The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
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Citation: The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and
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These Regulations may be cited as the Transport Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, and they are to be read together with the principal Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) Regulations, 2020. This provision amends vehicle-related definitions by adding “electric” to one term and adding definitions for “authorized agent” and “electric vehicle”. This provision amends regulation 7 of the principal Regulations by adding “or authorized agent” after “Authority” in three subregulations. This provision amends the principal Regulations by changing a period from one year to two years and adding a new regulation 16. The principal Regulations are amended by adding a new provision immediately after regulation 15, titled “Restriction to cabotage”.

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These Regulations may be cited as the Transport
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AI-assisted research summary: These Regulations may be cited as the Transport Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, and they are to be read together with the principal Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) Regulations, 2020.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Transport Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and shall be read as one with Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) Regulations, 2020 hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulations. Amendment of regulation 2 2-
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends vehicle-related definitions by adding “electric” to one term and adding definitions for “authorized agent” and “electric vehicle”.

2. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) in the definition of the term “goods carrying vehicle” by inserting the words “or electric” between the words “motor” and “vehicle”; (b) by adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following new definitions: ““authorized agent” means a person, Government institution, company or cooperative society appointed by the Authority or granted a licence to issue or renew licence, or to perform such other functions on behalf of the Authority as may be determined by the Authority; “electric vehicle” means a vehicle powered by rechargeable stored in electricity batteries;”. Amendment of regulation 3 3-
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends regulation 7 of the principal Regulations by adding “or authorized agent” after “Authority” in three subregulations.

3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation (a) in subregulation (1) by adding the word “or authorized agent” immediately after the word “Authority”; (b) in subregulation (2) by adding the word “or authorized agent” immediately after the word “Authority” appearing in the opening phrase; and 1 The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) GN. NO.1083 (Contd.) (c) in subregulation (3) by adding the word “or authorized agent” immediately after the word “Authority”. Amendment of regulation 7
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends the principal Regulations by changing a period from one year to two years and adding a new regulation 16.

4. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 7(5) by deleting the words “one year” and substituting for them the words “two years”. Addition of new regulation 16
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The principal Regulations are amended by adding
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AI-assisted research summary: The principal Regulations are amended by adding a new provision immediately after regulation 15, titled “Restriction to cabotage”.

5. The principal Regulations are amended by adding immediately after regulation 15 the following: “Restricti on to cabotage
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(1) A
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AI-assisted research summary: Some licensees or crews of international goods vehicles registered in another country must comply with cabotage rules.

16.-(1) A licensee or crew of international goods carrying vehicle whose vehicle is registered in another country shall comply with cabotage rules. (2) A person who contravenes provisions of this regulation commit an offence and on conviction shall be liable to fine not less than one million shillings but not exceeding three million shillings or imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not exceeding six months or to both.”. Amendment of regulation 19
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: Regulation 19 is amended to let a person apply for a three-year license if the person meets conditions set by the Authority.

6. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 19, by- (a) designating contents of regulation 19 as subregulation (1); and (b) adding immediately after subregulation (1) as designated the following: “(2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), a person may apply to be granted a license for a term of three years, provided he fulfils the conditions for grant as may be determined by the Authority.”. Amendment of regulation 23
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 23(1) to replace the penalty wording with offence and conviction penalties for goods carrying vehicle operators.

7. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 23(1) by deleting the closing words and substituting for them the following: “commits an offence and upon conviction shall- (a) in the case of an offender who is an 2 The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) GN. NO.1083 (Contd.) operator of a goods carrying vehicle other than an operator of goods carrying motor tricycle, be liable to a fine of two hundred thousand shillings but not thousand five hundred exceeding shillings or imprisonment for a term of not less than five months and not exceed one year or to both; and (b) in the case of an offender who is an operator of a goods carrying motor tricycle, be liable to a fine not less than shillings but not fifty exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.”. thousand Deletion and substitution of regulation 24
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The principal Regulations are amended by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends the principal Regulations by deleting regulation 24 and replacing it with new text headed “Compounding of offences.”

8. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 24 and substituting for it the following: “Compoun ding of offences GN No. 19 of 2024
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AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must compound offences under these regulations using the manner prescribed in the Compounding of Offences Regulations, 2024.

24.-(1) The Authority shall compound offences under these regulations in a manner prescribed in Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Compounding of Offences) Regulations, 2024. (2) An these offence regulations shall be compoundable at the rates specified in the Third Schedule to these regulations.”. under Deletion of regulations 25, 26 and 27
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The principal Regulations are amended by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Regulations by deleting regulations 25, 26 and 27, and it also refers to an amendment of regulation 28.

9. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulations 25, 26 and 27. 3 The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) GN. NO.1083 (Contd.) Amendment of regulation 28
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The principal Regulations are amended in regulation
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends regulation 28(a) by inserting the words “as set out in the Fourth Schedule and submit” into the text.

10. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 28(a) by adding the words “as set out in the Fourth Schedule and submit” between the words “form” and “to”. Renumbering of regulations
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The principal Regulations are amended by
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Regulations by renumbering regulations 16 to 35 as regulations 17 to 33 and by deleting and substituting the Second Schedule.

11. The principal Regulations are amended by renumbering regulations 16 to 35 as regulations 17 to 33 respectively. Deletion and substitution of Second Schedule
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The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the
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AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces the Second Schedule with a new fee schedule for carrier vehicles and related transport-company charges.

12. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting for it the following: 4 The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) GN. NO.1083 (Contd.) ___________ “SECOND SCHEDULE ____________ (Made under regulation 7(3) and 9) LICENCE FEES FOR CARRIER VEHICLES S/N 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Description Not exceeding one ton 1 tons but not exceeding 5 tons Above 5 tons but not exceeding 10 tons Above 10 tons but not exceeding 20 tons 20 tons and above OTHER CHARGES For application form Annual Cross border permit certificate of registration for a transport company For request to change of information Annual (TZS) Annual (USD) 50,000 100,000 150,000 250,000 350,000 20,000 200,000 100,000 30,000 25 50 70 115 165 15 50 50 10 NB: This Fees Schedule is based on carrying capacity (payload) and not on Gross Weight. Also, all vehicles are grouped together irrespective of their status, whether single unit or trailers.” Deletion and substitution of Third Schedule

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The principal Regulations are amended by deleting
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AI-assisted research summary: This section replaces the Third Schedule with a new list of compounded offences and their penalties.

13. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Third Schedule and substituting for it the following: 5 The Transport Licensing (Goods Carrying Vehicle) (Amendment) GN. NO.1083 (Contd.) ______________ “THIRD SCHEDULE ____________ (Made under regulation 25) COMPOUNDED OFFENCES AND PENALTIES S/N Nature of Offence Regulation Compoundable rates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Operating a goods carrying vehicle without a valid Carriers Licence Failure to exhibit or produce or surrender a licence upon being required to do so by an officer of the Authority Hindrance or obstructing an officer of the Authority or a Police officer of the rank of inspector to perform his duties under the act and these regulations Being in possession of any document, plate or mark so closely resembling to a licence or any such document, plate or mark which is intended to deceive, forges or alters any entry in a record made under these Regulations Failure to comply with any provision of these regulations or conditions of a licence Failure to comply with cabotage rules Vehicles not exceeding 1 ton Vehicles above 1 ton 4; 22(a) 25,000/= 150,000/= 25,000/= 50,000/= 25,000/= 100,000/= 22(c) 22(f) 22(f) 50,000/= 100,000/= 22(g) 15A 25,000/= 100,000/= N/A 500,000/= Dodoma, 13th December, 2024 MAKAME M. MBARAWA, Minister for Transport 6

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