National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 1991

Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Citation
Government Notice 120 of 1991
Primary work
National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Tanzania
National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act

National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 1991

Government Notice 120 of 1991

  • 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.]
[section 29; G.N.s Nos. 120 of 1991; 98 of 1996; 412 of 1998]

1. Short title

These Regulations may be cited as the National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act1;1Cap. 46"Board" means the Board appointed by the Minister under section 10 of the Act;"Committee" means the Regional Industries Licensing Advisory Committee established for each region under section 11 of the Act;"prescribed" in relation to forms means prescribed forms in the Schedule to these Regulations;"Registrar" means Registrar of Industries.

3. Application for licence to be submitted through the Committee

Every application for an industrial licence or for a certificate of registration shall be submitted through the Committee.

4. Application

Every application for a first grant or renewal of an industrial licence or a certificate of registration shall be in a prescribed Form.

5. Industrial licence

Every industrial licence shall be in the prescribed Form.

6. Registration certificate

Every registration certificate shall be in the prescribed Form.

7. Fees

The fee for a certificate of registration shall be US$ four hundred or its equivalent in Tanzania shillings and the fee for an Industrial Licence shall be US$ five hundred or its equivalent in Tanzania shillings.

8. Licence to be authenticated by Seal

Every licence shall be authenticated by an official Seal.

9. Project with fixed investment

The project with a fixed investment not exceeding one hundred million shillings shall be issued with it Certificate of Registration and a project with fixed investment exceeding one hundred million shillings shall be issued with an Industrial Licence.

10. Registrar to cancel licence

Where the Registrar—
(a)is satisfied that a holder of a licence issued in respect of a project has not, within the period of three years from the date of issue of the licence, implemented that project;
(b)after requiring the person referred to in paragraph (a) to show cause why the licence issued in respect of the project should not be cancelled, is satisfied that there is no sufficient cause, he may cancel the licence issued in respect of that project and report the matter to the Board.

11. Submission of annual progress reports

(1)Every person who holds a valid industrial licence or certificate of registration shall submit, in the case of an industrial licence, to the Board, and in the case of a registration certificate, to the Registrar, a progress report once in every calendar year but not later than thirty first day of December, in respect of any year.
(2)Every progress report shall be in the prescribed Form 4.
(3)Any person who contravenes the provisions of subregulation (1) of this regulation commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of fifty thousand shillings payable to the Registrar of Companies.

12. Transfer of Industrial Licence

Every application for the transfer of an Industrial Licence shall be in the prescribed Form.

13. Meetings of the Board

(1)The Board shall meet at least four times in a year.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (1), the Chairman may, at any time call an emergency meeting.

14. Appeals to Minister

(1)The time within which a person may appeal to the Minister under subsection (1) of section 24 of the Act shall be thirty days from the date of the communication of such decision, revocation or variation to that person.
(2)The Minister may, for any good sufficient reason, extend the time for the bringing of the appeal.
(3)All appeals to the Minister shall be in writing.

15. Revocation of G.N. No. 236 of 1985

[Revokes the National Industries Regulations.]

Schedule

Forms 1 -5

[Editorial note: The forms have not been reproduced.]
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