TUMAI

NIUNI
VERSI
TYDARESSALAAM COLLEGE(
TUDARCo)

SCHOOLOFLAW ANDJUSTI
CE

SUBJECTNAME :
LAW 104:
LEGALMETHODSI
LECTURERNAME :
MR.RI
CHARDKAYEMBA
WORK :
GROUPASSI
GNMENT(
GROUP9)
DATE 23RDJANUARY,
: 2023
STUDENTNAMES

S/ NAME REGI
STRATI
ON SI
GNATURE
N

1 ABDULGHANIHI
LALI TU/
DARCO/
LLB/
022/
223

2 RAHMAABDULKYARUMBI
KA TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
21
8

3 I
MANIYAREDIMAJENDA TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
01
4

4 MOHAMEDFAROUKOTHMAN TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
01
6

5 FABI
ANAALEXANDER TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
31
8

6 RETI
NADI
SMAS TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
02
8

7 EMMANUELNDI
MILA TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
10
4

8 STEVENGODFREYLEMA TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
07
0
9 SUZANSTANLEYNTARE TU/
DARCO/
LLB/
022/
296

10 JOSEPHATPAULNZUZUMBE TU/
DARCO/
LLBE/
022/
03
6

Quest
ionThr
ee:
(Gr
oupni
ne–Gr
oupThi
rt
een)
a)“
Ther
ear
evar
iousr
easonsast
owhypeopl
erequi
redeedpol
l
s.Suchdocument
s
ar
erequi
redi
ndi
ff
erentpl
acest
oaut
hent
icat
ethepr
esentusageofnamesona
par
ti
cul
aror
derordocumentandi
ndeedsuchadeedpol
lmusthav
ecer
tai
n
par
ti
cul
ars.
”Subst
ant
iat
etheabov
est
atement
.
b)Dr
awaSampl
eofadeedpol
l
.
ADeedPol
li
sal
egaldocumentt
hatbi
ndsani
ndi
vi
dualt
oapar
ti
cul
arcour
seofact
ion.
ThemostcommonuseofaDeedPol
list
ochangeaname.Asar
esul
t,t
hisi
snowt
he
wi
del
yrecogni
sedt
ermf
ort
hel
egaldocumentt
hatenabl
esy
out
oof
fi
cial
l
ychange
1
names. I
nhi
s“Theequi
tabl
ejur
isdi
cti
onoft
heCour
tofChancer
y”,Geor
geSpence
expl
ainedt
hatadeedpol
lisconsi
der
edasadeedmadebet
weent
hepar
tyorpar
ti
es
whoexecut
edi
tont
heonesi
de,
andal
lthewor
ldont
heot
her
,orr
atherasadecl
arat
ion
addr
essedt
oal
lmanki
ndofwhatt
hepar
tyexecut
ingi
thasdone,sot
hatanyper
son
2
mayt
akear
ightofact
iononacov
enantcont
ainedi
nadeedpol
l
.

Deedpol
lisadocumentt
hatusedt
opr
oveschangesofnameoft
heper
son.Al
so
si
mpl
ywecanr
eferaDeedpol
lasauni
l
ater
aldocumentusedspeci
fi
cal
l
yfort
he
changeofaper
son'
sname.Byusi
ngaDeedpol
laper
sonmaybeabl
etochangeany
par
tofhi
snameoraddorr
emov
enamesandhy
phensorchangeaspel
l
ingofhi
sname.
Fori
nst
anceaper
sonmayuseaDeedpol
ltochanget
henamest
osomeofdocument
s
l
i
kePasspor
t,dr
ivi
ngl
i
cense,bankaccount
,cr
edi
tcar
d,medi
calr
ecor
dsaswel
las
academi
ccer
ti
fi
cat
ese.
tc.Deedpol
lusedasdocument
aryev
idencet
hatpr
ovesa
changeofper
son'
snamesi
nce,
sincei
tbi
ndsoneper
sononl
y.

Whenonewi
shest
ochangehi
s/hernameandgetal
lhi
s/herof
fi
cialdocument
sand
r
ecor
dschangedt
oshowhi
s/hernewnamee.
g.passpor
t,dr
ivi
ngl
i
cense,
bankaccount
,
cr
edi
tcar
d,medi
calr
ecor
dsandt
hel
i
ke,he/
shewi
l
lbeaskedt
opr
oducedocument
ary
ev
idenceofhi
s/hernamechange.ADeedPol
ldocumenti
saf
ormalst
atementt
hat
enabl
esonet
opr
ovet
osuchr
ecor
dhol
der
sthathe/
shehaschangedhi
s/hernameand
i
tpr
ovi
deshi
m/herwi
tht
her
equi
reddocument
aryev
idenceoft
henamebywhi
ch
3
he/
shewi
sht
obeknown.

Adeedpol
lisr
equi
redondi
ff
erentoccasi
onswher
eonwi
shest
oleav
eandabandon
t
hei
rfor
mernameandadoptanewone.Thi
smaybeduet
o;mar
ri
age(
whenonewi
sh
t
ouset
hei
rspouse’
sname)
,di
vor
ce,changeofnat
ional
i
ty,adopt
ion,t
hei
nconsi
stency

1
ht
tps:/
/www.ukdp.
co.
uk/what-i
s-a-
deed-poll
/(Accessedon19thJanuary,
2023)
2
Geor Theequi
geSpence, t
ablejuri
sdict
ionoftheCour tofChancer
y(2014)
3
ht
tps:/
/www.deedpol
l
.or
g.uk/what-
is-t
he-pur
pose-of-
a-deed-
poll
/(Accessedon19thJanuar
y,2023)

1
 4
ofnamesoni
mpor
tantcer
ti
fi
cat
es,changeofr
eli
gionet
c. Ther
ecommont
rai
tsof
deedpol
li
ncommonl
awcount
ri
esar
e;i
tmustbeonl
egalpaper
,itmustbeat
test
edby
t
hecommi
ssi
onerf
oroat
hs,i
tmustber
egi
ster
edbyt
her
elev
antaut
hor
it
yto be
ef
fect
ive.

Foradeeppol
ltobecompl
etet
her
ear
esomei
mpor
tantpar
ti
cul
arst
hatmustbe
cont
ained.Thesepar
ti
cul
arwi
l
lenabl
etheper
sonwhowi
shest
ochanget
henamel
i
st
downhi
s/heri
mpor
tantdet
ail
sincl
udi
ngt
henamesoft
heper
sonandt
henewnames
whi
chhe/
shewant
stouse.Thepar
ti
cul
arsar
edescr
ibedbel
owasf
oll
ows:

Ast
atementcont
aini
ngper
sonalpar
ti
cul
arssuchast
hename,
addr
essandci
ti
zenshi
p
oft
heper
sonwi
shi
ngt
ochanget
hei
rname;Ther
eshoul
dbeast
atementwi
tht
he
af
orement
ioneddet
ail
s.Suchst
atementmustconf
ir
mthechangeofnamebycl
ear
ly
r
efl
ect
ingt
heabandoni
ngoft
hef
ormernameandadopt
ionofanewone.Thatmeans
t
hest
atementmusthav
etheor
igi
nal
namesoft
heper
sonwi
shi
ngt
othenames.

Adecl
arat
oryst
atementoft
heper
sonchangi
ngt
hei
rnameoft
hei
rint
ent
ionst
ouse
t
hei
rnew nameonal
loccasi
onsi
nsubst
it
uteoft
hei
rfor
mername;Thi
sisal
soan
i
mpor
tantpar
ti
cul
art
obeconsi
der
edi
nadeedpol
l
.Theper
sonwi
shi
ngt
ochangehi
s
orhernamemustpr
ovi
deast
atementf
ort
hei
ntent
ionst
ousesuchnames.That
meansaper
sonwi
l
lex
plai
nther
easonbehi
ndt
hechangeoft
henameandmakea
decl
arat
iont
hatt
henew nameswi
l
lbeusedonal
loccasi
onsi
nst
eadoft
hepr
evi
ous
names.

Ast
atementaut
hor
izi
ngandr
equi
ri
ngal
lper
sonsatal
lti
met
odesi
gnat
e,descr
ibeand
addr
esst
heper
sonchangi
ngt
hei
rnamebyt
hei
radopt
ednewname.Thi
smeansaf
ter
t
hepr
ocessi
sov
ert
heper
sonwhohaschangedt
henamesshoul
dst
artbei
dent
if
ied
usi
nghi
sornew namesi
nal
lact
ivi
ti
esandnor
maloper
ati
onsi
nwhi
chheorshe
engages.Thi
swi
l
lbemadepossi
blebyexi
stenceoft
hisst
atementwhi
chaut
hor
izeand
r
equi
reper
sont
oaddr
esssuchper
sonwi
thhi
sorhernewnames.

Fi
nal
l
yadeedpol
lmustbesi
gnedt
heper
sonsochangi
ngt
hei
rnameandawi
tness.
Theper
sonwhochangest
henamemustsi
gnt
hedeedpol
l
.Inaddi
ti
ont
othatawi
tness

4
ht
tps:
//sher
ianaj
ami
i
.com/
change-
of-
name-
by-
deed-
pol
l(Accessedon19t
hJanuar
y,2023)

2
shoul
dbet
her
eandmustal
sosi
gnt
hedeedpol
l
.Thi
sist
hel
astpar
ti
cul
aroft
hedeed
pol
lwher
eaf
teri
thasbeensi
gned,meanst
hatt
henamesoft
heper
sonhasbeen
successf
ulchanged.

Apar
tfr
om t
hegi
venpar
ti
cul
arsabov
e,t
her
ear
ereasonsast
owhypeopl
erequi
redeed
pol
lischangeofnames.Peopl
emayr
equi
readeedpol
ltochanget
hei
rnamesduet
o
t
hef
oll
owi
ngci
rcumst
ances:
-

Mar
ri
age,t
hisi
swhenamar
ri
edwomanwi
shest
ouseherhusband'
snameasa
sur
name,
sheshal
lrequi
ret
hedeeppol
ltodosuchso.Shewr
it
est
oev
ery
onet
hathas
hernamer
ecor
ds,encl
osi
nghermar
ri
agecer
ti
fi
cat
easadocument
aryev
idenceofher
namechange,
andr
equest
shersur
namei
nchangedt
oherhusband'
ssur
name.

Di
vor
ceorendofci
vi
lpar
tner
shi
p,adi
vor
cedwomanmaybeabl
etogobackt
oher
f
ormerorOr
igi
nalnamebyshowi
ngr
ecor
dshol
derei
therhermar
ri
agecer
ti
fi
cat
eand
decr
eeabsol
uteoraci
vi
lpar
tner
shi
pandf
inalor
der
.Ther
efor
ethi
smaybeoneoft
he
r
easonst
hatr
enderaper
sont
orequi
reaDeedpol
lsoast
ochangeherownname.

Thei
nconsi
stenceofnamesoni
mpor
tantcer
ti
fi
cat
es,
Aper
son'
snamemaybeadi
ff
er
t
ohi
scer
ti
fi
cat
ethati
stosayt
henameswhi
chappear
edt
ooneofhi
scer
ti
fi
cat
ear
e
nott
hesameast
oanot
hercer
ti
fi
cat
e,f
orexampl
eaper
son'
snamei
sRet
inaDi
smas,
t
her
efor
eoneofhi
scer
ti
fi
cat
ename'
sappear
edasaRet
inaDi
simasi
,andanot
her
appear
edasaRet
ti
naDi
smasi
,undert
hatci
rcumst
ancet
heper
sonmayi
ssueadeed
pol
lsoast
omaket
heconsi
stencyofhernamesi
nhercer
ti
fi
cat
es.That
'
swhywesay
t
hatt
hisi
samongoft
her
easonsaswhypeopl
esr
equi
ret
hedeedpol
l
.

Changeoft
her
eli
gion,
thi
siswher
eaper
sonchangef
rom hi
sfor
meroror
igi
nalr
eli
gion
t
oanot
heroranewone,
int
hemat
terofpr
act
icesomet
imest
henamesoft
heper
sons
ar
eusedasani
dent
it
ytoi
dent
if
yther
eli
gionont
heapar
ti
cul
arper
son,
forexampl
eifa
per
son used t
o beknown asEmmanuelt
hesoci
etyconsi
der
ssuch per
son asa
Chr
ist
ian,
howev
eri
faper
sonusedt
obeknownasAbdal
l
aht
hesoci
etyconsi
der
ssuch
per
sonasaMusl
i
m.Ther
efor
eifAbdal
l
ahchangehi
srel
i
gionf
rom I
slam t
oChr
ist
iani
ty
t
henhemayr
equi
rechangi
ngsuchki
ndofnamesoast
omat
chwi
thChr
ist
iannames.
Ther
efor
echangeoft
her
eli
gioni
samongoft
her
easonsi
nwhi
chl
eadpeopl
est
o

3
r
equi
readeedpol
l
.

Adopt
ion,par
ti
cul
arl
y,chi
l
dadopt
ion,t
hisi
swher
etheper
sondeci
det
otakeandgui
de
anor
phanashi
sownchi
l
dbygi
vi
nghi
m al
lnecessar
iesandbasi
cneedswhi
chi
s
sui
tabl
etot
hechi
l
d'sl
i
fe,
thensuchper
sonasaguar
dianofsuchchi
l
dwi
shest
hechi
l
d
t
ober
epr
esent
edbyhi
smi
ddl
eandsur
name.Exampl
eguar
dianknownasSi
takiNi
pat
e
Tabu,andt
hechi
l
dknownasaSi
naBahat
iMi
ye,t
her
efor
eint
heguar
dianwi
shest
o
r
emov
ethemi
ddl
eandsur
nameofBAHATIMI
YE,andt
hechi
l
d'snamet
obeSi
na
Ni
pat
eTabu,
ther
efor
e,suchpr
ocessofchi
l
dadopt
ionshoul
dcont
ainusesofdeedpol
l
i
nor
dert
osuccess.Ther
efor
eadopt
ioni
samongoft
her
easonsast
owhypeopl
es
r
equi
readeedpol
l
.

Concl
usi
vel
y,i
tisbey
ondr
easonabl
edoubtt
hatpeopl
enor
mal
l
yencount
erswi
thmany
ci
rcumst
anceswhi
chr
esul
tindemandf
orchangeofnames.Thepr
ocessi
sal
so
backedwi
thl
egalmeanshencei
tisl
egi
ti
macy
.Wi
thi
ncr
easi
ngdemandf
orpeopl
eto
changet
hei
rnames,deeppol
lbecomesv
eryi
mper
ati
veespeci
all
yint
hiser
rorwher
e
i
dent
it
ycar
dsandsi
m car
dsar
eli
nkedwi
thhol
der
’sf
ingerpr
int
s.Thi
sisi
mpor
tantf
or
secur
it
ypur
poses,t
hati
swhywhenev
eraper
sonhaschangedhi
s/hernames,t
he
pr
ocessofchangi
ngi
tlegal
l
yusi
ngdeedpol
lbecomesmandat
ory
.

4
 DEEDPOLLONCHANGEOFNAME
REGI
STRATI
ONOFDOCUMENTSACT
(
CAP117)
THISCHANGEOFNAMEDEED i smadethis…………….dayof…………….20……………. .by
me………………….,for
merl
yknownas………………………. .
,orsometi
mesas……………………. .
of
PostOff
iceBoxNumber………………….
,aresi
dentof………………….,now orunt
ilr
ecentl
y
cal
led………………………………………
WI
TNESSESANDI
TISHEREBYDECLAREDasf
oll
ows:
1.Iabsol
utel
yrenounceandabandont
heuseofmysai
dfor
mernamesof………………………
and……………………. ,andIassumeanddet er
minetotakeandusethenew nameof
……………………………… i n subst
it
uti
on ofmyf or
mernames of……………………………….and
……………………………
2.ANDI NPURSUANCEofsuchchangeofname( s)asaforesaidIDECLAREIshal latal
l
ti
mesher eaf
terinallrecor
ds,document sandot herwr i
ti
ngsandi nal lacti
onsand
deal
ings and on al
loccasions whatsoeveruse the new name of…………………….i n
substi
tut
ionf
ormyf ormernamesof………………………. .and……………………sor eli
nquishedas
afor
esaidtot
heintentt
hatImayher eaft
erbeknownnotbyt heaf
oresai
df or
mernames,
butbythenewnameof………………………………….onl y.
3.ANDIHEREBYAUTHORISEANDREQUIREallper
sonsatal
lti
mest
odescr
ibeand
addr
essmebythenewnameof……………………………………………………
I
NWI TNESSwher
eofIhav
ehereunt
osubscri
bedmynew nameof……………………….
,and
hav
eaffi
xedmysi
gnat
uret
hedayandyearher
einwr
it
ten.
SI
GNEDandDELI
VEREDbyt
hesai
d……………………….i
ntr
oducedt
omeby………………………,

5
thelat
erknownt
ome per
sonal
l
yin mypr
esencet
his……………….
dayof_
___
___
___
_
20__
_ _
___
_

……………………………….
DEPONENT
BEFOREME:
………………………………….
COMMI
SSI
ONERFOROATHS

REFERENCE
Geor Theequi
geSpence, tabl
ejur
isdi
cti
onoft
heCour
tofChancer
y(2014)
ht
tps:
//sher
ianaj
ami
i
.com/
change-
of-
name-
by-
deed-
pol
l(Accessed on 19t
h Januar
y,
2023)
ht
tps:
//www.
deedpol
l
.or
g.uk/
what
-i
s-t
he-
pur
pose-
of-
a-deed-
pol
l
/(Accessed on 19th
Januar
y,2023)
ht
tps:
//www.
ukdp.
co.
uk/
what
-i
s-a-
deed-
pol
l
/(Accessedon19thJanuar
y,2023)