Tanzania
Education Act
Education (Registration of Teachers) Regulations, 2002
Government Notice 297 of 2002
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 January 2002
- [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 Education (Registration of Teachers) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act" means the Education Act 1;"in-service post" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by the Teachers Service Commission Regulations, 1991;"local authority" means a District Council, a City Council, a Municipal Council or Town Council;"register of teachers" means the Register of Teachers prescribed under these Regulations.3. Registration under Part I of Register
Unless registration is refused by the Commissioner in accordance with the provision of section 47 of the Act, a teacher to whom an appropriate certificate to teach is issued under section 45 of the Act and completes a probation period of two years, shall be deemed to have applied for registration under Part I of the Register of Teachers:Provided that the teacher completes section "A" of Form EF 117 or 117C immediately before or after the expiry of the two years probation period, and the appropriate authority referred to in regulation 14 of the Teachers Service Commission Regulations, 1991 signifies its consent for the confirmation of the teacher.4. Application for registration in Part II of Register
A teacher to whom an appropriate certificate to teach is issued pursuant to section 45 of the Act, or whom the Commissioner certifies possesses the necessary qualifications entitling him to the certificate, shall be deemed to have applied for registration in Part II of the Register of Teachers on completion of the agreement forms stipulated in the First Schedule to the Teachers Service Commission Regulations, 1991 and shall qualify and be eligible for registration under Part II of the Register.5. Application for registration in Part III of Register
6. Renewal of licence
Any person who is issued with a licence to teach under subregulation (1) of regulation 5 may upon request to the Commissioner renew the licence on conditions stipulated under these regulations.7. Conditions for registration under Part I and II of Register
Upon the commencement of these regulations and subject to the conditions contained therein and the provisions of section 47 and 48 of the Act, any teacher who holds–8. List of registered teachers
Every local authority or a Manager of non-government school shall keep a list of registered teachers employed by schools under his management and shall inform the Commissioner of the name of each teacher who dies or whom from ill-health or otherwise becomes permanently unfit to teach.9. Commissioner to keep list of teachers who have died or are permanently unfit to teach
The Commissioner shall keep a list of all teachers who die or who from ill-health or otherwise become permanently unfit to teach.10. Revocation
[Revokes the Education (Registration of Teachers) Regulations 2.]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 January 2002
Commenced