Tanzania - Child Law Resources


Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzana, 1998
The Law of the Child Act, 2009
The Children and Young Persons Act, 1962
The Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act, 1964
The Law of the Child (Child Employment) Regulations, 2012
Children Homes Regulation Act, 1968
The Law of the Child Act (Apprenticeship) Regulations, 2012
The Law of the Child (Retention Homes) Rules, 2012
The Law of the Child Act (Foster Care Placement) Regulation, 2012
The Adoption of Children Act, 1955
The Day Care Centres Act, 1981
Penal Code, 1945
Penal Code (Amendment), 1962
Penal Code(Amendment), 1980
The Anti Trafficking in Persons Act, 2008
The Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act, 1998
The Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1920
The Registration and Identification of Persons, 1986
The Criminal Procedure Code, 1969
The Criminal Procedure Code, 1985
The Evidence Act, 1967
The Evidence Act, 1980
Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
Employment Ordinance (Amendment), 1975
Law on Guardianship, 1963
The Law of Marriage Act, 1971
The Age of Majority (Citizenship Laws) Act, 1970
The National Service Act, 1964
An Act to Amend the National Service Act, 1982
An Act to Amend the National Service Act, 1974
Widows and Orphans Pensions (Cesser of Eligibility to Continue) Act, 1962
The Refugees Act, 1998
The Islamic Law (Restatement) Act, 1964
The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2010
The Disabled Persons Employment Act, 1982
The Disabled (Care and Maintenace) Act, 1982
The Institute of Education Act, 1975
The National Education Act, 1978
The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Act, 2001
Zanzibar Children Act, 2011
Zanzibar Children and Young Persons Act, 1952
Zanzibar Succession Decree, 2004
Zanzibar Penal Decree Act, 2004
Zanzibar Adoption of Children Act, 1965
Zanzibar Labour Act, 1997
Zanzibar HIV/AIDS Commission Act, 2002
Law of the Child, 2016


National Strategy on Inclusive Education, Final Draft, 2009-2017
Five Year Strategy for Progressive Reform of Child Justice, 2013-2017
Child Development Policy, 1996
National Health Policy, 1990
The National Road Map Strategic Plan to Accelerate Reduction of Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths in Tanzania, 2008-2015
National Policy on HIV/AIDS, 2001
National AIDS Control Program, 1998-2002
National Multi-Sectoral Framework on HIV/AIDS, 2003-2007
Zanzibar National HIV/AIDS Policy, 2004
Community Development Policy, 1996
The Tanzania Five Year Development Plan, 2012-2016
Education Sector Development Programme, 2002-2006
National Higher Education Policy, 1999
National Policy on Disability, 2004
Cultural Policy, 1997
The National Employment Policy, Year Not Known
Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan, 2011-2021
National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty, 2005
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, 2005
Development Vision 2025
National Population Policy, 2006
The National Social Security Policy, 2003
National Guidelines for Improving Quality of Care, Support and Protection for Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania, 2009
A National Plan of Action for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence Against Women and Children, 2001-2015
Policy on Women in Development in Tanzania, 1992
National Youth Development Policy, 1996
National Environmental Policy for Zanzibar, 1992
Zanzibar Youth Employment Action Plan, 2007
Zanzibar Education Policy, 2006
Zanzibar National Health Policy,2010
Child Development Policy, 2008
Child Justice Policy 2013-2017, 2013
National Development Plan 2016-2021, 2016
Education Policy, 2009
Guidelines For HIV AIDs, 2012
National Action Plan on Child Participation, 2014
National Health Policy, 2017
National Development Plan, 2016
Plan of Action to End Violence Against Women and Children 2017-2022, 2017
Reproductive Health Plan 2016-2020, 2016

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

State Party Reports
Initial	December 2006

Concluding Recommendations
For Initial Report

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

State Party Reports
Initial	29 Apr 1994
Initial-add	20 Oct 1999
Second	20 Oct 2004
Third, Fourth and Fifth	2012
Initial Report on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography	2007
Initial Report on the Optional Protocol on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict	2007

Concluding Observations
For Initial Report	9 July 2001
For Second Report	21 June 2006
To the Initial Report on the Optional Protocol on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict	2008
To the Initial Report on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography	2008
Concluding observations to the third, Fourth and Fifth Periodic State Party Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child,	2015