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Discharge of duties and function of President Act No. 15 of 1984 Art.9;<o😛></o😛>
37.-(1) Apart from complying with the provisions contained in this Constitution, and the laws of the United Republic in the performance of his duties and functions, the President shall be free and shall not be obliged to take advice given to him by any person, save where he is required by this Constitution or any other law to act in accordance with the advice given to him by any person or authority.
Act No.4 of 1992 Art.12; Act No.34 of 1994 Art.6; Act. No.1 of 2005 Art.9; G.N.No.133 of 2001; G.N.No.150 of 2005
(2) Where the Cabinet finds that the President is unable to discharge the functions of his office by reason of physical or mental infirmity, it may submit to the Chief Justice a resolution requesting him to certify that the President by reason of physical or mental infirmity, is unable to discharge the functions of his office.
Upon receiving such a resolution, the Chief Justice shall appoint a medical board of not less than three persons from amongst experts recognized as such by the law governing medical practitioners in Tanzania and such board shall inquire into that issue and advise the Chief Justice accordingly, and he may, after considering the medical evidence, present to the Speaker a certificate certifying that the President, due to physical or mental infirmity, is unable to discharge the functions of his office; and if the Chief Justice does not rescind that certificate within seven days for the reason that the Presidents condition has improved and he has resumed work, then it shall be deemed that the office of the President is vacant, and the provisions contained in subarticle (3) shall apply.
(3) Where the President is absent from the United Republic, or is unable to discharge the functions of his office for any other reason, the duties and functions of the President shall be discharged by one of the following, in the order specified, that is to say -
(a) the Vice President or, if his office is vacant or if he is also absent or is ill; then
(b) the Prime Minister.