Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Amendments requiring approval by district councils.
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Provision
- 261
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
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Official source(1) A bill for an Act of Parliament seeking to amend any of the
provisions specified in clause (2) of this article shall not be taken as passed
unless—
(a) it is supported at the second and third readings in Parliament by
not less than two-thirds of all members of Parliament; and
(b) it has been ratified by at least two-thirds of the members of the
district council in each of at least two-thirds of all the districts of
Uganda.
(2) The provisions referred to in clause (1) of this article are—
(a) this article;
(b) Chapter Two—article 5(2);
(c) Chapter Nine—article 152;
(d) Chapter Eleven—articles 176(1), 178, 189 and 197.
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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 · judiciary.go.ug · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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