The Teacher s’ Service Commission Act

The Commission must elect one of its members as Vice-Chairman.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Teacher s’ Service Commission Act
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Language: en
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The Commission must elect one of its members as Vice-Chairman. Members may hold office for three years, may be re-appointed, may resign by written notice, and can lose membership after three consecutive unexplained absences. Commission proceedings remain valid despite a vacancy among members or a defect in a member’s appointment. The Secretary to the Commission must attend all meetings and must not vote at those meetings. The Commission must meet at least four times a year, and the Chairman may set the time and place. The Chairman may also convene special meetings and must call one within 21 days if requested in writing by at least six members or if directed by the Minister. A meeting needs a quorum of at least two-thirds of members in office.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: The Commission must elect one of its members as Vice-Chairman.

1. The Commission shall elect one of its members to be the Vice-Chairman and any member elected as a Vice-Chairman shall, subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office of Vice-Chairman for a term to be fixed by the Commission and shall be eligible for re-election after the end of such period.
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: Members may hold office for three years, may be re-appointed, may resign by written notice, and can lose membership after three consecutive unexplained absences.

2.–(1) Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (2) and (3), a member mayhold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (2) Where a member of the Commission other than the Chairman is for any reason unable to perform duties as a member of the Commission, the Minister may revoke his appointment and appoint another member for the period during which the member is disabled. (3) A member of the Commission may resign by notice in writing addressed, in the case of the Chairman, to the President and in case of any other member, to the Minister and as from the date specified in such notice, such member shall cease to be a member of the Commission or if no date is specified from the date of receipt of the letter. 639 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TEACHERS’ SERVICE COMMISSION ACT [CAP. 448 R.E. 2023] (4) A member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Commission or Committee without reasonable cause shall be deemed to have ceased to be a member of the Commission or Committee, as the case may be.
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: Commission proceedings remain valid despite a vacancy among members or a defect in a member’s appointment.

3. Validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst members thereof or by a defect in the appointment of any member.
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Establishment of Commission
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AI-assisted research summary: The Secretary to the Commission must attend all meetings and must not vote at those meetings.

4. The Secretary to the Commission shall attend all meetings but shall not vote at such meetings.
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Functions of Commission
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AI-assisted research summary: The Commission must meet at least four times a year, and the Chairman may set the time and place. The Chairman may also convene special meetings and must call one within 21 days if requested in writing by at least six members or if directed by the Minister. A meeting needs a quorum of at least two-thirds of members in office.

5.–(1) The Commission shall meet at least four times per year or in such time and place as the Chairman may appoint. (2) The Chairman, may at any time, convene a special meeting of the Commission and shall- (a) call a meeting within twenty-one days of receiving a written request in that behalf specifying the reason for the meeting and addressed to him and signed by not less than six members of the Commission; or (b) call a meeting when so directed by the Minister. (3) At any meeting of the Commission not less than two third of the members in office for the time being shall constitute a quorum.
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Composition of Commission
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AI-assisted research summary: The Chairman may invite any person to attend a Commission meeting. An invited person may take part in the proceedings, but cannot vote.

6. The Chairman may invite any person to attend a meeting of the Commission, and any such person may take part in the proceedings of that meeting but shall not be entitled to vote.
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Committees of Commission
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AI-assisted research summary: The Chairman must preside at Commission meetings, or the Vice-Chairman if the Chairman is absent. If both are absent, the members present may elect a temporary Chairman to preside.

7.–(1) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission. (2) Where at any meeting the Chairman is absent, the Vice-Chairman shall preside. (3) In the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman at any meeting, members present may, from amongst their number elect a temporary Chairman who shall preside at the meeting. (4) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or temporary Chairman presiding at any meeting, shall have a vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.
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Appointment of Secretary
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AI-assisted research summary: The Commission may regulate its own procedure, but only subject to this Act.

8. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission may regulate its own procedure. Validity of any proceedings Secretary of Commission Meetings and quorum Invitation of non-members Power of Chairman and Vice-Chairman Commission to regulate its own procedure 640 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TEACHERS’ SERVICE COMMISSION ACT [CAP. 448 R.E. 2023] SECOND SCHEDULE (Made under section 9) OATH/AFFIRMATION BY CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY I, …………………………………………………………… having been appointed as Chairman/Secretary of the Teachers’ Service Commission, do swear/affirm that I shall freely and without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, discharge the functions of Chairman/Secretary of the Commission, and that I shall not directly or indirectly reveal any matters relating to such functions to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty. SO HELP ME GOD Sworn/Affirmed before me this ………….day of………………..20…. Before me …………………………………………… President/Minister 641 ©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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