Tanzania
Public Holidays Act
Chapter 35
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 8 October 1920
- [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. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Holidays Act.2. Public holidays
The days set out in the Schedule to this Act shall in every year be observed as public holidays.3. Alteration or addition of a public holiday
The President may, by proclamation, declare any day to be a public holiday in addition to the days set out in the Schedule or in substitution for any of them and thereupon such day shall be a public holiday as if it were set out in the Schedule.4. When public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday
If any day appointed to be a public holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the next following day, not being itself a public holiday shall be a public holiday and shall be also kept as a public holiday in lieu of the Saturday or Sunday.5. Right to open public offices and require attendance of public servants and Government employees
It shall be lawful for the head of any Government department to open the offices and works thereof and to call any persons employed in such department to perform such of their duties on a public holiday as he may deem fit.6. ***
[Repealed by R.L. Cap. 430 s. 29.]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
08 October 1920
Commenced