The Public Officers (Salaries and Allowances) Act

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CHAPTER 360
THE PUBLIC OFFICERS
(SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT
[PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION]
Arrangement of Sections
Section Title
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3-4. Repealed.
5. Salaries and allowances of certain public officers.
6. Gratuity payable to certain officers.
SCHEDULE

hort title.
2. Interpretation.
3-4. Repealed.
5. Salaries and allowances of certain public officers.
6. Gratuity payable to certain officers.
SCHEDULE

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1. This Act may be cited as the Public Officers (Salaries and
Allowances) Act. 2. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise-
“allowances”-
(a) includes, where the person concerned is a person
to whom the allowances are payable, the allowances
referred to in clause 3 of the agreement made between
the Government of Tanzania and Her Majesty’s
Government in the United Kingdom and known as the
Overseas Service (Tanganyika) Agreement, 1961;
(b) does not include any compensation, gratuity or pension
payable in respect of service in a public office. 3–4. [Repealed by R.L. Cap. 500 4th Sch.]
5.

does not include any compensation, gratuity or pension
payable in respect of service in a public office. 3–4. [Repealed by R.L. Cap. 500 4th Sch.]
5.

There shall be paid in any year to the holders of the public
offices specified in the first column of the Schedule-
(a) the salaries respectively specified opposite to the offices
in the second column of the Schedule; and
Short title
Interpretation
Repealed
Salaries and
allowances of
certain public
officers
CHAPTER 360
THE PUBLIC OFFICERS (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT
An Act to make provision for the salaries and allowances to be paid to
persons holding certain public offices, and for the payment of gratuities
to certain public officers. [9th December, 1961]
[s. 1]
Ord. No. 69 of 1961
[R.L. Cap. 460]
C.A. Acts Nos. 2 of 1962
41 of 1965
25 of 1966

gratuities
to certain public officers. [9th December, 1961]
[s. 1]
Ord. No. 69 of 1961
[R.L. Cap. 460]
C.A. Acts Nos. 2 of 1962
41 of 1965
25 of 1966

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THE PUBLIC OFFICERS (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT [CAP. 360 R.E. 2023]
(b) the allowances to which the holders of the offices are
from time to time respectively entitled.

(SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT [CAP. 360 R.E. 2023]
(b) the allowances to which the holders of the offices are
from time to time respectively entitled.

6.–(1) Where the holder of an office to which this section
applies is not under the terms of his appointment to that office
otherwise entitled to receive any pension or gratuity in respect
of his service in that office he shall, upon his ceasing to be the
holder of that office, be paid in respect of his service in that
office a gratuity amounting to one year’s salary in that office
or at the rate of twenty-five per centum of the salary for each
completed year of his service in that office, whichever shall be
the greater:
Provided that, the holder of an office to which this section
applies shall not be paid a gratuity in accordance with the
provisions of this section if he ceases to be the holder of that
office by reason of his resignation from it without permission
or by reason of his removal from it, in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution relating to removal from that
office, for inability to perform the functions of such office except
where the inability arises from infirmity which does not result
from his own willful neglect or default or for misbehaviour.

ons of such office except
where the inability arises from infirmity which does not result
from his own willful neglect or default or for misbehaviour.

(2) A gratuity payable under subsection (1) shall be charged
on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund without further
appropriation than this Act. (3) The offices to which this section applies are the offices of
Judge of the High Court and Controller and Auditor-General. (4) In this section the expression “salary” shall, where the
holder of the office has under the terms of his appointment
to it been entitled to receive any allowance by whatever name
called by way of addition to the basic salary appropriate to the
office as an inducement to serve in that office, be deemed to
include that allowance. Gratuity payable
to certain officers
Cap. 2

y appropriate to the
office as an inducement to serve in that office, be deemed to
include that allowance. Gratuity payable
to certain officers
Cap. 2

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THE PUBLIC OFFICERS (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT [CAP. 360 R.E. 2023]
SCHEDULE
(Made under section 5)
Office Annual Salary
Chief Justice Two thousand nine hundred pounds
Puisne Judge Two thousand five hundred pounds
Controller and Auditor-General Two thousand four hundred pounds
The Chairman of the Permanent
Commission of Enquiry
Three thousand pounds
Other members of the Permanent
Commission of Enquiry
Two thousand pounds
Acts Nos.
41 of 1965 s. 19
25 of 1966 s. 23