Part III – Adopted code of conduct
PUBLIC REGISTER
Adopted Code of Conduct |
CODE OF CONDUCT
(Made under
Section 36 (1) of Cap 80)
Tanzania Civil
Aviation Authority (TCAA) is a regulatory authority established by an Act of
Parliament (Cap 80 R.E 2020). The Authority
regulates air transport, aeronautical airport services, and air navigation
services and took over operations entrusted with the former Authority, including
the provision of air navigation services.
1.1 Vision
“Propelling Tanzania’s Civil Aviation System to excellence in
Africa and beyond”
1.2 Mission
"To ensure safety, security and regularity of civil
aviation in Tanzania by providing effective oversight and efficient air
navigation services while maintaining quality, protecting the environment and
safeguarding the interest of our customers and the public"
1.3 Motto
Aviation safety.
Our Commitment. In Partnership.
1.4 Values
In pursuing the
Vision and Mission, the Authority shall uphold the following values or
principles, which underscore the Authority’s corporate and employee behavior.
· Integrity
· Morals
· Professionalism and
Customer focused
· Accountability and
Efficiency
· Commitment
· Transparency,
Teamwork
2.0 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
2.1 This Code of
Conduct is established by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) to
fulfill its legal obligation under the Act and for the purpose of promoting
public confidence in the effectiveness of TCAA and its commitment and ability
to serve the public interest.
3.0 DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise, the context requires, in this Code, the following terms have the meanings as
hereunder:
“Act” means the
Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Act, Cap 80;
“Authority” means
the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority;
“Board Member”
means any member of the Board of Directors and includes the Chairman and the
Director-General;
“Business Activity”
shall mean the purchase, sale, or rental of goods, works, services, or real
estate, or any interests therein;
“Chairman” means
Chairman of the Board;
“Conflict of
Interest” means a situation or a circumstance where a Member or Employee has a
private or personal interest that is sufficient to appear to influence the
objective and impartial exercise of his or her official duties;
“Director-General”
means the director-general of the Authority;
“Employee(s)” means
a person employed by TCAA including the Director-General, Divisional Directors,
managers, other officers, and staff members, and consultants on temporary
assignment or contract to the Authority;
“Entity” means a
corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, Joint Stock
Company, or any other organization or institution;
“Immediate Family”
mean all relatives residing in the same household as a member or Employee;
“Relatives"
shall mean parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews;
"Pecuniary
Interest" means direct or beneficial ownership of any of the following
financial interests: shares, securities, debt obligations, and proprietary or
partnership interests; or rights to rents, royalties, income, compensation, or
any other payments of any kind. For purposes of this definition, beneficial
ownership shall include, but not be limited to, nominal ownership by a party
under circumstances where another party expects to receive at any time
ownership, in whole or in part, of the financial interest or any economic
return, gain or benefit from the financial interest;
“Person” means an
individual;
“Primary Party of
Interest” mean a Person or Entity subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of
TCAA or a person or entity who is a competitor of a Person or Entity subject to
the regulatory jurisdiction of TCAA, including but not limited to, a licensee
or a prospective licensee, or any Person or Entity which realizes a significant
portion of its business activity from making transactions with, or furnishings
goods or services to a Person or Entity subject to the regulatory jurisdiction
of TCAA;
“Secondary Party of
Interest” shall mean a Person or Entity, other than a Primary Party of
Interest, materially affected, directly or indirectly, by a matter that is, or
is expected to be pending before TCAA;
4.0 GENERAL STANDARD
4.1 All employees
shall conduct themselves in a manner that inspires confidence and trust among
the regulated entities, their customers, competitors, and especially the public.
5.0 DILIGENCE
5.1 Employees shall
endeavor to perform their duties diligently by maintaining the highest
standard of discipline. They shall demonstrate their sense of responsibility by
ensuring that they:
6.0 PRESCRIBED ACTIVITY
6.1 No employee
shall use his or her official position to obtain unwarranted privileges or
personal benefits for which such person would otherwise be ineligible.
7.0 RESPECTS FOR THE LAW
7.1 Employees shall
familiarize themselves with rules, regulations, and procedures and
appropriately abide by them.
(a) pressure for
sexual activity or sexual favors with any person;
(b) rape, sexual
battery, molestation, or any form of sexual assault;
(c) intentional
physical contact which is sexual in nature such as unwelcome touching,
pinching, patting, grabbing, and/or brushing against another person’s body, hair, or clothes.
(d) sexual
innuendoes, gestures, noises, jokes, comments, or remarks to another person
about one’s sexual favors; and
(e) viewing,
displaying, or sharing inappropriate sexually explicit material or material that
may be deemed morally offensive in the work environment or during working hours.
8.0 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
8.1 No Board Member
or employee of the Authority shall acquire any pecuniary or other interest that
conflicts, can conflict, or is likely to conflict with the performance of his/her
duties as a member or employee of the Authority.
9.0 CONFIDENTIAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
INTERESTS
9.1 Declarable
Financial Interests
Declarable
Financial Interests shall include all property or assets owned by, and
liabilities owed to the Employee and spouse, subject to the following:
9.1.1 An Employee
shall be required to declare as his or her property, and property shall be
deemed to be declarable by an Employee, if:
(a) It is a matrimonial
property;
(b) It is jointly
owned with the spouse or spouses of the Employee;
(c) There is an
allegation that an Employee appears to have suddenly and inexplicably come into
possession of extraordinary riches in relation to his/her observable sources
of income.
9.2 Officers
required to declare
9.2.1 Members of
the Board of Directors, except the Chairman and the Director-General and
Division Directors who are subject to The Public Leadership Code of Ethics Act,
1995.
10.0 POST-EMPLOYMENT
Board Members and
employees who are directly involved in regulating the industry, shall not,
during a period of eighteen months after the expiration or termination of the
term of office or service with the Authority enter into any contract of
employment, joint venture, partnership, own shares with, or contract for the
supply of services to, any person or organization whose services are being regulated
by the Authority.
11.0 APPLICATION
OF THE CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
- AMENDMENT
The provision of
this Code can be amended and modified by the Authority from time to time and
all such amendments and modifications shall take effect from the date stated
therein.