THE NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA ACT

1.–(1) The Council shall consist of- (a) a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the Minister; (b) seven or more other members who shall be appointed by the Minister; and (c) such other members as the Minister shall appoint under subparagraph (2). (2) Each sports association which is affiliated to the Council shall be entitled to nominate one person for appointment to the Council and the Minister shall, unless for special reasons he declines to do, appoint persons nominated to be members of the Council. (3) A member of the Council shall, unless his appointment is sooner terminated by the Minister or he otherwise ceases to be a member, hold office for such period as the Minister may specify in his appointment or, if no such period is specified, for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and be eligible for re-appointment. (4) A member of the Council may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister and from the date specified in the notice or, if no date is specified, from the date of the receipt by the Minister of the notice, he shall cease to be a member of the Council. (5) Where any member of the Council is without the permission of the Council absent from more than four consecutive meetings of the Council or without such permission is absent from the United Republic 576 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA ACT [CAP. 49 R.E. 2023] Casual vacancies for a period exceeding one year he shall cease to be a member of the Council.

2. Where any member of the Council ceases to be a member before the normal expiration of his term of office, the Minister after consulting the Council may appoint another person in his stead to hold office until such first-named person’s term of office would have expired had he not ceased to be a member as aforesaid. Quorum and procedure

3.–(1) The Council shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business. (2) At any meeting of the Council five members thereof shall constitute a quorum. (3) The Council may elect any member thereof to be Vice-Chairman of the Council. (4) At any meeting of the Council the Chairman shall preside or, in the absence of the Chairman, if a Vice-Chairman has been elected, the Vice-Chairman shall preside or, if no Vice-Chairman has been elected or if the Vice-Chairman is also absent, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to be Chairman for that meeting. (5) In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (6) Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Council shall be kept and confirmed by the Council at the next meeting and signed by the Chairman of that meeting. 577 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.