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Article 99 of the Constitution of the United Republic of

Tanzania:

Powers and Privileges of Parliament

99. (1) The National Assembly shall not deal with any of the matters to which

this Article relates except if the President has proposed that the matter be

dealt with by the National Assembly and the proposal has been submitted to

the National Assembly by a Minister.

99. (2) The matters to which this Article relates are the following:

(a) A Bill to enact a law providing for any of the following:

(i) to levy a tax or to alter taxation otherwise than by reduction;

(ii) the imposition of any charge upon the Consolidated Fund

or any other public fund or the alteration of any such charge

otherwise than by reduction;

(iii) the payment, issue or withdrawal from the Consolidated

Fund or any other public fund of any moneys not charged

thereon, or any increase in the amount of such payment,

issue or withdrawal;

(iv) the composition or remission of any debt due or payable to

the United Republic;

(b) A motion or any amendment of a motion for the purposes of any of

the matters referred to in paragraph (a) of this sub-article.

99. (3) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a Bill or any amendment

to a Bill introduced by or a motion or an amendment to a motion moved by a

minister or a deputy minister.

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