The Tanzania Livestock Research Institute Act

Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Board.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Tanzania Livestock Research Institute Act
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Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Board. Board members serve for the period set by the appointing authority, or for three years if no period is specified, and may be re-appointed. A Board member who holds office by virtue of another office may, if unable to attend a meeting, nominate another person from their organisation in writing to attend for them. If a member leaves office early, the appointing authority may appoint someone else, and the replacement serves for the rest of the original member’s term. The Board must meet four times a year, and the Chairman or Vice-Chairman handles special meetings and presiding duties. Non-members may be invited to take part in discussions, but they cannot vote.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Board.

1. The members shall elect one of their members to be the Vice-Chairman of the Board and any member so elected shall, subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of one year from the date of his election, and may be eligible for re-election.
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: Board members serve for the period set by the appointing authority, or for three years if no period is specified, and may be re-appointed.

2.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a member of the Board shall unless his appointment is sooner terminated 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 if no period is so specified, shall hold office for term of three years from the date of his appointment, and is eligible for re-appointment. 169 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 434 R.E. 2023] (2) In the case of the 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) Any member, other than member referred to in subparagraph (2), may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister, and upon receipt of the notice by the Minister, he shall cease to be a member. Absent member may be represented at meetings
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: A Board member who holds office by virtue of another office may, if unable to attend a meeting, nominate another person from their organisation in writing to attend for them.

3. 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 of the Board, he may nominate in writing another person from his organisation to attend that meeting in his behalf. Vacancies in Board Meetings of Board
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Establishment of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: If a member leaves office early, the appointing authority may appoint someone else, and the replacement serves for the rest of the original member’s term.

4. 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 persons so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of term of office of his predecessor.
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Functions of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must meet four times a year, and the Chairman or Vice-Chairman handles special meetings and presiding duties. Non-members may be invited to take part in discussions, but they cannot vote.

5.–(1) The Board shall ordinarily meet for the transaction of its business at the time and at the place determined by it, but shall meet four times in a year. (2) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board, and shall call a special meeting upon a written request by the majority of the members in office. (3) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at every meeting of the Board, and in the absence of both Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the members present shall appoint one member amongst themselves to preside over the meeting. (4) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, 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. Quorum
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Centres of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: A Board meeting has a quorum only when half of the members in office are present.

6. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be half of the members in office. Decision of Board Minutes of meetings
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Departments and sections
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AI-assisted research summary: Board questions are decided by a majority of votes, and the presiding person gets a casting vote if the votes are equal.

7. 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 original or deliberative vote.
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Establishment of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must keep minutes of its meetings, and the person presiding must sign them.

8.–(1) The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes 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 the meeting. 170 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TANZANIA LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 434 R.E. 2023] (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. Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings
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Functions of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: A Board act or proceeding remains valid even if there is a vacancy or a defect in a member’s appointment.

9. 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. Orders, directions, etc.
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Committees of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: Orders, directions, notices, and documents made for the Board must be signed by the Chairman, or by the Director or an officer authorized in writing by the Director. The Board may regulate its own proceedings.

10. All orders, directions, notices or documents made or issued on behalf of the Board shall be signed by- (a) the Chairman of the Board; or (b) the Director or any other officer of the National Livestock Research Institute authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director. Seal of Institute Board may regulate its own proceedings
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Delegation of powers of Board
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AI-assisted research summary: The Institute’s seal must not be affixed to instruments unless the required officers and at least one Board member are present.

11. The seal of the Institute shall not be affixed to any instruments except in the presence of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or the Director or some other officer of the Institute and at least one member of the Board.
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Direction by Minister
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board may regulate its own proceedings, but only subject to the provisions of the Schedule.

12. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own proceedings. 171 ©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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