Tanzania
Tanganyika Law Society Act
Chapter 307
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 January 1955
- [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.]
Part I – Preliminary (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tanganyika Law Society Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"advocate" has the same meaning as in the Advocates Act 1;"Council" means the council established under the provisions of section 15;"former society" means the society known as the Tanzania Law Society existing in Tanganyika immediately before the enactment of this Act;"practising certificate" means a practising certificate issued under the provisions of section 35 of the Advocates Act 2;"Society" means the society established by section 3;"special resolution" means a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of any members of the Society who, being entitled so to do, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the Society, duly convened with full notice of the intention to propose that resolution.Part II – Establishment (ss. 3-5)
3. Establishment of Tanganyika Law Society
There is hereby established a body corporated by the name of the Tanganyika Law Society with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to sue and be sued in its corporate name.4. Objects
The objects for which the Society is established are—5. Dissolution and vesting of assets of Former Society
All property and assets of the Former Society shall be and are hereby, as at the date of commencement of this Act, vested in the Society and so soon as all formalities connected with the transfer of all the property and assets to the Society shall be declared by the president and the secretary of the Former Society to have been completed, the Former Society shall automatically be dissolved.Part III – Membership (ss. 6-14)
6. Membership
The membership of the Society shall consist of the following—7. Practising advocate to be member of society
8. Qualifications for membership
9. Honorary membership
The Council may elect as honorary members of the Society such persons as it may think fit, either for life or for any period which the Council may in any case deem appropriate.10. Annual subscription
The members of the Society shall pay into the funds of the Society any annual subscription which may from time to time be prescribed:Provided that no honorary member shall be liable to pay a subscription.11. No entrance fee payable
No entrance fee shall be payable by any person on becoming a member of the Society.12. Resignation
No member of the Society shall resign or be permitted to resign his membership at any time while he is entitled to practise as an advocate, but, save as aforesaid, and subject to section 7, any member of the Society may resign his membership in any manner which may be prescribed.13. Expulsion
Any member of the Society, other than an honorary member, may be expelled from the society in any manner, and upon any grounds, after being given a reasonable opportunity to answer all allegations made against him, which may from time to time be prescribed:Provided that no member of the Society who is entitled to practise as an advocate shall be expelled from the Society at any time while entitled so to practise.14. Members ceasing to be qualified for membership
Any member of the Society, other than an honorary member, who ceases to be qualified for membership shall automatically cease to be a member.Part IV – Council (ss. 15-18)
15. Constitution of the Council
For the proper management of the affairs of the Society, there shall be a Council consisting of a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and seven other persons; all of whom shall be members of the Society and elected annually by the Society in a general meeting.16. Powers of the Council
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, or by any regulations made under this Act, the Council may exercise all the powers of the Society; and no regulations made under this Act shall invalidate any prior act of the Council which would have been valid if those regulations had not been made.17. Committees and delegation
The Council may from time to time appoint Committees consisting of members of the Society; and may, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act or by any regulations made under this Act, delegate to any Committee all or any of the powers of the Council.18. Procedure
The procedure of the Council, and of every Committee appointed as aforesaid, shall be as may be prescribed from time to time.Part V – Other officers (ss. 19-20)
19. Officers
20. Committees
All representatives of the Society on the Advocates Committee or on the Remuneration Committee established under the Advocates Act 4, shall be elected by the Society in general meeting.Part VI – General meetings (ss. 21-26)
21. General meetings
The Council shall meet within six weeks after the 30th day of June and the 31st day of December in each year, and may at any other time or times at the discretion of the Council, convene a general meeting of the Society.22. Requisition
23. Voting
24. General meeting to act by simple majority
Except for any purpose for which a special resolution is expressly required by this Act or by any regulation made under this Act, all resolutions of the Society in general meeting shall be by simple majority vote.25. Alterations of resolutions
No resolution of the Society in general meeting shall be altered or rescinded within nine months after it is passed otherwise than by a special resolution of the Society.26. Convening and procedure
The manner of convening general meetings of the Society, and the procedure at that meeting, shall, subject to the preceding provisions, be as may from time to time be prescribed.Part VII – Common Seal (s. 27)
27. Custody and use of Seal
The common Seal of the Society shall be kept in custody and used in the manner which may from time to time be prescribed.Part VIII – Minutes, accounts and reports (ss. 28-30)
28. Minutes
The Council shall cause proper minutes of all general meetings of the Society, and of all meetings of the Council and of Committees appointed by the Council, to be taken and recorded; and shall make all the minutes available for inspection by any member of the Society at any reasonable time, on demand.29. Accounts to be kept
The Council shall also cause proper accounts of all funds, property and assets of. the Society to be kept, and to be audited, by an auditor approved by the Minister for Finance, as on the 31st day of December in every year. The audited accounts shall be presented by the Council to the general meeting convened in accordance with the provisions of section 21, within six weeks after the 31st day of December in each year. A copy of the audited accounts, together with the auditor's report, shall be delivered to the Minister for Finance by the Council, at the same time as the accounts are presented to the general meeting.30. Reports and accounts
Within six weeks after the 30th day of June and the 31st day of December in each year, the Council shall present to the Society in general meeting a full report of the activities of the Society.Part IX – Regulations (s. 31)
31. Regulations
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 January 1955
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Tanganyika Law Society (Annual Subscription) Regulations, 2017 | Government Notice 11 of 2017 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Annual Subscription) Regulations, 2022 | Government Notice 600 of 2022 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Chapter) Regulations, 2016 | Government Notice 13 of 2017 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Continuing Legal Education) Regulations, 2022 | Government Notice 601 of 2022 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Council) Regulations, 2022 | Government Notice 599 of 2022 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Elections) Regulations, 2016 | Government Notice 332 of 2016 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Elections) Regulations, 2018 | Government Notice 116 of 2018 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Elections) Regulations, 2022 | Government Notice 598 of 2022 |
Tanganyika Law Society (Ethics) Regulations, 2022 | Government Notice 602 of 2022 |