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  3. -(1) Parliament may enact law for altering any provision of this

🇹🇿 United Republic of TanzaniaConstitution

Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977

-(1) Parliament may enact law for altering any provision of this

Jurisdiction
United Republic of Tanzania
Provision
98
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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98.-(1) Parliament may enact law for altering any provision of this altering the Constitution in accordance with the following principles: Constitution and certain (a) a Bill for an Act to alter any provisions of this Constitution (other laws than those relating to paragraph (b) of this subarticle) or any Act No.15 provisions of any law specified in List One of the Second Schedule of 1984 to this Constitution shall be supported by the votes of not less than Art.14 two thirds of all the Members of Parliament; and (b) a Bill for an Act to alter any provisions of this Constitution or any provisions of any law relating to any of the matters specified in List Two of the Second Schedule to this Constitution shall be passed only if it is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all Members of Parliament from Mainland Tanzania and not less than two-thirds of all Members of Parliament from Tanzania Zanzibar. (2) For the purpose of construing the provisions of subarticle (1), alteration of provisions of this Constitution or the provisions of a law shall be understood to include modification or correction of those provisions or repeal and replacement of those provisions or the re-enactment or modification of the application of the provisions.

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

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