The principal legislation titled, “An Act to make provision for the administration of small estates, for the administration of estates generally by the Administrator-General, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.”
The Administrator-General (Powers and Functions) Act Chapter 27 R.E,2023 of the laws of Tanzania is the principal legislation which makes provisions for the appointment and duties an Administrator General. It was first enacted in 1921 during the colonial period to provide a legal framework for the administration of estates in cases where no executor, administrator, or family member was willing or able to do so. Over time, it has been revised and consolidated in the Revised Editions of the Laws (R.E. 2002 and R.E. 2019, but the principal Act remains the 1921 enactment
