Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute Act, 1980 (No. 4 of 1980)

No. 4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA 1980 No.4 OF 1980 I ASSENT, J. K. NYERERE. President 2ND FEBRUARY, 1980 ENACllID by the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania. An Act to establish the Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute and fo provide for its powers and operations in relation to the promotion and conduct of wildlife research [1~~ .~~.~?~~. +. !S~:::...J GN. /l11~D p. 5~'t PART I PRELIMINARY 1. This Act may be cited as the Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute Short title Act, 1980, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister and may, br notice published in the Gazette, appoint. ~:fence 2. Subject to the provisions of section 12. nothing in this Act shan Scope of empower or permit any person. for or on behalf of the Institute. to do ,pplicatlon any act or thing which is not permitted by. or is an offence under. the 97 Wildlife Conservation Act, 1974. ~~'d 4 3. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise "the Board" means the Board of Directors of the Institute, established by section 6; "centre" means a Wildlife Research Centre established or deemed to have been established by or under section 7; "Director" means a Director of a Centre, appointed under section IS (1); 33 Interpretation No.· 4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute . --------------- . 1989 Ar.:IS, 1')74 "Director-General" means the Director-General of the Institute. appo inted under section 14; "Director of Game" means the Director of Game appointed under section 3 of the Wildlife Conservation Act, 1974, and includes any public officer appointed in writing by the Director of Game to carry out any of his duties in relation to the Institute for the purposes of this Act; "the Institute" means the Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute, establi shed by section 4; "member" in relation to the Board, means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman; "Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for wildlife affairs; "wildlife" means undomesticated animals, game and game birds specified in the First. Second and Third Schedules to the Wildlife Conserva tion Act. 1974, and their habitat and ways of life. and includes bees. fish. birds. insects and other animals which. though not specified. are related or connected to. or affect. the lives or the habitat of the specified animals. game or game birds. PART II THE SERENGETI WILDLIfE RESEARCH INSTITUTE [sUiblishRlent 4.-(1) There is hereby established an Institute to be known as the 11~:f:~le Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute. (2) The Institute shall be a body corporate and shall (a) have perpetual succession and an official seal; (b) in its corporate name. be capable of suing and being sued; (c) sub-ject to this Act. be capable of holding. purchasing. or acquiring in any other way, any movable or immovable property. and of disposing of any of its property. Functions of ~.-(l) The functions of the Institute shall be the Institute (a) to promote the development. improvement and protection of the wildlife industry in the United Republic; (b) to carry, out, and promote the carrying out of. enquiries experi ments and research in wildlife and in wildlife environment generally; (c) to continue, develop and finalise all on going or projected wildlife research in the United Republic; (d) to carry out research and investigation into various aspects of wildlife for the purpose of establishing, improving or developing modern methods or techniques of wildlife and environmental conservation and the management, collection and use of wildlife and wildlife products; {e) to carry out research and investigation into wildlife diseases and their causes SO as to develop ways of preventing or controlling the occurence of particular wildlife diseases or any category of them; 34 1980Serengeti Wildfife Research Institute (f) to co-ordinate all wildlife research which is carried out within the United Republic; (g) to establish and operate a system of documentation and dissemina tion of the findings of inquiries, experiments and research carried out by Or on behalf of the Institute, or other in{9rmation on wildlife acquired by the Institute; (h) to undertake the collection, preparation, publication and distribu tion of statistics relating to wildlife, and promote and develop instruction and training in wildlife; (i) in co-operation with the Government or any persons, within or outside the United Republic, to promote or provide facilities for the instruction and training of local personnel for carrying out \vildlife research, and for the management of the wildlife industry; CJ1 to advise the Government, public institutions and other persons or bodies of persons engaged in the wildlife industry in the United Republic on the practical application of the findings of inquiries, experiments and research carried out by or on behalf of the Institute; (k) to assume responsibility for the control and management of the business and affairs of any Centre established or deemed to have been established by or under this Act; 0) to do any thing or enter into any transaction which, in tile opinion of the Board, is necessary or desirable for the purposes of the better performance of the functions of the Institute under this Act. (2) For the purposes of the better performance of its functions tbe Institute shall establish and maintain a system of consultation and eo-operation with any person or body of persons established by or under any written law and having functions related to those specified in sub section (I) or which relate to wildlife or environmental research or to scientific development generally. 6,-(1) There is hereby established a Board of Directors of tbeInstitute Composition which shall, subject to this Act. be respo!1sible for tbe. performance of ~~ceeding, the functions and management of the affairs of the Institute. of Board. (2) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect in respect of the constitution of the Board, its proceeding and other matters relating to it. (~).Save in the case of matters relating to the office and appointment ot the Chairman of the Board, the Minister may, by order published in theGazeue, amend, add to, vary or replace any of the other provisions of the Second Schedule. 7..--(1) The Centres specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall ~estin" 01 d be deemed to have been established under this sedion, and the controll'J"~~:e;(~ltlcs and. management of their business and affairs is hereby vested in the to land tnstitute. 35 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute Acts. 1974 No. 12 Powen of Minister in relation to &ud (2) The Minister may. by order published in the Gazette. amend. ad"d to. vary or replace the names of and the Centres specified in the First Schedule. (3) The Minister may. after consultation with tho Board. by order published in the Gazette. establish other Centres and vest in the Institute the control and management of the business and affairs of those Centres. (4) The Institute shall be granted a rigrt of occupancy over the land on which a Centre exists or is. or is intended to be. established. upon such terms and conditions as the President may approve. subject to subsections (5). (6) and (7). (5) Until a right of occupancy is granted. the Institute may exercise in relation to the land on which a Centre exists or is. or is intended to be established. all the rights necessary for the performance of ita functions which a grantee of a right of occupancy may lawfully exercise over land comprised in a right of occupancy granted to him. and tho fact that no right of occupancy has been granted to the Institute shall not affect the validity of any thing done or omitted bona fide by any person in the execution or purported execution of his duties under this Act. (6) No fee or duty shall be charged or payable in respect of the issue to the Institute of a certificate in respect of a right of occupancy granted in accordance with this sedan. (7) All land held by the Institute in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be private land for the purposes of the Wildlife Conserva tion Act, 1974. and the Board may is relation to that land (a) manage or use it in such manner as, in the opinion of tho Board, is desirable for the better performance of the functions of tho Institute; (b) hunt wildlife. graze livestock. and do any other thing in relatido to the land or wildlife on it as. in the opinion of the Board. is necessary or desirable for the performance of the functions of tho Institute; (c) enforce. within that area of land. such restrictions or regulations as the Director of Game may. from time to time, approve; (d) provide for the depositing and propagating of such species of wildlife as the Board may. with the approval of the Director of Game.· determine. for the purposes of improving. cultivating, conserving or experimenting upon those species of wildlife. 8. The Minister may. from time to time. give to the Board din:cti0Dl of a general or specific character regarding the performance by tho Institute of any of its functions under this Act. and the Board sbaD give effect to every direction given to it. 36 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute PARTlll POWER AND OPERATIONS OF TUB lNsTlTUTB IN RBLATION 10 WUJlUllB REsEARCH 9.-(1) The Board shall appoint a research programmes committee ProTisioos which shall. subject to such general or specific directions as the Board re.loti!,8 to may give in that behalf, be responsible for the scrutiny 0( propoaJa~ for wudlife research made to or by the institute. (2) The Board may appoint such number of other committees or sub-committees as it may deem necessary for the formulation. control and co-ordination of wildlife research projects proposed or to be pro posed to the Institute for the purposes of this Act. (3) The Board may. upon such conditions as it may specify. delegate to the committees and sub-committees or to any of them all or any of its functions under this Act. subject to he provisions of section 16. (4) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act (oilier than the provisions relating to the composition of the Board) shall apply. mutatis mutandis, in relation to the committees and sub-committees appointed under this section. but the Hoard may. by directions in writing, in relation to any of the committees or SUb-committees. disapply all or any of the provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act or modify them in such manner as may be specified in the direction. (5) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board. make rub regarding (a) the procedure for the submission to the Institute of proposals for the carrying out of research into any particular aspect of wildlife; (b) the manner in which proposals for the carrying out of research shall be dealt with by the Institute; (c) the powers. rights and obligations of persons carrying out research; (d) the procedure to be adopted with regard to wildlife research being earned out on behaaf or for the benefit, of the Institute. 10.-(1) Every person engaged. or intending to engage, in any aspect Inf0f!tlatioo of research relating to or connected with wildlife within the United on wtldlife R bli shall hi ( . " research to epu c • at sown expense.Turmsh to the Institute information be furnished relating to that research and shall make available to the Institute ~o m~ copies of any relevant records or findings in such form aDd withJD ns II such periods as may be specified. (2) Any person who contravenes or fails to. comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to. fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings. but. no person shall be prosecuted for any offence under this section within six months after the commencement of this Act. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (I), the Institute may enter into agreements with firms or organizations engaged in wildlife research or other allied scientific research within or outside Tanzania for the purposes of establishing a system of exchanging information relating to wildlifeor other allied scientific research. No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute 1980 . Institute may call for information Powers of Director of Game in relation to research AL1S, 1974 No. 12 11.-(1) The Institute may require in writing any person or body of persons engaged in wildlife or other allied scientific research within. the United Republic to it such information relating to wildlife or other allied scientific research as the Institute may specify. (2) Every person or body of persons required to furnish information under subsecnon (1) shall comply with the requirement, and any person or body of persons which refuses or fails to comply with. that require ment shall be quilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a nue not exceeding Iiltecn thousand shillings. U.-{l) Subject to subsection (2). all acts required or permitted to be done by or under this Act in exercise of the functions, or for the purposes. (If the Institute. shall he done subject to the provisions of the Wildlifl' Conservation Act, f97Ll. (2) The Director of Game shall. subject to the directions of the Minister, take all such measures, in rdation· to matters connected with wildlife and regulated by the provisions of the Wildlife Conserva tion Act. 1974, as may be necessary or .desirable for the purposes of facilitating the smooth and eflicient operation of the business of the Institute and the promotion and conduct of wildlife research. (3) Th6 Director of Game may take measures under subsection (2) from time to time. on his Own Illation or on the application in that behalf by the Institute or any of its Centres. Minister may 13.-(1) The Minister may. after consultation with the Board and, make regula- where appropriate, with such other authorities or persons as the Minister lions n}ay deem necessary, make regu.ations for the better carrying out of the objects and provisions of this Act. 0,) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (J), theMinister may make rcgulations (a) requiring persons or bodies of persons, or a category of them, specified in the regulations. engaged in wildlife or other allied scientific research to furnish to the Institute information relat in~ to anyaspect of their activities; (b) prescribing the form and manner is which, and the period within which. any information required to be furnished or made available to the Institute under this Act shall be furnished or made available to tl1(: Institute; (e) regulating the involvement of the Institute in the conservation and management of wildlife or the collection and use of wildlife and wildlife products; (d) regulating the utilization by specified institutions engaged in wildlife research, or in the wildilfe industry, of the technical expertise and services of the Institute in environmental or wildlife conservation or in the management, collection or use of wildlife or wildlife products; 38 Serengeti Wildlije Research Institute 1980 (e) prescribing or regulating any other thing which is under this Act required or permitted to be prescribed or regulated. (3) Regulations made under this section shall be published in the Gazette. PART IV ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 14.-(1) The President shall appoint, upon such terms aad condi- Appointment, tions as he may specify, a Director-General of the Institute 1who shall functions be the chief executive oJlicer of the Institute. ~f~~~7.. .. th f . Lhi JI' th D' G al General(2) In exercising e unctions 0 us 0 Ice e irector- ener may. subject to sucu general or specific directions given to him by the Board, issue operational guidelines (0 all or to any of the Directors. and may call for and act 011 reports made by Directors relating to the operations of Centres established, or deemed to have been established, by or under this Act. 15.-(1) The Board shall. after consultation with the Director-General, A pointment appoint suitable persons each designated as Director and chief adminis- ofother trative oliicer of the Centre specified in the instrument of his appoint- staff, and management ment. of Centres (2) The Board may from time to time appoint such number of other professional and non-professional employees of the Institute as it may deem necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the business and activities of the Institute. (3) Subject to the general or specific directions given by the Board in that behalf, a Director may appoint such number of supporting staff as in his opinion are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Institute by the Centre for whose operations he is responsible. 16.-(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Board may, from time to time. Power of by a written instrument under the seal of the Institute, delegate to any ~~ard to committee of its members, or to any employee of the Institute. any of e egate its functions of powers under this Act, so that the delegated functions or powers may be exercised by the delegate in accordance with the terms of the instrument of delegation. (2) A delegation under this section may be made to the holder of an office under the institute specifying the office but without naming the holder. and in that case each successive holder of the office in question. and each person who occupies or performs the duties of that office, may, without any further authority, exercise the delegated function or power in accordance with the delegation made. (3) The Board may at any time revoke a delegation made under this section, and no delegation so made shall prevent the Council from itself exercising the function or power delegated. 39 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute 1980 Notifica tion of Orders, directions, etc, (4) The Board shall not delegate (a) its power of delegation; or (b) the power to approve the annual budget, the annual balance sheet or any statement of accounts, 17. Where any order, direction or requirement made or given by the Munster or the Hoard under this Act is not required to be published ill tne Gazette, the order, direction or requirement shall be brought to the notice of persons affected or likely to be affected by it in any manner aetermmed by the Minister or the Board; but if the order, direction or requirement is published in the Gazette, all persons shall be deemed to have had notice of it. Remunera tiOD 01 members of Board 18.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), the members shall be entitled to such remuneration, fees or allowances for expenses as the Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Board. prescribe from time to time. (2) No remuneration, fees or allowances, except such allowances for exepenses as may be expressly authorized by the Minister, shall be paid to any member who is a public officer. Protection 19. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 284A of the Penal 1f:biliirsonal Code, the provisions of the Specified Officers (Recovery of Debts) Act. Cap. I~ 1970, or of the Parastatal Employees (Recovery of Debts) Act, 1974, no act or thing done by any member or by any employee of the Institute shall, if done or omitted bona fide in the execution or purported execu tion of his duties as a member or as an employee of the Institute. SUbject him to any action, liability or demand of any kind. Superan nuation benefits Funds of the Institute 20. Subject to the provisions of any written law for the time being in force relating to pensions the Board may (a) grant gratuities or other retirement allowances or benefits to the employees of the Institute; (b) establish and contribute to a superannuation fund or a medical benefits fund for the employees of the Institute; (c) require any employee of the Institute to contribute to the superannuation fund or medical benefits fund and fix the amounts and method of payment of the contribution. 21. The funds and resources of the Institute shall consist of (a) such sums as may be provided by Parliament for the purposes of the Institute; (b) such sums as the Institute may receive as fees for any services rendered by it; (c) such donations "grants. bequests and loans as the Board may. from time to time, receive from any person or body of persons; 40 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute 1980 (d) any sums or property which may become payable to the Institute under this Act or any other written Jaw or which may vest in the Institute in any other manner in the performance of its functions. 22. The Board may, Cor the proper performance of the functions of Power of the Institute. charge fees for any servioes or category of services Board to rendered by the Institute, subject to any directions wluCh the Minister =gc may give in that behalf. 23. With the prior approval of the Minister, the Board may. from Iovestmcnt time to time. invest any part of the moneys available in any fund of the Institute in such investments as are authorized investments in ~s'3~967 relation to investment of funds by a trustee under the Trustees Invest- o. ments Act, 1967. 24.-(1) The Board may, from time to time, with the prior approval Power to of the Minister, borrow moneys for the purposes of the Institute by borrow way of loan or overdraft, and upon such security and such terms and conditions relating to the repayment of the principal and the payment of interest as the Board may deem fit. (2) A person lending money to the Institute shall not be bound to enquire whether the borrowing of that money by the Board has been approved by the Minister. 25.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), "financial year" in this Act means Annual and any period not exceeding twelve consecutive months designated by supplemo the Board as the accounting period of the Institute. ~diet (2) The first financial year of the Institute shall commence 00 the date when this Act comes into operation and may be of a period longer or shorter than twelve months. (3) Not less than two months before the beginning of every financial year (other than the first financial year) the Board shall, at a meeting. pass a detailed budget (in this Act called the "annual budget") of the amounts rcspectively (a) expected to be received; or (b) expected to be disbursed, by the Institute during that financial year. and whenever circumstances so require. the Board may pass a supplementary budget in any financial year. (4) The annual budget and every supplementary budget shall be in such form and include such details as the Minister may approve. (5) Forthwith upon passing any budget or any supplementary budget the Board sball submit to the Minister for- his approval the annual budget or, as tho case may be, the supplementary budget. (6) The Minister shall. upon receipt of the annual budget or an): supplementary budget, approve or disapprove it or may approve It subject to any amendments which he may deem fit. 41 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute 1980 Accounts and audit Acts. 1968 No.1 . ------------------~. -------- . - . - .- . .. . .. .. ,,- . . -~-------~---- . (7) Where the Minister approves any annual or supplementary budget. with or without amendrnent, the budget. as approved by him shall be binding on the Board which, subject to subsection (H), shall confine the disbursements of the Institute within the items and amounts contained in tile applicable estimates as approved by the Minister. (8) The Board may (a) with the written sanction of the Minister, make a disbursement notwithstanding that that disbursement is not provided for in any budget; (b) adjust expenditure limits to Lake account of circumastanccs not reasonably Ioreseable at the lime the budget was prepared, subject to submitting a supplementary budget to the Minister within two months of the alteration of expenditure limits becom ing necessary. 26.-(1) The Board shall cause to be provided and kept proper books of accounts and records with respect to (a) the receipt and expenditure of money by, and other financial transactions of. the Institute; (b) tile assets and liabilities of the Institute. and shall cause to be made out for every rinancial year a balance sheet showing the details of the income and expenditure of the Institute and all its assets and liabilities. (2) Within six months of the close of every financial year the accounts including the balance sheet of the Institute in respect of that financial year shall be audited by the Tanzania Audit Corporation established by the Tanzania Audit Corporation Act. 1968. (3) Every audited balance shed shall be placed before a meeting of the Beard which. if it adopts it. shall endorse the balance sheet with .a certificate that it has been so adopted. (4) As soon as the accounts of the Institute have been audited, and in any case not later than six months after the dose of the financial year. the Board shall submit to the Minister a copy of the audited statement of accounts, together with a copy of the report made by the auditors on the statement of accounts. Annual report '27. The Board shall, within six mouths after the dose of the financial year. cause to be prepared and submitted to the Minister a report dealing generally with the activities and operations of the Institute during that financial year and accompanied by (a) a copy. of the audited accounts of the Institute; (b) a copy of the auditors' report on the accounts; and (c) such other information as the Minister may direct. Laying of accounts before National Assembly 28. The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after receiving them, lay before the National Assembly the audited accounts of the Institute. together -with the auditors' report on the accounts and the annual report of the Institute. 42 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research institute FIRST SCHEDULE 1980 (Section 7 (I ) WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTRES I. Gornbe Wildlife Research Centre. 2. Kingupira Wildlife Research Centre. J. Mahale Mountains Wildlife Research Centre. 4. Njiro Wildlife Research Centre. 5. Serengeri Wildlife Research Centre. (Section 6 (2) 1.--(1) The Board shall consist of- Composition (a) a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the President; (b) the Director-General; (c) not less than nine nor more than fifteen ather members, who shall be appointed by the Minister. (2) The Board may appoint any employee of the Institute to be the Secretary of the Hoard. 2. The members shall elect one of their number to be the Vice-Chairman of the Board, Vice and any member elected as Vice-Chairman shall, subject to his continuing to be C h.iirmnn a member, hold office for a term of one year from the date of his election, and shall be eligible for re-election. 3. In appointing persons to be members, the Minister shall ensure that every person Duty of appointed by him is a person who, in his opinion. has the necessary experience or Minister to qualification to enable that person to make a useful contribution to the deliberations of 3Fl'Otntdthe Board and to assist the Board in the performance of its functions. a) e an prominent persons 4.--(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a member of the Board shall, unless his Tenure of appointment is sooner determined by the appointing authority, or he otherwise ceases appointment to be a member, hold office for such period as the apnoinring authority may specify in his appointment, or if no period is so specified, shall hold office for a term of three years from the dale of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (2) Tn the case of a member who is a member by virtue of his holding some other office. he shall cease to be a member upon his ceasing to hold that office. (3) Any member, other than a member referred to in sub-pnragrah (2), may at any time resign by giving novice in writing \0 the President or, as the case may be, to the M inisicr. and from the date specified in the notice or if no date is so specified, from the date of the receipt of the notice by the President or the Minister, he shall cease to be a member. 5. If a member of the Board who is a member by virtue of his holding some other t\bscnt office is unable for any reason 10 attend any meeting. he may nominate in writing member another personfrom his organization, ifhe is nominated forappotrnrnemto the Board 10 be by an organization, 10 aucnd that meeting in his place. represented at meet in/;.< 6. Where any member ceases to he a member for any reason before the expiration of Casual his term of oflice, ihc appoinlinl,': authority 111:1)' appoint another person in his place vacancies and theperson so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of bit PI'<.ld~~'Of. 43 No.4 Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute 1980 Meetings of Chc boold Quorum Decisions of the 8u&n1 MinutClt of ILcctinp 7.~1) The Board shall ordinarily meet for the transaction ofits business at the items and at the places determined by it, but shall meet at least once every three months. (2) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board, and shall call a special meeting upon a written request by a majority of the members in office. (3) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall, preside at every meeting of the Board. In the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman the members present shall appoint one oC their number to preside over the meetin!:t. (4) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, may invite any person who is not a member to participate in the deliberations at any meeting oC the Board but any person soinvited shall not be entitled to vote. ' 8. The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be half of the members in office. 9.-(1) Questions proposed at a meeting of the Board, shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote in addition to his deli berative vote. (2) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (I), a decision may be made by the Board without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among the members, and the expresson in writing of the views of the majority of the members. 10.-(1) The Board shall cause to be recorded and kept minutes of all business conducted or transacted at its meetings, and the minutes oC each meeting oC the Board shall beread and confirmed, or amended and confirmed, at the next meetina oC the Board and signed by the person presiding at the meeting. (2) Any minutes purporting to besigned by the person presiding at a meeting of the Board shall, in the absence oC proof of error, be deemed to be a correct record of the mcctinS whose minutes they purport to be. Vacancies, etc., not winvali date pro cccdinp 11. The validity of any act or proceeding of [he Board shall not be affected b) any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any of them. 12. All orders, directions, notices or documents made or issued on behalf of the Board shall be signed by (a) the Chairman of the Board; or (b) the DireclOr-General or any other officer of the Institute authorized in writins in iliat behalf by the Director-General. Sca1 of tho 13. The seal of the Institute shall not be affixed to any instrument except in the Orpnimtioo presence of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or the Director-General or some: other officer of the Institute and at least one member of the Board. Bow may 14. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own rOl:U1atc its procccdinp. own proceed. inp Passed in tho National Assembly on the third day of January. 1980. E. E. KAzudOTO. Clerk of the NariontM ..tuemb1Y.