National Flag and Coat of Arms
1971
2
No. 15
Unlawful
use of
national
flag,
coat of
arms or any
likeness
thereof
6.-(1) No person shall use the national flag. the coat of arms or
any likeness of the national flag or of the coat of arms(a) as a trade mark for any article sold or offered for sale;
(b) in furtherence of or as an advertisement for any trade, business,
industry, calling or profession;
(c) on any article. either . aUll~he~ : -tbereto or reproduced thereon,
which is sold. o1fered ,,~i:Jtsale·or.int$~d~~ to be sold or offered
for sale;
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(d) on any article, eitheratU!-di~~ereto · o~ reproduced thereon.
which is used by a{ly t,>erson. citherwise: than for a purpose
approved by the Minister. '" ' ..
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(2) The Minister may, •by . wl;itiAg \lnqer his hand. exempt any
person or class of per~~~o~ ~l;\i\.r,Mc~" ~<:~~goo/ of articles from
any or a!l. of the provl~l~S.\O!~~~~coon (l);.sublect to such terms
and conditions as the Mmisl:er'fIray ,tlnnk fit to Impose.
(3) Any person who contraY~ne$ tfie prQvisions.' of subsection (1)
or being a person to whom the provisions of subsection (2) applies, con·
travenes any of the terms or conditions imposed by the Minister.
shall be guilty of an offence and shaUJ.>e liable on conviction to a
fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
7. Any person who does any act or utters any word or publishes
any writing with intent to insult or bring into contempt or ridicule
the national flag or coat of arms of the United Republic of Tanzania
or of any likeness thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both
such fine and imprisonment.
8. No person shall be prosecuted for an offence under this Act without
the consent in writing of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
9. Section 124A of the Penal Code is hereby repealed.
Insulting the
national
flag or
coat of
arms
Consent
of D.P.P.
Repeal of
Section 124A
of Penal
Code
Cap. 16
FIRST SCHEDULE
A rectangular flag divided into two equal portions diagonally from the right·hand
upper corner to the left·hand lower corner the upper portion of green colour and
the lower portion of blue colour; the dividing bands being of golden, black and
golden colours, the two golden bands of equal size and smaller than the central
black band; of the following design :.