pronouncement or conduct, has shown an intention to participate in the nomination process.Part VI – Offences and penalties
26. General offences and penalties
Any person who commits an offence under this Act to which no specific penalty is prescribed shall on conviction be liable to—27. Offences relating to powers of the Registrar
Any person who—Part VII – General provisions
28. Duties of Government media
29. Peace and security
30. Protection from liability
No matter or thing done by any officer, officer or employee of the Office of the Registrar, the National Electoral Commission or any other official of the Government shall, if the matter or thing was done in good faith for the purposes of performance of any functions or exercise of any powers provided for under the provisions of this Act, shall make such officer or employee personally liable for the matter or thing done.31. Regulations
Part VIII – Consequential amendments
32. Construction
The provisions of this Part shall be read as one with the Political Parties Act.[Cap. 258]33. Miscellaneous amendments
The Political Parties Act is amended—History of this document
22 March 2024 amendment not yet applied
06 August 2010 amendment not yet applied
28 May 2010 amendment not yet applied
01 April 2010
19 March 2010 this version
17 March 2010
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1. | Tanzania Government Gazette supplement number 26 dated 2010-07-09 number 28 |
Subsidiary legislation
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Occupational Safety and Health (Building and Construction Industry) Rules, 2015 | Government Notice 325 of 2015 | 19 August 2015 |
Election Expenses Regulations, 2010 | Government Notice 246 of 2010 | 9 July 2010 |