-(1) It is hereby prohibited for any person or any organization or any

147.-(1) It is hereby prohibited for any person or any organization or any raise and group of persons except the Government to raise or maintain in Tanzania an maintain armed forces armed force of any kind. Act No.15 (2) The Government of the United Republic may, in accordance with law, of 1984 raise and maintain in Tanzania armed forces of various types for the purposes of Art.49 Act No.4 the defence and security of the territory and the people of Tanzania. of 1992 (3) It is hereby prohibited for any member of the defence and security Art.36 forces to join any political party, save only that he shall have the right to vote G.N.No.133 of 2001 which right is specified under Article 5 of this Constitution. (4) For the purposes of this Article, the expression “member of the defence and security forces” means a member in the service of the Defence Forces, the Police Force, the Prisons Service or the National Service, whether on temporary or permanent terms.