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In the matter of an application for appointment as a manager for the estate of a person of unsound mind by Anyijukire (HCT-05-CV-MC 33 of 2023) [2023]

High Court · [2023] UGHC 33 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex-parte application by chamber summons for appointment as manager of estate of person of unsound mind
Decision
Application dismissed for being brought under repealed legislation

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Holding

An application brought under the Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind Act Cap 155 filed in September 2023 was dismissed as incurable because the Act had been repealed by section 77(b) of the Mental Health Act 2019, which came into force in February 2021. The court held that an application under a repealed law cannot stand and is incurable since it is based on a law that no longer exists at the time of filing.

Outcome

Application dismissed for being brought under repealed legislation

Facts

The applicant, Anyijukire Wilber, filed an ex-parte application by chamber summons seeking orders that Mutereba Isaiah be declared a person of unsound mind and that he be appointed manager of Mutereba's estate. The applicant deposed that Mutereba Isaiah, his father aged 75, was receiving psychopharmacological and intensive psychotherapy treatment at Care First Recovery Homes Uganda Ltd, having been diagnosed with delusional disorder. The patient was indebted to the tune of UGX 146,936,228 and the maintenance cost was UGX 32,496,000. The application was brought under the Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind Act Cap 155 and associated Procedure Rules. The application was lodged on 27 September 2023.

Issues

  1. Whether an application brought under a repealed statute can stand in law.
  2. Whether the application for appointment as manager of an estate of a person of unsound mind was properly brought under the Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind Act Cap 155, which had been repealed by the Mental Health Act 2019.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.

Rules and key headnotes

Effect of Repeal — Applications Under Repealed Statutes
When an Act is repealed, it ceases to have effect from the time the repeal takes effect, and an application brought under a repealed law cannot stand and is incurable since it is based on a law that does not exist at the time it was filed in court.
Management of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind — Applicable Legislation
Applications for appointment of a manager to the estate of a person of unsound mind must be lodged under the Mental Health Act 2019, which repealed the Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind Act Cap 155 by virtue of section 77(b) of the Mental Health Act 2019 when it came into force on 18 February 2021.

Legislation cited (9)

  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind Act Cap 155 s.2
  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules SI 155-1 r.3
  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules SI 155-1 r.4
  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules SI 155-1 r.7
  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules SI 155-1 r.8
  • Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules SI 155-1 r.9
  • Mental Health Act 2019 s.77(b)
  • Mental Health Act (Commencement) Instrument SI No. 14 of 2021 r.2
  • Interpretation Act Cap 3 s.13

Cases cited (1)

  • Re Ayella Godfrey; In the matter of an application by Akoba Proscovia (Miscellaneous Cause No. 226 of 2022)

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In the matter of an application for appointment as a manager for the estate of a person of unsound mind by Anyijukire (HCT-05-CV-MC 33 of 2023) [2023]
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