B. Key Environmental Issues

• Water pollution from industrial processes
• Hazardous and toxic waste from industrial processes
• Land degradation and pollution from industrial processes
• Waste by-products from use of industrial products

Relevant Institutions, Laws and Subsidiary Legislation Related to Environment

Institutions:

• Commercial Law, Registration and Industrial Licensing Department, Ministry of Trade and Industries
• Tropical Pesticides Research Institute
• Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals
• Tanzania Bureau of Standards
• Local Governments (District and Municipal Authorities)
• National Urban Water Authority
• Investment Promotion Centre, President's Office
• Factories Inspectorate, Ministry of Labour
• Principal Water Officer or Regional Water Engineer
• Pharmacy Board
• National Land Use Planning Commission
• Director of Public Prosecutions
• National Food Control Commission
• Dairy Board

Laws and Subsidiary Legislation Related to Environment:

• Local Government (District and Urban Authorities) Acts
• Town and Country Planning Ordinance
• National Land Use Planning Commission Act
• Water Utilization (Control and Regulation) Act
• Waterworks Ordinance
• National Urban Water Supply Act
• Public Health (Sewerage and Drainage) Ordinance
• National Industries (Licensing and Registration) Act
• Protection from Radiation Act
• Explosives Act
• Tanzania Bureau of Standards Act
• Factories Ordinance
• Investment Promotion Act
• Pharmaceuticals and Poisons Act
• Tropical Pesticides Research Institute Act
• Penal Code (offensive trades, fouling of water and air, prevention of common nuisance, negligent spreading of disease)
• Fair Trade Practices Act
• Land Ordinance
• Food Control of Quality Act
• Dairy Industry Act
• Petroleum Conservation Act

International Agreements:

• ILO working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) (ratified by the Government of Tanzania which has accepted its obligations for worker protection under the Convention only with respect to air pollution).

Possible Licenses and Permits Required:

• Industrial Licenses
  • Industrial Licenses (under National Industrial Licensing and Registration Act)
  • Application for Industrial License/Certificate of Registration
  • Certificate of Registration
  • Progress Report for Registered/Licensed Industries
  • Application for Transfer of an Industrial License
• Water Forms
  • Application for Water Right
  • Provisional or Final Water Right
  • Application for an Easement
  • Certificate of the Creation of an Easement

Product Specifications and Standards from Tanzania Bureau of Standards:

• Factories
  • Registration Certificate (under Factories Ordinance)
  • Approval Form for New Factories (Factories Ordinance)
  • Approval Form for New Factories (Public Health, Sewerage and Drainage Ordinance)
  • Pesticides Permits and Licenses
  • Application for permit to formulate/manufacture pesticides (provisional)
  • License to Construct Electric Works (Electricity Ordinance)
  • Building Permit
  • Explosives Permits (for acquisition, possession, manufacture, disposal, storage or use of explosives) (Explosives Act)
  • License to Manufacture Pharmaceuticals
  • Certificate of Approval for Investment (Investment Promotion Centre)
• Land Uses
• Application for Planning Consent
• Planning Consent Form (Town and Country Planning Ordinance)
• Certificate of Right of Occupancy (Land Ordinance)
• License to Produce Petroleum