This act may be cited as the road traffic act, 1973 and shall short tide come into. Section 12 of the act is amended a by repealing subsection 3 and substituting the following subsections. Responsibility of road authorities for the maintenance and construction of public roads updated references. In this act, the act means the motor vehicles and road traffic act. This act shall apply to matters of maritime administration, maritime environment, safety and security and maritime transport services at sea ports and inland waterways. Road traffic injuries place a heavy burden on global and. The road networks in tanzania accordingly to tanroads include 86,472 km of roads, of which 12,786 km are categorised as trunk roads and 21,105 km as regional roads. The tanzania national roads agency an executive agency under the ministry of works, transport and communications came into operation in july 2000 and is the agency responsible for the maintenance and development of the trunk and regional road network in mainland tanzania. To provide for the establishment of the transportation commission of namibia. The traffic act, in this act referred to as the insertion of new principal act is amended in section 2 by inserting the definitions into following new definitions in proper alphabetical cap. With a view to addressing the classified road maintenance needs, the parliament of the republic of tanzania enacted the roads amendment tolls no. Road traffic act and subsidiary and related legislation. Therefore the increase in the road traffic accident will have direct or indirect effects on the economy of the country. Construction of special roads and restriction of traffic.
Production of driving licence for cancellation or endbrsement. There are two pillars of legal structures among other related laws and acts dealing with traffic control, management and safety. The motor vehicles and road traffic amendment bill, 2017. Appointment of transport commissioner, assistant transport commissioner, etc. Overseas security advisory council bureau of diplomatic security u. Objectives a rrangement of r egulations p art io bjectives p art iir egistration of v ehicles 2. Inspection of driving licences of persons charged with certain. The tanzania national roads agency tanroads was established on 1st july, 2000 by an order published in the government gazette, notice no. Number of road traffic accidents, deaths and injured persons, tanzania zanzibar.
Aidha, katika mkutano wa nane, bunge pamoja na mambo mengine lilipitisha miswada ya sheria ya serikali mitatu. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires. Nafurahi kuwaarifu kwamba miswada hiyo ilipata kibali chake, tarehe 10 septemba, 2007 na sasa ni sheria. The roads and road traffic act chapter 464 of the laws of zambia chapter 464 the roads and road traffic act the roads and road traffic act arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires board means the board established by section 5. The ministry of works through tanroads is managing the national road network of about 33,891 kilometres 21,059 mi, comprising 12,786 kilometres 7,945 mi of trunk road and 21,105 kilometres,114 mi of. An act to provide for the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles.
Law reform fatal accidents and miscellaneous provisions. This act may be cited as the road traffic act, 1973 and shall come into operation on such date as the minister may appoint. Tanzania is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Road traffic act principal legislation laws of tanzania. Road traffic act 2014, being an act to provide for the regulation and safety of land transport and for related purposes, made by the national parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the national gazette by the head of state, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the minister. Road traffic act budget act implementation of the blueprint from regulatory reforms policy and administrative measures agriculture and environmental conservation manufacturing financial sector motor taxes.
The road network in tanzania currently comprises 86,472 km of roads, of which 12,786 km are trunk roads, 21,105 km are regional roads and the remaining 52,581 km are. Motor vehicles insurance third party risks regulations. This act may be cited as the motor vehicles tax on. Provided that the minister may by the same notice or different notices appoint different dates for different provisions of the act to come into operation. Driving without a valid driving licence prohibited. Miswada hiyo baada ya kukamilika nayo ilipelekwa kwa mheshimiwa rais ili ipate kibali chake. Road traffic maximum weight of vehicles 3 4 no person shall, save under and in accordance with valid special permit granted by the road authority, drive or use, or cause or permit to be driven or used, on any public road in tanzania any motor vehicle of description specified in the first column of the first schedule hereto. The purpose of the motor vehicles and road traffic amendment bill, 2017 is to amend the motor vehicles and road traffic act, chap. Box 164, dar es salaam, tanzania original report by carl bro as mk revised by ctc october 2011. Tanzania was one of the first countries to adopt the road management initiative rmi framework to reform the road management and maintenance systems2. Development of a good road traffic legal structure is another necessary action to achieve such requirement. Hotels association of tanzania hat utalii house, ground floor 1 laibon road, p. These regulations may be cited as the road traffic amendment citation regulations, 2003.
The road traffic act an act to provide for the control and regulation of road traffic. Road traffic and transport act 22 of 1999 namibia legal. Tanzania law tanzlii ugandan law ulii zambian law zamlii zimbabwean law zimlii free foreign law. Ada 7 of 1963, 17 of1963, 5 of l%4, 20 011964, 15 of1967, part i. The road traffic regulations hereinafter referred to as the amendment of regulations are amended in regulation 2 thereof by inserting, in their ap. Federal road safety commission establishment act, 2007 national road traffic regulations, 2012 regulation. Power to recover expenses of extraordinary traffic. The exploitation of young girls in domestic servitude continues to be tanzania s largest human trafficking problem. Tanzania law tanzlii ugandan law ulii zambian law zamlii. These regulations may be cited as the traffic and road safety regulations.
Road transport is the most widely used form of transport in tanzania, carrying over 90% of the passengers and 75% of the freight traffic in the country. An act to repeal and reenact the traffic ordinance enacted by the parliament of the united republic of tanzania. This act may be cited as tanzania shipping agencies act, 2017 and shall come into operation on such date as the minister may, by notice in the gazette, appoint. Currently loads on vehicles are managed in terms of the road traffic act no. An act entitled road traffic act 2014, being an act to provide for the regulation and safety of land transport and for related purposes, made by the national parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the national gazette by the head of state, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the minister.
Number of road traffic accidents, deaths and injured persons, tanzania mainland, 2014 and 2015 37 table 22. Road traffic motor vehicles registration regulations tanzania. Short title this act may be cited as the traffic act. The motor vehicles and road traffic amendment bill, 2019. Permanent secretary in the ministry of works, transport and communication joseph nyamhanga. The total classified road network in mainland tanzania was estimated to be 86,472 kilometres 53,731 mi based on the road act 2007. Tanzania is expected to adopt and put in effect the east africa eac vehicle load control act 2016, and its regulations passed in 2017 from next january, the government announced here yesterday. Road traffic act lesotho legal information institute. Eac vehicle load control regulations set for january 1. Tanzania is a member of the eac and is therefore assented to the eac vehicle load control act, 2016. Road traffic the road traffic act ministry of justice. The principal act is amended in subsection 1 of section 21 by deleting the words competent and.
Offences of applying for, or obtaining, driving licence or driving while disqualified. An overview of the road infrastructure in tanzania lexology. Tanzania national roads agency tanroads third floor, zain house p. These regulations may be cited as the road traffic motor ve. Therefore, tanzania being one of the countries affected by road traffic accident, this study aim at making analysis of road traffic accident in the dar es salaam city with a view to establish relevant issues in order to improve our knowledge in the area. Road traffic act budget act implementation of the blueprint from regulatory reforms policy and administrative. Road transport is the most widely used in tanzania, carrying over 90% of the passengers and 75% of the freight traffic in the country. Amendment of functions of nra relating to national roads. Exploring the major causes of road traffic accidents in. Road traffic act of 1973 as amended, and the road act, 2007. Registration and assignment of number plates and identification marks 4.
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