Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) The procedure for dealing with discipline of Judges, for reasons
- Jurisdiction
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Provision
- 110A
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
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Official source110A.-(1) The procedure for dealing with discipline of Judges, for reasons
relating to other than those specified in subarticle (2) shall be as prescribed under the law to
discipline of
Judges of the be enacted by the Parliament.
High Court (2) A Judge of the High Court may be removed from office only for
Act No.1 inability to perform the functions of his office (either due to illness or to any other
of 2005 reason) or for behaviour inconsistent with the ethics of office of Judge or with the
Art.19 law concerning the ethics of public leaders and he shall not be so removed except
in accordance with the provisions of subarticle (4) of this Article.
(3) Where the President considers that the question of the removal of a
Judge from office needs to be investigated, then the procedure shall be as follows:
(a) the President shall, after consultation with the Chief Justice,
suspend that Judge from office;
(b) the President shall appoint a Tribunal which shall consist of a
Chairman and not less than two other members. The Chairman and
with at least half of other members of the Special Tribunal must be
persons who are judges of the High Court or Justices of Appeal in
any country within the Commonwealth;
(c) the Tribunal shall investigate the matter and make a report to the
President, advising on the whole matter, and shall advise him
whether or not the Judge concerned should be removed from office
in accordance with the provisions of this Article on the grounds of
inability to perform his functions due to illness or any other reason
or on grounds of misbehaviour.
(4) If the Tribunal appointed in accordance with the provisions of
subarticle (3) advises the President that the Judge the subject of investigation by
the Special Tribunal be removed from office on grounds of inability to perform
functions due to illness or any other reason or on grounds of misbehaviour, then
the President shall remove the Judge from office and the employment of that
Judge shall cease.
(5) If the question of removing a Judge from office has been referred to a
Tribunal for investigation pursuant to the provisions of subarticle (3) of this
Article, the President may suspend the Judge concerned from duty, and the
President may at any time rescind the decision to suspend such Judge, and in any
case such decision shall lapse if the Tribunal advises the President that the Judge
be not removed from office.
(6) The provisions of this Article shall be without prejudice to the
provisions of subarticle (11) of Article 109 of this Constitution.
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