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    Tanzania

    Islamic Law (Restatement) Act


    Chapter 375

    Legislation as at 31 July 2002

    FRBR URI: /akn/tz/act/1964/56/eng@2002-07-31

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    The legislation in this collection has been reproduced as it was originally printed in the Government Gazette, with
    improved formatting and with minor typographical errors corrected. All amendments have been applied directly to
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    Islamic Law (Restatement) Act
    Contents
    1. Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

    2. Preparation of statements of Islamic Law ............................................................................................................................................. 1

    3. Published declarations to be authoritative ........................................................................................................................................... 1

    4. Application to Muslim Asians ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1

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    Islamic Law (Restatement) Act Tanzania

    Tanzania

    Islamic Law (Restatement) Act


    Chapter 375
    Published in Tanzania Government Gazette

    Commenced on 11 December 1964

    [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]

    [Note: This Act has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the
    Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the
    Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws
    and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]

    [Act No. 56 of 1964; R.L. Cap. 570]

    An Act to provide for the restatement of Islamic Law.

    1. Short title
    This Act may be cited as the Islamic Law (Restatement) Act.

    2. Preparation of statements of Islamic Law


    (1) The Minister for the time being responsible for legal affairs (hereinafter referred to as the Minister)
    may prepare or cause to be prepared statements of the Islamic law on any subjects and according
    to the schools (including any of their qualifications, additions, amendments and other matters of
    practice relating to them which, by the consensus of persons learned in the relevant school of law,
    obtain in Mainland Tanzania) which he considers appropriate or expedient for the purposes of this
    Act, and may publish them in the Gazette:

    Provided that no statement shall include any provision purporting to declare any act or omission
    criminal.

    (2) Every statement shall specify the school to which it relates and, if one statement relates to two or
    more schools which make different provision in relation to the same subject, the statement shall
    identify those differences and specify the school to which each relates.

    3. Published declarations to be authoritative


    Where any statement is published in the Gazette, it shall be deemed to be an authoritative, conclusive and
    proper statement of the Islamic law in respect of the subject and according to the school to which it relates
    and shall be applied and given effect to accordingly by all courts in any cases and matters which are to be
    determined in accordance with that school of the Islamic law.

    4. Application to Muslim Asians


    For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the provisions of any relevant statement published
    under this Act shall apply to cases and matters in which Islamic law of the relevant school applies by virtue
    of the Succession (Non-Christian Asiatics) Act1.

    Cap. 28

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