Tanzania
Political Parties Act
Political Parties (Registration) Regulations, 1992
Government Notice 111 of 1992
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 July 1992
- [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.]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Political Parties (Registration) Regulations, and shall apply throughout the United Republic.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations—"Act" means the Political Parties Act 1;"Assistant Registrar" means an Assistant Registrar appointed under section 5 of the Act;"party" means a political party provisionally or fully registered under the Act;"register" means the register of political parties kept by the Registrar for registering political parties;"Registrar" means the Registrar of Political Parties appointed under section 4 and includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar.3. Application for provisional registration
4. Application for full registration
5. Notice of change of office-bearers
6. Notice of change of office or postal address
7. Application to change name, etc., of party
8. Notification of change of name, etc., of party
Every registered party which—9. Register of particulars of parties
10. Notice of cancellation of registration
Where under section 15 of the Act the Registrar cancels the registration of a party he shall give notice to the party of such cancellation in the form set out as Form PP. 15 in the First Schedule hereto.11. Record of moneys received by party
12. Annual accounts
13. Returns and reports
14. Notices to be signed by two office-bearers
Every notice, application, statement or other document required under the Act or these Regulations to be furnished or sent to the Registrar shall be signed by at least two office-bearers of the party.15. Notice of Registrar to be sent by registered post
Any notice which the Registrar is required under these Regulations to give to to be sent any party shall be deemed to have been given by to such party if sent by registered post addressed to the party at its postal address.16. Offences and penalties
In the event of a breach by any party of the provisions of Regulation 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 or 13, every office-bearer of the party concerned shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 July 1992
Commenced