The Financial Leasing Act | The Financial Leasing Act — Tanzania law | Esheria

The Financial Leasing Act

This section gives the Act its short title: the Financial Leasing Act.

Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
The Financial Leasing Act
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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asset attachment asset finance asset leasing asset possession asset registration asset subject matter asset use assignment business agreements business operations charges and encumbrances contract formalities contracts damage liability damages damages computation default default events financial lease financial lease agreement financial leasing insurance lease agreements lease rentals +21 more

Statute overview

About this statute

This section gives the Act its short title: the Financial Leasing Act. This section says the Act applies in Mainland Tanzania and Tanzania Zanzibar, and also applies to certain financial leases connected to Tanzania. This section defines key terms used in the Act, including asset, lessor, lessee, rentals, assignment, and sub-lease. A financial lease involves a lessor leasing an asset to a lessee for the lessee’s business, with rules on title, supplier choice, use, delivery, and end-of-lease options. A financial lease agreement must meet specified factual conditions about the lessee, lessor, supplier, and calculation of rentals.

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