The Economic Zones Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2011
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This section gives the Act’s short citation name. This section says the laws listed in Part II and Part III are amended as those Parts specify. This Part is to be read together with the Export Processing Zones Act, which is called the “principal Act.” The principal Act is amended by replacing every use of “Council” with “Board”. This section amends section 13 of the principal Act and repeals section 14.
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Provisions of The Economic Zones Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2011
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Section 1
AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the Act’s short citation name.
1. This Act may be cited as the Economic Zones Laws (Miscellaneous Amendment s) Act, 2011. 1 Economic Development Zones Laws 2011 - 2 Verify source ↗
Section 2
AI-assisted research summary: This section says the laws listed in Part II and Part III are amended as those Parts specify.
2. T h e laws s p e ci f ie d in Part II and Pari III o f this Act arc a m e n d e d in the m a n n e r sp e ci f ie d in their r especti ve Parts. A m i :n i ) m i :n t o i ': t i i i -; E x p o r t p r o c e s s i n g Z o n k s A c t , ( C a p . 3 7 3 ) P A R T II - 3 Verify source ↗
T h i s Part shall be read as on e with the E xport P ro c es s i n g Z o n e s Act,
AI-assisted research summary: This Part is to be read together with the Export Processing Zones Act, which is called the “principal Act.”
3. T h i s Part shall be read as on e with the E xport P ro c es s i n g Z o n e s Act, h e r e i na f t e r ref er red to as “ the principal A c t ” . - 4 Verify source ↗
T h e pr i nci pal Act
AI-assisted research summary: The principal Act is amended by replacing every use of “Council” with “Board”.
4. T h e pr i nci pal Act is a m e n d e d by d el et i ng the w o rd “ C o u n c i l ” w h e r e v e r it a p p e ar s in the Act and subst ituting for it the w o rd “ B o a r d ” . - 5 Verify source ↗
T h e principal Act is a m en de d in section 13 by
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 13 of the principal Act and repeals section 14.
5. T h e principal Act is a m en de d in section 13 by- No. 2 A m end ment o f econom ic zones C o n s tru c tion C ap .3 73 Deletion o f the wor d ‘'C ou n cil" in the Principal Act A m e n d ment o f scction 13 (a) d el et i ng s ub st it ut i ng for it the fol lowi ng n e w paragraph: s ubsecti on par agraph (a) o f (2) and “ (a) land in consul tat ion with the Mi ni st er responsi bl e for lands and Minister re sp on si bl e for local g o ve r nme n t authorities, acquir e its n a m e and lease or issue derivat ive rights to industrial and investors or erect lease c ommer ci al such buildings for u n de r ta ki ng t hereon the Export Processi ng Z o n e s licenced bu si nes ses ;” buildings investors thereon and to in (b) d el e t i n g subsecti on (3) and subst it ut ing for following: it the In the “ (3) and di schar ging p e r f o rm i n g the functions referred to in s ubs ecti on (2), the Aut hori ty shall have p owe rs to s ubcont ract an y person to execut e any duty or p er fo rm any function provided for under s u bs ec ti on (2), and in dut ies 2 No. 2 Economic Development /o n e s Laws 2011 particular, m a y license or enter into j o i n t vent ure Export wi th Pro ce s si n g Z o n e s ’ i nfrastruct ure” . investors d e v e l o p private to Repealing o f sc clion 14 - 6 Verify source ↗
Section 6
AI-assisted research summary: Section 6 replaces section 14 and creates the Export Processing Zones Authority Board.
6. T h e principal Act is a me n d e d by repeal ing s ec ti on 14 and s ubs ti tut i ng for it the following: " E s t a b l i s h - 14.-(1) There is established for the A u t h o r i t y a ^ oarc^ 10 E x p o r t * IK P r o c e s s i n g Au th or it y Board. Z o n e s k n o w n as the Kxport P r o ce s si n g Z o n e s A u t h o r i ty B o a rd (2) Th e Board shall consist o f the f ol l owi ng , m e m b e r s - (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (I) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) o f the o f the the o f Secr et ary S ecr et ar y S ecr et ar y S ecr et ar y the Mi ni st er responsi bl e for i ndustries w h o shall be the c ha i r m a n ; the At torney General; the P erman ent Ministry responsi bl e for finance; the P ermanent Ministry responsi bl e for water; the Pe rm an ent Mi ni st ry responsible for ene rgy ; the Pe rm an ent Ministry r es ponsi bl e g o v e r n m e n t authorities; the Kxecutivc Planni ng C o mm i s s i o n ; the C o m m i s s i o n e r G e ne ra l Ta nz a ni a R e v en u e Aut hori ty; the C o m m i s s i o n e r lor Lands; the Ch ai rm an o f the T a n z a n i a Private Sect or f o u n d a t i o n ; and T a n z a n i a o f the C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , Indust ry and Agriculture. the local S ecr et ar y President t he for the the o f o f o f (3) T h e Board m a y co-opt any o t h er person to a tt end meet ing s o f the Board. (4) T h e Board may, from time to time, establish s u ch c om m i t t e e s as to d i s ch ar g e such duties and perform s uch functi ons as it m a y direct.” it m ay d e e m e x p e di e nt 3 No. 2 A m e n d m e nt o f section 15 C o nstru ct ion C a p .4 2 0 A m e n d ment o f section 3 Cap. 373 Repeal o f Part II Economic Development Zones Laws 2011
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Part II
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T h e principal Act is a m e n d e d in subsecti on (2) o f section 15
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 15(2) of the principal Act by adding a new paragraph allowing approval of operational policies and staff remunerations.
7. T h e principal Act is a m e n d e d in subsecti on (2) o f section 15 by- (a) (b) (c) the end o f de le ti n g the word “ a n d ” a ppe ar ing at p a r a gr a ph (f); insert ing the word “a n d ” at the end o f p ar agr aph (g); a d d i n g i m me di at el y after paragraph (g) the f ol lowi ng n e w paragraph: “ (h) to appr ove operational policies and st aff r e m un e ra ti o ns ; ” PART 111 A m e n d m e n t o p t i i e S p e c i a l E c o n o m i c Z o n e s A c t , ( C a p . 4 2 0 )
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PART 111
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T hi s Part shall be read as one with the Special E c o no m i c
AI-assisted research summary: This Part must be read together with the Special Economic Zones Act, which is called the principal Act.
8. T hi s Part shall be read as one with the Special E c o no m i c Z o n e s Act, her ei naft er referred to as the “ principal A c t ” . - 9 Verify source ↗
T h e principal Act is a me n d e d in section 3 by
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 3 of the principal Act by deleting some old definitions and adding new ones.
9. T h e principal Act is a me n d e d in section 3 by- (a) de le ti n g the definitions o f the w o r d s “ A u t h o r i t y ” , “ C o m m i t t e e ” and “ Mi ni st er ” and s ubs tit ut ing for t h e m the following: “ Au thor it y” m ea ns the Exp or t P roce ssi ng in the Zo ne s Aut hori ty est abl ished Export Processi ng Z o n e s Act; “ Mi ni st er ” m ea ns the Mi ni st er r es ponsi bl e for industies; (b) i nsert ing in the appropri at e alphabet ical o r de r the f o ll owi ng n e w definitions: “ Di rect or Ge n e r a l ” m ea n s the Di rect or CJeneral o f the Export Proces si ng Z o n e s Aut hori ty; “ d e v e l o p m e n t Plan” m ea ns the layout plan and designs, mas ter plan, i nfrastructure plan including roads, buildings, s e w e r a g e syst em, s up pl y and o ther wa te r related infrastructure plans;” supply, po we r (a) (b) - 10 Verify source ↗
T h e pri nci pal Act is a m e n d e d by
AI-assisted research summary: The principal Act is amended by repealing Part II and renumbering later Parts and sections.
10. T h e pri nci pal Act is a m e n d e d by- r e peal i ng Part II; r e n u m b e r i n g Parts “ 111 r es pect ivel y; and 4 to X I ” as Parts “ II to X ” No. 2 Economic Development Zones Laws 2011 (c) r e n u m b e r i n g s ections 8 to 50 as s ections 4 to 46. - 11 Verify source ↗
Section 11
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Act by deleting certain words and, in section 13 as renumbered, repealing subsection (2) and renumbering subsection (3) as subsection (2).
11. The pri nci pal Ac t “ E x e c u t i v e D i re c to r” w h e r e v e r in subs ti tu ti ng for t he m the wo rd s ‘' Di rect or G e n e r a l ” . is a me n d e d by d el et i ng they appe ar the w o r d s the Act and 12 T h e principal Ac t is a m e n d e d in section 13 as r e n u m b e r e d by- (a) (b) re peal ing subsecti on (2); and r e n u m b e r i n g s ubs ecti on (3) as s ubs ec ti on (2). - 13 Verify source ↗
T he principal Ac t is a m e n d e d in section 14 as r e n u m b e r e d by
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority is given power to subcontract work, and may license or enter joint ventures with investors. It also appears to require consultation with the Minister responsible for lands and the Minister responsible for local government authorities when dealing with land and related development.
13. T he principal Ac t is a m e n d e d in section 14 as r e n u m b e r e d by- Deletion o f :he words xcculivc Director" Amend- rr'cut o f action 13 Am end ment o f section M (a) d el et i ng subsecti on (2)(a) and subst it ut ing for it the f o ll o wi n g n e w paragraph: “ (a) for in consultation with the M in i st e r responsi bl e for lands a nd Mi ni st er r esponsi bl e local g o v e r n m e n t authorities, acquire land in its n a m e and lease or issue d er iv at ive rights to investors or erect t h e re o n industrial and com me r ci al bui ldings and lease s uch for to the Special under taki ng licenced E c o n o m i c bus in es ses .” thereon Z o n e s bui ldings i nvest ors No. 2 Economic Development Zone's Laws 2011 (b) d el et i ng s ubsecti on (3) and subst it ut ing for following: “ (3) it the In d is char ging the duties and p er f o r m i n g the functions referred to in s u bs ec ti on (2), the A ut h o ri t y shall have p owe rs to s ub co nt ra c t any person to execut e any duty or pe r fo rm any function provided for un der s ubs ec ti on (2), and in particular, m a y license or enter into j o i nt v en tur e Special with E c o n o m i c Z o n e s ’ infrastructure” . investors d e v e l o p private to A m e n d ment o f se ction 15 C a p.35 5 Repeal and re place m en t o f section 20 - 14 Verify source ↗
T h e principal Act is am en de d in section 15 as r e n u m b e r e d by
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 15 so that, for certain planning and building matters, references to a local government authority are treated as references to the Authority.
14. T h e principal Act is am en de d in section 15 as r e n u m b e r e d by del et ing s ub s ec ti o n (2) and substituting for it the following: “ (2) For p u rp os e s o f the Urban Planni ng Act, and the re gu la ti on s relating to buildings in the Special Hc onomi c Z o ne s, a re fe re n ce to a local g o ve r nme n t a ut hori ty in any p rov is io ns o f those laws with regards to pl ann in g c ons en t and b ui l d i ng permi t shall be const rued as a r eference to the A u t h o r i t y . ” ; - 15 Verify source ↗
T he principal Ac t is am en d ed by repeal ing secti on 20 as
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 20 as renumbered and replacing it with new text.
15. T he principal Ac t is am en d ed by repeal ing secti on 20 as r e n u m b e r e d and s ub st it ut ing for it the following: - i s s u a n c e o ' llLLIKL - 20 Verify source ↗
( 1) T h e Aut hori ty shall be r es po nsi bl e for
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority is responsible for issuing licences to people who want to carry on business or activity in the special economic zone.
20.-( 1) T h e Aut hori ty shall be r es po nsi bl e for the issuance o f a licence to any person w h o wi s he s to c a rr y on business or activity t he special e c o n o m i c /.one. in (2) Th e licence issued pursuant to s ubs ecti on (1) shall operate as if it was a l icence issued by c o m p e t e n t any wri tt en law to issue such licences. e m p o w e r e d authorities u n d e r £ (3) result o f A n y matter arising as a cancel lat ion, suspension, variation o f a licence; or prohi bi tion o f other activities shall be dealt with in a c c o r da n ce with sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 o f the Kxport Processi ng Z ones Act. (4) A person aggrieved by the decisi on o f the A u t h or i t y m ad e pursuant to s ubs ecti on (3) m a y ap peal to the Minister. 6 No. 2 Repeal o f sections 21 38 as 2 3,21.25.2 - 6 Verify source ↗
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AI-assisted research summary: Section heading referencing “6.27 and Economic Development Zones Laws 2011.”
6.27 and Economic Development Zones Laws 2011 - 16 Verify source ↗
T h e principal Ac t is am en d ed by
AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the principal Act by repealing certain sections and renumbering others.
16. T h e principal Ac t is am en d ed by- (a) (b) re peal i ng sections 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 38 as r e n u m b e r e d ; and r e n u m b e r i n g sections 22 to 46 as sec ti ons 21 to 39 respectively. Passed in the Nati onal A s s e m b l y on the 12th April, 201 1. D r . T h o m a s D . K a s i i i i .i i .l a i i , Clerk o f the National Assem bly
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