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THE POLITICAL SERVICE RETIREMENTBENEFITS ACT, 1999
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section Title
1. Short titleCommencement2.
3. Application.4. Interpretation.I
PART IIPROVISIONS GOVERNING GRANT
OF BENEFITSentitlement5. ofScope to the
benefits6. Benefits payable as of right
Conditions regarding leave withoutSalary.Benefits
7.
8. to be out ofchargedConsolidated Fund.
PART I I IGRANT OF BENEFITS TO FORMER PRESIDENT
AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT(i) Benefits to former President
Benefits to be granted to former9.President
10 Grant of gratuity to dependants offormer President
1
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits2 No. 3
11 widows orPension for widow,widower of former PresidentBenefits to former Vice-PresidentBenefits to be granted to former
(11 )
12Vice-PresidentGrant of gratuity to dependants offormer Vice-President
13
PART IVBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER PRIME
MINISTER, FORMER MINISTER AND FORMERDEPUTY MINISTER
Benefits to former Prime Minister(i)14 Benefits to be granted to former
Prime Minister.Grant of gratuity to dependants of15former Prime Minister.
(ii) Benefits to former Minister andformer Deputy minister
16 Payment of pension and gratuity toformerMinister.Payment
Minister and Deputy
17 of etcpension, todependants of former Minister andDeputy Minister.
1999 3Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
PART VBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER SPEAKER
AND FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTBenefits to former Speaker(i)
18 Benefits to former Speaker.19 Grant of gratuity to dependants of
former Speaker.Benefits to former Deputy Speaker(ii)Benefits to former Deputy Speaker.Benefits to former Member of
20(iii)
ParliamentofmemberformertoBenefits21
Parliament22 Grant of etc topension,
Memberdependants of former ofParliament
PART VIBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER REGIONALCOMMISSIONER OR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
23 Benefits to be granted to RegionalCommissioner or DistrictCommissioner
24 Review of benefits and exemptionfrom income tax.Repeal and Savings25
PART VIIAMENDMENT OF THE SPECIFIED STATE LEADERS'
RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT, 198626. Construction.
27. Amendment of sections 13, 16 and 18.
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits4 No. 3
PART VIIIAMENDMENT OF THE POLITICAL LEADERS''
PENSIONS ACT, 1981
28. Construction.29. Amendment of Sections 9 and 19.
No. 3 Political Service Retirement Benefits 1999 5
THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
No. 3 OF 1999
An Act to provide for the granting of benefits and services toleaders upon cessation of service in a political office.
I I
ENACTED ) by the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania.
PART IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Short title1 . This Act maybe cited as thePolitical ServiceRetirement Benefits Act,1999
(1) CommencementSubject to2.-subsection (2) , this Act
intocomeshalloperation on the 1st day
2000of November,
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits6 No. 3
(2) Part III sections 14, 15, 18,19, 20 and Part VII of this Act shallcome into operation on the dateof publication of this Act in theGazette
Application 3. This Act shall apply to lead-ers, other than those to whom the pro-visions referred to in subsection (2) ofsection 2 relate, who assume or retirefrom office on or after the I st day ofNovember, 2000.
4.Interpretation In this Act,unless the contextrequires otherwise-''appointing nominating
o r electoralauthority'' meansthe' President andthe NationalE 1 e c t o r a 1Commission,
''appropriate authority''in relation to anyprovision of this
means aAct,declaredpersonsectionsunder
6 (3) ,''benefits'' m e a n s
No. 3 Political Service Retirement Benefits 1999 7
pension, gratuity,w 1 n d i n g u pallowance or anyo t h e r a w a r dgranted under theprovisions of thisAct''Constitution means the
Constitution oft h e U n 1 t e dR e p u b 1i cTanzania
o f1 1977,
dependant" in relationt o a deceasedleader means-(a) where the
d e c e a s e dleader was a
hismale,widow r--) -r-w h e r eimmediatelypreceding hisdeath he wasmarried totwo or morewives, hiswidows,
(b) where thed e c e a s e d
Political Service Retirement Benefits 19998 No. 3leader was a
herfemale,husband;
(c) every childo f t h ed e c e a s e dleader whowas wholly orsubstantiallydependentupon t h ed e c e a s e d1 e a d e r I sincome forh s1
1 1 v e 1 1 h o o dimmediatelypreceding thedeath of thed e c e a s e d
. of f icer,(d) the immediatEJ
parents ofthe deceased
wholeader,satisfies thePermanentSecretary tothe Treasurythat they
Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3 1999 9
were orwhollysubstantiallydependentupon t h ed e c e a s e d1 e a d e r I sincome fort h eir
1 1 v e 1 i h o o dimmediatelypreceding thedeath of thed e c e a s e dleader;
''former President'' meansa person who hasheld the office ofthe President oft h e U n 1 t e dRepublic, but hasceased to holdthat of f ice andthe expressions''former V 1 c eP r e s i d e n t 11 ,
''former Prime''formerMinister'',
Minister'' and''former DeputyMinister'' shall be
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits10 No. 3c o n s t r u e daccordingly;
''former Speaker'' meansa person who hasheld the office ofthe Speaker of theNational Assemblybut has ceased tohold that officeand the expression''former Deputy.
a n dSpeaker''former Member ofParliament'' shall
construedbeaccordingly;
"gratuity" meanspayment granted to
uponleaderao fcessation
service,''leader'' means a person
who serves or hasserved in officeas the President,Vice President,
minister,PrimeDeputyminister,
SpeakerMinister,Nationalof the
DeputyAssembly,
1999 11Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
Speaker, a MemberParliament,of
R e g 1 c, n a 1CommissionerD 1 s t r 1 c t
or
Commissioner,''repealed Acts'' Acts Nosmeans
1.4 of 1981the PoliticalandLeaders Pensions2 of 1986Act, 1981 and the
Specified StateLeaders RetirementBenefits Act,
''salary''1986,;
means thebasic salary of aleader excluding
allowancebonus,of any kind or anyother additionalemoluments of anykind;
''survivor'' means awidowswidow, or
widower thedeceased leader.
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PART IIPROVISIONS GOVERNING GRANT OF BENEFITS
5.- (1)Scope of A personentitlement shall be entitled to a
grant of benefit underthis
to thebenefits Act theupon
occurrence of any of thefollowing events-
completion ofa term ofservice in anof f ice towhich he wase 1 e c t e d ,nominated orappointed;
(b) u np 0
cessation ofservice inpursuance tot h eprovisions oft h eConstitutiono r t h eprovisions ofany other law
o r d e ro rissued underany writtenlaw;
upon
1999 13Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
(c) u p o nofabolition
the office towhich he wase l e c t e d ,
ornominatedappointed;
ofexistence(d)m e d 1 c a 1
toevidenceeht
satisfactiont h eo f
electoral,nominating orappointingauthority
isthat hebyincapable
reason of anyinfirmity of
mind of body of
dischargingthe duties ofthe office towhich he wase 1 e c t e d ,nominated orappointed;
(e) deathuponwhile serving
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits14 No. 3
in a political officebefore completion ofa term of service inwhich benefit shall begranted to depe-ndants of survivors.
(2) Where,immediately before he
nominatedwas elected,or as theappointedcase may thebe,
V i c ePresident,PrimePresident,
Minister and Speaker ofthe National Assembly,
onwho was employedpensionable terms orhis wasemployment
anbygovernedemployers, terminalbenefits scheme or an a t i o n a 1 s o c 1 a 1
scheme undersecuritywhich the benefits onretirement from serviceor from the scheme took
Political Service Retirement Benefits 1999 15No. 3
the form of payment ofa pension, the right ofthat person to receiveterminal benefits under
shallschemethatand he shall becease,
onlyentitled tobenefits granted underthis Act. Benefits6.- (1) Subject to
payable assubsection (2), thebenefits of right.which aregranted under this Part,are a right conferredupon the holders of theof f ice concerned underthe Constitution and noperson or authoritywithin the United
reduceRepublic may I
withhold or freeze suchbenefits, except withthe prior authorizationof the National Assemblysignified Actby ofParliament.
(2) A personshall not be entitledto benefits under thisAct if he ceases tohold office as a leader
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits16 No. 3
circumstancesin theinforprovided
46A(11) ,Articlesor57 (2) (g)50(5),
theof7 1 ( 1) (d)of theConstitution
ofRepublicUnitedTanzania, 1977
(3) The expression"a p p r o p r 1 a t eauthority"-
for the purpose of(a)sections 9(1) and9(2), (c), (d), (e), (f),(g) , (h), (i), 0), (k),(1), (m), (n), and (3),sections 10, 11,12(l)12(2) (c), (d), (e), (f),(g), (h), (i), and 6),(i) and 0), sectionsand subsections (3),and (4), sections 13,14(l),14(2) (c), (d),(e) (f), (g), (h),(i), and 0), sections15, 16, 17, 18 (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e),(g) and (h) andsections 19, 20,21,22, 23, 25 and 27means the PermanentSecretary to theTreasury
1999 17Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
for the purpose of sec-(b)tions 9(2) (a), (b), (q),and subsection (3),section 12 (k), section14 (2) (;a) and (b), and(k) and subsections (3)and (4) section 18 (1)(f) means the Perma-nent Secretary to theMinistry responsiblefor Civil Service.
Condi- 7. -(I) Where immediately beforea leader other than the former Presi-dent, the former Vice-Presiderit, theformer Prime Minister or the formerSpeaker was elected, nominated orappointed to become a leader, was apublic officer employed on pension-able terms or his employment was govern-emed by an employees terminal ben-efits scheme under which the terminalbenefits on retirement took the formof payment of a pension, that leadershall be deemed to be on leave with-out salary from his former employerbut the period during which he servedas a leader shall be taken into acountfor the purposes of computing anypension or gratuity, he may be grantedunder the pension laws or regulationsgoverning his employment as a publicofficer.
tionsregard-ing leavewithoutSalary
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(2) Where a leader other than theformer President, the former VicePresident the former Prime Ministeror the former Speaker who prior tobecome a leader was a public officerand who, upon ceasing to become aleader has not attained the age of com-pulsory retirement, does not retirefrom service under his former em-ployer, his pension or gratuity shall becalculated with reference to the pro-visions of the laws or regulationswhich governed his employment assuch public officer.
Benefits 8. There shall beto be charged on and paid out
of the Consolidated Fundthe sums of moneys whichmay be granted by way ofbenefits
charged outof Consoli-dated Fund
under theprovisions of this ActPART III
GRANT OF BENEFITS TO FORMER PRESIDENTAND FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Benefits to former President(i)Benefits 9.-(1) A leader
who held the of f ice ofthe President of theUnited Republic shall,
to begrantedto formerPresident upon ceasing to hold
be granted-of f ice,
1999 19Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
(a) an annual pensiongranted monthly of
a sum equal to eightyper cent of thesalary of the1 n c u m b e n tPresident,
(b) a gratuity of thesum equal to fifty percent of thetotal sum received by him assalaries when he was m office;
(c) a winding upallowance of thesum equal to theamount that wouldbe received assalary in twentyfour months by the1 n c u m b e n tPresident
( 2 ) Theappropriate authorityshall arrange andprovide to the formerPresident upon ceasingto hold office-
20 No. 3 1999Political Service Retirement Benefits
(a) d i p 1 o m a t i cpassport forhim and forhis spouse,
(b) a h e a 1 t hinsurancepolicy thatc o v e r sm e d i c a 1treatmentwithin theU n i t e dRepublic;the service of two mo-tor vehicles to beprovided by the Go-
(C)
vernment;(d) a furnished house
containing not lessfourthan bed
rooms of which tworooms shall be selfcontained and shallcontain-
a furnished offi-(i)ce;
(ii) a servant quar-ter;
(e) a monthly maintenanceallowance of the sumequal to eightypercent of thesalary granted to the in-cumbent president;
1999 21Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
all necessary security(f)and other protectionservices to him and hisimmediate family
one personal assistant;(g)
one personal secretary;h)
(i) one office attendant;
j) one cook;
one laundry man;(k)
(1) one domestic servant,
one gardener;(M)
(n) two drivers;
use of VIP lounge.(0)
(3) If the formerPresident is requestedby the Government to
outsidetravel. theUnited Republic, theappropriate authorityshall meet all FirstC 1 a s s traveling which
shallexpenses
also cover expenses forI
the spouse and twoassistants
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10. WhereGrant of thegratuity to President dies in of f ice
or if he dies afterceasing to hold of f ice
dependantsof former
but before benefits arePresidentthegranted to him,
authorityappropriatehisgrant toshall
dependants gratuitywhich shall be equal tothe total sum receivedby him as salaries whenhe was in office
When a former11.Pension forPresident dies his Widowshall be granted by anappropriate authority anannual pension payablemonthly of the sum equal
widow orwidowerof formerPresident
to twenty per cent ofthethe salary of
incumbent PresidentBenefits to former Vice-President(ii)
Benefits to A leader12.- (1)who held the office ofbe granted
Vice-President ofRepublic
theto formerVice- Unitedthe
upon ceasing toPresident shall,hold of f ice, be granted-
1999 23Political Service Retirement Benefit?No. 3an annual(a)p e n s i o n
g r a n t e dmonthly of asum equal toeighty percent of thesalary of theincumbentV c e.
1 -President,
(b) a gratuity of the sumequal to My percent ofthe total sum receivedby him as salarieswhen he was in office;
a winding up(c)allowance ofthe sum equalto the amountthat would bereceived assalary i ntwenty f ourmonths by theincumbentvicePresident.
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(2) Theappropriate authorityshall arrange toprovide to the formerVice-President, uponceasing to hold office-
(a) a diplomaticpassport forhim and forhis spouse;
(b) a h e a 1 t hinsurancepolicy thatc o v e r sm e d i c a 1treatmentwithin theU n i t e dRepublic;
the service of one mo-tor vehicle to be pro-vided by the Govern-
(C)
ment;
(d) a monthly maintenanceallowance of the sumequal to eighty percentof the salary payable tothe incumbent vice-president.
(e) one-personal assistant;
one cook-,(f)
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one laundry man;(9)
one domestic servant;(h)
(i) one gardener;
(j) one driver;
use of VIP lounge.(k)
(3) All necessarysecurity otherandprotection services to,
immediatehim and hisfamily.
(4) If the formerVice-President i srequested by theGovernment to travel
theoutside UnitedR e p u b 1 i c t h e
authorityappropriateshall meet all FirstC 1 a s s traveling
which shallexpensesalso cover expenses forhis spouse oneandassistant.
26 N0. 3 Political Service Retirement Benefits 1999-
Where the13.Grant ofVice-President dies ingratuity tooffice or if he diesdependants
to holdafter ceasingof formerVice- of f ice but beforePresident benefits are granted to
the appropriatehim,authority shall grant tohis dependants gratuity
b eshallwhichcalculated on the basisof the period he servedin of f ice.
PART IVBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER
PRIME MINISTER, FORMER MINISTERAND FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER
(i) Benefits to former Prime Minister
Benef it-s (1)14.- A leaderto be who held the of f ice ofgranted to Prime Minister of
Unitedthe
former Prime the RepublicMinister shall, upon ceasing to
hold Office, be granted-annual(a) an
p e n s i o np a y a b 1 e
ofmonthly
-I
Political Service Retirement Benefits 1999 27No. 3
the sum equalto eighty percent of thesalary of theincumbentP rimeMinister;
(b) a gratuity of the sumequal to fifty percent ofthe total sums of mo-ney received by him assalaries when he was inoffice;
(c) a winding upallowance ofthe sum equalto the amountthat would bereceived assalary intwenty f ourmonths by theincumbentP r imeMinister.
T h e( 2 )authorityappropriate
andarrangeshallformerto theprovideuponminister,Prime
ceasing to hold office-
2 8 No. 3 1999Political Service Retirement Benefits
(a) a. diplomaticpassport forhim and forhis spouse,
(b) a h e a 1 t hinsurancepolicy thatC 0 v e r sm e d i c a 1treatmentwithin theU n 1 t e dRepublic;
the service of one mo-(C)tor vehicle to be pro-vided by the Gove-rment
(d) maintenance allowanceof the sum equal toeighty percent of thesalary payable to theincumbent PrimeMinister
(e) one personal assistant;
one cook;(f)
one laundry man;(9)
one domestic servant;(h)
(i) one gardener;
(g) one driver;
use of VIP lounge.(k)
(3) All necessary security and otherprotection services to him and his un-mediate family
(4) If the former Prime Minister isrequested by the Government to traveloutside the United Republic, the appro-priate authority shall meet all First Classtravelling expenses which shall alsocover expenses for his spouse and oneassistant.
Where the15. Grant of gratuityPrime Minister dies inoffice or if he dies
to dependants offormer primeMinisterceasingafter to hold
of f but beforebenefits are granted to
the appropriatehim,authority shall grant tothe dependants gratuitywhich s h a 1 1 becalculated on the basis of he periodhe served m office.
Benefits to former Minister and(ii)former Deputy Minister
(1)16.- The Payment ofMinister or Deputy pension andMinister shall, upon gratuity toceasing to hold office,be granted a gratuity ofthe sum equal to fortyper cent of the totalsums
formerMinisterand DeputyMinister
of moneys he
2 8 No. 3 1999Political Service Retirement Benefits
199930 No. 3 Political Service Retirement Benefits
received as salarieswhen he was in of f ice
(2) The paymentpursuance tomade in
subsection (1) shallbe calculated onthe basis of totalnumber of months whichthe Minister or DeputyMinister, as the case
held office.may be,
17. Where Payment oftheformer Minister or pension, etc
to dependantsDeputy Minister dies inof f ice of formeror if he diesafter ceasing Ministerto holdof f ice but and Deputybefore
Ministerbenefits are paid tothehim, appropriate
authority shall pay tohis dependants gratuitywhich shall becalculated on the basisof the period he servedin of f ice
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PART VBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER SPEAKERAND FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
(i ) Benefits to former Speaker
18. A leader who field the office ofthe Speaker of the National Assemblyshall, upon ceasing to hold office, begranted-
Benefitsto former
(a) a gratuity ofSpeakerthe sum equal
fiftytopercent of thetotal sums ofmoneys rece-ived by himas salarieswhen he held
ofofficeSpeaker;
an annual pe-(b)nsion grantedmonthly of asum equal toeighty percentof the salaryof the incu-mbent Spe-aker of theNat ion a IAssembly,a winding-up(C)allowance ofa sum equalto the amountthat would bereceived as
insalarytwenty four
Political Service Retirement Benefits32 No. 3 1999
months by theincumbentSpeaker.one motor ve-(d)hicle to begranted onceand whichshall be mai-ntained byhim;a driver.(e)a diplomatic(f)passport forhim and for hisspouse.seventy litres(g)of fuel perweek;maintenance(h)allowance fora motor ve-hicle at a rateequal to fortypercent of fuelallowance.
Where theGrant of 19.gratuity to Speaker of the National
Assembly dies in officeor if he dies afterceasing to hold of f icebut before benefits arepaid
dependantsof formerSpeaker
to thehim,appropriate authorityshall pay to the
gratuitydependants,which shall be
1999 33No. 3 Political Service Retirement Benefits
calculated on the basisof the period he heldof f ice
(ii) Benefits to former Deputy SpeakerBenefits to 20.41) A leader who held the of-
fice of the Deputy Speaker of the Na-tional Assembly shall, upon ceasing tohold office, be granted a gratuity of thesum equal to fifty per cent of the totalsums of moneys he received as sala-ries when he was m office,
formerDeputySpeaker
(2) The former Deputy Speaker ofthe National Assembly shall, m addi-tion to the benefits granted under sub-section (1), be granted a winding-upallowance of a sum equal to ten per-cent of the total sum of the salaries hereceived while he held the office asDeputy Speaker of the National As-sembly.
(iii) Benefits to former Member ofParliament
21.- (1) A leaderBenefits towho held the office offormerthe Parliament shall,Member ofupon ceasing to holdParliament
beof f ice, grantedgratuity the sumofequal to forty per centof his salary for eachcompleteservicelumpsum.
month of hispayable in
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits3 4 No. 3
(2) The paymentmade in pursuance tosubsection (1) shall becalculated on the basisof total number ofmonths which the leader
ofof f ice theheldMember of Parliament
(3) The former Member of Parlia-ment shall m addition to the benefitsgranted under subsection (1) begranted a winding up allowance of asum equal to twenty per cent of thetotal sum ofthe salaries he received intwenty four months.
22. Where a Member of Parlia-ment dies m office or if he dies afterceasing to hold office but before ben-efits are granted to him, the appropri-ate authority shall grant to hisdependants gratuity which shall becalculated on the basis of the periodhe served m office.
Grant of gratu-ity, etc. todependants offormer Memberof Parliament
PART VIBENEFITS CONFERRED TO FORMER REGIONALCOMMISSIONER OR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
23. With effectBenefits tofrom the 1st day ofNovember, 2000, a leaderwho holds office ofRegional Commissioner orof District Commissioner
be grantedto RegionalCommissioneror DistrictCommissioner
1999 35Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
upon ceasing toshall,i nof f icehold
outsetcircumstancesbe5(1) ,in section
to benefitsentitledgranted in accordancewith the provisions of
Publicthe ServiceRetirement BenefitsAct, 1999
(1)Review of 24.- Thebenefits National, Assembly shall,and at intervals of not lessexemption In
then five years, by resolution reviewthe pensions, gratuity and allow-ances payable under this Act.
from incometax
(2) All benefitsgranted to a leaderunder this Act shall be
from incomeexemptedtax.
(1)25.-Political LeadersPensions Act, 1981 ishereby repealed witheffect from the 1st dayof November, 2000
Repeal and TheSavingsActs Nos.14 of 1983-and2 of 1986
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits3 6 No. 3
(2) The SpecifiedState Leaders RetirementBenefits Act, 1986 is,subject to section 2,hereby repealed.
(3) A person whoenjoys any benefits byreason of operation ofthe repealed enactmentsshall continue to enjoythose benefits and forthe purposes of furtherenjoymentb e n e f 1 tenactments
of thoses u c hI
shall betreated as if they havenot been repealed.
PART VIIAMENDMENT OF THE SPECI-
FIED STATE LEADERS RETIRE-MENT BENEFITS ACT, 1986
Construction 26. This Part shall be read as onewith the Specified State Leaders' Re-tirement Benefits Act, 1986 hereinaf-ter referred to as ''the principal Act.''
Act No. 2 of1986
27. The principal Act is amended-Amendment (a) m section 13 by deletingof sections paragraph (b) of sub-
13, 16 and 18 section (1) and substi-tuting for it the follo-wing-
1999 37Political Service Retirement BenefitsNo. 3
''(b) an annual pensiongranted monthlyof a sum equal toeighty percent ofthe salary payableto incumbentPresident. ,it.
(b) in section 16 by deletingparagraph (c) of subse-ction (1) and substitu-ting for it the following-"(c) an annual pension
granted monthlyof a sum equal toeighty percent ofthe salary payableto the incumbentVice-President. ,it.
in section 18 by deletingparagraph (c) of subse-ction (1) and substitu-ting for, it the following-
(c)
''(c) an annual pensiongranted monthlyof a sum equal toeighty percent ofthe salary payableto the incumentPrime Minister.''
PART VIIIAMENDMENT OF THEPOLITICAL LEADERS'PENSIONS ACT, 1981
Construction 28. This Part shall be read as onewith the Political Leaders' PensionsAct, 1981 hereinafter referred to as''the principal Act''.
Act No. 14of 1981
rr
1999Political Service Retirement Benefits3 8 No. 3
29. The principal Act is amended- Amendmentof sections
(a) m section 9 by deleting 9 and 19paragraph (b) of subse-ction ( i) and substitu-ting for A the following-(b) upon the expirationof the life of Parliament,whether or not he is re-elected, appointed orreverts to a pensionableoffice
(b) m section 19 by deletingthe phrase ''not excee-ding one-quarter'' andsubstituting for it thephrase ''of a sum equalto forty percentum"
(c) by adding immediatelyafter section 19 thefollowing new provi-sion-
'' 19A. Every Member ofParliament shall upon ceasing to be apolitical leader be granted a winding-up allowance of a sum equal to twentypercent of the total sum of the salarieshe received m twenty four months.''
Passed m the National Assembly on the 8th February, 1999.
Clerk of the National Assembly
Printed by the Government Printer . Dar es Salaam-Tanzania