Schedule (Section 4(2))
Composition, tenure of office and proceedings of the Board
1. Composition
(1)The National Legal Aid Advisory Board shall consist of the Chairman and other seven members appointed by the Minister as follows:(a)a Chairman who is a Judge of the High Court of Tanzania appointed by the Minister in consultation with the Chief Justice;(b)the Attorney General or his representative not below the rank of law officer;(c)one representative from legal aid providers;(d)one representative from the National Criminal Justice Forum;(e)one representative from the Tanganyika Law Society;(f)Director of legal services from the Ministry responsible for Local Government Authority or his representative;(g)a representative of persons with disability; and(h)one representative from paralegal organisations umbrella body.(2)The appointing authority shall in appointing members under subparagraph (1) ensure that there is gender representation in the Board.(3)The Board may co-opt such number of persons to represent any interest as the Board may determine except that the co-opted member shall not have the right to vote.2. Vice-Chairman
The members shall elect one amongst their number to be Vice-Chairman of Board, and any member elected as Vice-Chairman, may subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of three years from the date of his election.3. Tenure of office
(1)The members of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of three years.(2)A member of the Board may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing addressed to the Minister, and from the date specified in the notice or, if no date is so specified, from the date of the receipt of the notice by the Minister, he shall cease to be a member.4. Vacancy
Where any member ceases to be a member for any reason before the expiration of his term of office, the appointing authority may appoint another person in his place and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of his predecessor.5. Meetings of Board
(1)The Board shall ordinarily meet for the transaction of its business at the time and at the place determined by it, but shall meet at least once in every three months.(2)The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at every meeting of the Board and in the absence of both, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside over the meeting.(3)The Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may at any time call special meeting of the Board to deliberate on any matter which he considers to be urgent.(4)The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman may invite any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations at any meeting of the Board, but the person so invited shall not be entitled to vote.6. Quorum
The Quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be at least one third of the members.7. Decision of Board
(1)Matters proposed at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the event of any equality of votes the person presiding shall have a second casting vote in addition to his original or deliberative vote.(2)A decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by a circulation of the relevant papers amongst the members and the expression of the views of the majority of the members in writing shall be honoured but any member may require that the decision be deferred and the subject matter be considered at a meeting of the Board.8. Minutes of meetings
(1)The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of all business conducted or transacted at its meetings, and the minutes of each meeting of the Board shall be read and confirmed, or amended and confirmed, at the next meeting of the Board and signed by the chairman and the secretary.(2)Any minutes purporting to be signed by the person presiding at a meeting of the Board shall, in the absence of proof of error, be deemed to be a correct record of the meeting whose minutes they purport to be.9. Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings
The validity of any act or proceeding of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy among its member or by any defect proceedings in the appointment of any of them.10. Orders and directions of Board
All orders, directions, notices or other documents made or issued on behalf of the Board shall be dated and signed by—(a)the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board, as the case may be; or11. Remuneration of members of Board
A member of the Board shall be entitled to such remuneration, fees or allowances for expenses as the Minister may, upon recommendations of the Board prescribe from time to time,12. Board may regulate proceedings
Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own proceedings.