The Ministers and Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Ministers and Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act
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Language: en
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This section gives the Act its short title. This section defines “Constitution” and expands “Office of Minister” to include several senior offices, unless context requires otherwise. A Minister must be paid a salary each year, based on public service salary scales, and the President may set the salary levels by Gazette order. A holder of an office who is entitled to a salary under the Act may choose to receive a higher salary if another law, another office, or any other reason would entitle them to that higher amount. The President may prescribe ministerial allowances and set different allowances or rates for different ministerial offices.

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Provisions of The Ministers and Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the Act its short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Ministers (Salaries and Allowances) Act.
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: This section defines “Constitution” and expands “Office of Minister” to include several senior offices, unless context requires otherwise.

2. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise- “Constitution” means the Constitution of the United Republic. “Office of Minister” includes the offices of Vice-President, Prime Minister, Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister;
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Salaries of Ministers
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AI-assisted research summary: A Minister must be paid a salary each year, based on public service salary scales, and the President may set the salary levels by Gazette order.

3.–(1) There shall be paid in any year to the holder of the Office of Minister such a salary based on the salary scales applicable to the public service of the United Republic and at such levels as the President may by order published in the Gazette, determine. (2) The President may determine different levels of salaries for the holders of the different offices in accordance with the weight of responsibility which in his opinion, attaches to those offices. 1 Act No. 14 of 2008 s. 41 618 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINISTERS (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT [CAP. 234 R.E. 2023] Holder may opt for higher salary Allowances of Ministers
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Holder may opt for higher salary
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AI-assisted research summary: A holder of an office who is entitled to a salary under the Act may choose to receive a higher salary if another law, another office, or any other reason would entitle them to that higher amount.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this Act, a holder of an office entitled to be paid a salary prescribed under this Act who, by operation of any other law or by virtue of holding any other office or for any other reason, would have been entitled to receive a salary higher than that prescribed under this Act, may opt to receive that higher salary.
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Allowances of Ministers
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AI-assisted research summary: The President may prescribe ministerial allowances and set different allowances or rates for different ministerial offices.

5.–(1) There shall be paid to the holder of the office of Minister, such allowances as the President may, by writing under his hand, prescribe. (2) The President may, determine different allowances or different rates of allowances to be paid to the holders of the different offices of Minister in accordance with the weight of responsibility which in his opinion is attached to those offices. Repealed
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Repealed
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AI-assisted research summary: This section is repealed.

6. [Repealed by Act No. 14 of 2008 s. 41.] President may review salaries and allowances Act No. 14 of 2008 s. 41 Charge and payment of salaries and allowances Health insurance for Minister and family Act No. 14 of 2008 s. 41
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President may review salaries and allowances
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AI-assisted research summary: The President may review salaries or allowances determined under the Act if circumstances permit.

7.–(1) The President may if in his opinion, the circumstances permit, review any salary or allowance determined under this Act. (2) In the exercise of powers to review salary and allowances pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1), the President shall take into account the following attributes- (a) the national economy; and (b) any relevant consideration necessary for arriving at or making appropriate decision.
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Charge and payment of salaries and allowances
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AI-assisted research summary: Any salary or allowance payable under this Act must be charged to and paid from the Consolidated Fund.

8. Any salary or allowance payable under this Act shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
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Health insurance for Minister and family
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AI-assisted research summary: A comprehensive health insurance scheme must be established for the Minister, his spouse, and up to four children under 18 for medical treatment in Tanzania and abroad.

9.–(1) There shall be established a comprehensive health insurance scheme for the Minister, his spouse and up to four children of his family who are below the age of eighteen years, for medical treatment within the United Republic and abroad. (2) The health insurance scheme established pursuant to subsection (1) shall be carried out by a competent and reliable health care provider within the United Republic. 619 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINISTERS (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT [CAP. 234 R.E. 2023] Life assurance policy Act No. 14 of 2008 s. 41 Cap. 2 Cap. 225
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Life assurance policy
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AI-assisted research summary: The appropriate authority must arrange a group life assurance policy for the Minister in the stated circumstances.

10.–(1) The appropriate authority shall make arrangement for a group life assurance policy for the Minister during the period when a person is appointed to be a minister pursuant to Article 55 of the Constitution and shall mature in relation to any of such Minister who dies while holding the office of the Minister and shall lapse upon dissolution of the National Assembly pursuant to Article 65 of the Constitution. (2) The term “appropriate authority” referred to in subsection (1), shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Political Service Retirement Benefits Act. 620 ©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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