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Parliament of Tanzania

The Universal Communications Services Access Act

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Structure: 10 provisions
Citation: The Universal Communications Services Access Act
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“At the Board’s first meeting, the members must choose one of their number to be Vice-Chairman.”

At the Board’s first meeting, the members must choose one of their number to be Vice-Chairman. Members, including the Chairman, are appointed for three years and may be re-appointed for one further consecutive term only. A member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the appointing authority. The Board must meet at least four times a year, with ordinary meetings called by the Chairman and special meetings called by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman in specified cases. The Board must keep proper minutes of each meeting and confirm them at its next meeting.

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Short title

At the Board’s first meeting, the members must choose one of their number to be Vice-Chairman.

Section 1

Interpretation

A member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the appointing authority.

Section 3

Functions of Fund

The Board determines the official seal’s shape, size, and form, and the seal may be affixed only when the Manager, Secretary, or another Board-appointed employee is present.

Section 6

Powers and functions of Board

Board acts or proceedings are not invalid just because there was a defect in a member’s appointment or because someone acted while actually disqualified.

Section 8

Code of conduct

The Board may regulate its own proceedings for its meetings and business, subject to this Act.

Section 10

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Provision 8Short titleInterpretation

§ 1Short titleShort title

At the Board’s first meeting, the members must choose one of their number to be Vice-Chairman.

1. During the first meeting of the Board, members shall nominate one of their numbers to be the Vice-Chairman. Tenure of Board members

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§ 12Removal of membersProvision

Members, including the Chairman, are appointed for three years and may be re-appointed for one further consecutive term only.

12. Members including the Chairman shall be appointed for a term of three years and may be eligible for re-appointment for one further successive term but shall not otherwise be eligible for re-appointment. Resignation of member

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§ 3InterpretationInterpretation

A member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the appointing authority.

3. Any 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 so specified from the date of receipt of the notice by the appointing authority, he shall cease to be a member. Meetings of Board

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§ 4Establishment of FundProvision

The Board must meet at least four times a year, with ordinary meetings called by the Chairman and special meetings called by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman in specified cases.

4.–(1) The Board shall ordinarily meet at least four times yearly at such times and places as it deems necessary for the transaction of its business and convene special meeting upon request by the majority of members. 1 Designate contents of paragraph 1(1) as paragraph 1, and contents of subparagraph (2) as paragraph 2 and renumbering other paragraphs accordingly to differentiate “Nomination of chairman and Tenure of Board members 564 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ACCESS ACT [CAP. 422 R.E. 2023] (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 not less than ten days before the date of the meeting and where the Chairman is unable to act by reason of illness or other case or is absent from the United Republic, the Vice-Chairman may convene the meeting. (3) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, may on his own motion, or if requested in that behalf by at least half the members shall, convene a special meeting of the Board. (4) The Board may invite any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations of the Board, but any person so invited shall have no vote at the meeting. (5) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be half of the members in office. (6) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership. Minutes of meetings

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§ 5Objectives of FundProvision

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

5. Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and confirmed by the Board at its next meeting. Official seal of Fund

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§ 6Functions of FundProvision

The Board determines the official seal’s shape, size, and form, and the seal may be affixed only when the Manager, Secretary, or another Board-appointed employee is present.

6.–(1) The official seal of the Fund shall be of such shape, size and form as the Board may determine. Execution of documents Proceedings not invalidated by irregularity (2) The official seal shall not be affixed to any instrument or document except in the presence of the Manager, Secretary or such other employee of the Fund as the Board may appoint in that behalf.

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§ 7Establishment of BoardProvision

Documents requiring the Fund’s seal must be sealed and signed in the presence of two authorised officers; the Board may appoint people to sign certain unsealed instruments for the Fund.

7.–(1) All deeds, documents, ruling, declarations or other official instruments requiring the seal of the Fund shall be affixed with the official seal in the presence of two officers of the Fund duly authorised to act in that behalf and signed by those officers. (2) The Board may, by resolution or otherwise, appoint any officer or employee of the Fund or any other agent, either generally or in particular, to execute or sign on behalf of the Fund any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to anything coming within the powers of the Fund.

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§ 8Powers and functions of BoardProvision

Board acts or proceedings are not invalid just because there was a defect in a member’s appointment or because someone acted while actually disqualified.

8. An act or proceeding 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 purported bona fide to act as a member at the time of the act or proceedings, was in fact disqualified or not entitled to act as a member. Absence from three consecutive meetings

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§ 9Manager and other staffProvision

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 appoint someone else. The Board may also regulate its own proceedings.

9. 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 565 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ACCESS ACT [CAP. 422 R.E. 2023] may terminate the appointment of the member and appoint another member in his place. Board may regulate its own proceedings

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§ 10Code of conductProvision

The Board may regulate its own proceedings for its meetings and business, subject to this Act.

10. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. 566 ©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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