Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) The President as one part of Parliament shall exercise all the
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- United Republic of Tanzania
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- in force
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Official source63.-(1) The President as one part of Parliament shall exercise all the
Parliament authority vested in him by this Constitution for that purpose.
Act No.15 (2) The second part of Parliament shall be the principal organ of the
of 1984 United Republic which shall have the authority on behalf of the people to oversee
Art.12
Act No.4 and advise the Government of the United Republic and all its organs in the
of 1992 discharge of their respective responsibilities in accordance with this Constitution.
Art.17 (3) For the purposes of performing its functions, the National Assembly
Act No.20 may -
of 1992 (a) ask any question to any Minister concerning public affairs in the
Art.11 United Republic which are within his responsibility;
(b) debate the performance of each Ministry during the annual budget
session of the National Assembly;
(c) deliberate upon and authorize any long or short term plan which is
intended to be implemented in the United Republic and enact a law
to regulate the implementation of that plan;
(d) enact law where implementation requires legislation; and
(e) deliberate upon and ratify all treaties and agreements to which the
United Republic is a party and the provisions of which require
ratification.
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