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Companies Act

Chapter 106

Incorporation of companies and related matters - Mode of forming incorporated company

Section Mode of forming incorporated company Section The company may be— Any one or more persons may incorporate a company , with or without limited liability, by filling in the particulars contained in the registration form in Schedule 2 to this Act . On filing of the form under subsection (1) , if the registrar is satisfied that the applicant has complied

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Insolvency Act

Chapter 108

Corporate and individual receivership - Application of receivership provisions to foreign companies

Section Application of receivership provisions to foreign companies Section This Part shall apply to foreign companies. In this Part, “ company ” includes a foreign company and “ property ” includes property in Uganda.

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Electricity Act, 1999

Chapter 145

Transitional provisions - Vesting of property in successor company

Section Vesting of property in successor company Section For the avoidance of doubt— The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette , appoint a transfer date and on that date, all property, rights and liabilities to which the Uganda Electricity Board was entitled or subject to immediately before that date shall become, by virtue of this section, the pro

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Public Health Act

Chapter 310

Miscellaneous - Liability of secretary or manager of company

Section Liability of secretary or manager of company Section Where a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made under it is committed by any company or corporation, the secretary or manager of the company or corporation may be summoned and may be held liable for the contravention and its consequences.

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Motor Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act

Chapter 214

Miscellaneous - Insurance companies to underwrite third party insurance

Section Insurance companies to underwrite third party insurance Section Every insurance company issued with a licence under the Insurance Act shall be required to carry on the business of underwriting third party risks; and where the commissioner is not satisfied that an insurance company is carrying on a reasonable amount of such business, he or she may ref

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Public Enterprises Reform and Divestiture Act

Chapter 78

Divestiture - Vesting of land of public enterprise in successor company

Section Vesting of land of public enterprise in successor company Section No registrar of lands or any other person charged with the keeping of any books or registers shall be obliged solely by reason of this Act to change the name of a public enterprise to that of its successor company in those books or registers or in any document. The presentation to any

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Income Tax Act

Chapter 338

Residents and non-residents - Resident company

Section Resident company Section A company is a resident company for a year of income if it— is incorporated or formed under the laws of Uganda; has its management and control exercised in Uganda at any time during the year of income ; or undertakes the majority of its operations in Uganda during the year of income .

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Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Act

Chapter 322

Financial and related provisions - Winding up of company

Section Winding up of company Section Notwithstanding anything in the Companies Act or in the memorandum and articles of association of the Uganda Air Cargo Limited, that company shall be deemed to have been wound up voluntarily on the coming into force of this Act. The Minister shall cause the value of the shares belonging to the shareholders of the company

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Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders Act, 2016

Act 18 of 2016

Money lending - Application for a money lending licence

ng shall be made in writing to the Authority and shall be accompanied by— A person intending to engage in money lending business shall be a company. a company carrying on the business of banking or insurance; a society registered under the Cooperative Societies Act; or a body corporate, incorporated or empowered by an Act of Parliament to lend money in accor

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Law Development Centre Act

Chapter 132

31. Application of the Companies Act

Section 31. Application of the Companies Act Section The Companies Act or any statutory modification or reenactment of it shall not apply to the centre .

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Insurance Act, 2017

Act 6 of 2017

Reinsurance business - Prohibition of contracts with certain reinsurance companies

hibition of contracts with certain reinsurance companies Section The Authority may— after receiving reliable information that a reinsurance company— cannot meet the reinsurance claims; has doubtful integrity in its business dealings; or for any other reasonable cause,

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Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act, 2013

Act 3 of 2013

Miscellaneous - Agreements between affiliated companies

mpanies Section The Minister may, where particular reasons warrant, consent to the licensee entering into an agreement, authorsing a parent company or a company with which the licensee is affiliated in a similar manner, to undertake the activities on behalf of the licensee . It shall be a condition for the consent referred to in subsection (1), that the arra

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Petroleum Supply Act

Chapter 163

Market competition and assurance of supply - Supply chain of petroleum products

f petroleum products destined for the Ugandan market to the licensed oil marketing companies shall be undertaken by the Uganda National Oil Company Limited. Notwithstanding subsection (2) , the Minister may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet, under exceptional circumstances, nominate such other person, to import and supply all or a portio

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Anti-Corruption Act

Chapter 116

Corruption - Causing financial loss

having reason to believe that the act or omission will cause financial loss to the Government, a bank , a credit institution, an insurance company or a public body commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred thirty-six currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or both. In this sect

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Excise Duty Act

Chapter 336

Preliminary - Associate

ection Without limiting the general effect of subsection (1) , the following are treated as an associate of a person— where the person is a company— For the purposes of this Act, where a person who is not an employee acts in accordance with the directions, requests, suggestions or wishes of another person whether or not they are in a business relationship an

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Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act

Chapter 222

Neighbouring rights - Rights of broadcasting company

Section Rights of broadcasting company Section A broadcasting company shall have the right to authorise or prohibit— the reproduction of a fixation of its broadcasts except where— the broadcasting of its broadcast ; the fixation of its broadcasts; or the fixation used to make the broadcast is made without authorisation; or the broadcast is initially fixed in

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Civil Aviation Authority Act

Chapter 354

Miscellaneous provisions - Company, etc. not to contravene the Act

Section Company, etc. not to contravene the Act Section A company or partnership in which the authority may have an interest shall not do anything that is prohibited by, or do anything in any manner that contravenes, this Act.

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Value Added Tax Act

Chapter 349

Procedure and administration of tax - Offences by companies

Section Offences by companies Section Where an offence is committed by a company , every person who at the time of the commission of the offence— Subsection (1) does not apply where— was a nominated officer, director, general manager, secretary or other similar officer of the company ; or was acting or purporting to act in that capacity, is deemed to have co

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Financial Institutions Act

Chapter 57

Miscellaneous - Obligations under Companies Act and Building Societies Act

Section Obligations under Companies Act and Building Societies Act Section Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to relieve a financial institution from any of its obligations under the Companies Act or the Building Societies Act.

Topics: financial institutions

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Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013

Act 12 of 2013

Seizure, freezing and forfeiture of assets in relation to money laundering - Treatment of realisable property in bankruptcy or winding up

therefore subject to the bankruptcy laws or any orders issued by a court under the bankruptcy laws. Where realisable property is held by a company and an order for the winding up of the company has been made or a resolution has been passed by the company for its voluntary winding up, such realisable property shall not be excluded from the property to be dis