The Contractors Registration Act

1.–(1) The Board shall consist of the Chairman and not less than six and not more than nine other members appointed by the Minister- (a) a Chairman of the Board who shall be a person who has positively contributed to the construction industry in Tanzania appointed by the Minister; (b) two members from the contractors association being contractors registered in Tanzania; (c) one legally qualified person appointed from the Office of the Attorney General; (d) one member who shall be a registered architect or a registered quantity surveyor or a registered engineer who shall be appointed from the Ministry responsible for Works; (e) one member who shall be a registered architect who shall be appointed from the Architectural Association of Tanzania; (f) one member who shall be a registered engineer who shall be appointed from the Association of Consulting Engineers Tanzania; 651 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION ACT [CAP. 235 R.E. 2023] (g) one member who shall be a registered quantity surveyor who shall be appointed from the Tanzania Institute of Quantity Surveyors; and (h) one member appointed by the Minister from the business community. (2) A member of the Board shall hold office for a minimum period of three years unless he dies, resigns or otherwise vacates his office or until such a time as his appointment is revoked by the Minister in the national interest. (3) One third of the members of the Board shall be phased out upon the expiry of a three year term except when the whole Board is being dissolved. (4) The Minister may fill any casual vacancy occurring in the membership, and may revoke the appointment of any member if it is in the national interest so to do, and appoint a replacement. (5) A member may resign by giving notice in writing to the appointing authority of his intention to do so. (6) The tenure of office of the Board shall be three years and members of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment. Election of Vice- Chairman

2. The members shall elect a Vice-Chairman of the Board from amongst their number. Meetings of Board

3.–(1) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, the Board shall meet not less than six times in every year and all meetings of the Board shall be convened by the Chairman, or in his absence notified in writing, or incapacitated through illness, the Vice- Chairman, who shall appoint a suitable time, place and date for the holding of each meeting. (2) The Chairman, or in his absence notified in writing, or incapacited through illness, the Vice-Chairman, shall convene a special meeting of the Board on a request in writing signed by not less than a simple majority of the total number of members of the Board for such a meeting and shall cause the meetings to be held within twenty-one days of the receipt by him of such request. (3) The Chairman, or in his absence notified in writing, the Vice- Chairman, shall preside at the meeting of the Board and in the absence of both Chairman and the Vice-Chairman with written apology the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to be a Chairman for that meeting. Quorum and voting at meetings

4.–(1) A simple majority of the total number of members in office shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board. (2) All acts, matters and things authorised to be done by the Board shall be decided by resolution of the members present. (3) A decision of the majority of members present and voting at a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be a decision of the Board. 652 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION ACT [CAP. 235 R.E. 2023] (4) Every member of the Board shall have one vote and in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have second or casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (1), (2), (3) and (4) where the Chairman so directs, a decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among all the members and the expression in writing of their views, but any member shall be entitled to require that any such decision shall be deferred until the subject matter is considered at a meeting of the Board: Provided that, a member of the Board who has a strong objection to the decision of the Board shall have the right and entitlement to have his strong objection recorded in the minutes of the Board. Minutes of meeting of Board

5. Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and signed by both the Chairman and Secretary of the meeting after adoption by the Board. Procedures Seal of Board Registrar to be Secretary Staff of Board

6. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule and of any regulations which may be made under this Act, the Board shall have power to regulate its own procedure.

7. The seal of the Board shall not be affixed to any instrument except in the presence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, and one other member of the Board.

8. The Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Board and shall be entitled to be present and to speak, but not to vote, at the meetings of the Board.

9. The Board may appoint such other officers as it may consider necessary on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations made under sections 38 and 39 of this Act. 653 ©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.