THE OCEAN ROAD CANCER INSTITUTE ACT

A member serves for three years, may resign by written notice to the appointing authority, and if membership depends on another office, it ends when that other office ends.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: THE OCEAN ROAD CANCER INSTITUTE ACT
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Language: en
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A member serves for three years, may resign by written notice to the appointing authority, and if membership depends on another office, it ends when that other office ends. If a member other than the Chairman cannot perform duties because of illness, absence from the United Republic, or another sufficient cause, the appointing authority may appoint a temporary member. The temporary member must stop holding office when the substantive member resumes office. The Board must meet at least four times each financial year, and meetings must be called and noticed by the Chairman or Executive Director in the stated circumstances. The Board needs one half of all members for a quorum; the Chairman must preside at meetings or the members present must choose a temporary chairman; the Board may still act if there is a vacancy. The Board may make a decision without a meeting by circulating the papers and getting the written views of the majority, if the Chairman or temporary Chairman directs it. Any member can require the decision to be deferred and discussed at a Board meeting.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: A member serves for three years, may resign by written notice to the appointing authority, and if membership depends on another office, it ends when that other office ends.

1.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a member shall hold office for a period of three years and be eligible for re-appointment. (2) A person who is a member by virtue of his holding some other office, shall cease to be a member upon his ceasing to hold the office by virtue of which he is a member. (3) A member may resign at any time by giving notice in writing to the appointing authority and from the date specified in the notice or, where no date is so specified, from the date of the receipt of the notice by the appointing authority.
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: If a member other than the Chairman cannot perform duties because of illness, absence from the United Republic, or another sufficient cause, the appointing authority may appoint a temporary member. The temporary member must stop holding office when the substantive member resumes office.

2. Where any member other than the Chairman is by reason of illness, absent from the United Republic or any sufficient cause, unable to perform his duties as a member the appointing authority may appoint a temporary member in his place and the temporary member shall cease to hold office upon the resumption of office of the substantive member.
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Establishment of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board must meet at least four times each financial year, and meetings must be called and noticed by the Chairman or Executive Director in the stated circumstances.

3.–(1) Subject to any general or specific direction by the Minister, the Board shall meet not less than four times during every financial year and at such additional times as may be fixed by the Chairman or, where he is absent from the United Republic or unable for any sufficient cause to act, after consulting the members, the Executive Director. (2) An ordinary meeting of the Board shall be convened by the Executive Director after consultation with the Chairman and the notice specifying the place, date and time of the meeting shall be sent to each member at his usual place of business or residence not less than ten days before the date of the meeting. (3) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Executive Director shall be bound to convene a special meeting of the Board upon receipt of a 645 Tenure of appointment Temporary member Meetings ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE OCEAN ROAD CANCER INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 86 R.E. 2023] request in writing in that behalf, signed by not less than five members and a notice of not less than ten days shall be given to all members in the manner prescribed in subparagraph (2). (4) The Chairman, or in his absence the temporary Chairman elected in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (2) of paragraph 4 presiding at any meeting of the Board may invite any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations of the Boards, but any person so invited shall not be entitled to vote.
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Functions of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board needs one half of all members for a quorum; the Chairman must preside at meetings or the members present must choose a temporary chairman; the Board may still act if there is a vacancy.

4.–(1) One half of the total number of members shall form a quorum for a meeting of the Board. (2) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board and in the absence of the Chairman from a meeting of the Board members present shall elect one of their number to be a temporary chairman of that meeting. (3) At any meeting of the Board a decision of the majority of the members present and voting shall be deemed to be a decision of the Board and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (4) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.
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Vesting of property
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board may make a decision without a meeting by circulating the papers and getting the written views of the majority, if the Chairman or temporary Chairman directs it. Any member can require the decision to be deferred and discussed at a Board meeting.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4, where the Chairman or, in his absence, the temporary Chairman so directs, a decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among all the members and the expression in writing of the views of the majority of the members, but any member shall be entitled to require that the decision be deferred and the subject matter be considered at a meeting of the Board.
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Board of Trustees
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AI-assisted research summary: Board meeting minutes must be kept in proper form, confirmed by the Board at the next meeting, and signed by the Chairman of the meeting.

6. Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and be confirmed by the Board at the next meeting and signed by the Chairman of the meeting.
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Functions of Board of Trustees
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board decides the official seal’s shape, size, and form, and the seal may only be affixed when the Executive Director or an appointed Institute employee is present.

7.–(1) The official seal of the Institute shall be of such shape, size and form as the Board may determine. (2) The official seal of the Institute shall not be affixed to any instrument or document except in the presence of the Executive Director or such other employee of the Institute as the Executive Director may appoint in that behalf. Procedure Decision by circulation of papers Minutes of meetings Official seal of Institute Execution of documents
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Executive Director
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AI-assisted research summary: Documents made or issued by or for the Institute or Board must be sealed with the Institute’s official seal and signed by specified officers.

8. All regulations, appointments, instruments or documents made, issued or executed by or on behalf of the Institute or the Board shall be sealed with the official seal of the Institute and shall be signed by- (a) the Chairman of the Board; (b) the Executive Director; or (c) any other member of the Board or employee of the Institute authorised in writing in that behalf by the Board. 646 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE OCEAN ROAD CANCER INSTITUTE ACT [CAP. 86 R.E. 2023] Proceedings not invalidated by irregularity Absence from three consecutive meetings Board may regulate its own proceedings
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Appointment of other employees of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: Board acts or proceedings are not invalid just because a member’s appointment was defective or irregular, or because someone acting as a member was actually disqualified.

9. An act or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid by reason of any defect or irregularity in the appointment of any member or by reason that any person who purported bona fide to act as a member at the time of the act or proceeding was in fact disqualified or not entitled to act as a member.
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Functions and powers of Executive Director
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AI-assisted research summary: If a non-office member misses three consecutive Board meetings without sufficient cause, the Board must inform the appointing authority, and that authority may end the appointment and replace the member.

10. Where any member, other than a member by virtue of his office, absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without sufficient cause, the Board shall advise the appointing authority of the fact and the appointing authority may terminate the appointment of the member and appoint another member in his place.
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Executive Management Team
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AI-assisted research summary: The Board may regulate its own proceedings, subject to this Schedule.

11. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings. 647 ©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.

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