it deems necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Children's Charter. The scope and nature of adoption and implementation of these measures are set out below: (a) Constitutional Measures 8. The State Party is committed to implement its obligations arising from the provisions of the Charter. As noted in the Introduction, in this reporting period, the State Party has undertaken measures of reviewing its constitution, and it has incorporated a specific provision on children’s rights (Article 53) in the Proposed Constitution in order to guarantee the rights of children in the country as provided in the Charter. (b) Legislative 9. The State Party has enacted two comprehensive laws that promote protect and maintain the welfare of a child: the Law of the Child Act10 applicable in Tanzania Mainland and the Children’s Act11 applicable in Zanzibar. To date there has been development and adoption of the regulations on the Law of the Child Act to facilitate the operationalization, including, (i) the Law of the Child (Foster Care Placement) Regulations12; (ii) the Law of the Child (Apprenticeship) Regulations13, (iii) the Law of the Child (Children’s Homes) Regulations14; (iv) the Law of the Child (Children’s Homes – Amendment)Regulations15; (v) the Law of the Child (Adoption) Regulations16; (vi) the Law of the Child (Retention Homes)17; (vii) the Law of the Child (Child Employment) Regulations18; (viii) the Law of the Child (Juvenile Court (ix) the Law of the Child (Child Protection) Regulations20; and (x) the Law of the Child (Day Care Centres and Crèches) Regulations.21 Procedure) Rules19; 10. In Tanzania Mainland, the State Party also enacted several laws that protect and promote the rights and welfare of the child, complementing the Law of the Child Act. These laws include the Persons with Disabilities Act (2010),22 which strives to make provisions for the health care, social support, accessibility, rehabilitation, education and vocational training, communication, employment or work protection and promotion of basic rights for the persons with disabilities and to provide for related matters. The AntiTrafficking in Persons Act No. 5 of (2008),23 applying to both Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland,24 amongst other things, prohibits any form of traffic in persons, including children, within or outside the State Party. In Tanzania Mainland, further, the State Party enacted the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) in 2008 to provide for prevention, treatment, care, support and control of HIV and AIDS, for promotion of public health in relation to HIV and AIDS;25 to provide for appropriate treatment, care and support using available resources to people living with or at risk of HIV and AIDS, including children. Tanzania Mainland has 10 Act No. 21 of 2009. Act No. 6 of 2011. 12 GN No. 153 of 04/2012. 13 GN 154 of 2012. 14 GN No. 155 of 2012. 15 GN. 9 of 2015. 16 GN. No. 12 of 2015. 17 GN No. 151 of 2012. 18 GN No. 196 of 2012. 19 GN No. 251 of 2014. 20 GN. No. 11 of 2015. 21 GN No. 141 of 2014. 22 Act No. 9 of 2010. 23 Act No. 6 of 2008. 24 Ibid. Section 2(1). 114 Incidents of traffic in persons prohibited by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act are enlisted in section 4 of this law. 25 Act No. 28 of 2008, Section 115 11 7