The Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals Act

Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Council, and the elected member serves for three years.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals Act
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Language: en
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Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Council, and the elected member serves for three years. A member generally holds office for three years and may be reappointed for one more term, unless the appointment ends earlier or membership otherwise ceases. The Council must meet at least once every three months, and the Chairman or Vice-Chairman handles meetings and may call special meetings on request. A Council meeting has quorum only if two thirds of the members are present. Council matters are decided by majority vote of the members present and voting; if votes are equal, the presiding person has a casting vote.

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AI-assisted research summary: Members must elect one of their own as Vice-Chairman of the Council, and the elected member serves for three years.

1. Members shall elect one amongst its members to be the Vice- Chairman of the Council and such member elected shall hold office for a term of three years. Tenure of office
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: A member generally holds office for three years and may be reappointed for one more term, unless the appointment ends earlier or membership otherwise ceases.

2.–(1) A member shall, unless the appointing authority terminates his appointment, or ceases in any other way to be a member, hold office for a period of three years but shall be eligible for reappointment for another one term. (2) A member appointed by virtue of his office shall cease to be a member upon ceasing to hold the office entitling him to appointment to the Council. Meeting of Council
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council must meet at least once every three months, and the Chairman or Vice-Chairman handles meetings and may call special meetings on request.

3.–(1) The Council shall ordinarily meet at such times and places as it deems necessary for transaction of its business, but shall meet at least once in every three months. 472 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ACT [CAP. 152 R.E. 2023] (2) The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, may at any time, call a special meeting of the Council upon request by a majority of the members. (3) The Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at every meeting of the Council and in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the members present shall appoint a member from amongst themselves to preside over the meeting. (4) A member of the Council who fails to attend at least two consecutive meetings in a calendar year without giving any reason shall cease to be a member and a vacant position may be filled accordingly.
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Establishment of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: A Council meeting has quorum only if two thirds of the members are present.

4. The quorum at any meeting of the Council shall be two third of the members.
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Composition of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: Council matters are decided by majority vote of the members present and voting; if votes are equal, the presiding person has a casting vote.

5. Matters proposed at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, 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.
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Functions of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Registrar must keep minutes of all business at the meeting, and Council meeting minutes must be read, confirmed or amended and confirmed, and signed at the next meeting by the presiding person and the Secretary.

6. The Registrar shall record and keep minutes of all business conducted or transacted at the meeting and the minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be read and confirmed or amended and confirmed at the next meeting of the Council and signed by the person presiding over the meeting and the Secretary.
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Powers of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council’s acts and proceedings remain valid even if some members are absent or one member was improperly appointed.

7. The validity of any act or proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by any absence among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any one of them.
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Committees of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council may regulate its own proceedings.

8. The Council may regulate its own proceedings.
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Delegation of powers
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AI-assisted research summary: Documents issued on behalf of the Council must be signed by the Chairman or by the Registrar if the Registrar is authorised in writing by the Council.

9. All orders, directions, notes or other documents issued on behalf of the Council shall be signed by the- (a) Chairman; or (b) Registrar of the Council authorised in writing in that behalf by the Council.
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Minister may give directions to Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council’s seal is to be kept in the Registrar’s safe custody, and any use of the seal on a document must be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairman and Registrar.

10.–(1) The Council shall have as to be kept under safe custody of the Registrar. (2) The affixing of the seal of the Council on any document shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman and Registrar. (3) A document purporting to be an instrument issued by the Council and authenticated in the manner provided for under subparagraph (2) shall be deemed to be a valid instrument. Quorum Decision of Council Minutes of meetings Absence not to invalidate proceedings Council may regulate its own proceedings Orders and documents Seal of Council 473 ©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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