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Maximum age to get married I am a healthy 80 year old man and have a 29 year old girlfriend. Just as I was planning to get married, my cousin who is a self-proclaimed bush lawyer says that I am above the age for marriage especially considering that there is a 51-year gap between us. He says […]
Legal Update – 1 October 2021
I am a businessman and get a lot of requests for contributions from different civil servants. For example, I am called very regularly to contribute for funerals of closed ones of those who are working in the civil service. Is it an offence to contribute? My second question is whether it is an offence to […]
Our company is a defendant in civil suit which is still pending hearing for the defence side. Our key witness is our former managing director who is currently in prison serving a jail term. How can we procure a prisoner to come to Court as our witness? AK, Morogoro Section 60 of the Prisons Act […]
My daughter turned 5 years on 12 December last year. In January this year I approached the headteacher of the school where she is pursuing pre-primary school to enroll her for primary education. The headteacher refused my request on the ground that a 5 years old child is not eligible for enrollment for primary education. […]
Age for enrollment for pre-primary and primary school education My daughter turned 5 years on 12 December last year. In January this year I approached the headteacher of the school where she is pursuing pre-primary school to enroll her for primary education. The headteacher refused my request on the ground that a 5 years old […]
My neighbour made a false accusation against me to the Police that I threatened to shoot him with a pistol which I have never even owned. I was arrested and charged with the offence of threatening violence although I was released on Court bail. I have been attending Court almost once every month for the […]
My son was baptised three weeks ago at the age of 16 years. He wants to use his baptismal name which is different from his name appearing in his birth certificate. What is the procedure for changing the child’s name in the birth certificate? BK, Bukoba Section 14 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act […]
When can a person who has no liability to pay tax be charged with aiding, abetting or counseling commission of a tax offence? Can a tax consultant or a legal advisor who represents or acts for a taxpayer after the assessment is raised by the revenue authority be charged with aiding, abetting or counseling the […]
Aiding or abetting a tax offence When can a person who has no liability to pay tax be charged with aiding, abetting or counseling commission of a tax offence? Can a tax consultant or a legal advisor who represents or acts for a taxpayer after the assessment is raised by the revenue authority be charged […]
My brother was killed by a hyena in my home village at night when he was on his way home from a neighbouring village. Can you guide me how to claim compensation from the government? MC, Musoma The government does not pay compensation for loss of life or injury caused by dangerous wild animals. It […]
We are negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement with a Trade Union and would like to get your opinion on the following issues of labour law. Does the law limit the terms of paid maternity leave the employer is bound to give the employee during subsistence of the employment relationship? Within what span of time is […]
I am small entrepreneur who runs a small pub in the street where I live. I am told that the law does not allow selling beers and other intoxicating liquors to persons under the age of 18 years. Is my understanding correct? AK, Moshi Your understanding is not correct. Legal age to drink is actually […]
Selling alcohol to under 18 years child I am small entrepreneur who runs a small pub in the street where I live. I am told that the law does not allow selling beers and other intoxicating liquors to persons under the age of 18 years. Is my understanding correct? AK, Moshi Your understanding is not […]
We are a company running a real estate business by building and leasing apartments to desiring tenants. Most of our tenants are foreigners. One of our tenants left the country in February, 2020 just before the Corona outbreak in Tanzania. The tenant has not returned to the country todate and we don’t know his whereabouts. […]
I drive my own car to and from my work-place. As is the case with many other men, on my way home I take few beers in the bars situated along the road. I would like to know if the law prescribes the quantity of beers a driver is authorised to drink as a police […]
Amount of alcohol a driver is allowed to consume I drive my own car to and from my work-place. As is the case with many other men, on my way home I take few beers in the bars situated along the road. I would like to know if the law prescribes the quantity of beers […]
Legal Update – 2 September 2021
Employment contract with a minor We are a food processing company operating in a remote area. In the place where we are operating, there are many poor families and orphans and in order to help children and the orphans around, we would like to employ them to perform some light work available. Our questions are […]
I have heard news in the international media that in other countries some people have been found selling counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines. Do we have such a law in Tanzania that addresses sale or supply of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines? AO, Arusha Yes. We have such protection under our laws. Under section 76 of the Tanzania Medicine […]
It is one year now since I contracted my marriage but feel I need to petition the Court for divorce because I suspect my husband has an adulterous association with other women. There are people telling me that the law does not allow divorce before expiry 2 years from the date of contracting the marriage. […]
One evening whilst on the road training my 17 year old daughter how to drive, we were stopped by a traffic police who asked us two questions. First if my daughter had a learner driver’s licence and if I had an instructor’s certificate. My daughter had a learner driver’s licence but I did not have […]
Uncertified driving instructor One evening whilst on the road training my 17 year old daughter how to drive, we were stopped by a traffic police who asked us two questions. First if my daughter had a learner driver’s licence and if I had an instructor’s certificate. My daughter had a learner driver’s licence but I […]
My tenant who is a foreigner left the country for abroad where he stayed for four years before returning to the country. Before he left the country he said he would stay there for only 1 week. To assure me that his stay abroad would be short, he left with me his car together with […]
I was married to a public servant but we have now divorced. My spouse is a NHIF member and I have a NHIF beneficiary card given to me as a spouse of the member. Despite the divorce, my former spouse has not demanded the return of the NHIF card. Am I allowed to continue using […]
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