THE TOURISM ACT

The Technical Advisory Committee must be made up of the listed office-holders and members, including two tourism members appointed by the Minister.

Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: THE TOURISM ACT
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Language: en
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The Technical Advisory Committee must be made up of the listed office-holders and members, including two tourism members appointed by the Minister. The Committee may invite any person to attend its meeting, but that person has no voting right. The Minister must appoint the Chairman of the Committee. The members must choose one of their own number to be Vice-Chairman. The Committee must meet four times a year. It may also hold an extraordinary meeting when circumstances allow. The Chairman convenes Committee meetings, or the Vice-Chairman does so if the Chairman is absent.

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The Technical Advisory Committee must be made up of the listed office-holders and members, including two tourism members appointed by the Minister.

1. The Technical Advisory Committee shall be composed of- (a) a Chairman; (b) a representative of the Attorney General; (c) a member from the ministry responsible for public safety and security; (d) the Director of Wildlife Division; (e) the Conservator of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority; the Executive Secretary of the Hotel Association of Tanzania; (f) (g) the Managing Director of Tanzania Tourism Board (TTB); (h) the Executive Secretary of Tourism Confederation of (i) Tanzania; the Executive Secretary of Tanzania Association of Tour Operators; (j) one member from the National Environment Management Council; the Director General of Tanzania National Parks; (k) the Manager of the Marine Parks and Reserves; (l) (m) the Director of Antiquities; and (n) two members vested with tourism matters to be appointed by the Minister.
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3. Promotion of Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, eco-tourism etc
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The Committee may invite any person to attend its meeting, but that person has no voting right.

2. The Committee may co-opt any person to attend its meeting without a voting right.
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Promotion of Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, eco-tourism etc
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The Minister must appoint the Chairman of the Committee.

3. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the Minister.
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Establishment of Technical Advisory Committee
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The members must choose one of their own number to be Vice-Chairman.

4. The members shall select amongst their numbers a Vice-Chairman.
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Director of tourism
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The Committee must meet four times a year. It may also hold an extraordinary meeting when circumstances allow. The Chairman convenes Committee meetings, or the Vice-Chairman does so if the Chairman is absent.

5.–(1) The Committee shall meet four times a year, however, it may convene an extraordinary meeting where circumstances allow. (2) The meetings of the Committee shall be convened by the Chairman, on his absence, the Vice-Chairman. (3) The quorum at any meeting of the Committee shall be a half of members in office.
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Functions of Division
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Committee members who are not ex-officio members serve for three years, subject to reappointment.

6.–(1) The tenure of office of the members of the Committee other than ex-officio members shall be three years subject to their further appointment. (2) Where a member ceases to be a member for any reason before expiration of his term of office, the appointing authority may appoint 207 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TOURISM ACT [CAP. 65 R.E. 2023] another person in his place and the person appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of his predecessor.
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Tourism officers
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Committee matters are decided by a majority of votes, and the Chairman or Vice-Chairman gets a casting vote if votes are equal.

7. Matters proposed at any meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and in the event of equality of votes, the Chairman or the Vice- Chairman, as the case may be, shall have a second vote or casting vote in addition to his original or deliberative vote.
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Tourism facility and activity to be registered
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The Committee must keep minutes of its meetings and business, and the minutes must be read, confirmed or amended at the next meeting, then signed by the person presiding.

8. The Committee shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of business conducted or transacted at its meetings, and the minutes of each meeting of the Committee shall be read and confirmed or amended at the next meeting of the Committee and signed by the person presiding at the meeting.
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Director to establish and keep register
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A properly constituted Committee meeting remains valid even if a member is absent or later raises a defect.

9. The validity of any act or proceedings of a properly constituted Committee meeting shall not be affected by the absence of any member or by the defect subsequently raised by the absent member.
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Application for registration of tourism facility and activity
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The Committee must make its own procedures.

10. The Committee shall make its own procedures. SECOND SCHEDULE Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2021, s. 75. THIRD SCHEDULE Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2021, s. 75. 208 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.

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