Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) Legislative power in relation to all Union Matters and also in
- Jurisdiction
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Provision
- 64
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- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Official source64.-(1) Legislative power in relation to all Union Matters and also in
power relation to all other matters concerning Mainland Tanzania is hereby vested in
Act No.15
of 1984 Parliament.
Art.12 (2) Legislative power in Tanzania Zanzibar over all matter which are not
Union Matters is hereby vested in the House of Representatives.
(3) Where any law enacted by the House of Representatives concerns any
matter in Tanzania Zanzibar which is within the legislative jurisdiction of
Parliament, that law shall be null and void, and likewise if any law enacted by
Parliament concerns any matter which is within the legislative jurisdiction of the
House of Representatives that law shall be null and void.
(4) Any law enacted by Parliament concerning any matter shall not apply
to Tanzania Zanzibar save in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) such law shall have expressly stated that it shall apply to Mainland
Tanzania as well as to Tanzania Zanzibar or it replaces, amends or
repeals a law which is in operation in Tanzania Zanzibar;
(b) such law replaces or amends or repeals a law which was previously
in operation in Mainland Tanzania and also in operation in
Tanzania Zanzibar pursuant to the Articles of the Union of
Tanganyika and Zanzibar, or pursuant to any law which expressly
stated that it shall apply to Mainland Tanzania as well as Tanzania
Zanzibar; or
(c) such law relates to Union Matters; and whenever reference is made
to the term “Tanzania” in any law, it is hereby declared that such
law shall apply in the United Republic in accordance with the
interpretation contained in the provisions of this Article.
(5) Without prejudice to the application of the Constitution of Zanzibar in
accordance with this Constitution concerning all matters pertaining to Tanzania
Zanzibar which are not Union Matters, this Constitution shall have the force of
law in the whole of the United Republic, and in the event any other law conflicts
with the provisions contained in this Constitution, the Constitution shall prevail
and that other law, to the extent of the inconsistency with the Constitution, shall
be void.
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