Foreign Service Fees and Charges Act

Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Citation
Chapter 354
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Tanzania

Foreign Service Fees and Charges Act

Chapter 354

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced on 9 December 1961
  • [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.]
[s. 1; Ord. No. 45 of 1961; R.L. Cap. 447]An Act to make provision for the fees and charges of foreign service officers.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Fees and Charges Act.

2. Power to fix fees and charges

(1)The Minister responsible for foreign affairs (hereinafter referred to as the Minister) may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe the fees and charges which may be taken or imposed for any matter or thing done by a foreign service officer in the discharge of the duties or functions of his office or of any other duties or functions which he may be authorised to perform by virtue of his office.
(2)All such fees and charges shall be levied, accounted for and applied, and may be remitted, in accordance with directions issued by the Minister.
(3)A notice specifying the fees and charges prescribed by an order made under this Act shall be conspicuously displayed in the office of every mission and in every consular office, and every person interested in the payment of any fee or charge to a foreign service officer may inspect it.

3. Fees or charges prescribed under other laws

When a fee or charge prescribed by an order under this Act differs from a fee or charge fixed or prescribed for the same matter or thing under any other written law, the fee or charge which may be taken or imposed by a foreign service officer shall be that prescribed under that order.
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History of this document

31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
09 December 1961
Commenced