Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) There shall be a Cabinet the members of which shall be the Vice-
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Official source54.-(1) There shall be a Cabinet the members of which shall be the Vice-
Act No.15 President, the Prime Minister, the President of Zanzibar, and all the Ministers.
of 1984
Art.9 (2) The President shall attend the meetings of the Cabinet and shall
Act No.4 preside over those meetings. In the event the President is absent, the meetings
of 1992 shall be presided over by the Vice-President, and if both President and the Vice-
Art.15 President are absent, the Prime Minister shall preside over the meetings.
Act No.34 (3) Subject to the provisions contained in Article 37(1) of this
of 1994
Art.12 Constitution, the Cabinet shall be the principal organ for advising the President
regarding all matters concerning the exercise of his powers in accordance with the
provisions of this Constitution, and it shall assist and advise the President over any
matter which shall be submitted to the Cabinet pursuant to specific or general
directions issued by the President.
(4) The Attorney General shall attend all the meetings of the Cabinet and
shall have all the rights of a member of those meetings save that he shall not have
the right to vote at such meetings.
(5) The question whether any advice, and if so, what advice was given by
the Cabinet to the President, shall not be inquired into any court.
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