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  • Uganda

    Electricity Act, 1999

    Chapter 145

    As of 31 Dec 2000 · 130 provisions

    The Minister must appoint by statutory instrument the day(s) on which the Act (or parts of it) come into force.

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  • Uganda

    Electronic Media Act

    Chapter 104

    28 provisions

    This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including "broadcasting", "chairperson", "cinematograph theatre", "council", "electronic media", "exhibition", "Minister", "operator", "producer" and "proprietor".

    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

    Emergency Powers Act

    Chapter 297

    As of 31 Dec 2000 · 4 provisions

    Defines "court of competent jurisdiction" as a court of law established otherwise than by emergency regulations.

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  • Uganda

    Employment Act

    Chapter 226

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 96 provisions

    Sets which persons and categories the Act applies to and lists exclusions and regulatory powers for the Minister to modify application by regulation.

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  • Uganda

    Engineers Registration Act

    Chapter 271

    As of 31 Dec 2000 · 32 provisions

    This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act (for example: "board", "chairperson", "institution", "member", "ordinarily resident", "register", "registered engineer", "registrar", "vice chairperson").

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  • Uganda

    Enguli (Manufacture and Licensing) Act

    Chapter 86

    As of 31 Dec 2000 · 19 provisions

    This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act, including "area licensing board", "authorised officer", "Central Licensing Board", "collecting centre", "distil", "enguli", "exclusive buying licence", "jaggery manufacturing licence", and "refined spirits".

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  • Uganda

    Estates of Missing Persons (Management) Act

    Chapter 159

    26 provisions

    Section 1 provides definitions of terms used in the Act, including "Administrator General", "dependent relative", "family", "manager", "Minister", "missing person", "order", "prescribed" and "property"; it also states that an order to manage the estate of a missing person shall not be granted to anyone under twenty-one

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  • Uganda

    Evidence Act

    Chapter 8

    15 provisions

    This Act shall apply to all judicial proceedings in or before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and all courts established under the Magistrates Courts Act, but not to affidavits presented to any court or officer nor to proceedings before an arbitrator.

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  • Uganda

    Excise Duty Act

    Chapter 336

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 18 provisions

    This section provides definitions (interpretation) for terms used throughout the Act.

    Repealed Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Explosives Act

    Chapter 298

    2 provisions

    Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument.

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  • Uganda

    Expropriated Properties Act

    Chapter 68

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 16 provisions

    This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act (for example: "Board", "departed Asians", "former owner", "joint venture company", "military regime", "Minister", "property or business", and "scheduled article").

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  • Uganda

    External Trade Act

    Chapter 69

    14 provisions

    Defines "export restricted goods", "goods", and "import restricted goods" and requires notices under the Act to be published in the Gazette and in one issue of a nationwide newspaper.

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  • Uganda

    Extradition Act

    Chapter 117

    As of 31 Dec 2000 · 28 provisions

    Defines terms used in the section: “accused person”, “conviction”/“convicted”, “fugitive criminal”, “magistrate”, and “warrant”.

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  • Uganda

    Factories Act

    Chapter 220

    87 provisions

    The Act applies only to factories as defined by the Act, but, unless a contrary intention appears, it applies to all those factories.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Uganda

    Financial Institutions Act

    Chapter 57

    As of 31 Dec 2023 · 143 provisions

    The Act applies to financial institutions defined in section 2; it does not apply to cooperative societies registered under the Cooperative Societies Act (except those established to accept deposits from the public) or to microfinance deposit-taking institutions.

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