Where a firm, individual or by corporation having a place of business within
Tanzania carries on the business wholly or mainly as nominee or trustee of or for
another person, or other persons, or another corporation, or acts as general agent for
any foreign firm, the first mentioned firm, individual or corporation shall be registered in
the manner provided by this Act, and, in addition to the other particulars required to be
furnished and registered, there shall be furnished and registered the particulars
Schedule mentioned in the Schedule to this Act:
Provided that where the business is carried on by a receiver, manager or trustee
appointed by any court, registration under this section shall not be necessary.
6.
Manner and particulars of registration
(1) Every firm or person required under this Act to be registered shall send by
post or deliver to the Registrar at the register office a statement in writing in the
prescribed form containing the following particulars–
(a) the business name;
(b) the general nature of the business;
(c) the principal place of the business;
(d) where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, the present name and
surname, any former name or surname, the nationality, and if that nationality is
not the nationality of origin, the nationality of origin, the age, the sex, the usual
residence, and the other business occupation (if any) of each of the individuals
who are partners, and the corporate name and registered or principal office of
every corporation which is a partner;
(e) where the registration to be effected is that of an individual, the present name
and surname, any former name or surname, the nationality, and if that
nationality is not the nationality of origin, the nationality of origin, the age, the
sex, the usual residence, and the other business occupation (if any) of such
individual;
(f)
where the registration to be effected is that of a corporation, its corporate name
and registered or principal office;
(g) if the business is commenced after the passing of this Act, the date of the
commencement of the business; and
(h) where the registration to be effected is that of a firm, the name of every person
empowered to operate the firm's bank account or to sign, draw or endorse on
behalf of the firm any bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotiable
instrument or holding the firm's general power of attorney:
Provided that where any such partner or individual is of or over the age of twentyone years, it shall be sufficient for him to state his age as "full age".
(2) Where a business is carried on under two or more business names, each of
those business names shall be stated.
7.
Statement to be signed by persons registering
The statement required for the purpose of registration must in the case of an
individual be signed by him, and in the case of a corporation by a Director or Secretary
thereof, and in the case of a firm either by all the individuals who are partners, and by a
Director or the Secretary of all corporations which are partners or by some individual
who is a partner, or a director or the secretary of some corporation which is a partner,
and in either of the last two cases must be verified by a statutory declaration made
by the signatory:
Provided that no such statutory declaration stating that any person other than the
declarant is a partner, or omitting to state that any person other than as aforesaid is a
partner, shall be evidence for or against any such other person in respect of his liability