Tanzania Act or statute

Parliament of Tanzania

The e-Government Act

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Structure: 14 provisions
Citation: The e-Government Act
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“The Board must choose one of its members to be Vice Chairman for four years, and that person may be re-elected.”

The Board must choose one of its members to be Vice Chairman for four years, and that person may be re-elected. Board leaders and members are appointed for fixed terms, with one re-appointment only, and a member may resign by written notice to the appointing authority. The Board may co-opt a person to attend and take part in Board deliberations if the Board thinks that person’s presence is desirable, but that person cannot vote. The Board must meet every three months, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman handles convening meetings in the stated cases. A Board member may stop being a member if certain conditions occur, including bankruptcy, conviction of a criminal offence, failure to declare a conflict of interest, inability to perform duties due to ill health or impairment, breach of ethics, or failing to attend Authority meetings.

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The Board must choose one of its members to be Vice Chairman for four years, and that person may be re-elected.

Section 1

Establishment of Authority

The Board must meet every three months, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman handles convening meetings in the stated cases.

Section 4

Functions of Board

Board members must disclose conflicts of interest immediately and stop taking part in the related decision-making.

Section 8

Director General

The Board may decide the shape, size, and form of the Authority’s official seal, and the seal must be duly affixed when witnessed under hand by the Chairman, Director General, Secretary, or another authorised person.

Section 11

Appeals

The Board may regulate its own procedure for meetings and meeting business, subject to the Act.

Section 14

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Provision 11Short titleInterpretationOffence

§ 1Short titleShort title

The Board must choose one of its members to be Vice Chairman for four years, and that person may be re-elected.

1. The Board shall elect one of its members to be Vice Chairman for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-election. Tenure of appointment

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§ 2ApplicationProvision

Board leaders and members are appointed for fixed terms, with one re-appointment only, and a member may resign by written notice to the appointing authority.

2.–(1) The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board shall be appointed for the following fixed terms: (a) a Chairman four years; (b) Vice Chairman four years; (c) other seven members three years; (2) Members of the Board shall be eligible for re- appointment for only one term. (3) A member may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the appointing authority and from the date specified in the notice or if no date is specified, from the date of the receipt of the notice by the appointing authority, he shall cease to be a member.

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§ 3InterpretationInterpretation

The Board may co-opt a person to attend and take part in Board deliberations if the Board thinks that person’s presence is desirable, but that person cannot vote.

3. The Board may co-opt any person whose presence is in its opinion desirable to attend and to participate in the deliberations of meeting of the Board and such person shall have no right to vote.

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§ 4Establishment of AuthorityProvision

The Board must meet every three months, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman handles convening meetings in the stated cases.

4.–(1) The Board shall meet once every three months. (2) An ordinary meeting of the Board shall be convened by the Chairman, and the notice specifying the place, date and time of the meeting shall be sent to each member at his usual place of business or residence. (3) Where the Chairman is unable to act by any reason, the Vice Chairman shall convene the meeting. (4) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice Chairman, may, if requested in writing by at least half the members, convene a special meeting of the Board. (5) The Board may review its own decision made under this Act.

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§ 5Functions of AuthorityOffence

A Board member may stop being a member if certain conditions occur, including bankruptcy, conviction of a criminal offence, failure to declare a conflict of interest, inability to perform duties due to ill health or impairment, breach of ethics, or failing to attend Authority meetings.

5. A member of the Board may cease to be a member where he- (a) is declared bankrupt; (b) is convicted of a criminal offence; (c) fails to declare conflict of interest; (d) fails to perform his duties because of ill health or physical or mental impairment; (e) has breached a code of ethics and conduct; (f) fails to attend meetings of the Authority as provided under paragraph 13 to this Schedule.

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§ 6Powers of AuthorityProvision

If a Board member cannot attend because of illness, infirmity, or being outside Tanzania, the Minister may appoint a temporary member.

6. Where any member is by reason of illness, infirmity or absence from the United Republic unable to attend any meeting of the Board, the 31 Co-option of members Meetings of Board Cessation of membership Appointment of temporary member ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE e-GOVERNMENT ACT [CAP. 273 R.E. 2023] Quorum Conflict of interest Minister may appoint a temporary member in his place and any such temporary member shall cease to hold office on the resumption of office of the substantive member.

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§ 7Establishment of BoardProvision

A Board meeting has quorum only if more than half of the Board members are present.

7. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be more than half of the members of the Board.

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§ 8Functions of BoardProvision

Board members must disclose conflicts of interest immediately and stop taking part in the related decision-making.

8.–(1) Where at any time a member of the Board has a conflict of interest in relation to- (a) any matter before the Board for consideration or determination; or (b) any matter the Board could reasonably expect might come before it for consideration or determination, the member shall immediately disclose the conflict of interest to the other members of the Board and refrain from taking part, or taking any further part, in the consideration or determination of the matter. (2) Where the Board becomes aware that a member has a conflict of interest in relation to any matter which is before it, the Board shall direct the member to refrain from taking part, or taking any further part, in the consideration or determination of the matter. (3) A member of the Board shall be considered to have breached the provision of subparagraph (1) where he- (a) fails without reasonable cause to make declarations of his interests as required; or (b) knowingly makes a false declaration or misleading statement in material particular thereby affecting the decision of the Board. Decision of Board

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§ 9Committees of BoardProvision

Board decisions are made by majority vote of members present, and the Chairman has a casting vote if votes are equal.

9. Decision of the Board shall be made by majority of votes of the members present and in the event of the equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. Minutes of meetings Official seal Proceedings not invalidated by irregularity

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§ 10Delegation of functions and powers of BoardProvision

The Board must keep minutes of each meeting in proper form and confirm them at its next meeting.

10. Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and shall be confirmed by the Board at its next meeting.

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§ 11Director GeneralProvision

11.–(1) The official seal of the Authority shall be of such shape, size and form as the Board may determine. (2) The official seal of the Authority shall be duly affixed where witnessed under hand by the Chairman, Director General or the Secretary of the Authority and any other person duly authorised in that behalf.

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§ 12Functions of Director GeneralProvision

Board proceedings are not invalid just because a member’s appointment was defective or irregular, or because someone who acted in good faith as a member was actually disqualified or not entitled to act.

12. Proceedings of the Board shall not be invalid by reason of any defect or irregularity in the appointment of any member or by reason that any person who bona fide acted as a member at the time of the proceeding was in fact disqualified or not entitled to act as a member. 32 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE e-GOVERNMENT ACT [CAP. 273 R.E. 2023] Absence from three consecutive meetings Board may regulate its own proceedings

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§ 13Directors and other staff of AuthorityProvision

If a member misses three consecutive Board meetings without sufficient cause, the Board must tell the appointing authority, and that authority may end the member’s appointment and replace them.

13. Where any member absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without sufficient cause, the Board shall advise the appointing authority of the fact and the appointing authority may terminate the appointment of the member and appoint another member in his place.

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§ 14AppealsProvision

The Board may regulate its own procedure for meetings and meeting business, subject to the Act.

14. Subject to this Act, the Board shall have power to regulate its procedure in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its meetings. 33 ©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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