The National Institute of Transport Act

The Schedule still applies even though the Institute has a new status after the Act comes into force.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The National Institute of Transport Act
Version: Undated source snapshot
Language: en
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The Schedule still applies even though the Institute has a new status after the Act comes into force. Land vested in the National Transport Corporation for the Institute must be transferred to the Institute and vest there without further assurance. When this Act starts, the National Transport Corporation must deliver certain property and records to the Institute, or as the Council orders. Assets and liabilities connected to the Institute pass to it by succession, and the Institute may take possession of, recover, deal with, and discharge those liabilities. Certain pre-existing agreements involving the Corporation are treated, from the Act’s commencement, as if the Institute had been a party, and references to the Corporation are read as references to the Institute for later actions, subject to paragraph 6.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: The Schedule still applies even though the Institute has a new status after the Act comes into force.

1. The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect notwithstanding the new status of the Institute after the coming into operation of this Act.
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: Land vested in the National Transport Corporation for the Institute must be transferred to the Institute and vest there without further assurance.

2. Any land vested in the National Transport Corporation, established by the National Transport Corporation (Establishment) Order for the purposes of the Institute, shall be transferred to, and without further assurance, vest the same interest in the Institute.
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Establishment of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: When this Act starts, the National Transport Corporation must deliver certain property and records to the Institute, or as the Council orders.

3. Upon coming into operation of this Act, the National Transport Cor- poration shall deliver to the Institute, or as the Council may order, mov- able property it holds for the purposes of the Institute prior thereto, and books, papers, documents, minutes, receipts and ledgers pertaining to the Institute and its operations.
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Objects and functions of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: Assets and liabilities connected to the Institute pass to it by succession, and the Institute may take possession of, recover, deal with, and discharge those liabilities.

4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, assets and liabilities related to the Institute immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Act shall pass by succession to the Institute, and the Institute shall have powers necessary to take possession of, recover and deal with such assets and discharge the liabilities.
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Council
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AI-assisted research summary: Certain pre-existing agreements involving the Corporation are treated, from the Act’s commencement, as if the Institute had been a party, and references to the Corporation are read as references to the Institute for later actions, subject to paragraph 6.

5. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6, an agreement in relation to the Institute, whether in writing or not, to which the Corporation was a party immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Act, and whether or not the agreement was of the nature that, the rights and liabilities thereunder could be assigned, shall have the effect as from the coming into operation of this Act as if- 296 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ACT [CAP. 187 R.E. 2023] (a) the Institute had been a party to the agreement; and (b) for any reference, however worded and whether express or implied, to the Corporation there were substituted, in respect of anything to be done or effected after the coming into operation of this Act, a reference to the Institute.
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Powers and duties of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: Some pre-existing staff or employees (not the Principal) may be treated as appointed by the Council if they agree, and their service counts as continuous for pension or gratuity purposes.

6. The appointment of any staff or employee of the Institute other than appointment of the Principal, subsisting before the coming into opera- tion of this Act, the staff or employee so agrees, be deemed to be made by the Council under the provisions of this Act, and for the purpose of determining the rights of pension or gratuity on retirement, the service of the staff or employee shall be regarded as continuous from the time he was first appointed by the Institute.
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Rules by Council
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AI-assisted research summary: Awards issued by the Institute before this Act started are treated as if the Council had issued them under this Act.

7. A certificate, diploma or other award accordingly issued by the In- stitute prior to the coming into operation of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued by the Council under the provisions of this Act.
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Principal of Institute
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AI-assisted research summary: Pending proceedings involving the Institute continue as if the Institute, not the Corporation, were the party.

8. A proceedings in relation to the Institute pending on the coming into operation of this Act to which the Corporation was a party by virtue of being the holding Corporation, shall be continued as if the Institute was a party thereto in lieu of the Corporation.
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Appointment of other employees
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council may carry on and complete certain things that were started by or under the Corporation’s authority.

9. Where anything has been commenced by or under the authority of the Corporation, and the things solely concerns the Institute or was done in relation to any matter transferred by this Schedule to the Institute, a thing may be carried on and completed, by or under the authority of the Council. 297 ©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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