The Tanzania Tourist Board Act

1.–(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman who shall be appointed by the President and other members to be appointed by the Minister as follows- (a) the Director of Tourism; (b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for Finance and Planning; (d) two representatives of the Confederation of Tourism Operators appointed from amongst nine names nominated or proposed by association of confederation; and (e) a Certified Accountant. (2) A member shall hold office for period specified in his instrument of appointment or, if it is not so specified, for the period of three years from the date of this appointment and shall be eligible for re- appointment. (3) Any member of the Board may at anytime resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister and from the date of the receipt by the Minister of the notice, he shall cease to be a member of the Board.

2. Where any member of the Board ceases to be a member before the normal expiration of his term of office, the Minister may appoint another person in his place to hold office until the date when the first named person’s term of office would have expired had he not so ceased to be a member.

3.–(1) The Board shall meet at any time when it is necessary or expedient for the transaction of business. (2) At any meeting of the Board not less than one-half of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (3) At any meeting of the Board the Chairman shall preside or, in the absence of the Chairman, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to be chairman for that meeting. 104 Casual vacancies Quorum and procedure Act No. 18 of 1992 s. 13 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD ACT [CAP. 364 R.E. 2023] (4) In the event of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (5) The Managing Director shall be the Secretary of the Board. (6) Minutes in proper form of each meeting shall be kept by the Secretary to the Board and shall be confirmed by the Board at the next meeting and signed by the chairman of that meeting. (7) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and to any directions given by the Minister, the Board may regulate its own procedure. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings

4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 relating to a quorum, the Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership and no act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of some defect in the appointment of a person who purports to be a member. Remuneration and expenses

5. The members of the Board shall be paid out of the funds of the Board any reasonable remuneration and expenses which the Minister may from time to time determine. 105 ©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.