Tanzania
Criminal Procedure Act
Criminal Procedure (Police Supervision) Rules, 1952
Government Notice 344 of 1952
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced
- [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. Citation
These Rules may be cited as the of Criminal Procedure (Police Supervision) Rules.2. Notification of release of supervisee
Before the date of the release from prison of any person in respect of whom an order has been made under the provisions of section 341 of the Criminal Procedure Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) that he shall be subject to police supervision (hereinafter referred to as a police supervisee), the officer in charge of such prison shall inform the officer in charge of the Identification Bureau, Dar es Salaam, of the date of the release of such police supervisee and, where he has not been directed to reside within the limits of a specified district, the district in which such supervisee intends to reside.3. Procedure upon release
Every police supervisee shall on his release from prison be informed by the officer in charge of the prison of the requirements with which the court has directed him to comply under section 342 of the Act and such officer shall issue to the police supervisee an identity card, in the form set out in the Schedule hereto, in which shall be filled in the several particulars specified respecting such police supervisee, so far as those particulars may be applicable to him.4. Notification of address
When any police supervisee has been directed to comply with all or any of the requirements specified in paragraph (b), (c), (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of section 342 of the Act and has not been directed to reside within the limits of a specified district he shall, before the date on which he is entitled to be released from prison, inform the officer in charge of the prison of the place at which he intends to reside after his release, and the officer shall record under his hand the name of the place in the identity card of the police supervisee.5. Written consent to be recorded
When any administrative officer or police offices gives his written consent under the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of section 342 of the Act to any police supervisee such consent shall be recorded by the administrative officer or police officer or by the person in charge of the office of the administrative officer or police officer in the identity card of the police supervisee.6. Record of notification of address
When any police supervisee has been directed under the provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 342 of the Act to keep the police officer or administrative officer in charge of the district in which he resides notified of the house or place in which he resides, any such notification and the date thereof shall be recorded by the police officer or administrative officer or by the person in charge of the office of the police officer or administrative officer in the identity card of the police supervisee.7. Endorsement of identity card
8. Production of identity card
9. Surrender of identity card
At the end of the term of police supervision ordered by the court the police supervisee shall surrender his identity card to an administrative officer or police officer for transmission to the officer in charge, Identification Bureau, Dar es Salaam.10. Copy of Rules to be annexed to identity card
A copy of these Rules shall be annexed to each identity card issued to a police supervisee.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation