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Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) was established under the Ministry of Industry and Trade by an Act of Parliament, the Standards Act No.3 of 1975 as the National Standards Institute and became operational in April 1976.
It was subsequently renamed Tanzania Bureau of Standards through an amendment to the Act by Act No.1 of 1977. The Standards Act No. 3 was later repealed and replaced by the Standards Act No. 2 of 2009, which gave the Bureau more powers in carrying out its mandate.
The Bureau was established as part of the efforts by the government to strengthen the supporting institutional infrastructure for the industry and commerce sectors of the economy. Specifically, TBS was mandated to undertake measures for quality control of products of all descriptions and to promote standardization in industry and commerce.
Corporate functions
Pursuant to Section 4 (1) of the Standards Act No. 2 of 2009, TBS has the following functions:
a) To undertake measures for quality control of commodities, services, and environment of all descriptions and to promote standardization in industry and trade;
b) To make arrangements or provide facilities for the testing and calibration of precision instruments, gauges and scientific apparatus, for the determination of their degree of accuracy and traceability by comparison with standards approved by the Minister of Industry and Trade on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, and for issue of certificates in regard to them;
c) To make arrangements or provide facilities for the examination and testing of commodities and any material or substance from or with which, and the manner in which, they may be manufactured, produced, processed or treated;
d) To approve, register and control the use of standard marks in accordance with the provisions of the Standards Act;
e) To grant, renew, suspend, vary or cancel any license issued for the use of any standards mark;
f) To assist industries in setting up and enforcing quality assurance and environmental management systems procedures;
