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Air Tanzania Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1985

Government Notice 367 of 1985

Air Tanzania Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1985
Citation
Government Notice 367 of 1985
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Public Corporations Act
Date
31 July 2002
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English
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Government Notice
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Air Tanzania Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations, 1985

Government Notice 367 of 1985

  • 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 11(1)(b) of the Air Tanzania Corporation (Establishment) Order)[G.N. No. 367 of 1985]

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Tanzania Corporation (Board of Directors) Regulations and shall be read as one with the Air Tanzania Corporation (Establishment) Order 1.1G.N. No. 45 of 1977

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise2—2G.N. No. 47 of 1978"Amendment order" means the Air Tanzania Corporation (Establishment) (Amendment) Order;"Board" means the Board of Directors as provided in paragraph 2 of the Order;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for air transport;"Order" means the Air Tanzania Corporation (Establishment) Order 3.3G.N. No. 45 of 1977

3. Tenure of office

(1)A member of the Board, unless his appointment is revoked or he otherwise ceases to be a member, shall hold office for any period which is provided under paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Order.
(2)If any member is without the permission of the Board, absent for more than three consecutive meetings of the Board, unless the Minister otherwise directs, shall cease to be a member of the Board.
(3)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, shall cease to be a member.

4. Meetings

(1)The Board shall meet at least four times a year and at any other times which may be necessary or expedient for the transactions of its business and at any place which the Chairman, or in his absence the Directors, shall appoint.
(2)The Secretary shall at any time, and on the requisition of the Chairman or Director, summon a meeting of the Directors.
(3)The Secretary shall give notice to the Directors at least fourteen days specifying the place, day and the hour of the meeting and the accidental omission to give that notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of the notice of a meeting by the Directors shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting.
(4)The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and in his absence, the members of the Board present shall elect a Chairman from among the members present for the purpose of conducting the business of that meeting only.
(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 4(4) above, the members of the Board may elect from amongst themselves a Vice-Chairman who shall be the deputy for the Chairman and shall chair the meetings in his absence.

5. Quorum

(1)A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at 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 meting 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.

6. Resolutions

A resolution in writing, signed by two thirds of the total members of the Board shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of Directors duly convened and held, provided that 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 by the Secretary 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

It shall be the duty of every member of the Board who is in any way either directly or indirectly interested in any project or matter under consideration by the Board to declare his interest to the Board, and that remaining members of the Board shall decide whether or not any such member shall participate in the Board's deliberations upon the project or matter, or vote on any resolution pertaining to it.

9. Delegation of powers

(1)The Board may delegate any of its powers to committees consisting of such a member or members of their body as they think fit and any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Board of Directors, provided that any act done by that committee shall be adopted at the next sitting of the Board.
(2)The Board may delegate to the Chairman the powers exercisable by it, upon any terms and subject to such restrictions as it may think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of the exercise of its powers, and the Board may from time to time vary the term of, rescind or otherwise revoke that delegation.

10. Payment of expenses

The Directors may be paid all expenses per diem travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in the performance of their duties in connection with the business of the Corporation and in attending and returning form meetings of the Directors or any committee of the Directors of the Corporation provided that, the Directors may be paid any fees and or sitting allowances as may, from time to time be prescribed.
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