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ACT SUPPLEMENT
No. 13 22nd May, 2015
to the Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania No. 22 Vol. 96 dated 22nd May,, 2015
Printed by the Government Printer, Dar es Salaam by Order of Government
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section Title
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
PART III
E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES
PART IV
ADMISSIBILITY AND EVIDENTIAL WEIGHT OF DATA
MESSAGES
PART V
RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS
PART VI
CONSUMER PROTECTION
PART VII
CRYPTOGRAPHIC AND CERTIFICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
PART VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
37. Powers to make regulations.
PART IX
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
38. Construction.
39. Amendment of section 10.
40. Amendment of section 25
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47. Construction.
48. Amendment of section 2.
49. Construction.
50. Amendment of section 8.
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NO.13 OF 2015
I ASSENT,
President
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
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Application 2. Save for Part III, this Act shall apply to Tanzania
Mainland as well as Tanzania Zanzibar.
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PART III
E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES
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Document in 17. This Act shall not confer a right upon any
electronic
form not person to insist that any public institution shall deal with
mandatory any document in electronic form.
PART IV
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENTIAL WEIGHT OF DATA MESSAGES
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PART V
RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS
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PART VI
CONSUMER PROTECTION
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PART VII
CRYPTOGRAPHIC AND CERTIFICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
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PART VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART IX
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
(a) Amendment of the Law of Contract Act, Cap. 345
Construction 38. This Part shall be read as one with the Law of
Cap.345
Contract Act, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”.
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the following:
“Agreement without consideration is void”
(a) inserting the words “in electronic form”
immediately after the word “writing” appearing in
paragraph (a);
(b) inserting the words “or electronic form”
immediately after the word “writing” appearing in
paragraph (c);
Construction 41. This Part shall be read as one with the Law of
Cap. 6
Evidence Act, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”.
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Construction 47. This Part shall be read as one with the Records
Cap.309
and Archives Management Act, hereinafter referred to as the
“principal Act”.
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Construction 49. This Part shall be read as one with the Banking
Cap.342
and Financial Institutions Act, hereinafter referred to as the
“principal Act”.
THOMAS D. KASHILILAH
Clerk of the National Assembly
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SHERIA YA MIAMALA YA KIELEKTRONIKI, 2015
MPANGILIO WA VIFUNGU
SEHEMU YA KWANZA
MASHARTI YA UTANGULIZI
SEHEMU YA TATU
HUDUMA ZA SERIKALI MTANDAO
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SEHEMU YA NNE
KUKUBALIKA KWA USHAHIDI NA UZITO WA
USHAHIDI WA UJUMBE WA DATA
SEHEMU YA TANO
UTAMBUZI WA MIKATABA YA KIELEKTRONIKI
SEHEMU YA SITA
ULINZI KWA MTUMIAJI
SEHEMU YA SABA
WATOA HUDUMA ZA KRAIPTOGRAFIA NA WAIDHINISHAJI
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SEHEMU YA NANE
MASHARTI YA JUMLA
SEHEMU YA TISA
MAREKEBISHO YATOKANAYO
(a) Marekebsiho ya Sheria ya Mikataba, Sura ya 345
38. Tafsiri.
39. Marekebisho ya kifungu cha 10.
40. Marekebisho ya kifungu cha 25.
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NAKUBALI,
JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE
Rais
25 Aprili, 2015
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SEHEMU YA KWANZA
MASHARTI YA UTANGULIZI
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Matumizi 2. Isipokuwa kwa Sehemu ya Tatu, Sheria hii
itatumika Tanzania Bara na Tanzania Zanzibar.
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yoyote katika mfumo wa mawasiliano au kwa ajili
ya kusafirishwa kutoka katika mfumo mmoja wa
mawasiliano
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SEHEMU YA PILI
UTAMBUZI NA MATOKEO YA MIAMALA YA
KIELEKTRONIKI
Kutambulika 4. Ujumbe wa data hautakataliwa nguvu ya kisheria,
kwa ujumbe
wa data uhalali au ktumuika kwake kwa sababu ya kuwa
umetengenezwa katika mfumo wa kielektroniki.
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SEHEMU YA TATU
HUDUMA ZA SERIKALI MTANDAO
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SEHEMU YA NNE
KUKUBALIKA NA UZITO WA USHAHIDI WA UJUMBE WA DATA
Kukubalika 18.-(1) Katika mwenendo wa shauri lolote la
kwa ujumbe wa
data kisheria, kanuni za ushahidi kitakacho tumika ili kukataa
kukubalika kwa ushahidi wa ujumbe data kwa kigezo kwamba
ni ujumbe data.
(2) Katika kuamua kukubalika na uzito wa ushahidi
wa ujumbe data, yafuatayo yatazingatiwa-
(a) kuaminika kwa namna ambayo ujumbe data
umetengenezwa, umehifadhiwa au umewasilishwa;
(b) kuaminika kwa namna ambayo uadilifu wa ujumbe
data ulivyohifadhiwa;
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SEHEMU YA TANO
UTAMBUZI WA MIKATABA YA KIELEKTRONIKI
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SEHEMU YA SITA
ULINZI KWA MTUMIAJI
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SEHEMU YA SABA
WATOA HUDUMA ZA KRAIPTOGRAFIA NA UIDHINISHAJI
Huduma za 33. Waziri anaweza, kwa taarifa itakayochapishwa
kraiptografia
na kwenye Gazeti la Serikali, kuteua taasisi ya kiserikali chini ya
uidhinishaji Wizara yenye dhamana na Teknolojia ya Habari na
Mawasiliano kuwa mdhibiti wa Huduma za Kraiptografia na
Uidhinishaji.
Majukumu 34. Majukumu ya mdhibiti huyo yatakuwa ni-
ya mdhibiti
(a) kutoa leseni na kusimamia huduma za
kraiptografia na uidhinishaji;
(b) kuainisha viwango vya kiusalama vya
kraiptografia na saini za za kielektroniki;
(c) kuamua viwango vitakavyozingatiwa na mamlaka
za uidhinishaji;
(d) kuweka na kutunza rejesta ya watoa huduma wa
huduma za kraiptografia na uidhinishaji; na
(e) kufanya vitu vingine vyovyote ambavyo ni
muhimu kwa utekelezaji wa masharti ya Sehemu
hii.
Maombi ya 35. (1) Mtu anayekusudia kutoa huduma za
usajili
kraiptografia au uidhinishaji atawasilisha maombi yake kwa
mdhibiti .
(2) Maombi yaliyofanywa chini ya kifungu kidogo cha
(1) yatakuwa na maelezo yafuatayo:
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SEHEMU YA NANE
MASHARTI YA JUMLA
Mamlaka ya 37. Waziri anaweza kutunga kanuni kwa jumla zinazohusu jambo
kutunga kanuni
lolote ambalo linatakiwa kuainishwa na Sheria hii au ambalo ni la umuhimu
kwa ajili ya utekelezaji bora wa masharti ya Sheria hii.
SEHEMU YA TISA
MASHARTI YATONANAYO
PART IX
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
(a) Amendment of the Law of Contract Act, Cap. 345
Construction 38. This Part shall be read as one with the Law of
Cap.345
Contract Act, hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”.
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Addition of 46. The principal Act is amended by adding a new
section 64A
section 64A as follows:
“Admisibi 64A.-(1) In any proceedings,
lity of
electronic electronic evidence shall be
evidence admissible.
(2) The admissibility and
weight of electronic evidence shall
be determined in the manner
prescribed under section 18 of the
Electronic Transaction Act, 2015.
(3) For the purpose of this
section, “electronic evidence” means
any data or information stored in
electronic form or electronic media
or retrieved from a computer
system, which can be presented as
evidence.”
(c) Amendment of the Records and Archives Management Act, Cap.309
Construction 47. This Part shall be read as one with the Records
Cap.309
and Archives Management Act, hereinafter referred to as the
“principal Act”.
Thomas Kashilillah
Katibu wa Bunge
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