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Uyole Agricultural Centre (Establishment) Order, 1976

Government Notice 70 of 1976

Uyole Agricultural Centre (Establishment) Order, 1976
Citation
Government Notice 70 of 1976
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Public Corporations Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
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Government Notice
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Public Corporations Act

Uyole Agricultural Centre (Establishment) Order, 1976

Government Notice 70 of 1976

  • 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.]
[Sections 3, 4A, 7 and 10]

1. Citation

This Order may be cited as the Uyole Agricultural Centre (Establishment) Order.

2. Interpretation

In this order, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act" means the Public Corporations Act 1;1Cap. 257"Board" means the Board of Directors provided for in paragraph 6;"Centre" means the Uyole Agricultural Centre established by paragraph 3;"member" in relation to the Board includes the Chairman;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for agriculture.

3. Establishment of the Centre

There is hereby established a public corporation to be known as the Uyole Agricultural Centre.

4. Functions of the Centre

The functions of the Centre shall be to—
(a)promote economic, social and political development by providing opportunities and facilities from training and research in the application of science and technology to agricultural and rural development;
(b)engage in research in matters relating to the efficient organisation and management of the agricultural industry and, in particular, but without prejudice to, the generality of the preceding functions the application of science and technology to the production of livestock and products derived from livestock and agricultural products; and to evaluate the findings of any research carried out by the Centre;
(c)conduct training and provide academic and practical courses of study in the production of agricultural products, livestock and products derived from livestock, and the management of businesses associated with the agricultural industry;
(d)plan and carry out activities relating to small industries for the purpose of manufacturing and marketing their products and providing training in the management of small industry enterprises;
(e)engage in agricultural activities for the purpose of demonstration of the management of the agricultural industry on a commercial basis and for promoting self-reliance in the production of the food requirements of the Centre;
(f)provide facilities for and to undertake the production of equipment, instruments and other devices for agricultural purposes;
(g)give advice and assist the Government, other public authorities and any other bodies or organisations which the Board may approve on matters relating to the agricultural industry;
(h)sponsor, arrange and provide facilities for in-service training courses, workshops, conferences and seminars for discussion of matters relating to the work and activities of the Centre;
(i)manage the affairs of any institute or other establishment engaged in agricultural training, research or production the interests of which are transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Centre;
(j)participate in or carry out any activities or functions relating to agricultural extension service which may be specified by the Minister;
(k)arrange for the publication and dissemination of material produced in connection with the work and activities of the Center, including books, manuals, records of research and audio-visual aid materials;
(l)do all other acts and things, and to enter into all contracts and transactions, which are, in the opinion of the Board, expedient or necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Centre.

5. Appointment of Director, Deputy Director and staff

(1)The President shall appoint a Director and may appoint a Deputy Director of the Centre.
(2)The Director shall be the principal administrative, executive and co-ordinating officer of the Centre and shall be responsible to the Board.
(3)The functions of the Deputy Director shall be generally to assist the Director and in the event of the Director being unable to perform his functions by reason of illness, infirmity, absence from the United Republic or otherwise, to act in the office of the Director and perform the functions of that office.
(4)The Board may, from time to time, appoint on any terms and conditions which it may deem fit, any officers and employees of the Centre whom the Board may think necessary for the carrying out of the functions of the Centre.

6. Board of Directors

(1)The management of the Centre is hereby vested in a Board of Directors.
(2)The Board shall consist of—
(a)a Chairman who shall be appointed by the President;
(b)the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance;
(c)the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower Development;
(d)the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister;
(e)the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture;
(f)the Regional Administrative Secretary for Mbeya Region;
(g)one member to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam and appointed by the Minister;
(h)not more than four other members to be appointed by the Minister.
(3)The members of the Board shall elect a Vice-Chairman of the Board from amongst their number.
(4)The Board may co-opt any person or persons to serve on the Board the such co-opted person or persons may take part in the deliberations of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote.
(5)The Director or in his absence the Deputy Director shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote unless he is a member.
(6)A member of the Board appointed under subparagraph 2(g) or 2(h) shall, unless he sooner dies or resigns or his appointment is revoked, hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(7)If any member of the Board 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.
(8)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.

7. Meetings

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

8. Quorum and procedure at meetings

(1)A simple majority of the total number of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Board.
(2)All acts, matters and things, authorised to be done by the Board shall be decided by 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 at which a quorum is present 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.

9. 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 meeting, shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting.

10. Execution of documents

(1)The seal of the Centre shall be affixed by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman or the Director and witnessed by one other member of the Board.
(2)All contracts, guarantees, bonds, securities, mortgages, charges, bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank drafts, letter of credit, securities and any other instruments to which the Centre is a party shall be executed on behalf of the Centre—
(a)by the Director and a member of the Board; or
(b)by any other person or persons who may be authorised by the Board in that behalf:
Provided that as respects any instrument specified in this subparagraph, the Director may in writing delegate his functions under this subparagraph to any officer of the Centre, but that delegation shall not prevent the Director from exercising the function himself.

11. Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings

Subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 relating to quorum, the Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership and no act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of some defect in the appointment of a member or a person who purports to be a member.

12. Funds of the Center

(1)The funds of the Centre shall consist of any sums of money—
(a)which may be provided by Parliament for the purposes of the Centre;
(b)or other assets which the Centre may receive from any source;
(c)which the Board may, subject to subparagraph (2) raise from time to time by way of loan or loans.
(2)The Centre may from time to time borrow the sums of money which it may require to meet any of its obligations and for the purposes of its business, and may secure any such loans in any manner which the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, authorise.

13. Salaries, etc., to be paid out of Centre's funds

(1)The Centre shall apply its funds for the following purposes—
(a)the payment of all the salaries, fees and other allowances whatsoever duly payable to the Chairman, any other member of the Board, the Director and other officers or employees of the Centre;
(b)the payment of the expenses and other charges duly incurred by the Centre or for which the Centre may become duly liable in the course of its business;
(c)with the approval of the Minister, the creation of a reserve fund;
(d)any other purposes which the Board may approve.
(2)The Board may invest all or any portion of any moneys which are surplus to its requirements in any securities as may be approved by the Minister.

14. Director's report

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

15. Proceedings

Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.

16. Delegation of power

(1)[Superseded by section 7 R.E. Cap. 257.]
(2)The Minister is hereby designated as the Minister for the purposes of the provisions of section 35 of the Act which relates to the accounts of the Center.
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