The Chemist Professionals Act

1.–(1) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be a person of good standing, credibility and integrity with an outstanding experience in chemicals management. (2) The Council shall elect one of its members to be the Vice- Chairman. Tenure of office Meetings

2.–(1) The Chairman and members of the Council shall, unless his appointment is terminated by the Minister, or he ceases in any other way to be a member, hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for one more term. (2) Members appointed by virtue of their office shall cease to be members upon ceasing to hold the office entitling appointment to the Council. (3) Members of the Council shall cease to be a member if that member- (a) dies or resigns for any reason; (b) fails without good cause to attend three consecutive meetings of the Council; (c) is convicted of a criminal offence for a term of, or beyond six months; (d) becomes mentally ill; or (e) is disqualified to practice under this Act. (4) Where an office of a member falls vacant for any of the reasons under subparagraph (3), the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy during the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed. (5) Where a member, who was appointed by virtue of his holding some other office, is unable for any reason to attend any meeting of the Council, he may nominate another person from his organisation to attend the meeting in his place.

3.–(1) The Council shall ordinarily meet at least once in every three months at such times and places as it deems necessary for transaction of its business. (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the Chairman may, upon approval of two-thirds of members, call an extra ordinary meeting to transact on matters requiring immediate attention. (3) The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, may at any time call a special meeting upon a written request by a majority of the members. 654 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE CHEMIST PROFESSIONALS ACT [CAP. 160 R.E. 2023] Quorum Directives of Council (4) 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 Vice-Chairman, the members present shall appoint a member from amongst themselves to preside over the meeting.

4.–(1) The quorum at any meeting of the Council shall be two thirds of the members in office. (2) Matters proposed at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present. (3) The validity of any act or proceedings of a properly constituted Council meeting shall not be affected by reason of absence of any member or by the defect subsequently raised by the absent member.

5. All orders, directives, notices of the Council shall be signed by- (a) the Chairman; (b) the Secretary; or (c) any other officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Secretary. Seal

6. The Seal of the Council shall not be affixed on any instrument except in the presence of the Registrar or such other officer as the Council may appoint in that behalf. Proceedings

7. Subject to this Schedule, the Council shall regulate its own proceedings. 655 ©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.