The Tanzania Shipping Agencies Act

This section sets out who makes up the Board and how long some members serve.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Tanzania Shipping Agencies Act
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This section sets out who makes up the Board and how long some members serve. Board members must elect a Vice Chairman from among themselves, and the Vice Chairman serves for one year if he remains a member. The Board must ordinarily meet quarterly. The Chairman, or the Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent, may call extraordinary meetings, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman must preside at meetings. If both are absent, a delegated member must preside. A Board meeting has a quorum only if half of the members are present. Board matters are decided by majority vote of members present and voting, and the presiding person has a casting vote if votes are equal.

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Provisions of The Tanzania Shipping Agencies Act

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets out who makes up the Board and how long some members serve.

1.–(1) The Board shall consist of- (a) the Chairman who shall serve for a term of four years renewable once; (b) a representative from higher learning institutions qualified in one or more of the field of commerce, management or maritime transport; (c) a senior officer from Customs and Excise Department of Tanzania Revenue Authority; (d) a law officer from the Office of the Attorney General; (e) a senior member from the Ministry responsible for maritime transport; (f) a representative of the private sector who shall serve for a term of two years renewable once and shall have a minimum of five years of experience in Ports and shipping industry; and (g) a representative of the general public who shall serve for two years renewable once and shall have a minimum of five years of experience in trade and commerce. (2) A member appointed under subparagraphs (1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) - (a) shall, unless his appointment is sooner terminated by the appointing authority or he ceases in any other way to be a member, hold office for a period of three years but shall be eligible for re-appointment once; and (b) may at any time resign from office by giving notice in writing addressed 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 Minister, he shall cease to be a member. (3) In appointing members of the Board, due regard shall be had to gender.
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: Board members must elect a Vice Chairman from among themselves, and the Vice Chairman serves for one year if he remains a member.

2. Members of the Board shall elect from among themselves a Vice Chairman of the Board who shall, subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of one year from the date of his election, and shall be eligible for re-election. Board meetings
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must ordinarily meet quarterly. The Chairman, or the Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent, may call extraordinary meetings, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman must preside at meetings. If both are absent, a delegated member must preside.

3.–(1) The Board shall ordinarily meet quarterly at times and places as it deems necessary for the transactions of its business as required under this Act. 392 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA SHIPPING AGENCIES ACT [CAP. 415 R.E. 2023] (2) The Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice Chairman, may at any time call an extraordinary meeting of the Board, and may call an extraordinary meeting upon a written request by majority of the members in office. (3) The Chairman or in his absence the Vice Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board. (4) In absence of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman, a member delegated in writing by the Chairman or in his absence, the Vice Chairman shall preside over the meeting. Quorum
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Establishment of Corporation
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AI-assisted research summary: A Board meeting has a quorum only if half of the members are present.

4. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be one half of the members. Decision of Board Minutes of meetings Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings Proof of document
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Objectives of Corporation
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AI-assisted research summary: Board matters are decided by majority vote of members present and voting, and the presiding person has a casting vote if votes are equal.

5.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), matters proposed at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting, and in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (2) A decision may be made by the Board without a meeting, by circulation of the relevant papers among the members and the subject matter be considered at a meeting of the Board.
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Functions of shipping agent
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must keep records of business conducted at its meetings, and the minutes must be read, confirmed or amended, confirmed, and signed at the next meeting.

6.–(1) The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept the details of all business conducted or transacted at its meetings, 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 that 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.
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Exclusive mandate of Corporation
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AI-assisted research summary: Board acts or proceedings remain valid even if there is a vacancy among members or a defective appointment.

7. 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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Establishment of Advisory Committee
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AI-assisted research summary: A document said to be duly executed or issued under the Corporation’s seal, or on its behalf, must be accepted as evidence and treated as valid without further proof unless shown otherwise.

8. Any document purporting to be a document duly executed or issued under the seal of the Corporation or on behalf of the Corporation shall be received in evidence and be deemed to be a document so executed or issued without further proof unless the contrary is shown. Appointment of temporary member
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Power to obtain information, documents and evidence
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AI-assisted research summary: If a Board member cannot do the job because of absence, illness, or another sufficient cause, the appointing authority may appoint a temporary member.

9. When any member of the Board is, by reason of absence from the country, illness or other sufficient cause unable to perform his duties as a member of the Board, the appointing authority may appoint a temporary member in his place, and the temporary member shall hold 393 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA SHIPPING AGENCIES ACT [CAP. 415 R.E. 2023] office until the resumption of duty of the substantive member or until the term of office of the substantive member expires, whichever occurs first.
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Regulation of maritime sector
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board may regulate its own proceedings, subject to this Schedule.

10. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own proceedings. Board to regulate its own proceedings 394 ©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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