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Uvinza Ferry Regulations, 1956

Government Notice 19 of 1956

Uvinza Ferry Regulations, 1956
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Government Notice 19 of 1956
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Ferries Act
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31 July 2002
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Tanzania
Ferries Act

Uvinza Ferry Regulations, 1956

Government Notice 19 of 1956

  • 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.]

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Uvinza Ferry Regulations.

2.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"administration" means the Engineer-in-Chief;"engineer" means the Regional Engineer, Kigoma Region, or his representative authorised in writing by the administration;"ferry" means the Uvinza Ferry and includes craft used in carrying on the ferry service;"licensee" means the holder of a licence under the Ferries Act1 in respect of the Uvinza Public Ferry;1Cap. 173"Nahodha" means the person appointed by the licensee to be in charge of the ferry;"toll collector" means the Nahodha or any person deputed by him to collect toll fees.

3.

The ferry shall be managed and carried on by the licensee by means of a pontoon or any other vessel provided by the administration.

4.

The ferry service shall be efficiently maintained daily throughout the year and shall make crossings of the Malagarasi River as and when required beginning at 7 a.m. and terminating at 7 p.m. and at such other times as the licensee may decide.

5.

(1)The ferry while under way shall at all times be under the charge and control of the Nahodha or, if present, the administration.
(2)In addition to the Nahodha the crew of the pontoon shall consist of ten persons of whom not less than six shall be on duty at any one time.

6.

(1)The ferry craft in use shall at all times be kept clean, seaworthy and in good repair.
(2)The ferry craft shall be inspected once in every six months by the Engineer and the licensee shall beach the ferry craft and carry out all reasonable instructions given by the Engineer for the purpose of such inspection and service fees shall be paid by the licensee.

7.

Each ferry craft shall be equipped with such life saving apparatus and fire extinguishing appliances as shall be considered necessary by the Engineer, and such apparatus and appliances shall be kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use.

8.

(1)The maximum load which the ferry is permitted to carry shall be as follows—
On a wooden pontoonEight tons
On a steel pontoonTen tons.
(2)There shall be exhibited by the licensee in a conspicuous place on the ferry craft a notice in English, and Kiswahili denoting the maximum load which such craft is permitted to carry.

9.

Any person crossing by the ferry who—
(a)refuses to pay the prescribed toll fee; or
(b)fraudulently or forcibly passes by the toll collector without paying the prescribed toll fee; or
(c)wilfully obstructs the toll collector or other person employed to work such ferry in the execution of their respective duties; or
(d)enters a ferry craft knowing that it contains its maximum load,
commits a breach of these Regulations and it shall be lawful for the Nahodha, any toll collector, member of the crew or Police constable forcibly to remove from the ferry any such person.

10.

The toll fees specified in the Schedule to these Regulations may be demanded by the toll collector from every person using the ferry, and it shall be lawful for the toll collector to refuse to carry any person or cattle or vehicle of any person on the ferry unless such person shall have paid the appropriate toll fee before entering or embarking his cattle or vehicle on the ferry.

11.

A toll collector shall not demand from any person more than the appropriate toll fee specified in the Schedule to these Regulations and he shall not refuse to take a passenger on the ferry except in the cases mentioned in regulations 9 and 10, or for some other reasonable cause.

12.

The table of toll fees shall be exhibited by the licensee in a conspicuous place on each ferry landing.

13.

No person in charge of any craft shall permit such craft to obstruct the working of the ferry.

14.

The Nahodha shall have sole authority to regulate the ferry service and to control the traffic thereon and every passenger shall obey all reasonable directions given by the Nahodha.

15.

Upon giving at least forty-eight hours' notice to persons using or likely to use the ferry as the Engineer considers necessary to bring to the notice of such persons, the licensee may, once in every two months, and for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours withdraw the pontoon from the ferry service for the purpose of servicing or repair.

Schedule

Toll fees

 Shs.Cts.
1.Passengers, per person005
2.Loads over 50 lb005
3.Cattle and donkeys, each050
4.Sheep and goats, each005
5.Bicycles005
6.Motor bicycles and hand-carts, each050
7.Motor car and driver100
8.Motor omnibuses, other vehicles not included in 6 and 7 above, motor lorries with a carrying capacity not exceeding 5 tons, each vehicle200
9.Motor lorries with a carrying capacity exceeding 5 tons, each vehicle300

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