No. 23
Traditional and Alternative Medicine
2002
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(k) to protect the society from abuse of traditional and alternative
health practitioner and research on human beings;
(1) to control the dissemination of information and all advertisement
pertaining traditional and alternative medicines; and
(m) to regulate and set standards, where possible, for traditional and
alternative health material remedies and practices.
(n) to provide for the protection of Tanzanian medicinal plants, and
other natural resources of medicinal value, such as animals, minerals, acquatic and marine products including their parts thereof.
(2) In the performance of its functions, the Council shall as far as is
practicable, maintain a system of consultation and co-operation with other
institutions or bodies and the Authority responsible for food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices on matters relating to herbal drug and herbal
medicine.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), where the consultation and co-operation with other bodies or institutions established
by or under any other written law requires a memorandum of understanding, the bodies or institutions concerned m~y enter into an agreement for the purpose of implementing functions or objectives, and that
the signed memorandum shall have the force of law.
(4) The Council, when performing its duties under this Act, particularly when issuing instructions or directions in connections to the matters pertaining to the quality, efficacy and safety in herbal medicine and
herbal drug, shall consult first with other institutions or bodies and whose
functions are related or similar to those specified under this Act.
7. In the performance of its functions, the Council shall have powers to:
(a) caution, censure, suspend from practice or remove from the roll
an aide or de-register a tradional health practitioner or alternative
health practitioner who has:
(i) been found to be guilty of a profession misconduct;
(ii) been convicted of a criminal offence or has done anything
that has lowered the estimation of the traditional or alternative medicine intergrity;
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