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Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1975

Government Notice 100 of 1975

Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1975
Citation
Government Notice 100 of 1975
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Public Corporations Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
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Government Notice
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Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1975

Government Notice 100 of 1975

  • 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.]
(Paragraph 6(6) of the Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Establishment) Order)

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations and shall be read as one with the Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Establishment) Order1.1G.N. No. 231 of 1974

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—"Board" means the Board of Directors provided for in paragraph 6 of the Order;"Order" means the Tanzania Wildlife Corporation (Establishment) Order2.2G.N. No. 231 of 1974

3. Tenure of office

(1)A member of the Board shall, unless his appointment is revoked or he otherwise ceases to be a member, hold office for any period which may be specified in the terms of this appointment or if no period is so specified for a period of two years from the date of his appointment, shall be eligible for reappointment.
(2)If any member is, without the permission of the Board, absent from more than three consecutive meetings of the Board, he shall, unless the Minister otherwise directs, cease to be a member of the Board.

4. Member of the Board may resign

A member of the Board may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister and from the date specified in the notice or, if no date is specified, from the date of the receipt by the Minister of the notice, he shall cease to be a member.

5. Meetings

(1)The Board shall meet at least once every six months and at any other times which may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of its business.
(2)All meetings of the Board shall be convened by the Chairman or, in his absence from the United Republic or incapacity through illness, the Vice-Chairman, who shall appoint a suitable time, place and date for the holding of each meeting.
(3)The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at the meetings of the Board and in the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, from a meeting, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to be the Chairman of that meeting.

6. Quorum

(1)The quorum necessary for any meeting of the Board shall be four members.
(2)All acts, matters and things, authorised to be done by the Board shall be decided by a resolution at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present.
(3)A decision of the majority of the members present and voting at a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be a decision of the Board.
(4)Every member of the Board shall have one vote and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.
(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation, where the Chairman or, in his absence from the United Republic or incapacity through illness, the Vice-Chairman so directs, a decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among all the members and the expression in writing of their views, but any member shall be entitled to require that that decision be deferred until the subject matter is considered at a meeting of the Board.

7. Minutes to be kept

Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and those minutes shall be submitted to the Board at its next meeting and if confirmed by the members, shall be signed by the Chairman of the meeting.

8. Member to declare interest

If a member of the Board has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract, project or other matter, and is present at a meeting of the Board or committee at which the contract, project or other matter is the subject of consideration, he shall at the meeting, as soon as practicable after its commencement, disclose the fact and shall not take part in or be present at the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to, the contract, project or matter:Provided that contravention of the provision of this regulation shall not invalidate any decision taken by the Board or, as the case may be, the committee if the Minister, after due inquiry certifies in writing that in his opinion, having regard to all the circumstances, the decision is not detrimental to the interests of the Corporation.
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