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District Corporations (Establishment) Order, 1974

Government Notice 144 of 1974

District Corporations (Establishment) Order, 1974
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Government Notice 144 of 1974
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District Development Corporations Act
Date
31 July 2002
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English
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Tanzania
District Development Corporations Act

District Corporations (Establishment) Order, 1974

Government Notice 144 of 1974

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [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.]
[G.N.s Nos. 144 of 1974; 10 of 1975; 52 of 1975; 54 of 1976; 167 of 1976]

1. Citation

This Order may be cited as the District Corporations (Establishment) Order.

2. Interpretation

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the District Development Corporations Act 1;1Cap. 382"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation provided for in section 6;"Corporation" means the District Corporation established by section 3;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for regional administration.

3. Establishment of District Corporation

(1)There is hereby established for each of the districts specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto a District Corporation (in this Order referred to as "the Corporation") which shall be known by the description set out in the second column of the said Schedule.
(2)Where a District Corporation is established under this Order in any area where a District Corporation was established under the Companies Act 2, all the assets and liabilities which immediately before the establishment of that Corporation were vested in the District Corporation established under the Companies Act shall vest in the District Corporation established under this Order.2Cap. 212

4. Functions of District Corporation

The functions of the Corporation shall be—
(a)to carry on the trade or business of dealers in cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and all livestock generally and in all branches of such respective trades or businesses;
(b)to acquire by purchase or otherwise ranches, cattle and sheep farms, goats, poultry and to carry on the business of cattle rearers, sheep farmers, and to rear, manage or otherwise deal in goats, poultry and all livestock generally;
(c)to sell, lend, lease dispose of or otherwise deal in beef, mutton, goats, poultry and all livestock generally;
(d)to sell and to carry on the business of dealers, in beef, mutton, goat's meat, chicken, hides, skins, fat tallow, grease, offal and other animal products;
(e)to farm, improve, manage or carry on activities on land for agricultural, horticultural or forestry activity of any description or pastoral development, and to dispose of, or deal with the products of any such activity or development in any manner which may appear likely to be useful to the Corporation or may enhance the value of any other property or rights of the Corporation;
(f)to carry on the business of the conveyance of passengers and goods in vehicles or vessels between such places as the Corporation may determine, and the doing of all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the proper and efficient performance of the Corporation's functions or any of them;
(g)to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or establish, construct, improve or manage any small industry;
(h)to erect and build abattoirs, cold storage facilities, warehouse, sheds and other buildings necessary or expedient for the efficient performance of the functions of the Corporation;
(i)to acquire by purchase or otherwise any machinery, rolling stock, plant, live and dead stock vehicles, vessels or things and any property or rights which may be necessary for, or may be conveniently used with, or may enhance the value of any property or rights of the Corporation;
(j)to buy, sell, improve, manage, lease, mortgage, turn to account, dispose of, grant rights and privileges, in respect of, or otherwise deal in land, securities merchandise and other property;
(k)to enter into any arrangements with any person or body of persons, Government or authority supreme, municipal, local or otherwise that may seem conducive to the proper performance of the Corporation's functions or any of them, and to obtain from any such person or body, Government or authority any rights, privileges and concessions which the Corporation may think desirable to obtain, and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions;
(l)with the prior approval of the Minister, to invest and deal with the monies of the Corporation not immediately required upon such securities and in such manner as may be determined;
(m)to engage in housing development by promoting and implementing owner-occupied housing schemes and by constructing and developing commercial and industrial premises;
(n)to act as agents or brokers and as trustees for any person, firm, company, co-operative society, public or statutory corporation and to undertake and perform sub-contracts;
(o)to engage in the fishing industry and the marketing of fish, fish products, aquatic flora and products of aquatic flora;
(p)to carry on and undertake any business, undertaking, transaction, operation, whether mercantile, commercial, financial, industrial, trading or otherwise which may seem to the corporation capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above functions, or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render more profitable any of the Corporation's property or rights;
(q)to do all such things as may be deemed incidental or conducive to the proper and efficient performance of the functions specified in this paragraph or any of them.

5. Authorised share capital

(1)The authorised nominal capital of the Corporation shall be one hundred thousand shillings divided into one hundred shares each having a par value of one thousand shillings.
(2)The shares of the Corporation shall be issued at such times as the Board may, subject to the approval of the Minister in writing by resolution appoint.
(3)The authorised nominal capital of the Corporation may, subject to the approval of the Minister in writing, be increased by resolution of the Board.
(4)Payment shall be made by the Government for shares at their par value as soon as they have been allotted by the Corporation and such payment shall be made in cash or other valuable consideration.
(5)In the event of any direction [under the proviso to section 4 of the Act] being given that the shares or any part thereof shall be subscribed for by and allotted to a person or persons named in such direction, every reference in the Act and this Order to the Government in its capacity as the shareholder shall be read and construed as including a reference to the person or persons named by the Minister in such direction.
(6)The shares of Corporation shall not be pledged or encumbered in any manner whatsoever and shall not be transferred or assigned.

6. Management vested in Board of Directors

The management and functions of the Corporation shall vest in a Board of Directors.

7. Director-General

(1)The Minister shall appoint a suitable person to be the Director-General of the Corporation.
(2)The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall be responsible to the Board in the management of the affairs of the Corporation.
(3)The terms and conditions of service of the Director-General shall be as the Minister may determine.

8. Appointment of staff

Subject to the provisions of section 11 of the Act, the Board may, from time to time, appoint on such terms and conditions as it may think fit, such officers and servants of the Corporation as it may think necessary for the carrying out of the functions of the Corporation.

9. Salaries, etc., to be paid out of Corporation's funds

(1)The Corporation shall apply its funds for the following purposes—
(a)the payment of all the salaries, fees and other allowances payable to members of the Board and officers or or servants of the Corporation;
(b)the payment of the expenses and other charges duly incurred by the Corporation or for which the Corporation becomes duly liable in the course of the performance of its functions;
(c)such other purposes as the Board may approve.
(2)The Board may invest all or any portion of any moneys which are surplus to its requirements in such securities as may be approved by the Minister.

10. Reports

The Director-General shall prepare and make a report of the activities of the Corporation and submit it to the Minister twice every year and so that the period intervening between any one and the next report shall not exceed seven months.

Schedule

Column oneColumn two
Name of District for which the Corporation is establishedDescription of the Corporation
1.BagamoyoBagamoyo District Corporation
2.BiharamuloBiharamulo District Corporation
3.GeitaGeita District Corporation
4.KaragweKaragwe District Corporation
5.KasuluKasulu District Corporation
6.KwimbaKwimba District Corporation
7.KyelaKyela District Corporation
8.MafiaMafia District Corporation
9.ManyoniManyoni District Corporation
10.MpandaMpanda District Corporation
11.MbuluMbulu District Corporation
12.MufindiMufindi District Corporation
13.RomboRombo District Corporation
14.RufijiRufiji District Corporation
15.SerengetiSerengeti District Corporation
16.BariadiBariadi District Corporation
17.MuhezaMuheza District Corporation
18.Aru MeruAru Meru District Corporation
19.MaguMagu District Corporation
20.KitetoKiteto District Corporation
21.KilomberoKilombero District Corporation
22.NachingweaNachingwea District Corporation
23.TangaTanga District Corporation
24.UsambaraUsambara District Corporation
25.KorogweKorogwe District Corporation
26.HandeniHandeni District Corporation
27.DodomaDodoma District Corporation
28.MwanzaMwanza District Corporation
29.MoshiMoshi District Corporation
30.SingidaSingida District Corporation
31.Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam Development Corporation
32.MorogoroMorogoro District Corporation
33.MusomaMusoma District Corporation
34.IringaIringa District Corporation
35.BukobaBukoba District Corporation
36.ArushaArusha District Corporation
37.TaboraTabora District Corporation
38.MbeyaMbeya District Corporation
39.LindiLindi District Corporatio
40.MtwaraMtwara District Corporation
41.KigomaKigoma District Corporation
42.ParePare District Corporation
43.ShinyangaShinyanga District Corporation
44.SongeaSongea District Corporation
45.PanganiPangani District corporation
46.MasasiMasasi District Corporation
47.RungweRungwe District Corporation
48.NzegaNzega District Corporation
49.MpwapwaMpwapwa District Corporation
50.KilwaKilwa District Corporation
51.ChunyaChunya District Corporation
52.TarimeTarime District Corporation
53.NjombeNjombe District Corporation
54.HanangHanang District Corporation
55.MaswaMaswa District Corporation
56.MboziMbozi District Corporation
57.SumbawangaSumbawanga District Corporation
58.KahamaKahama District Corporation
59.IrambaIramba District Corporation
60.UkereweUkerewe District Corporation
61.NewalaNewala District Corporation
62.NgaraNgara District Corporation
63.TunduruTunduru District Corporation
64.KisaraweKisarawe District Corporation
65.KilosaKilosa District Corporation
66.KondoaKondoa District Corporation
67.UlangaUlanga District Corporation
68.MbingaMbinga District Corporation
69.KibondoKibondo District Corporation
70.MasaiMasai District Corporation
71.LiwaleLiwale District Corporation.
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