The Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
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Citation: The Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act
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corporate names definitions government powers legal proceedings name change name changes public bodies statutory bodies

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This section says the Act may be cited as the Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act. The section defines “statutory body” and says the President may change a name by order. The President may, by order published in the Gazette, change a statutory body's name if it includes “Tanganyika” or a derivative, replacing it with “Tanzania” or a derivative. If a statutory body’s name is changed under section 3, the old and new names must be read accordingly in Acts, Ordinances, titles, proceedings, and documents.

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AI-assisted research summary: This section says the Act may be cited as the Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act.

1. This Act, may be cited as the Statutory Bodies (Change of Names) Act.
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3. President may by order, change name
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AI-assisted research summary: The section defines “statutory body” and says the President may change a name by order.

2. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise - “statutory body” means any corporation, board, committee, council or any other body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated, established by or under any Act or Ordinance. President may by order, change name
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President may by order, change name
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AI-assisted research summary: The President may, by order published in the Gazette, change a statutory body's name if it includes “Tanganyika” or a derivative, replacing it with “Tanzania” or a derivative.

3. Where the name of any statutory body includes the word “Tanganyika” or any derivative thereof the President may, by order published in the Gazette, change the name of such statutory body by substituting for the word “Tanganyika” or its derivative the word “Tanzania” or its derivative. Effect of change of name
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AI-assisted research summary: If a statutory body’s name is changed under section 3, the old and new names must be read accordingly in Acts, Ordinances, titles, proceedings, and documents.

4. Where an order is made under section 3 in respect of any statutory body- (a) all Acts and Ordinances in which the former name of such corporate body occurs shall be construed as if there were substituted for such former name the new name specified in the order and where such former name occurs in the title of any Act or Ordinance such title shall be construed accordingly; (b) the change of name shall not affect any right or obligation of the statutory body or render defective any legal proceedings by or against the statutory body, and 444 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE STATUTORY BODIES (CHANGE OF NAMES) ACT [CAP. 383 R.E. 2023] any legal proceedings that might have been continued or commenced by or against it by its former name may be continued or commenced by or against it by the new name; and (c) no deed, instrument or other document whatsoever shall be held to be invalid or defective by reason of it having been made or executed by the statutory body in its former name. 445 ©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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