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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977

-(1) Any person holding any office established by this Constitution

Jurisdiction
United Republic of Tanzania
Provision
149
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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149.-(1) Any person holding any office established by this Constitution relating to (including the office of Minister, Deputy Minister, or Member of Parliament, designation from various except an ex-officio Member of Parliament) may resign by giving notice in offices writing and signed by him, in accordance with the following procedure: established by (a) if such person was appointed or nominated by one person, then this such notice of resignation shall be submitted to the person who Constitution appointed or nominated him, or where he was appointed, or Act No.1 of 1980 nominated by a body of persons, then such notice of resignation Art.16 shall be submitted to that body of persons; Act No.15 (b) if that person is the holder of the office of President, then the notice of 1984 of resignation shall be submitted to the Speaker; Art.52 (c) if that person is the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the National Act No.4 Assembly, the notice of resignation shall be submitted to the of 1992 Art.37 National Assembly; and (d) if that person is a Member of Parliament, then that notice of resignation shall be submitted to the Speaker. (2) A person who has given notice of resignation pursuant to the provisions of subarticle (1) of this Article shall be deemed to have resigned from the day the notice of resignation is received by the person or body of persons concerned, or when it is received by any person authorized by a person or body of persons concerned to receive the notice of resignation, but where the notice of resignation states that that person will resign some later day after the receipt of that notice by the person or body of persons concerned, then that person shall be deemed to have resigned from such later day. (3) Where any person holding any office established by this Constitution, (including the office of the Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of Parliament, except an ex officio Member of Parliament) resigns, then, if he has all the necessary qualifications and is in every respect eligible, he may be reappointed or renominated to hold such office in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (4) Nothing in the provisions of subarticle (3) shall preclude a person holding the office of President from being re-elected to that office while he holds the office of President.

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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 · oagmis.oag.go.tz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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