The Medical Radiology and Imaging Professionals Act

The members must elect one of their own as Vice Chairman of the Council.

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: The Medical Radiology and Imaging Professionals Act
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Language: en
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The members must elect one of their own as Vice Chairman of the Council. A member normally holds office for three years and may be re-appointed. Members appointed because of another office stop being members when they stop holding that office. A qualifying Council member may resign at any time by written notice to the appointing authority. The Council must meet at least four times a year, the Secretary must give at least 14 days’ notice of meetings, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman must preside depending on who is present. If a Council member who serves by virtue of office cannot attend a meeting, that member may nominate someone from the member’s organisation to represent them.

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Short title
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AI-assisted research summary: The members must elect one of their own as Vice Chairman of the Council.

1. The members shall elect one of their numbers to be the Vice Chairman of the Council and any member elected as Vice Chairman shall, subject to his continuing to be a member, hold office for a term of one year from the date of his election, but shall be eligible for re-election.
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Application
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AI-assisted research summary: A member normally holds office for three years and may be re-appointed. Members appointed because of another office stop being members when they stop holding that office.

2.–(1) A member shall, unless his appointment is sooner 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 re-appointment. (2) Members appointed by virtue of their office shall cease to be members upon ceasing to hold the office entitling appointment to the Council.
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Interpretation
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AI-assisted research summary: A qualifying Council member may resign at any time by written notice to the appointing authority.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2, any member of the Council, other than the Chairman or a person holding an office of emolument under the United Republic, may at any time resign from membership of Council by notice in writing addressed to the appointing authority, who shall forthwith cause it to be forwarded to the Council, and from the date of the receipt by the Council of such notice, such member shall cease to be a member of the Council.
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Establishment of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council must meet at least four times a year, the Secretary must give at least 14 days’ notice of meetings, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman must preside depending on who is present.

4.–(1) The Council shall meet not less than four times in a year and at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of its business and such meetings shall be held at such places and times and dates as may be determined by the Chairman. (2) The Secretary of the Council shall give notice of a meeting to each member not less than fourteen days before the date of meeting. (3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Council, and in his absence, the Vice Chairman shall preside. (4) In the case of the absence of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman, members present and constituting a quorum shall elect from among themselves a temporary Chairman who shall preside at the meeting. 50 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MEDICAL RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING PROFESSIONALS ACT [CAP. 429 R.E. 2023] (5) The decisions of the Council shall be by a majority of votes and the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote and if any member fails or refuses to vote the vote shall be counted in the negative. Absent members to be represented
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Composition of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: If a Council member who serves by virtue of office cannot attend a meeting, that member may nominate someone from the member’s organisation to represent them.

5. Where a member of the Council who is a member by virtue of his office is unable for any reason to attend any meeting of the Council he may nominate another person from his organisation to represent him in the meeting. Quorum Decision of Council Minutes of meeting
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Functions and powers of Council
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AI-assisted research summary: A Council meeting has a quorum only when half of the members are present.

6. The quorum at any meeting of the Council shall be half of the members.
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Establishment of committees
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AI-assisted research summary: Council matters are decided by majority vote, and the presiding person has a casting vote if there is a tie.

7.–(1) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (2), matters proposed at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the event of any equality of vote then, the person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. (2) A decision may be made by the Council without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among the members and the expression of the views of the members in writing, but any member may require that the decision be deferred and the subject matter be considered at a meeting of the Council.
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Meetings of committees
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council must keep minutes of all business conducted at its meetings.

8.–(1) The Council shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of all business conducted or transacted at the meetings and the minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be read and confirmed or amended and confirmed at the next meeting of the Council and signed by the person presiding and the Secretary to the meeting. (2) Minutes purporting to be signed by the person presiding and the Secretary at a meeting of the Council shall in the absence of proof of error be deemed to be a correct record of the meeting whose minutes they purport to be. Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings
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Delegation of powers
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AI-assisted research summary: A vacancy in the Council, or a defect in a member’s appointment, does not affect the validity of the Council’s acts or proceedings.

9. The validity of any act or proceeding of the Council shall not be affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any of them. Orders, direction, etc., of Council
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Directions by Minister
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AI-assisted research summary: Documents issued on behalf of the Council must be signed by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, or Registrar.

10. All orders, directions, notices or other documents made or issued on behalf of the Council shall be signed by the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Vice Chairman or the Registrar. Proof of Documents
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Appointment of Registrar and Deputy Registrar
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AI-assisted research summary: Documents purporting to be signed by the Registrar about Council resolutions, or issued on the Council’s behalf, are admissible as evidence and count as sufficient evidence unless the contrary is shown.

11. A document purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar as to any resolution of the Council or as having been issued on behalf of the Council, shall be receivable in courts of law or tribunals or other bodies authorised to receive evidence and shall unless the contrary is shown, be deemed, without further proof, to be sufficient evidence of what is contained in the document. 51 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MEDICAL RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING PROFESSIONALS ACT [CAP. 429 R.E. 2023] Council may regulate its own proceedings Cessation of membership
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Secretariat
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council may regulate its own proceedings, but only subject to the provisions of the Schedule.

12. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Council may regulate its own proceedings.
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General requirements
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AI-assisted research summary: A Council member must stop being a member if any listed condition occurs, including unexplained absence from three consecutive meetings, loss of the appointing office or position, written resignation, mental disorder or illness, or death.

13. A member shall cease to be a member of the Council if the person- (a) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without good cause; (b) ceases to hold the office or position for which he was appointed; (c) tenders a resignation in writing to the appointing authority; (d) is suffering from mental disorder or illness; or (e) dies. 52 ©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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