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Setting up a business in Tanzania
With a view to meeting modern business demands, Tanzania has recently undergone a spate of significant legal reforms designed to clarify and ease the process by which investment can be made into the country. The two most common approaches of investors are to either incorporate a local subsidiary or establish a branch in Tanzania. In addition, in the event the investment meets certain criteria, investment incentives will be available.
[ Download/View File ]Jun 7, 2006, 10:25
New Banking Act in Tanzania
With a view to meeting the demands of modern business practice and catering for the needs of the local and international banking sector, the government of Tanzania repealed the Banking and Financial Institution Act 1991, Cap 342 (the “BFIA ‘91”) and replaced it with the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 2006 (the “BFIA ‘06”).
[ Download/View File ]Jun 7, 2006, 10:15
DATA PROTECTION: IMPACT ON PRIVACY, RESPONSE OF THE LAW
This article looks into the legal nature of personal data, whether it amounts to any proprietary interest that can be enjoyed by the owner of the data and nobody else, whether privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India, whether there is any law currently in force in India that upholds the privacy of data, and if not, then on what lines can this law be drafted? In answering the above questions, it will look into the four ages of data protection, the importance of sharing personal data, as also the importance of respecting personal data and not tampering with it or using it without authorization. Then it will highlight how the laws currently in force in India do not address this critical issue of data protection at all. Next it will look into the laws regarding data protection that are in force in the various countries of the world and how the different countries are addressing the issue. Finally it will lay out a model law that India might adopt for this purpose and improve the level of protection accorded to personal data.
May 18, 2006, 09:24
Company Law Reforms in Tanzania: The Companies Act 2002
Prior to the 1st of March earlier this year, the main legislation relating to companies in Tanzania was the Companies Act Cap. 212 which was enacted in 1929. This legislation regulated trading companies and other associations including the imposition tax on nominal capital, regulation of dividends and surpluses and related matters. This legislation was in force for over 77 years which period covered not only the tail end of the colonial period but also the period of state-planned economy through to liberalisation in the 1990s. Clearly it was time for reform to cover an increasingly sophisticated market and the dramatic changes to the Tanzanian economy.
The new reforms are contained in the Companies Act 2002 (the “CA 2002”), an act on the shelf for almost three years which came into force as from the 1st of March, 2006.
Apr 26, 2006, 13:48
A National Perspective: An Exploration of Professional Learning Communities and the Impact on School Improvement Efforts
This articles deals with the exploration of professional learning communities and the impact on school improvement efforts. [ Download/View File ]
Feb 9, 2006, 17:04
