The Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute Act

This section sets out who makes up the Board, who appoints its members, and who serves as Secretary.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
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Citation: The Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute Act
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This section sets out who makes up the Board, who appoints its members, and who serves as Secretary. The members must elect one of their members as Vice Chairperson of the Board. The elected Vice Chairperson holds office for three years from election, if still a member, and may be re-elected. When appointing Board members, the Minister must make sure each appointee has the experience or qualification needed to contribute usefully and help the Board perform its functions. Board members serve for the period set in their appointment, or for three years if no period is set, and may be re-appointed once. Some members stop being members when they stop holding the office that qualified them, and others may resign in writing to the President or Minister. If a Board member who holds office by virtue of another office cannot attend a meeting, they may nominate in writing someone from that office to attend instead.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets out who makes up the Board, who appoints its members, and who serves as Secretary.

1.–(1) The Board shall consist of- (a) a Chairperson, who shall be appointed by the President and who shall hold office for a term of three years and may be eligible for re-appointment for one more term; (b) not less than seven nor more than ten other members, who shall be appointed by the Minister as follows: (i) one member from Treasury; (ii) not less than three members being experts in fisheries or aquaculture; (iii) one member from the Ministry responsible for fisheries; (iv) a law officer from the Office of the Attorney General; and (v) one member who has knowledge in economics as the Minister may deem necessary. (2) The Director General shall be the Secretary of the Board. (3) The Board may without further assurance co-opt any person for the purpose of assisting it on deliberating of any matter, but such person shall not have a right to vote.
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: The members must elect one of their members as Vice Chairperson of the Board. The elected Vice Chairperson holds office for three years from election, if still a member, and may be re-elected.

2. The members shall elect one of their members to be the Vice Chairperson of the Board, and any member elected as Vice Chairperson shall, subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of three years from the date of his election, and shall be eligible for re- election. Vice-Chairperson Duty of Minister to appoint prominent persons
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: When appointing Board members, the Minister must make sure each appointee has the experience or qualification needed to contribute usefully and help the Board perform its functions.

3. In appointing persons to be members, the Minister shall ensure that every person appointed by him is a person who, in his opinion, has the necessary experience or qualification to enable that person to make a useful contribution to the deliberations of the Board and to assist the Board in the performance of its functions. 195 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 280 R.E. 2023] Tenure of appointment
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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: Board members serve for the period set in their appointment, or for three years if no period is set, and may be re-appointed once. Some members stop being members when they stop holding the office that qualified them, and others may resign in writing to the President or Minister.

4.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a member of the Board shall, unless his appointment is sooner determined by the appointing authority, or he otherwise ceases to be a member, hold office for such period as the appointing authority may specify in his appointment, or where no period is specified, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment for one more term; (2) In the case of a member who is a member by virtue of his holding some other office, he shall cease to be a member upon his ceasing to hold that office; (3) A member, other than a member referred to in subparagraph (2), may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the President or, as the case may be, to the Minister, and from the date specified in the notice or if no date is so specified, from the date of the receipt of the notice by the President or the Minister, he shall cease to be a member. Absent member to be represented at meetings
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Centres of Institute and right of occupancy
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AI-assisted research summary: If a Board member who holds office by virtue of another office cannot attend a meeting, they may nominate in writing someone from that office to attend instead.

5. Where a member of the Board who is a member by virtue of his holding some other office is unable for any reason to attend any meeting, he may nominate in writing another person from his office to attend the meeting in his place. Vacancies Meetings of Board Quorum Decisions of Board
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Functions of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: If a member leaves office early, the appointing authority may appoint someone else, and that replacement serves for the rest of the predecessor’s term.

6. Where any member ceases to be a member for any reason before the expiration of his term of office, the appointing authority may appoint another person in his place and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remaining term of office of his predecessor.
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Directorates, departments, units and sections
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must meet at least once every three months. The Chairperson, or the Vice Chairperson if the Chairperson is absent, may call special meetings and must do so when a majority of members in office makes a written request. The Chairperson or Vice Chairperson must preside, and invited non-members may take part in deliberations but cannot vote.

7.–(1) The Board shall ordinarily meet for the transaction of its business at times and places determined by it, but shall meet at least once every three months. (2) The Chairperson, or in his absence the Vice Chairperson, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board, and shall call a special meeting upon a written request by a majority of the members in office. (3) The Chairperson, or in his absence the Vice Chairperson, shall preside at every meeting of the Board, in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson the members present shall appoint one of their members to preside over the meeting. (4) The Chairperson, or in his absence the Vice Chairperson, may invite any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations at any meeting of the Board, but any person so invited shall not be entitled to vote.
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Composition and proceedings of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: A Board meeting has quorum only when half of the members in office are present.

8. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be half of the members in office.
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Power of Board to delegate
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AI-assisted research summary: Board questions are decided by majority vote of the members present and voting, and the chair may cast a second or casting vote if there is a tie.

9.–(1) Questions proposed at a meeting of the Board, shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, and in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. 196 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 280 R.E. 2023] Minutes of meetings Vacancies or any defect in appointment not to invalidate proceedings Orders, directions, notices or documents of Board Seal of institute (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among the members, and the expression in writing of the views of the majority of the members.
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Powers of Minister in relation to Board
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must keep minutes of its meetings and business, have them confirmed at the next meeting, and signed by the chairing person.

10.–(1) The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of all business conducted or transacted at its meeting, and the minutes of each meeting of the Board shall be read and confirmed, or amended and confirmed, at the next meeting of the Board and signed by the person presiding at the meeting. (2) Any minutes purporting to be signed by the person presiding at a meeting of the Board shall, in the absence of proof of error, be deemed to be a correct record of the meeting whose minutes they purport to be.
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Remuneration of members of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board’s acts or proceedings remain valid even if a member’s seat is vacant or a member was appointed defectively.

11. The validity of any act or proceeding of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any of them.
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Appointment, functions and powers of Director General
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AI-assisted research summary: Documents, notices, directions, and orders issued for the Board must be signed by the Chairperson, the Director General, or another officer authorised in writing by the Director General.

12. All orders, directions, notices or documents made or issued on behalf of the Board shall be signed by- (a) the Chairperson of the Board; or (b) the Director General or any or other officer of the Institute authorised in writing on that behalf by the Director General.
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Appointment of directors and other staff of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: The institute’s seal must not be affixed to any instrument unless done in the presence of specified institute officers and at least one board member. The Board may regulate its own proceedings.

13. The seal of the institute shall not be affixed to any instrument except in the presence of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or the Director – General or some other officer of the institute and at least one member of the board. Board may regulate its own proceedings
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Research Programme Committee
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board may regulate its own proceedings, but only subject to this Schedule.

14. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own proceedings. 197 ©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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