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of Thnzania No, I vol.92 dated
llh March,20ll

Printedby the Governmentprinter,

Dar es Salaam,by Orderof Government

THE CONSTITUTIONAL
REVIEWACT, 201I
ANRANCSI\,ISNTOF SECTIONS

Sections Title

PART I
pRovrsroNs
PReLMNaRy
L Shor-ttitleandcommencement.
2.'Application.
3. Interpretation.

PART II
OeJectrves
4. Objectives.

PARTIII
EsresltsHr\4rNTOFA coNlutssroN
5.Establishrnent
of a Commission.
6.Appointment of rnembers of theCommission.
7.Composition oftheCommission
8. Termsof Reference.
9. Functions
oftheCommission.
10.Powersof theCommission.
ll. Oathof members andthe Secretarv.
12.Cessation of membership.
13.Secretariat.
14.Expenses ofthe Commission.
I 5' Immunityof members of thecommission andthesecretariat.
16.Submission ofthereport.
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PART IV
oF THECovvtsstoN
PRocrouRe

17.Modeof operation.
18.Powers to collectinformation.
19.Reportof theCommission.
of Commission'
20.Inviolability

PART V
oF e CoNsrtrusNtAssevelv
PRocl-ntlelc,N

2l . Proclamationof theConstituentAssembly.
22.Powersof the Constituent Assembly.
23.Provision relating Assembly.
to theConstituent
24. Actsof theConstituent Assembly.
25.Abaternent of powersof theConstituentAssembly.

PARTVI
VnlluRttoNoP a CoNsrlrurloN

25.Conductof referendum.
2 7.Referendum question.
28,Noticeof holdinga referendum.
29.Rightto votein a referendum.
30. Procedurefor conductofa referendum.
31.Dissolutionof theCommission.

SCHEDULES
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NOTICE

to theNationalAssembly
ThisBill to besubmitted for general
is published
informationto thepublictogetherwith a of
statement its and
objects reasons'

Dar es Salaam, L. LuunNto,

PHttt-pivtoN
I l'hMarch.2011 Secretary to the Cabinet

ABILL
for
An Act to provide for the co-ordination and collection of
public opinions on the constitution; to establish an
institutional framework for the co-ordination and
collection of public opinions; to provide for nationalfora
for constitutional review for validation of legislative
proposals for a constitution; to provide for preparation
and submissionof the report on the public opinions to the
relevant constitutionalorgans,the procedureto constitute
the constituent Assembly,the conduct of referendum and
'
to provide for r€lated matters"
of theUnitedRepublicof Tanzania'
ENecrEpby Parliament

PART I
PRovtstoNs
PRpr-ttutNe,nv

ReviewAct,20ll.
1.{1) ThisActmaybecitedastheconstitutional ;ilj*
(2) ThisAct shallconne ontheFirstdayof June,201I .
intooperation ;i#."
ment

2. This Act shall apply to Mainland Tanzaniaaswell asto Tanzania Applica-

tion
Zanzibar.
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3. In thisAct,unlesstlrecontextotherwise
tation requires:
"Attorneycenerar"rneans theAttorneyGenerar referredto inArticre59
of theConstitLltion;
"commission" rrearstrrecommissionestab rishedor formedfor purposes
of coordination andcoilection of pubricopinionson constitutional
reviewprocess;
"constitution"meansthe fundamentar raw,written or unwritten,that
establishes thecharacter of a stateby definingthebasicfrinripr.,to
whicha societyshailconform, distribution olpo*"rs andfunctions
amongpillarsof the state,by describing
ttt" orguniruiion or trre
executive, legisrature,
judiciaryandtheirreguration, distribution,and
thelimitationof different stateorgans, andLyprescribingthe extent
and mannerof the exercise of iis sovereign'powers, Jnd,for the
purposes ofthisActit includes amendments to anexistingconstitution;
"constitutional organs"r"?T, for thepurposes ofthisAct,thepresident,
theConstituent Assembly or the}riational Assembly;
"Minister"meanstheMiniste;responsibre for constitutionar affairs;
"publicopinions"meansideas, views,information, opinion.,froporut.o,
recommendations collected fromthegeneral puUU"foi purpor",of
constitutional reviewprocess;
"Secretary" meansthesecretary referred to undersectionI3(l);
Cap.2 "the constitution"meansthe constitution
of the united n.prtri. or
Tanzania,1977.
PART II
Og.rpctlves
Ob.jectives 4. Theobjectives
of thisAct areto:
(a)providefor estabrishment of thecommission for purposesof
collection
andcoordination ofpublicopinions;
(b) prescribetheoathandprovidefor the mannerunderwhich
members of the Commission andthe Secretariatshalltake
oath;
(c) makeprovisionfor Termsof Reference
of thecommission;
(d)providefor estabrishment oftheSecretariat
ofthecommission
to be headedby the Secretarv:
(e) providefor a mechanism by-whichthe publicshallwidely
participatein expressingandtransmittin$publicopinions on
matters relatingto theconstitution;
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(f) providefor a mechanism by whichthe Commission shall

prepare andsubmita reportto therelevantconstitutionalorgans
for determination;
(g) providefor thefunctionsandpowersof theCommission;
(h) providefor themannerin whichtheCommission shallcollect
information frompublicandprivateinstitutions, civil societies
andreligiousorganizations;
(i) providefor a mechanism for procuringtechnicalinformation
by theCommission fromconsultants;
O generally,provide for a mechanism for consensusbuildingin
nationalissuesduringconstitutional reviewprocess;
(k) providefor a mechanism for scrutinyof a DraftConstitution
Bill;and
(l) put in placea legalmechanism for thePresidentto constitute
a Constituent Assembly.

PART III
Estegusnuenr oF A CovvrssroN

5. The Presidentmay,uponconsultationwith the President of Zanzibar Establish-

ment of
and,with the advice by the Attorney Generaland after consideringany
a
information or prevailing social,political and economiccircumstances Commis-
within the United Republic at all times and, by order publishedin the sion
Gazette,establisha Commissionto examine,analyseand recommend
for the enactmentof a constitutionor existingconstitutionthat shallexalt,
entrenchand promotethe rule oflaw and good governance.

6.-(1) Membersofthe Commissionshallbeappointedbythe President A p p o i n t -

in equalnumbersfrom Mainland TanzaniaandTanzaniaZanzibar. ment
of
members
(2) In appointingmembersof the Commission,the Presidentshall of the
Commis-
haveregardto:
sion
(a) experienceand professionalqualificationsof the members;
(b) the diversity of the United Republicof Tanzania;
(c) the nationalinterests;
(d) age,genderand representationofvarious social groups;and
(e) suchothercriteria asthe Presidentmay considerappropriate..

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tl:t,:.'alifv for
(3) Notwithstandingsubsection(2)' a.ne11o,":ltull
if that person ls:
appointmentas a memberof the Commission
Representatives
(a) a Member of Parliament,a Memberof Peoples'
ofZanzrbat,aCouncilororaleaderofapoliticalpu*y;
(b) a memberof securitYorgans;
of' or is the subjectof proceedings
i.t a personwho wastonvict"O
dishonestyor moral
in the courtof law for an offenceinvotving
turPitude;or
(d) a non-citizenof Tanzania'

Composi- 7.-(l) The Commissionshallconsistofi

tionof (a) a Chairman;
the
(b) a Vice-Chainnan;and
Commis-
otherCommissioners'
sion i"i not morethanthirty
Vice Chairmanshall be
(2) Appointmentof the Chairmanand the
m a d e o n t l r e b a s i s o f t h e p r i n c i p l e t h a t w h e r e t l r e C h a i r m aperson
nhai|sfrom
Chairmqnshall be a
on" pun of the UnitedRepublic,ihen-the.Vice
Republic'
who hailsfrom the otherpartof the United
by an order
(3) Membersof the Commissionshall be appointed
publishedin the Gazette'
shallbe issued
Termsof 8.-(1) The Termsof Referencefor the Commission of
Reference by the Presidentt"i;;th";;e- ord.erunder which the appointment
within which the comnrission
membersis madea; il;,fy the time
shall cornpleteand submit a report'
where
(2) The President maYextendthe timefor the Commission
circumstances sorequire'

(3) TheTermsof Reference shallbea legaldocumentuponwhich

the performance of til-il;;i"* and the eierciseof powersby tlie
of thisAct' revolve'
Co,ri*ittion shall,subjectto theprovisions
of theCommission shallbeto:
Functions 9.-( I ) Theprincipalfunctions
of the andcollectpublic99inion1,
(a) co-ordinate
Commis-
d "on
6i :"""*i*;il;t ;'t'il'il ui'i"n"v ""l fl ::lY :i :il:
sion
ffi ;#;,ffiJ;;; g io":1
Iatin
re the,'*:f i9"9,"1:l:
good
d"toJ'u"y' rule of law and
people, political ,yrt"*',
governance;and
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(c) makerecommendations includinga Draft ConstitutionBill, on

how bestthe United Republicis to be governedin accordance
with the will of the peopleat all times,
(2) In the implementationof subsection (1), the Commissionshall
adhereto national values and ethosand shall, in that respect,observe
inviolability and sanctityofthe following matters:
(a) the Union of Tanganyikaand Zanzibar;
(b) the existenceof the Executive,Legislatureandthe Judicature;
(c) the Presidency;
(d) the existenceof the RevolutionaryGovernmentof Zanzibar;
(e) nationalunity cohesionand peace;
(f) periodic democraticelectionbasedon universalsuffrage;
(g) the promotionand protectionof humanrights;
(h) humandignity,equalitybeforethe law anddue processof law;
(i) the secularnatureof the UnitedRepublic;and
O the independenceof the Judiciary.
10, The Commissionshallhavepowersandenjoy suchindependence powers
and autonomyas may be necessaryfor the performanceof its functions of the.
and exerciseof its powers underthis Act.
;:ll**
I 1. Every memberof the Commissionandthe Secretaryshall,before oathof
taking assignment,subscribeto an oath or affirmation, as the casemay members
be, set out in the First Scheduleto this Act.
3::rtj!r"
12.-(1) A personshall ceaseto be a memberof the Commission Cessa-
upon the occurrenceof any of the following events: tionof
member-
(a) death; ' ship
(b) resignation;
(c) inability by reasonof health;
(d) removalby misconduct.
(e) conviction for an offence which carriesa custodial sentence
of not lessthan one month.

(2) For the purposeof better dischargeof the functions of the

Commission,thereshallbe a codeof conductprescribedin the Second
Scheduleto thisAct.

(3) A memberof the Commissionor the Secretariatwho breaches

theprovisions
ofthe Codeof Conductshallbedisqualifiedfrom continuing
to be a memberas such,
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of the Commissionto be headed

Secreta- 13.-(1) Thereshallbe a Secretariat
nat by the SecretarY.
by the President'
(2) The Secretaryshall be appointed
to the Commissionandshall
(3) The Secretaryshallbe responsible
dutiesof the Secretariat'
p"rf-ir, ,u"h functionsuna ait"ttu'ge
shall be appointedby the
(4) Other membersof the Secretariat
Minister'
may
numberof public officers as
(5) The Secretariatshall havesuch
benecessaryforbetterperformanceofthefunctionsandtheexerciseof
powersof the Commission'
processincurred
14.-(l) The expenses of the constitutionalreview
on
Expenses with this Act shallbe charged
of the bv the Commissioni;;;;;;"te
Fund'
Commt- uila irru"O out of the Consolidated
ssion be
and the Secretariat
(2) Members of the Commission
may determine'
in such-unn"' asthe Miriister
remunerated
shallnot be
or the Secretariat
15. A memberof the Commission
lmmunitY of anymatteror thingdone
or in respect
of liableto a civil actionor suitfor of theCommission or
members or omittedto bedonein goodfaithasa member
of the
Commis- the Secretariat.
sion and
the
Secretariat

of assignment'
shall'afterthecompletion
Submis- 16.-(I ) TheCommission
sionof submitthereportto thePresident'
the report
shallavaila copyof the
(2) Uponreceiptof thereport'thePresident
reportto thePresidentof Zanzibar'
thereport'the,President shall'subjectto
(3) After considering Bill to the
to presenta Constitution
section21, directthe Minister for the
e n a c t m e not f p r o v i s i o n s
c o n s t i t u e n tA s s e m b l yf o r
constitution.
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PART IV
PROCTOURTOF THE cOtr,tVlSStON

I 7.-(I ) The Commissionsliallperformits functionsin accordance Modeof

with thisAct. operation

(2) For the purposesof the implementation of subsection(l), the

Commissionshallperformthe followingfunctions:
(a) arliculateandconductawareness programmes on the existing
constitution;
(b) coordinatethecollectionof publicopinions;
(c) hold suchnumberof meetingsor similarfora in suchplaces
andat suchtimes as it shalldeterminel
(d) makerecommendations to the relevantconstitutionalorgans
for consideration;
(e) preparea Draft ConstitutionBill; and
(f) preparearrdsubmita reportto the relevantconstitutionalorgans
in accordancewith the Termsof Reference.
(3) The Cornmissionmay:
(a) for Mainland Tanzania,requirethe Ward ExecutiveOfficer or
the Mtaa or Vi llageExecutiveOfficer to causeto be convened
a meetingof residentsof a ward or Mtaa or village, as the
casemay be: and
'
(b) for TanzaniaZanzibar,requireShehato causeto be convened
a meetingof residentsof a Shehia,
forthe purposeof collectingpublicopinionson constitutional matters.
(a) The meetingsand fora referredto in this sectionand in other
provisionsof thisAct shall,exclusively,befor citizenof Tanzania.

(5) In order to facilitateeffectivedischargeof its functions,the

Comrnissionmay forrn committeesand may assignto any of such
committeesgeneralor specificmatterto deliberateupon.

(6) The Commissionmay co-optanypersonor engageany consultant

as may be necessaryfor the proper performanceof its functions.

(7) In the perfonnanceof its functions,the Commissionshalldevise

j
a metlrodologythat is uniformandapplicablein eachpartof the United l 1

Republicin the collectionandanalysisof publicopinions,the conductof I

fora for constitutionalreviewandthe writing of the report.

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Powersto 18.-(l) The Comrnission may ask any personwho is willing to

collect
appearbeforeit for discussion,
orally or by productionof,document,
on
informa-
tion any constitutionalmatterswhich the commissionconsidersrelevantro
the constitutionalreviewprocess.

(2) In the performance of its functionsunderthisAct, theCommission

shallexamineandanalyseideas,views,information,opinions,proposals
andrecommendations collectedandcollatedincluding:
(a) a summaryof the publicopinions;
(b) all documentsreflectingon ideas,views and opinions of the
generalpublic underthe White PaperNo. I of 1962on the
Establishment of theRepublicofTanganyika, thepresidential
Cornmissionon the Establishment of DemocraticOne-party
System,theNationalExecutiveCommitteeof CCl,l proposed
Amendmentsto the Constitution of the UnitedRepublicof
Tanzania,1977 andthe Constitutionof Zanzibar, 1979,the
Presidentia
I Commissionon Single Partyor Mulri-part),System
in Tanzania,l99l and the Committeefor the collectionof
views on the Constitution( the White Paper,No. I of l99S);
(c) the Independence Constitutionof Tanganyika,l96l ;
(d) the Constitutionof the Republicof Tanganyika,1962..
(e) the Articles of Union of the Republicof Tanganyikaand the
Peoples'Republicof Zanzibar;
(0 the InterimConstitutionof the UnitedRepublicof Tanzania,
1965r
Cap.2 (g) the Constitutionofthe UnitedRepublicofTanzania,
(h) the Constitutionof Zanzibar,l979;
(i) the Constitutionof Zanzibar1984
O analyticalandacademicstudiesundertakenby the Commission;
and
(k) any otherrelevantdocumentsasthe Commissionmav consider
necessary.
Report of 19.-(l) On the basisof the examinationand analysisundeftaken
the pursuantto section19,the Commissionshallpreparea report
Commis-
containing:
slon
(a) a summaryofpublic opinionson eachTermsof Reference;
(b) recommendationsof the Commissionon each,termsof reference;
(c) reportsby consultants engagedby the Commission;
(d) a Draft ConstitutionBill: and
(e) any other relevantinformation.

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