The Diplomatic and Consular Immunities and Privileges Act

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THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES ACT
[PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION]
Arrangement of Sections
Section Title
part i
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. Short title. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. 4. Application of Vienna Conventions. part ii
REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN POWERS
5. Immunities of representatives. 6. Immunities of members of official staff of diplomatic head of mission. 7. Immunities of members of family or diplomatic staff of chief representative. 8. Immunities of members of domestic staff of head of mission. 9. Power of Minister to confer immunities. part iii
CONSULAR IMMUNITIES
10. Immunities. 11. Restriction of powers of entry in relation to consular posts. 12. Size of consulate. part iv
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND STAFFS
13. Immunities, privileges and capacities of certain international
organisations and persons connected therewith. 14. Immunities and privileges of representatives staff or high officer’s family. 15. Immunities accorded to Tanzanians working with international
institution or organisation. 16.

s of representatives staff or high officer’s family. 15. Immunities accorded to Tanzanians working with international
institution or organisation. 16.

Functional immunities to Tanzanian national working with international
institute or organisation.

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17. All risk insurance.
18. Application of Part IV in respect of United Nations.
part v
GENERAL PROVISIONS
19. Exemption from taxation of persons entitled to immunity.
20. Minister to publish lists.
21. Immunities of representatives attending international conferences.
22. Waiver of immunities or privileges.
23. Minister may withdraw immunity.
24. Persons not included in diplomatic list.
25. Special provisions relating to custom duty.
26. Sale of motor vehicle subject to customs authorities.
27. Sale of motor vehicle in Zanzibar.
part vi
WITHDRAWAL AND RESTRICTION OF DIPLOMATIC AND
OTHER IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES
28. Reciprocal treatment.
29. Withdrawal of personal immunities in respect of diplomatic
representatives of foreign powers.
30. Domestic servants.
part vii
REPEAL, SAVINGS AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
31. Repeal and savings.
SCHEDULES

atic
representatives of foreign powers.
30. Domestic servants.
part vii
REPEAL, SAVINGS AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
31. Repeal and savings.
SCHEDULES

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PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. This Act may be cited as the Diplomatic and Consular
Immunities and Privileges Act. 2. This Act shall apply to Tanzania Zanzibar as well as Mainland
Tanzania. 3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
“consular employee” means a person, other than a consular
officer, who is employed in the administrative or technical
service of a consular post and whom the Minister
recognises as such, but shall not include any driver or
private servant employed on domestic duties at or in the
upkeep of the consular post;
“consular officer” means any person including the head of
a consular post appointed as such by a foreign sovereign
Short title
Application
Interpretation
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THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES ACT
An Act to make better provisions for the conferring of immunities and
privileges on representatives of foreign sovereign powers and other
representatives in Tanzania. [1st February, 1987]
[GN. No. 88 of 1987]
Act No. 5 of 1986
GNs. Nos.

presentatives of foreign sovereign powers and other
representatives in Tanzania. [1st February, 1987]
[GN. No. 88 of 1987]
Act No. 5 of 1986
GNs. Nos.

122 of 1988
206 of 1988
235 of 1988
104 of 1996
420 of 1997
669 of 1998
330 of 2000
185 of 2001
186 of 2001
478 of 2002
57 of 2005
368 of 2005
410 of 2010
166 of 2011
1 of 2012
586 of 2015
269 of 2016
288 of 2016
277 of 2022

0 of 2000
185 of 2001
186 of 2001
478 of 2002
57 of 2005
368 of 2005
410 of 2010
166 of 2011
1 of 2012
586 of 2015
269 of 2016
288 of 2016
277 of 2022

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power and holding a valid exequatur or other authorisation
to exercise consular functions in the United Republic;
“diplomatic agent” means the head of the mission or a
member of the diplomatic staff of the mission;
“diplomatic employee” means a member of the staff of
a mission of a foreign sovereign power in the United
Republic who has a diplomatic rank;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for foreign affairs;
“Vienna Convention on Consular Relations” means the
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations signed in
Vienna on 24th April, 1963;
“Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations” means the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in
Vienna on 18th April,1961. 4. Subject to this Act, the provisions of the Vienna Convention
on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations shall, to the extent specified in the First
and Second Schedules to this Act, respectively have the force
of law in the United Republic.

lar Relations shall, to the extent specified in the First
and Second Schedules to this Act, respectively have the force
of law in the United Republic.

PART II
REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN POWERS
5.–(1) Subject to this Act, representatives in the United Republic
of foreign sovereign powers shall be granted immunities and
privileges in accordance with this Part. (2) A person recognised by the Government of the United
Republic as the head of mission in Tanzania of any foreign
sovereign power, whether he is known by the title of High
Commissioner for that country or by any other title, shall be
entitled to the like immunities and privileges as are accorded to
the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Tanzania. Application
of Vienna
Conventions
Immunities of
representatives

eges as are accorded to
the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Tanzania. Application
of Vienna
Conventions
Immunities of
representatives

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6. A member of the diplomatic staff of a mission performing
duties substantially corresponding to those performed by
any member of the diplomatic staff of a mission of a foreign
sovereign power, shall be entitled to the like immunities as are
accorded to members of the diplomatic staff of such a mission. 7. A member of the family of a head of a mission or of a member
of the diplomatic staff of a mission entitled to immunities under
section 6 shall be entitled to immunities to the like extent as
any member of the family of such an envoy of a member of the
diplomatic staff of such a mission. 8. A member of the domestic staff of a head of mission shall be
entitled to the like immunities as are accorded to members of
the domestic staff of such an envoy. 9.

the domestic staff of a head of mission shall be
entitled to the like immunities as are accorded to members of
the domestic staff of such an envoy. 9.

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, confer-
(a) on persons in the service of the government of a
foreign sovereign power holding such offices or classes
of offices as may be specified in the order, being offices
or classes of offices appearing to him to involve the
performance of duties substantially corresponding to
those which in the case of a foreign sovereign power,
would be performed by a diplomatic agent;
(b) on a person for the time being recognised by the
Government of the United Republic as the head of
mission in Tanzania of any state or province of a
country represented in the United Republic;
(c) on members of staff of a diplomatic agent holding
such offices or classes of offices as may be specified in
the order, being offices or classes of offices appearing
to the Minister to involve the performance of duties
substantially corresponding to those which, in the case
of a foreign sovereign power, would be performed by a
diplomatic employee,
the like immunity from suit and legal process and the like
inviolability of official archives as are accorded to diplomatic
Immunities of
members of
official staff of
diplomatic head
of mission
Immunities
of members
of family or
diplomatic
staff of chief
representative
Immunities of
members of
domestic staff of
head of mission
Power of Minister
to confer
immunities

f family or
diplomatic
staff of chief
representative
Immunities of
members of
domestic staff of
head of mission
Power of Minister
to confer
immunities

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agents of a foreign sovereign power, and the order may
provide for applying, in relation to official premises of persons
on whom immunity is conferred under this section, the
provisions of subsection (1) of section 11 as if those premises
were consular offices of a country to which that section applies
and those persons were consular officers. PART III
CONSULAR IMMUNITIES
10. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a member of the
consular post of a foreign sovereign power in the United
Republic shall be entitled to such immunities and privileges
as is necessary to comply with the terms of any treaty or other
international agreement to which the foreign power and
the United Republic are parties, or as is recognised by the
principles of customary international law and usage.

eement to which the foreign power and
the United Republic are parties, or as is recognised by the
principles of customary international law and usage.

11.–(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the premises of a
consular post of a foreign sovereign power shall not be entered
by a police officer or other person acting in the execution of
any warrant or other legal process or in exercise of powers
conferred by or under any enactment, whether passed before
or after the commencement of this Act, or otherwise, except
with the consent of the consular officer in charge or if that
consent is withheld or cannot be obtained, with the consent of
the Minister. (2) An entry shall not be effected to the consular premises
except where-
(a) a person is authorised or permitted by law to enter the
consular premises without such consent where such
entry is necessary for extinguishing a fire which has or
is reasonably believed to have broken out thereon or
on any premises or place, or for protecting the consular
premises or place from acts done for fire-fighting
purposes;
Immunities
Restriction of
powers of entry
in relation to
consular posts

ting the consular
premises or place from acts done for fire-fighting
purposes;
Immunities
Restriction of
powers of entry
in relation to
consular posts

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(b) a police officer having reasonable cause to believe that
a crime involving violence has been or is being or is
about to be committed in the consular premises;
(c) a person is entitled to entry by virtue of any easement,
contract or other private right. (3) This section shall not apply to a consular post which
is for the time being in the charge of a consular officer who
is a citizen of the United Republic or is not a national of the
country by which the post is maintained. 12. In the absence of an express agreement as to the size of
a consulate in the United Republic, the Government of the
United Republic may require that the size of the consulate be
kept within reasonable and normal limits, having regard to
circumstances and conditions in the United Republic and to
the needs of the consulate.

e be
kept within reasonable and normal limits, having regard to
circumstances and conditions in the United Republic and to
the needs of the consulate.

PART IV
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND STAFFS
13.–(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette-
(a) provide that any organisation specified in the Third
Schedule, hereinafter referred to as the organisation,
shall, to such extent as may be so specified in the order,
have the immunities and privileges set out in Part I
of the Fourth Schedule, and shall also have the legal
capacities of a body corporate;
(b) confer upon such number of officers of the organisation
as may be so specified in the order, being the holders
of such high offices in the organisation as may be
specified in the order, and upon such persons employed
on missions on behalf of the organisation as maybe so
specified, and upon any person who is a representative,
whether of a government or not, in, or a member of,
the organisation or any organ thereof, to such extent as
may be so specified, the immunities and privileges set
out in Part II of the Fourth Schedule to this Act; and
Size of consulate
Immunities,
privileges and
capacities
of certain
international
organisations
and persons
connected
therewith

hedule to this Act; and
Size of consulate
Immunities,
privileges and
capacities
of certain
international
organisations
and persons
connected
therewith

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(c) confer upon such other classes of offices and servants
of the organisation as may be so specified in the order
to such extent as may be so specified, the immunities
and privileges set out in Part III of the Fourth Schedule
to this Act. (2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette add
to the Third Schedule, the name of any organisation of which
the government of the United Republic and the government
or governments of one or more foreign sovereign powers are
members, and may delete the name of any organisation of
which the government of the United Republic ceases to be a
member. 14. Part IV of the Fourth Schedule to this Act shall have effect
for the purpose of extending to the staff of representatives
and families of officers upon whom immunity and privileges
are conferred under section 13(1)(b), the immunities and
privileges referred to therein. 15.

nd families of officers upon whom immunity and privileges
are conferred under section 13(1)(b), the immunities and
privileges referred to therein. 15.

A citizen of the United Republic employed in any of the
Institutions or Organisations specified in the Third Schedule-
(a) as a Director or Assistant Director shall have the
immunities and privileges to such extent as are set out
in Part III of the Fourth Schedule to this Act;
(b) as an officer or adviser in a general or professional
category comparable to any obtaining under the United
Nations Schemes of Service, shall be granted functional
immunities in relation to the execution of official
duties and shall be exempted from paying custom duty,
subject to this Act. 16. Where a citizen of the United Republic employed by any
of the Institutions or Organisations specified in the Third
Schedule to this Act is not in any category described under
paragraph (a) or (b) of section 15, he shall-
(a) be granted functional immunities in relation to official
duties;
Immunities and
privileges of
representatives
staff or high
officer’s family
Immunities
accorded to
Tanzanians
working with
international
institution or
organisation
Functional
immunities
to Tanzanian
national working
with international
institute or
organisation

orking with
international
institution or
organisation
Functional
immunities
to Tanzanian
national working
with international
institute or
organisation

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(b) pay income tax in respect only of such part of his salary
as is equivalent to the salary he was earning prior to his
employment by the institution or organisation. 17. A person enjoying diplomatic immunities and privileges
conferred under this Act shall have an all risk insurance in
respect of any motor-vehicle in his possession or use. 18.

atic immunities and privileges
conferred under this Act shall have an all risk insurance in
respect of any motor-vehicle in his possession or use. 18.

Part IV shall, in its application to the United Nations, have
effect subject to the following modifications:
(a) any reference to the governing body or any committee
of the organisation shall be construed as referring to
the General Assembly;
(b) the powers conferred by section 13 of this Act shall
include power by the Minister to confer on the judges
and registrars of the International Court of Justice, and
on suitors to that court and their agents, counsel and
advocates, such immunities privileges and facilities as
may be required to give effect to any resolution of or
convention approved by the General Assembly of the
United Nations.

privileges and facilities as
may be required to give effect to any resolution of or
convention approved by the General Assembly of the
United Nations.

PART V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
19.–(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette,
or by directions-
(a) make such provisions as he thinks fit in order to
facilitate any immunity from taxes, rates or fees to
which any person is entitled by reason of his being
the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to
the United Republic, or his being a member of the
family or a servant of such envoy or a member of the
diplomatic staff of such envoy or of such member’s
family, or by reason of the provisions of section 5, 6,
7, 8, 15 and 16 or order made under subsection (1) of
All risk insurance
Application of
Part IV in respect
of United Nations
Exemption
from taxation of
persons entitled
to immunity

under subsection (1) of
All risk insurance
Application of
Part IV in respect
of United Nations
Exemption
from taxation of
persons entitled
to immunity

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section 13 and may in such order or directions declare
the extent of such immunity in respect of any person or
class of persons and as to whether or not any particular
tax, duty, rate or fee is included therein or excluded
therefrom; and where any such declaration is made
it shall, in the case of any person to whom an order
made under subsection (1) of section 13 refers, subject
to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule to this Act, be
conclusive;
(b) grant any person or class of persons to whom section
9 or section 10 refers immunity from taxes, duties and
rates upon-
(i) the person concerned;
(ii) the movable property of such person; or
(iii) so much of the income of the person concerned as
is derived directly from the holding of his office,
or from the payment of any fees imposed by law.

) so much of the income of the person concerned as
is derived directly from the holding of his office,
or from the payment of any fees imposed by law.

(2) It is hereby declared that, no immunity to which
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) refers and no immunity granted
under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be construed as
exempting any person from compliance with the formalities
in respect of the importation of goods which are prescribed
in any law relating to customs; and every such immunity
shall be subject to compliance with such conditions as the
Commissioner of Customs and Sales Tax may prescribe for the
protection of the revenue. 20.–(1) The Minister shall compile a list of the persons
appearing to him to be entitled to immunities or privileges in
accordance with the principles of customary international law
and usage or by or under the provisions of this Act, except-
(a) children under the age of eighteen years of a person so
entitled; or
(b) any person whose name appears on a list published
under the provisions of section 21,
Minister to
publish lists

years of a person so
entitled; or
(b) any person whose name appears on a list published
under the provisions of section 21,
Minister to
publish lists

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and he shall amend the list, and shall cause the list and any
amendment of the list or any amended list to be published in
the Gazette. (2) Where in any proceedings, any question arises whether
or not any person is entitled to immunities or privileges in
accordance with the principles of customary international
law and usage or by or under the provisions of this Act, or by
reason of being included in a list compiled under the provisions
of section 21, a certificate issued by or under the authority of
the Minister stating any fact relevant to that question shall be
conclusive evidence of that fact.

, a certificate issued by or under the authority of
the Minister stating any fact relevant to that question shall be
conclusive evidence of that fact.

21.–(1) Where a conference is held in the United Republic and
is attended by the representatives of the Government of the
United Republic and the government or governments of one
or more foreign sovereign powers, the Minister may compile
such list of the representatives of such powers and countries
and of the members of their official staff as he shall think
proper, and shall cause such list and any amendment of that
list or amended list to be published in the Gazette, and, subject
to the provisions of this Act, every representative of a power or
country who is for the time being included in the list shall, for
the purpose of any enactment or rule of law or custom relating
to the immunities of an envoy of a foreign sovereign power
or of a head of mission and of the retinue of such an envoy or
head, be treated as if he were such an envoy or head, and such
of the members of his official staff as are for the time being
included in the list shall be treated for the purpose aforesaid as
if they were his retinue.

e members of his official staff as are for the time being
included in the list shall be treated for the purpose aforesaid as
if they were his retinue.

(2) A list published under subsection (1) in relation to any
conference shall include a statement of the date from which
the list or amendment takes or took effect; and the fact that
any person is or was included or not included at any time
among the persons entitled to diplomatic or other immunities
as representatives attending the conference or as members
of the official staff of any such representative may, if a list of
Immunities of
representatives
attending
international
conferences

nce or as members
of the official staff of any such representative may, if a list of
Immunities of
representatives
attending
international
conferences

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those person has been so published, be conclusively proved
by producing the Gazette containing the list or, the last list
taking effect before that time, together with the Gazette if any
containing notices of the amendments taking effect before that
time, and by showing that the name of that person is or was at
that time included or not included in the said list.

endments taking effect before that
time, and by showing that the name of that person is or was at
that time included or not included in the said list.

22.–(1) Without prejudice to any other rule of law relating to
the waiver of diplomatic immunities or privileges-
(a) a head of mission may waive any immunity conferred
by or under the provisions of this Act on himself or on
a member of his staff or on a member of his family or
of the family of a member of his staff, or on a person
in the service of the government of the country which
he represents and such immunity of a head of mission
or diplomatic employee may also be waived by the
government of the country by which he was appointed;
(b) a consular officer may waive any immunity conferred
by or under the provisions of this act on himself, or
on a consular employee employed in a consular post
of which for the time being he is in charge and such
immunity of a consular employee may also be waived
by the government of the country by which he was
appointed. (2) Waiver under this section shall be express and shall be
communicated in writing to the government of the United
Republic. 23. The Minister may where he deems it proper, withdraw any
immunity or privilege of any staff under any of the organisations
specified in the Third Schedule to this Act. 24.

re he deems it proper, withdraw any
immunity or privilege of any staff under any of the organisations
specified in the Third Schedule to this Act. 24.

Where the name of any person claiming any immunity is
not included in the list compiled under section 20 or 21 and
still in force, the revenue or taxing authority to whom the
claim is made shall, before according such immunities obtain
the directions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Waiver of
immunities or
privileges
Minister may
withdraw
immunity
Persons not
included in
diplomatic list

rections of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Waiver of
immunities or
privileges
Minister may
withdraw
immunity
Persons not
included in
diplomatic list

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25. Where any goods which have been imported or taken out
of bond without payment of customs duty or sales tax by a
person in pursuance of any diplomatic immunity or privilege,
or other immunity or privilege conferred or granted by or
under this Act are sold within the United Republic, the buyer
shall pay the customs duty and sales tax on those goods unless
he is a person enjoying the same customs franchise privileges,
he is buying on behalf of the government or the goods are re-
exported outside the United Republic. 26. A motor vehicle that has been imported or taken out of
bond without payment of custom duty or sales tax by a person
in pursuance of any diplomatic immunity or privilege under
this Act, and which exceeds four years after registration, may
be sold to any person with or without customs franchise
privilege, subject to a written permission from the customs
authorities. 27.

registration, may
be sold to any person with or without customs franchise
privilege, subject to a written permission from the customs
authorities. 27.

In Tanzania Zanzibar, a motor vehicle that has been
imported or taken out of bond without payment of customs
duty by a person in pursuance of any diplomatic immunity or
privilege under this Act, and which has less than four years of
registration, shall be sold to the State Motor Corporation of
Zanzibar. PART VI
WITHDRAWAL AND RESTRICTION
OF DIPLOMATIC AND OTHER
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES
28. This Act shall not be construed as precluding the Minister
from withdrawing-
(a) any immunities or privileges conferred by or under
the provisions of Parts II and III or granted under
paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 19, in respect
of any foreign sovereign power or any class of persons
Special provisions
relating to custom
duty
Sale of motor
vehicle subject
to customs
authorities
Sale of motor
vehicle in
Zanzibar
Reciprocal
treatment

Special provisions
relating to custom
duty
Sale of motor
vehicle subject
to customs
authorities
Sale of motor
vehicle in
Zanzibar
Reciprocal
treatment

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employed by such power on the grounds that such
power is failing to accord corresponding immunities
or privileges to the United Republic;
(b) any immunities or privileges referred to in Part IV of the
Fourth Schedule to this Act from any representatives or
nationals of any foreign sovereign power on the grounds
that such power is failing to accord corresponding
immunities and privileges to the United Republic; or
(c) from declining to accord any such immunity or
privilege as may be conferred by order or directions
under the foregoing provisions of this Act on any
grounds as aforesaid. 29.

any such immunity or
privilege as may be conferred by order or directions
under the foregoing provisions of this Act on any
grounds as aforesaid. 29.

Where it appears to the Minister that the personal
immunities conferred by law on the envoys of foreign
sovereign powers, their families, and servants, and members
of the official staff of such envoys and their families, exceed in
any respect those accorded in the territory of any such power
to an envoy of the United Republic and persons similarly
connected with him, the Minister may, by order published in
the Gazette, withdraw the said personal immunities in the case
of that power, to such extent and in respect of such categories
of persons, as appears to the Minister to be proper. 30. A person shall not be entitled to any immunities or
privileges in accordance with customary international law or
usage under any of the provisions of this Act, on account of
his being a domestic servant of an envoy of a foreign sovereign
power or a head of mission, unless his name is included in a
list compiled under the provisions of section 20 and published
in the Gazette and still in force. Withdrawal
of personal
immunities
in respect of
diplomatic
representatives of
foreign powers
Domestic
servants

shed
in the Gazette and still in force. Withdrawal
of personal
immunities
in respect of
diplomatic
representatives of
foreign powers
Domestic
servants

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PART VII
REPEAL, SAVINGS AND
CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
31.–(1) [Repeals the Immunities and Privileges (Extension
and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance].

T VII
REPEAL, SAVINGS AND
CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
31.–(1) [Repeals the Immunities and Privileges (Extension
and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance].

(2) [Omitted.]
(3) [Omitted.]
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Made under section 4)
ARTICLES OF THE VIENNA CONVENTION
ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS HAVING
THE FORCE OF LAW IN TANZANIA
Article 1
For the purpose of the present Convention, the following expressions
shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them-
(a) “head of the mission” is the person charged by the sending
state with the duty of acting in that capacity;
(b) “members of the mission” are the head of the mission and the
members of the staff of the mission;
(c) “members of the staff of the mission” are the members of the
diplomatic staff, of the administrative and technical staff and
of the service staff of the mission;
(d) “members of the diplomatic staff ” are the members of the
staff of the mission having diplomatic rank;
(e) “diplomatic agent” is the head of the mission or a member of
the diplomatic staff of the mission;
(f) “members of the administrative and technical staff ” are
the members of the staff of the mission employed in the
administrative and technical service of the mission;
(g) “members of the service staff ” are the members of the staff of
the mission in the domestic service of the mission;
(h) “private servant” is a person who is in the domestic service of
a member of the mission and who is not an employee of the
sending state;
(i) “premises of the mission” are the buildings or parts of
buildings and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of
ownership, used for the purposes of the mission including
the residence of the head of the mission.

gs and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of
ownership, used for the purposes of the mission including
the residence of the head of the mission.

Repeal and
savings
Ord. No. 54 of 1961

Repeal and
savings
Ord. No. 54 of 1961

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Article 11
1. In the absence of specific agreement as to the size of the mission to be
kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having
regard to circumstances and conditions in the receiving state and to the
needs of the particular mission. 2. The receiving state may equally, within similar bounds and on a non-
discriminating basis, refuse to accept officials of a particular category. Article 22
1. The premises of the mission shall be inviolable. The agents of the
receiving state may not enter them, except with the consent of the head
of the mission. 2. The receiving state is under a special duty to take all appropriate
steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or
damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or
impairment of its dignity. Article 23
1.

of the mission against any intrusion or
damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or
impairment of its dignity. Article 23
1.

The sending state and the head of the mission shall be exempted
from all national, regional or municipal dues and taxes in respect of the
premises of the mission, whether owned or leased, other than such as
represent payment for specific service rendered. 2. The exemption from taxation referred to in this Article shall not apply
to such dues and taxes payable under the law of the receiving state by
persons contracting with the sending state or the head of the mission. Article 24
The archives and documents of the mission shall be inviolable at any
time and wherever they may be. Article 25
The receiving state shall accord full facilities for the performance of
the functions of the mission. Article 26
Subject to its laws and regulations concerning zones entry into
which is prohibited or regulated for reasons of national security, the
receiving state shall ensure to all members of the mission freedom of
movement and travel in its territory. 1. The receiving state shall permit and protect free communication on
the part of the mission for all official purposes.

and travel in its territory. 1. The receiving state shall permit and protect free communication on
the part of the mission for all official purposes.

In communicating with
the government and the other missions and consulates of the sending
state, wherever situated, the mission may employ all appropriate means,
including diplomatic couriers and messages in code or cipher. However,
the mission may install and use a wireless transmitter only with the
consent of the receiving state.

couriers and messages in code or cipher. However,
the mission may install and use a wireless transmitter only with the
consent of the receiving state.

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2. The official correspondence of the mission shall be inviolable. Official
correspondence means all correspondence relating to the mission and
its functions. 3. The diplomatic bag shall not be opened or detained. 4. The packages constituting the diplomatic bag must bear visible
external marks of their character and may contain only diplomatic
documents or articles intended for official use. 5. The diplomatic courier, who shall be provided with an official
document indicating his status and the number of packages constituting
the diplomatic bag, shall be protected by the receiving state in the
performance of his functions. He shall enjoy personal inviolability and
shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention. 6. The sending state or the mission may designate diplomatic couriers
ad hoc.

nviolability and
shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention. 6. The sending state or the mission may designate diplomatic couriers
ad hoc.

In such cases the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article shall
also apply, except that the immunities therein mentioned shall cease to
apply when such a courier has delivered to the consignee the diplomatic
bag in his charge. 7. A diplomatic bag may be entrusted to the captain of a couriers
aircraft scheduled to land at an authorised port of entry. He shall be
provided with an official document indicating the number of packages
constituting the bag but he shall not be considered to be a diplomatic
courier. The mission may send one of its members to take possession of
the diplomatic bag directly and freely from the captain of the aircraft. Article 28
The fees and charges levied by the mission in the course of its official
duties shall be exempt from all dues and taxes. Article 29
The person of a diplomatic agent shall be inviolable. He shall not
be liable to any form of arrest or detention. The receiving state shall
treat with due respect and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any
attack on his person, freedom or dignity. Article 30
1. The private residence of a diplomatic agent shall enjoy the same
inviolability and protection as the premises of the mission. 2.

ignity. Article 30
1. The private residence of a diplomatic agent shall enjoy the same
inviolability and protection as the premises of the mission. 2.

His papers, correspondence and except as provided in paragraph 3 of
Article 31, property, shall likewise enjoy inviolability.

His papers, correspondence and except as provided in paragraph 3 of
Article 31, property, shall likewise enjoy inviolability.

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Article 31
1. A diplomatic agent shall enjoy immunity from the criminal
jurisdiction of the receiving state. He shall also enjoy immunity from its
civil and administrative jurisdiction, except in the case of-
(a) a real action relating to private immovable property situated
in the territory of the receiving state, unless he holds it on
behalf of the sending state for the purposes of the mission. (b) an action relating to succession in which the diplomatic
agent is involved as executor administrator, heir or legatee as
a private person and not on behalf of the sending state;
(c) an action relating to any professional or commercial activity
exercised by the diplomatic agent in the receiving state
outside his official functions. 2. A diplomatic agent is not obliged to give evidence as a witness. 3.

by the diplomatic agent in the receiving state
outside his official functions. 2. A diplomatic agent is not obliged to give evidence as a witness. 3.

No measures of execution may be taken in respect of a diplomatic
agent except in the cases coming under subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
paragraph 1 of this Article, and provided that the measures concerned
can be taken without infringing the inviolability of his person or of his
residence. 4. The immunity of a diplomatic agent from the jurisdiction of the
receiving state does not exempt him from the jurisdiction of the sending
state. Article 32
1. The immunity from jurisdiction of diplomatic agents and of persons
enjoying immunity under Article 37 may be waived by the sending
state. 2. Waiver must always be express. 3. The initiation of proceedings by a diplomatic agent or by a person
enjoying immunity from jurisdiction under Article 37 shall preclude
him from invoking immunity from jurisdiction in respect of any
counter-claim directly connected with the principal claim. 4. Waiver of immunity from jurisdiction in respect of civil or
administrative proceedings shall not be held to imply waiver of
immunity in respect of the execution of the judgment, for which a
separate waiver shall be necessary. Article 33
1.

all not be held to imply waiver of
immunity in respect of the execution of the judgment, for which a
separate waiver shall be necessary. Article 33
1.

Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, a diplomatic
agent shall with respect to services rendered for the sending state be
exempted from social security provisions which may be in force in the
receiving state.

hall with respect to services rendered for the sending state be
exempted from social security provisions which may be in force in the
receiving state.

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2. The exemption provided for in paragraph 1 of this article shall also
apply to private servants who are in the sole employ of a diplomatic
agent on condition-
(a) that they are not nationals of or permanently resident in the
receiving state; and
(b) that they are covered by the social security provisions which
may be in force in the sending state or a third state. 3. A diplomatic agent who employs persons to whom the exemption
provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article does not apply shall observe
the obligations which the social security provisions of the receiving
state impose upon employers. 4. The exemption provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article
shall not preclude voluntary participation in the social security system
of the receiving state provided that such participation is permitted by
that state. 5.

preclude voluntary participation in the social security system
of the receiving state provided that such participation is permitted by
that state. 5.

The provisions of this Article shall not affect bilateral or multilateral
agreements concerning social security concluded previously and shall
not prevent the conclusion of such agreements in the future. Article 34
A diplomatic agent shall be exempted from all dues and taxes,
personal or real, national, regional or municipal, except-
(a) indirect taxes of a kind which are normally incorporated in
the price of goods or services;
(b) dues and taxes on private immovable property situated in the
territory of the receiving state, unless he holds it on behalf of
the sending state for the purpose of the mission. (c) estate, succession or inheritance duties levied by the receiving
state, subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 39;
(d) dues and taxes on private income having its source in the
receiving state and capital taxes on investments made in
commercial undertakings in the receiving state;
(e) charges levied for specific services rendered;
(f) registration, court or record fees, mortgage dues and stamp
duty, with respect to immovable property, subject to the
provisions of Article 23.

ed;
(f) registration, court or record fees, mortgage dues and stamp
duty, with respect to immovable property, subject to the
provisions of Article 23.

Article 35
The receiving state shall exempt diplomatic agents from all personal
services, from all public service of any kind whatsoever, and from
military obligations such as those connected with requisitioning,
military contributions and billeting.

ublic service of any kind whatsoever, and from
military obligations such as those connected with requisitioning,
military contributions and billeting.

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Article 36
1. The receiving state shall, in accordance with such laws and regulations
as it may adopt, permit entry of and grant exemption from all custom
duties, taxes, and related charges other than charges for storage, cartage
and similar services on:
(a) articles for the official use of the mission;
(b) articles for the personal use of a diplomatic agent or members
of his family forming part of his household, including articles
intended for his establishment. 2. The personal baggage of a diplomatic agent shall be exempt from
inspection, unless there are serious grounds for presuming that it
contains articles not covered by the exemptions mentioned in paragraph
1 of this Article, or articles the import or export of which is prohibited
by the law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the receiving
state. Such inspection shall be conducted only in the presence of the
diplomatic agent or of his authorised representative. Article 37
1.

he receiving
state. Such inspection shall be conducted only in the presence of the
diplomatic agent or of his authorised representative. Article 37
1.

The member of the family of a diplomatic agent forming part of his
household shall, if they are not nationals of the receiving state, enjoy the
privileges and immunities specified in Articles 29 to 36. 2. Members of the administrative and technical staff of the mission,
together with members of their families forming part of their respective
households, shall, if they are not nationals of or permanently resident
in the receiving state, enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in
article 29 to 35, except that the immunity from civil and administrative
jurisdiction of the receiving state specified in paragraph 1 of the Article
31shall not extend to acts performed outside the course of their duties. They shall also enjoy the privileges specified in Article 36, paragraph 1,
in respect of articles imported at the time of first installation. 3. Members of the service staff of the mission shall, if they are not
nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving state be exempted
from dues and taxes on the emoluments they receive by reasons of
their employment. In other respects, they may enjoy privileges and
immunities only to the extent admitted by the receiving state.

eceive by reasons of
their employment. In other respects, they may enjoy privileges and
immunities only to the extent admitted by the receiving state.

However,
the receiving state must exercise its jurisdiction over those persons in
such a manner as not to interfere unduly with the performance of the
functions of the mission. Article 38
1. Except in so far as additional privileges and immunities may be
granted by the receiving state, a diplomatic agent who is a national of
or permanently resident in that state shall enjoy only immunity from
jurisdiction, and inviolability, in respect of official acts performed in the
exercise of his functions.

in that state shall enjoy only immunity from
jurisdiction, and inviolability, in respect of official acts performed in the
exercise of his functions.

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2. Other members of the staff of the mission and private servants who
are nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving state shall enjoy
privileges and immunities only to the extent admitted by the receiving
state. However, the receiving state must exercise its jurisdiction over
these persons in such a manner as not to interfere unduly with the
performance of the functions of the mission. Article 39
1. Every person entitled to privileges and immunities shall enjoy them
from the moment he enters the territory of the receiving state on
proceeding to take up his post or if already in its territory from the
moment when his appointment is notified to the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs or such other Ministry as may be agreed. 2.

eady in its territory from the
moment when his appointment is notified to the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs or such other Ministry as may be agreed. 2.

When the functions of a person enjoying privileges and immunities
have come to an end, such privileges and immunities shall normally
cease at the moment when he leaves the country, or on expiry of a
reasonable period in which to do so, but shall subsist until that time,
even in the case of armed conflict. However, with respect to acts
performed by such a person in the exercise of his functions as a member
of the mission immunity shall continue to subsist. 3. In case of the death of a member of the mission, the members of his
family shall continue to enjoy the privileges and immunities to which
they are entitled until the expiry of a reasonable period in which to
leave the country. 4. In the event of the death of a member of a mission not a national
of or permanently, resident in the receiving state of a member of his
family forming part of his household the receiving state shall permit the
withdrawal of the movable property of the deceased, with the exception
of any property acquired in the country the export of which was
prohibited at the time of his death.

able property of the deceased, with the exception
of any property acquired in the country the export of which was
prohibited at the time of his death.

Estate, succession and inheritance
duties shall not be levied on movable property the presence of which in
the receiving state was due solely to the presence these of the deceased
as a member of the mission or as a member of the family of a member
of the mission. Article 41
1. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty
of all persons enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect the
laws and regulations of the receiving State. They also have a duty not to
interfere in the internal affairs of that State. 2. All official business with the receiving state entrusted to the mission
by the sending state shall be conducted with or through the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs of the receiving state or such other ministry as may
be agreed.

the sending state shall be conducted with or through the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs of the receiving state or such other ministry as may
be agreed.

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3. The premises of the mission must not be used in any manner
incompatible with the functions of the mission as laid down in the
present Convention or by other rules of general international law
or by any special agreements in force between the sending and the
receiving state.

e
present Convention or by other rules of general international law
or by any special agreements in force between the sending and the
receiving state.

SECOND SCHEDULE
(Made under sections 4)
ARTICLES OF THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR
RELATIONS HAVING THE FORCE OF LAW IN TANZANIA
Article 1
For the purposes of the present convention, the following expressions
shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them-
(a) “consular agent” means any consulate-general, consulate,
vice-consulate or consular agency;
(b) “consular district” means the area assigned to a consular post
for the exercise of consular functions;
(c) “head of consular post” means the person charged with the
duty of acting in that capacity;
(d) “consular officer” means any person employed in the
administrative or technical service or a consular post;
(e) “consular employee” means any person employed in the
administrative or technical service of a consular post;
(f) “member of the service staff ” means a consular officers.

means any person employed in the
administrative or technical service of a consular post;
(f) “member of the service staff ” means a consular officers.

(g) “members of the consular post” means consular officers,
consular employees and members of the service staff;
(h) “members of the consular staff ” means consular officer, other
than the head of the a consular post, consular employee and
members of the services staff;
(i) “member of the private staff ” means a person who is
employed exclusively in the private service of a member of
the consular post;
(j) “consular premises” means the buildings or parts of buildings,
and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership,
used exclusively for the purpose of the consular post;
(k) “consular archives” includes all the papers, documents,
correspondence, books, films, tapes and registers of the
consular post, together with the ciphers and codes, the
card indexes and any article of furniture intended for their
protection or safekeeping.

of the
consular post, together with the ciphers and codes, the
card indexes and any article of furniture intended for their
protection or safekeeping.

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Article 32
1. Consular premises and the residence of the career head of consular
post of which the sending state or any person acting on its behalf is the
owner or lessee shall be exempt from all national, regional or municipal
dues and taxes rendered. 2. The exemption from taxation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article
shall not apply to such dues and taxes if, under the law of the receiving
state, they are payable to the person who contracted with the sending
state or with the person acting on its behalf. Article 33
The consular archives and documents shall be inviolable at all time
and wherever they may be. Article 35
1. The receiving state shall permit and protect freedom of
communication on the part of the consular post for all official purposes.

ay be. Article 35
1. The receiving state shall permit and protect freedom of
communication on the part of the consular post for all official purposes.

In communicating with the Government, the diplomatic missions
and other consular posts wherever situated, of the sending state, the
consular post may employ all appropriate means, including diplomatic
or consular couriers, diplomatic or consular bags and messages in code
or cipher. However, the consular post may install and use a wireless
transmitter only with the consent of the receiving state. 2. The official correspondence of the consular post shall be inviolable. Official correspondence means all correspondence relating to the
consular post and its functions. 3. The consular bag shall be neither opened nor detained. Nevertheless,
if the competent authorities of the receiving state have serious reason to
believe that the bag contains something other than the correspondence,
documents or articles referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, they
may request that the bag be opened in their presence by an authorised
representative of the sending state. If this request is refused by the
authorities of the sending state, the bag shall be returned to its place
of origin. 4.

ntative of the sending state. If this request is refused by the
authorities of the sending state, the bag shall be returned to its place
of origin. 4.

The packages constituting the consular bag shall bear visible external
marks of their character and may contain only official correspondence
and documents or articles intended exclusively for official use. 5. The consular courier shall be provided with an official document
indicating his status and the number of packages constituting the
consular bag. Except with the consent of the receiving state he shall
be neither a national of the receiving state, nor unless he is a national
of the sending state, a permanent resident of the receiving state. In the
performance of this functions he shall be protected by the receiving

ational
of the sending state, a permanent resident of the receiving state. In the
performance of this functions he shall be protected by the receiving

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state. He shall enjoy personal inviolability and shall not be liable to any
form of arrest or detention. 6. The sending state, its diplomatic missions and its consular posts
may designate consular couriers ad hoc. In such cases the provisions of
paragraph 5 of this Article shall also apply except that the immunities
therein mentioned shall cease to apply when such a courier has delivered
to the consignee the consular bag in his charge. 7. A consular bag may be entrusted to the captain of a ship or a
commercial aircraft scheduled to land at an authorised port of entry. He shall be provided with an official document indicating the number
of packages constituting the bag, but he shall not be considered to be a
consular courier. By arrangement with the appropriate local authorities,
the consular post may send one of its members to take possession of the
bag directly and freely from the captain of the ship or of the aircraft. Article 41
1.

ular post may send one of its members to take possession of the
bag directly and freely from the captain of the ship or of the aircraft. Article 41
1.

Consular officers shall not be liable to arrest or detention pending
trial except in the case of a grave crime and pursuant to a decision by
the competent judicial authority. 2. Except in the case specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, consular
officers shall not be committed to prison or be liable to any other form
of restriction on their personal freedom save in execution of a judicial
decision of final effect. 3. If criminal proceedings are instituted against a consular officer,
he must appear before the competent authorities. Nevertheless, the
proceedings shall be conducted with the respect due to him by reason
of his official position and except in the case specified in paragraph 1
of this Article, in a manner which will hamper the exercise of consular
functions as little as possible. When, in the circumstances mentioned
in paragraph 1 of this Article it has become necessary to detain a
consular officer, the proceedings against him shall be instituted with
the minimum of delay.

aph 1 of this Article it has become necessary to detain a
consular officer, the proceedings against him shall be instituted with
the minimum of delay.

Article 42
In the event of the arrest or detention, pending trial, of a member
of the consular staff, or of criminal proceedings being instituted against
him the receiving state shall promptly notify the head of the consular
post. Should the latter be himself the object of any such measure, the
receiving state shall notify the sending state through the diplomatic
channel. Article 43
1. Consular officers and consular employees shall not be liable to the
jurisdiction of the judicial or administrative authorities of the receiving
state in respect of acts performed in the exercise of consular functions.

jurisdiction of the judicial or administrative authorities of the receiving
state in respect of acts performed in the exercise of consular functions.

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2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not, however,
apply in respect of a civil action arising out of a contract concluded by
a consular officer or a consular employee in which he didn’t contract
expressly or impliedly as an agent of the sending state. Article 44
1. Members of a consular post may be called upon to attend as witnesses
in the course of judicial or administrative proceedings. A consular
employee or a member of the service staff shall not except in the cases
mentioned in paragraph 3 of this Article decline to give evidence. If a
consular officer should decline to do so, no coercive measure or penalty
maybe applied to him. 2. The authority requiring the evidence of a consular officer shall
avoid interference with the performance of his functions. It may, when
possible, take such evidence at his residence or at the consular post or
accept a statement from him in writing. 3.

nce of his functions. It may, when
possible, take such evidence at his residence or at the consular post or
accept a statement from him in writing. 3.

Members of a consular post are under no obligation to give evidence
concerning matters connected with the exercise of their functions or to
produce official correspondence and documents relating thereto. They
are also entitled to decline to give evidence as expert witnesses with
regard to the law of the sending state. Article 45
1. The sending state may waive, with regard to a member of the consular
post, any of the privileges and immunities provided for in Articles 41,
43 and 44. 2. The waiver shall in all cases be express; except as provided in
paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be communicated to the receiving
state in writing. 3. The initiation of proceedings by a consular officer or a consular
employee in a matter where he might enjoy immunity from jurisdiction
under Article 43 shall preclude him from invoking immunity from
jurisdiction in respect of any counter-claim directly connected with the
principal claim. 4.

Article 43 shall preclude him from invoking immunity from
jurisdiction in respect of any counter-claim directly connected with the
principal claim. 4.

The waiver of immunity from jurisdiction for the purposes of
civil or administrative proceedings shall not be deemed to imply the
waiver of immunity from the measures of execution resulting from the
judicial decision; in respect of such measures, a separate waiver shall
be necessary.

er of immunity from the measures of execution resulting from the
judicial decision; in respect of such measures, a separate waiver shall
be necessary.

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Article 46
1. Consular officers and consular employees and members of their
families forming part of their households shall be exempt from all
obligations under the laws and regulations of the receiving state in
regard to the registration of aliens and residence permits. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not, however apply
to any consular employee who is not a permanent employee of the
sending state or who carries on any private gainful occupation in the
receiving state or to any member of the family of any such employee. Article 47
1. Members of the consular post shall, with respect to services rendered
for the sending state, be exempt from any obligations in regard to work
permits imposed by the laws and regulations of the receiving state
concerning the employment of foreign labour. 2.

m any obligations in regard to work
permits imposed by the laws and regulations of the receiving state
concerning the employment of foreign labour. 2.

Members of the private staff of consular officer and of consular
employees shall, if they do not carry on any other gainful occupation
in the receiving state be exempt from the obligations referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article. Article 48
1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, members
of the consular post with respect to services rendered by them for
the sending state, and members of their families forming part of their
households shall be exempt from social security provisions which may
be in force in the receiving state. 2. The exemption provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall
apply also to members of the private staff who are in the sole employ of
members of the consular post, on condition-
(a) that they are not nationals of or permanently resident in the
receiving state; and
(b) that they are covered by the social security provisions which
are in force in the sending state or a third state. 3. Members of the consular post who employ persons to whom the
exemption provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article does not apply
shall observe the obligation which the social security provisions of the
receiving state impose upon employers. 4.

ph 2 of this Article does not apply
shall observe the obligation which the social security provisions of the
receiving state impose upon employers. 4.

The exemption provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article
shall not include voluntary participation in the social security system
of the receiving state, provided that such participation is permitted by
that state.

not include voluntary participation in the social security system
of the receiving state, provided that such participation is permitted by
that state.

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Article 49
1. Consular officers and consular employees and members of their
families forming part of their households shall be exempt from all dues
and taxes, personal or real, national, regional or municipal, except-
(a) indirect taxes of a kind which are normally incorporated in
the price of goods or services;
(b) dues or taxes of private immovable property situated in the
territory of the receiving state, subject to the provisions of
Article 32;
(c) estate, succession or inheritance duties, and duties on
transfers, levied by the receiving state, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (b) of Article 51;
(d) dues and taxes on private income, including capital gains,
having its source in the receiving state and capital taxes
relating to investments made in commercial or financial
undertakings in the receiving state;
(e) registration, court or record fees, mortgage dues and stamp
duties, subject to the provisions of Article 32. 2.

dertakings in the receiving state;
(e) registration, court or record fees, mortgage dues and stamp
duties, subject to the provisions of Article 32. 2.

Members of the services staff shall be exempt from dues and stamp
duties on the wages which they receive for their services. 3. Members of the consular post who employ a person whose wages
or salaries are not exempt from income tax in the receiving state shall
observe the obligations which the laws and regulations of that state
impose upon employers concerning the levying of income tax. Article 50
1. The receiving state shall, in accordance with such laws and regulations
as it may adopt, permit entry of and grant exemption from all custom
duties, taxes, and related charges other than charges for storage, cartage
and similar services, on:
(a) articles for the official use of the consular post;
(b) articles for the personal use of a consular officer or members
of his family forming part of his household, including
articles intended for his establishment. The articles intended
for consumption shall not exceed the quantities necessary for
direct utilisation by the persons concerned. 2. Consular employees shall enjoy the privileges and exemptions
specified in paragraph1 of this Article in respect of articles imported at
the time of first installation. 3.

hall enjoy the privileges and exemptions
specified in paragraph1 of this Article in respect of articles imported at
the time of first installation. 3.

Personal baggage accompanying consular officers and members of
their families forming part of their households shall be exempt from
inspection. It may be inspected only if there is serious reason to believe
that it contains articles other than those referred to in subparagraph (b)
of paragraph 1 of this Article, or articles the import or export of which

e
that it contains articles other than those referred to in subparagraph (b)
of paragraph 1 of this Article, or articles the import or export of which

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are subject to its quarantine laws and regulations. Such inspection shall
be carried out in the presence of the consular officer or member of his
family concerned. Article 52
The receiving state shall exempt members of the consular post and
members of their families forming part of their households from all
personal services, from all public service of any kind whatsoever, and
from military obligations such as those connected with requisitioning,
military contributions and billeting. Article 53
1. Every member of the consular post shall enjoy the privileges and
immunities provided in the present Convention from the moment he
enters the territory of the receiving state on proceeding to take up his
post or, if already in its territory, from the moment when he enters on
his duties with the consular post. 2.

iving state on proceeding to take up his
post or, if already in its territory, from the moment when he enters on
his duties with the consular post. 2.

Members of the family of a member of the consular post forming
part of his household and members of his private staff shall receive the
privileges and immunities provided in the present Convention from
the date from which he enjoys privileges and immunities in accordance
with paragraph 1 of this Article or from the date of their entry into
the territory of the receiving state or from the date of their becoming a
member of such family or private staff, whichever is the latest. 3. When the functions of a member of the consular post have come
to an end, his privileges and immunities and those of a member of his
family forming part of his household or a member of his private staff
shall normally cease at the moment when the person concerned leaves
the receiving state or on the expiry of a reasonable period in which to do
so, whichever is the sooner, but shall subsist until that time even in case
of armed conflict.

or on the expiry of a reasonable period in which to do
so, whichever is the sooner, but shall subsist until that time even in case
of armed conflict.

In the case of the persons referred to in paragraph 2 of
this Article, their privileges and immunities shall come to an end when
they cease to belong to the household or to be in the service of a member
of the consular post provided, however, that if such persons intend
leaving the receiving state within a reasonable period thereafter, their
privileges and immunities shall subsist until the time of their departure. 4. However, with respect to acts performed by a consular officer or
a consular employee in the exercise of his functions, immunity from
jurisdiction shall continue to subsist without limitation of time. 5. In the event of the death of a member of the consular post, the
members of his family forming part of his household shall continue to
enjoy the privileges and immunities accorded to them until they leave
the receiving state or until the expiry of a reasonable period enabling
them to do so, whichever is the sooner.

ties accorded to them until they leave
the receiving state or until the expiry of a reasonable period enabling
them to do so, whichever is the sooner.

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Article 57
1. Career consular officers shall not carry on for personal profit any
professional or commercial activity in the receiving state. 2. Privileges and immunities provided in this convention shall not be
accorded-
(a) to consular employees or to members of the service staff who
carry on any private gainful occupation in the receiving state;
(b) to members of the family of a person referred to in
subparagraph (a) of this paragraph to members of his private
staff;
(c) to members of the family of a member of a consular post
who themselves carry on any private gainful occupation in
the receiving state. THIRD SCHEDULE
(Made under section 13)
ORGANISATIONS
1. The African Development Bank. 2. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). 3. The Centre for Integrated Rural Development for Africa. 4. The Commonwealth Regional Health Bureau for Eastern and
Central Africa. 5. The Commonwealth Regional Health Secretariat for East
Central and Southern Africa. 6.

wealth Regional Health Bureau for Eastern and
Central Africa. 5. The Commonwealth Regional Health Secretariat for East
Central and Southern Africa. 6.

The Delegation of the Commission of the European
Communities in the United Republic of Tanzania. 7. The Desert Locust Control Organisation. 8. The East African Development Bank. 9. The East African Mineral Resources Development Centre. 10. The Eastern African Centre for Research on Oral Traditions
and African National Languages. 11. The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute. 12. The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development
Bank (PTA Bank). 13. The Food and Agricultural Organisation. 14. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 15. The International Atomic Energy Agency. 16. The International Civil Aviation Organisation. 17. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). 18. The International Court of Justice. 19. International Development Agency. 20. International Finance Corporation. GNs. Nos. 122 of 1988
206 of 1988
235 of 1988
104 of 1996
420 of 1997
669 of 1998
330 of 2000
186 of 2001
478 of 2002
57 of 2005
368 of 2005
410 of 2010
166 of 2011
1 of 2012
586 of 2015
269 of 2016
288 of 2016
277 of 2022

9 of 1998
330 of 2000
186 of 2001
478 of 2002
57 of 2005
368 of 2005
410 of 2010
166 of 2011
1 of 2012
586 of 2015
269 of 2016
288 of 2016
277 of 2022

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21. The International Fund for Agricultural Development. 22. The International Labour Organisation. 23. The International Maritime Organisation. 24. The International Red Locust Control Organisation. 25. The International Telecommunication Union. 26. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN). 27. The Kagera Basin Organisation. 28. The Mechanism for International tribunals. 29. The OAU Coordinating Committee of the Liberation for
Africa. 30. The Permanent Secretariat of the Central Corridor Transit
Transport (TTFA). 31. The Permanent Secretariat of Dar es Salaam Corridor
Committee (DCC). 32. The Pan African Postal Union. 33. The Southern African Development Community Regional
Counter Terrorism Centre SADC-RCST. 34. The Southern Africa Extension Unit. 35. The Tanzania/Mozambique Centre for Foreign Relations. 36. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 37. The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. 38.

que Centre for Foreign Relations. 36. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 37. The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. 38.

The United Nations Development Programme. 39. The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation. 40. The United Nations Environment Programme. 41. The United Nations Food Programme. 42. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities. 43. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 44. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. 45. The United Nations Information Centre. 46. The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. 47. The United Nations Institute for Trading and Research. 48. The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund. 49. The United Nations Technical Assistance Board and Special
Fund. 50. Southern and Eastern Africa Mineral Centre (SEAMIC). 51. The United Nations Volunteers Programme. 52. Universal Postal Union. 53. World Bank Group-International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development. 54. World Food Council. 55. World Health Organisation.

ersal Postal Union. 53. World Bank Group-International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development. 54. World Food Council. 55. World Health Organisation.

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FOURTH SCHEDULE
(Made under sections 13, 14 and 15)
PART I
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF ORGANISATIONS
1. Immunity from suit and legal process. 2. The like inviolability of official archives and premises occupied as
offices as is accorded in respect of the official archives and premises of an
envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to the United Republic. 3. The like exemption or relief from taxes, duties, rates and fees, other
than duties accorded to a foreign sovereign power. 4. Exemption from duties and taxes on the importation of goods directly
imported or purchased locally by the organisation for its official use in
the United Republic or for exportation or on the importation of any
publications of the organisation directly imported by it, such exemption
to be subject to compliance with such conditions as the Commissioner
for Customs and Sales Tax may prescribe for the protection of
the revenue. 5.

ion
to be subject to compliance with such conditions as the Commissioner
for Customs and Sales Tax may prescribe for the protection of
the revenue. 5.

Exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or
exportation in the case of goods directly imported or exported by the
organisation for its official use and in the case of any publications of the
organisation directly imported or exported by it. 6. The right to avail itself, for telegraphic communications sent by it
and containing only matter intended for broadcasting or publication by
the press (including communications addressed to or dispatched from
places outside the United Republic); of any reduced rates applicable for
the corresponding service in the case of press telegrams. PART II
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF HIGH
OFFICES; REPRESENTATIVES,
MEMBER OF COMMITTEES AND PERSONS ON MISSIONS
1. The like immunity from suit on it and legal process as is accorded to
any envoy of foreign sovereign power accredited to the United Republic. 2. The like inviolability of residence as is accorded to such an envoy. 3. The like exemption or relief from taxes, duties, rates and fees as is
accorded to such an envoy.

lity of residence as is accorded to such an envoy. 3. The like exemption or relief from taxes, duties, rates and fees as is
accorded to such an envoy.

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PART III
FUNCTIONAL IMMUNITIES
1. Immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or
omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties. 2. Exemption from personal tax and income tax in respect of certain
emoluments received as an officer or servant of the organisation. PART IV
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF OFFICIAL STAFF
OF REPRESENTATIVE AND THEIR FAMILIES
1. Where any person is entitled to any of the immunities and privileges
specified in Part II of this Schedule as a representative, the official staff
accompanying him as such a representative shall be entitled to the same
immunities and privileges and to the same extent as the retinue of an
envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to the United Republic is
entitled to the immunities and privileges accorded to the envoy. 2.

inue of an
envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to the United Republic is
entitled to the immunities and privileges accorded to the envoy. 2.

Where any person is entitled to any of the immunities and privileges
specified in Part II of this Schedule as an officer of an organisation, that
person’s spouse and children under the age of twenty-one years shall be
entitled to the same immunities and privileges and to the same extent
as the spouse and children of any envoy of a foreign sovereign power
accredited to the United Republic are entitled to the immunities and
privileges accorded to the envoy.