The Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act

This section sets out who sits on the Committee, requires the Minister to appoint the Chairman, and allows the members to choose a Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Regulation
Citation: The Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act
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Language: en
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This section sets out who sits on the Committee, requires the Minister to appoint the Chairman, and allows the members to choose a Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent. The Committee must meet four times a year, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman directs the times and places of meetings.

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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets out who sits on the Committee, requires the Minister to appoint the Chairman, and allows the members to choose a Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent.

1.–(1) The Committee shall consist of- (a) the Director of Preventive Services or his representative; (b) the Head of the Health Education Unit or his representative; (c) a legally qualified person nominated by the Attorney General; (d) a representative of the Ministry of Industries and Trade; (e) a representative of the Ministry of Finance and Planning; (f) a representative of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards; (g) a representative of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA); (h) a representative of the Department responsible for information; (i) a representative of the Ministry responsible for agriculture and food security; and 268 Composition of Committee ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS (REGULATION) ACT [CAP. 121 R.E. 2023] (j) a representative from the private sector who is conversant and active in tobacco regulation matters appointed by the Minister. (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Committee to be the Chairman. (3) In the absence of the Chairman, the members shall elect one of the members to be the Vice Chairman. (4) The term of office for the Committee shall be four years, but the members may be eligible for reappointment. Meeting and Quorum
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AI-assisted research summary: The Committee must meet four times a year, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman directs the times and places of meetings.

2.–(1) The Committee shall meet four times in a year to carry out it’s functions at such times and places as the Chairman or in his absence, the Vice Chairman, directs. (2) At a meeting of the Committee- (a) the Chairman, or in his absence the Vice Chairman and five other members shall form a quorum; (b) all matters arising shall be decided by a majority of votes; and (c) the Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice Chairman, shall have a deliberative vote, and, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote. 269 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.

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