No. 12
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
2003
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(a) low income, rural and disadvantaged persons;
(b) industrial and business users;
(c) government and community organizations.
(6) The Council shall make its own rules for regulating its procedures
and other matters relating to its functions.
(7) The Minister shall appoint the Chairman and the members shall
elect the Vice Chairman from amongst their number.
Powers
and
functions
of the
Council
38.- (1) The Council shall have powers and perform the following
functions, namely:
(a) to represent the interest of consumers by making submissions to,
providing views and information to and consulting with the
Authority, Minister and sector Ministers;
(b) to receive and disseminate information and views on matters of
interest to consumers of regulated goods and services;
(c) to establish local, regional and sector consumer committees and
consult with them;
(d) to consult with industry, government and other consumer groups
on matters of interest to consumers of regulated goods and
services.
(2) The Authority shall in the first three years of the existence of the
Council provide for the secretariat, and thereafter the Council shall have
its own Secretariat.
(3) The functions of the Secretariat shall be as may be directed by
the Council.
(4) The Council shall have power to regulate its own procedure in
relation to the performance of its business.
(5) Subject to subsections (1), (2) and (3), the Chairman in consultation with the members may convene meetings at least four times a year.
(6) The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Council and in his
absence members present may appoint one of their number to preside at
the meeting.
(7) A quorum at a meeting of the Council shall be four members.