Tanzania Act or statute

Parliament of Tanzania

THE MINIMUM SENTENCES ACT, 1972

This text gives a section heading about being found near stock in suspicious circumstances and notes an amendment to the Schedules of the Act. This section lists conduct that is treated as contrar…

stock theft prevention

Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Structure: 2 provisions
Citation: THE MINIMUM SENTENCES ACT
Official identity: Year 1972
Dates: Enacted 1972

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Official identity: Year 1972
Dates: Enacted 1972

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“This text gives a section heading about being found near stock in suspicious circumstances and notes an amendment to the Schedules of the Act.”

This text gives a section heading about being found near stock in suspicious circumstances and notes an amendment to the Schedules of the Act. This section lists conduct that is treated as contrary to other sections of the Stock Theft (Prevention) Act, including tampering with fences around a stock enclosure or cattle boma and possessing stock suspected of being stolen.

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This text gives a section heading about being found near stock in suspicious circumstances and notes an amendment to the Schedules of the Act.

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This section lists conduct that is treated as contrary to other sections of the Stock Theft (Prevention) Act, including tampering with fences around a stock enclosure or cattle boma and possessing stock suspected of being stolen.

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This text gives a section heading about being found near stock in suspicious circumstances and notes an amendment to the Schedules of the Act.

1. Being found near stock in suspicious circumstances contrary to section 5 of the Stock Theft (Prevention) Act. 1 First Schedule was deleted, and Second to Fourth Schedules were renumbered as First, Second and Third Schedules by Act No. 9 of 2002 Sch. 731 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINIMUM SENTENCES ACT [CAP. 90 R.E. 2023]

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2. Passing through, over or under, tampering with, fences around a stock enclosure or cattle boma contrary to section 6 of the Stock Theft (Prevention) Act. Cap. 265 THIRD SCHEDULE (Made under section 4) Cap. 265 contrary to section 3 of the Stock Theft (Prevention) Act. Being in possession of stock suspected of having been stolen 732 ©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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