Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Legal proceedings by or against the Government.
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Provision
- 250
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) Where a person has a claim against the Government, that claim
may be enforced as a right by proceedings taken against the Government for
that purpose.
(2) Civil proceedings by or against the Government shall be instituted
by or against the Attorney General; and all documents required to be served
on the Government for the purpose of or in connection with those
proceedings shall be served on the Attorney General.
(3) Parliament may by law make provision for the purposes of clause
(1) of this article.
(4) In the title of any criminal proceedings, the prosecution shall be
designated by the word “Uganda”.
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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 · judiciary.go.ug · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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