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Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Regulations, 1985

Government Notice 465 of 1985

Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Regulations, 1985
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Government Notice 465 of 1985
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Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Act
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31 July 2002
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Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Act

Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Regulations, 1985

Government Notice 465 of 1985

  • 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.]
[Sections 7(2), 9(2), 11 and 17(4)]

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations—"the Act" means the Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Act;"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Social Welfare;"Medical Officer" means a medical officer in the service of the Government or a medical practitioner approved for the purposes of these Regulations.

3. Register of disabled persons

The Commissioner shall maintain a Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Register in Form "A" prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

4. Conditions for registration

A person may be registered in the Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Register if he—
(a)is a disabled person within the meaning of the Act;
(b)has no relative, community or village capable of taking care of him;
(c)is in a condition that no other way of resettlement is possible except through the help of statutory, or voluntary social welfare measures.

5. Commissioner to maintain register of settlements for disabled persons

(1)The Commissioner shall maintain a register of settlements for disabled persons the contents of which shall be in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2)The form for registration of resettlement for disabled persons shall be prescribed in Form "C" of the Schedule to these Regulations.

6. Minimum standards for establishment and maintenance of settlements for the disabled

A person or an institution operating, managing or maintaining a settlement for disabled person or persons shall ensure that—
(a)the buildings for settlement are of—
(i)a nature and style that they can easily be merged with village buildings;
(ii)a permanent nature and built within reasonable communication distance with the community and its essential life commodities including water, food and arable land;
(b)the food is of a standard—
(i)approved by the Regional Medical Officer or a person authorised by him; or
(ii)that complies with the Food Control of Quality (Food Hygiene) Regulations 1;1G.N. No. 64 of 1982
(c)condition of bedding and clothes are acceptable to health standards;
(d)there is enough fund for giving care to the disabled inmates; and
(e)there is agreement (in Form "D" prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations of handing over the settlement to voluntary or statutory agency when necessary.

7. Condition for admission of disabled person in settlement for disabled persons

A disabled person may be admitted in a settlement for disabled persons if he is—
(a)registered in the Register for Disabled Persons;
(b)referred to the settlement by the Regional or District Advisory Committee established under the Act;
(c)placed in settlement by a Regional Welfare Officer temporarily while looking for a permanent long cure solution.

Schedule

Forms

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

History of this document

31 July 2002 this version
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