Employment law in Uganda | Esheria Regulatory Atlas

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Employment law in Uganda

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

427 matching statutes

  • Uganda

    Motor Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act

    Chapter 214

    20 provisions

    This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act, including board, certificate of insurance, commissioner, council, driver, insurance company, insurer, insured, Minister, owner, third party, and vehicle.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2009

    Chapter 131

    As of 23 Dec 2024 · 23 provisions

    This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including “child”, “debt bondage”, “currency point”, “exploitation”, “forced labour”, “Gazette”, “human sacrifice”, “Minister”, “prostitution”, “public office”, “public officer”, “public service”, “pornography”, “sex tourism”, “sexual exploitation”, “slavery”

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act

    Chapter 222

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 73 provisions

    The Act applies to works not yet in the public domain that are: created by a citizen of Uganda or a person resident in Uganda; first published in Uganda; created by a person who is national or resident of a country referred to in section 80; or first published in a country referred to in section 80.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Uganda Revenue Authority Act

    Chapter 196

    21 provisions

    Provides definitions for key terms including "authority", "board", "chairperson", "member", "Minister" and "revenue".

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    National Environment Act

    Chapter 153

    95 provisions

    This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act (for example: "air quality", "ambient air", "environment", "pollutant", "waste", and others).

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Uganda Railways Corporation Act

    Chapter 331

    96 provisions

    Provides definitions for terms used throughout the Act, listing many quoted terms (for example, "corporation", "board", "fare", "goods", and detailed meanings for "transit").

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    National Drug Policy and Authority Act

    Chapter 206

    65 provisions

    This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act such as “advertisement”, “approved institution”, “authorised person”, “drug” and “Minister”.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Civil Aviation Authority Act

    Chapter 354

    66 provisions

    The Act applies to all aircraft in Uganda airspace (including foreign-registered) and to Uganda-registered aircraft outside Uganda; State aircraft are not covered except where expressly stated; aircraft are subject to safety provisions on rules of the air and air traffic services.

    Repealed Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Data Protection and Privacy Act

    Chapter 97

    As of 3 May 2019 · 40 provisions

    The Act applies to any person, institution or public body that collects, processes, holds or uses personal data within Uganda, and to those outside Uganda who collect, process, hold or use personal data relating to Ugandan citizens.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Electronic Signatures Act

    Chapter 98

    As of 18 Mar 2011 · 100 provisions

    The Minister appoints the date on which the Act comes into force by statutory instrument.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005

    Act 17 of 2005

    As of 1 Oct 2015 · 103 provisions

    Section Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “ agent ” by reference to a candidate , includes a representative and polling agent of a candidate ; “ authorised mark of choice ” means the tick or mark

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Insolvency Act

    Chapter 108

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 50 provisions

    Defines interpretation and key terms used throughout the Act.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Investment Code Act, 2019

    Act 6 of 2019

    As of 29 Mar 2019 · 41 provisions

    This section lists definitions of terms used in the Code (e.g. Authority, Board, foreign investor, investment, domestic investor, one stop centre, secondary permit).

    Repealed Open & Chat