Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
Tanzania is a presidential republic.
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 24Fertilizers Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009).
This Act establishes the Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority as a body corporate and provides rules relative to the manufacturing, importation and use of and trade in fertilizers, or fertilizer supplements, e.g. growth stimulators and regulators and similar products.
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2009 (No. 3 of 2009)
This Act amends, among other things, the Land Act, 1999. Section 23 is amended by deleting word "two years" appearing in paragraph (b) of subsection (5) and substituting for it the word "five years." and a new savings provision in inserted. Section 23 concerns residential rights and incidents of land occupation.
Amends: Land Act, 1999 (No. 4 of 1999). (1999-05-15)
Unit Titles Act, 2008 (No. 16 of 2008).
This Act makes provision for the creation and registration of unit property, defines rights and obligations of holders of unit titles and provides for the management of unit property and the resolution of disputes.Provisions of this Act concern, among other things: common property, division of units, boundaries of units, the unit plan, by-laws governing the common property, implied easements, leases of unit property, sale of unit property, mortgage and the establishment of an association to manage the unit property.The ownership of common areas of the property shall be divided into fraction
Electricity Act, 2008 (No. 10 of 2008).
This Act provides rules for the generation, storage and distribution of electricity in Tanzania. It contains a Part dedicated to rural electrification. The Act assigns duties to the Minister responsible for electricity matters and the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA).The Minister shall develop, in collaboration with the Rural Energy Agency, a Rural Electrification Plan and Strategy. Licences for the generation, transmission, supply, etc. of electricity shall be granted by EWURA.
Grazing-land and Animal Feed Resources Act, 2010 (No. 13 of 2010).
This Act concerns quality of feed resources for livestock in Tanzania. It establishes the National Grazing-land and Animal Feed Resources Advisory Council and provides for appointment of inspectors and a Director within the Ministry who shall be responsible for the administration of grazing-land utilization and animal feed resources. The Act furthermore provides for, among other things, the development and management of grazing lands, the control on manufacture of and trade in animal feed and forage seeds and the protection of grazing land.