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  3. -(1) The Special Constitutional Court shall hold its sittings only

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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977

-(1) The Special Constitutional Court shall hold its sittings only

Jurisdiction
United Republic of Tanzania
Provision
128
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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128.-(1) The Special Constitutional Court shall hold its sittings only sittings of the when there is a dispute to be heard, and shall sit in any place to be decided upon in Special Constitutional accordance with the procedure applicable for the purposes of hearing disputes Court submitted to the Special Constitutional Court. Act No.15 (2) The quorum for every sitting of the Special Constitutional Court shall of 1984 be all its members, and where any member is absent or the seat of any member is Art.37 vacant, then the Government which had appointed that member who is absent or Act No.7 of 1994 whose seat is vacant shall appoint another member to replace him. A temporary Art.8(1)(k) member appointed in accordance with this subarticle shall continue to hold office in the Special Constitutional Court until the substantive member resumes duty or until a person is appointed to fill the vacancy or until the dispute is determined, whichever of these events occurs earlier. (3) Every matter requiring a decision of the Special Constitutional Court shall be determined on the basis of the opinion of two-thirds of the members appointed from Mainland Tanzania and two-thirds of the members appointed from Tanzania Zanzibar. (4) Parliament may enact legislation providing for the election of the Chairman of the Special Constitutional Court, the procedure for the submission of disputes to the Court, the procedure for the hearing of disputes and the procedure for the transmission of the decisions of the Court to the Governments: Provided that where any matter is referred to the Special Constitutional Court before the enactment of the law referred to in this subarticle, the matter will be heard and decided in accordance with the procedures to be decided upon by the Court itself before hearing the matter, or if members of the Court fail to agree on such procedure, then the matter shall be heard and decided in accordance with the procedure to be decided upon by the Government of the Untied Republic in collaboration with the Revolution Government of Zanzibar. CHAPTER SIX THE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE PUBLIC LEADERS ETHICS SECRETARIAT THE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

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

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