Electricity Act

1. This Act shall come into force on a day to be appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for the commencement of different provisions

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This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

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1. (b) "area of distribution" means the area within which the holder of a distribution licence is, for the time being, authorised to distribute electrical energy;
2. (c) "authority" means the Electricity Regulatory Authority established under section 4;
3. (d) "bulk supplier" means the person responsible for transmission and sale of electricity in bulk to distribution and sales companies in accordance with section 56;
4. (e) "chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the authority appointed under section 19;
5. (f) "company" means a company within the meaning of the Companies Act;
6. (g) "consumer" means any person supplied or entitled to be supplied with electrical energy for personal, industrial and commercial use but does not include a person supplied with electrical energy for delivery to another person;
7. (h) "currency point" means the value of a currency point specified in the Second Schedule to this Act;
8. (i) "distribution" means the ownership, operation, management or control of distribution facilities for the movement or delivery of electricity to consumers;

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1. (1) There is established the Electricity Regulatory Authority.
2. (2) The authority is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may-
3. (a) acquire, hold and dispose of moveable and immoveable property;
4. (b) sue and be sued in its corporate name;
5. (c) do all other things as a body corporate may lawfully do.

1. (1) The authority shall consist of five members of high moral character and proven integrity and competence appointed by the Minister with the approval of Cabinet.
2. (2) The Minister shall designate as chairperson of the authority one of the members who is qualified and experienced in management, economics or the electric power sector.
3. (3) The other members of the authority shall have proven experience in-
4. (a) engineering, either in the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;
5. (b) law, administration or management;
6. (c) finance or economics;
7. (d) the energy industry; or
8. (e) environmental matters.

2 further items remain in the statutory text above.

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1. (b) is an undischarged bankrupt;
2. (c) has been convicted of an offence under this Act or an offence involving fraud or dishonesty by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere;
3. (d) has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six months or more by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; or
4. (e) is a public officer, a member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local government council.

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1. (1) A member of the authority shall hold office for a term of five years and is eligible for reappointment.
2. (2) A member shall not be appointed for more than two terms.

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1. (1) A member of the authority may resign his or her office by sixty days' notice in writing delivered to the Minister.
2. (2) The Minister shall remove from office a member of the authority who-
3. (a) is adjudged bankrupt under any law in force in Uganda and has not been discharged;
4. (b) becomes a public officer, a member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local government council;
5. (c) is convicted of an offence under section 6(c) or (d) or an offence under this Act by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere;
6. (d) has been absent, without leave of the authority, from more than three consecutive meetings of the authority;
7. (e) without reasonable cause has refused to act or has become incapable of acting for a period of at least six months;
8. (f) for any reason, is permanently incapable of performing the duties of a member;

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1. The members of the authority shall be paid such subsistence or other allowances as the Minister may, with the approval of Cabinet, specify in the instrument of appointment

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1. (i) the generation, transmission, distribution or sale of electricity; and
2. (ii) the ownership or operation of transmission systems;
3. (b) to receive and process applications for licences;
4. (c) to prescribe conditions and terms of licences issued under this Act;
5. (d) to modify licences issued under this Act;
6. (e) to make and enforce directions to ensure compliance with licences issued under this Act;
7. (f) to establish a tariff structure and to investigate tariff charges, whether or not a specific complaint has been made for a tariff adjustment;
8. (g) to approve rates of charges and terms and conditions of electricity services provided by transmission and distribution companies;

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1. (1) The authority shall perform its functions and exercise its powers in a manner that-
2. (a) is open and objective;
3. (b) is fair and reasonable;
4. (c) is nondiscriminatory; and
5. (d) promotes fair competition.
6. (2) Notwithstanding the generality of subsection (1), the authority shall, in the performance of its functions-
7. (a) promote efficiency, economy and safety on the part of licensees and the efficient and safe use of electricity;
8. (b) ensure that licensees carry out the activities which they are licensed to perform;

8 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

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1. (1) The authority may appoint one or more special committees-
2. (a) to inquire into and advise the authority on such matters within the scope of the authority's functions as the authority may refer to the special committee;
3. (b) to exercise such powers or perform such duties of the authority as the authority may delegate or refer to the special committee.
4. (2) A special committee appointed under subsection (1) shall consist of a chairperson and other persons, whether members of the authority or not as the authority may determine.
5. (3) Subject to any directions that may be given by the authority, a special committee may regulate its own procedure.

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1. (1) The authority may co-opt a person to assist it on any matter if the authority is satisfied that the person's qualifications are likely to assist the authority.
2. (2) A person co-opted to assist the authority under subsection (1) in relation to any matter may take

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1. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the authority may, by instrument of delegation, delegate to the chairperson, a member of the authority, an officer of the authority or to a committee established under section 13, any of the powers, duties or functions of the authority under this Act other than-
2. (a) the power to issue, reject, amend, revoke or impose conditions in respect of a licence;
3. (b) the power to approve or modify tariffs; and
4. (c) the power to make regulations.
5. (2) The authority may delegate to any competent person, including a local government, in relation to an undertaking not exceeding two megawatts, the power to-
6. (a) issue, reject, impose conditions in respect of, amend or revoke a licence; and
7. (b) approve or modify tariffs under this Act.
8. (3) The terms and conditions regulating the exercise of the powers delegated under this section shall be contained in the instrument of delegation.

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1. The authority shall, subject to the declared policy of the Government and, except as is otherwise provided in this Act, be independent in the performance of its functions and duties and exercise of its powers and shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority

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1. (1) The Minister may, from time to time, give directions in writing to the authority with respect to the policy to be observed and implemented by the authority, except that the policy shall not adversely affect or interfere with the performance of the functions and exercise of powers of the authority under this Act.
2. (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of any direction given to the authority under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette.

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1. (1) The authority shall have a secretariat consisting of a chief executive officer and other staff.
2. (2) The authority shall have a secretary to be appointed by the authority on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instrument of appointment.
3. (3) The secretary shall-
4. (a) act as secretary to the authority and shall record the minutes of all proceedings of the authority;
5. (b) keep the minutes and other records of the authority;
6. (c) have custody of the seal of the authority; and
7. (d) carry out such other functions as the authority or the chief executive officer may assign to him or her.
8. (4) The secretary shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be responsible to the chief executive officer.

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1. (1) The chief executive officer shall be appointed by the authority from among persons of high standards of integrity and maturity and who have substantial qualifications or experience in administration, economics, finance, law, management, environment or technical knowledge relating to the electricity industry.
2. (2) A person shall not be appointed chief executive officer who-
3. (a) is a shareholder, a member of the board, an employee, or the holder of a licence, of any entity operating in, or providing services to, the electricity industry likely to cause a conflict of interest;
4. (b) is an undischarged bankrupt;
5. (c) has been convicted of an offence under this Act or an offence involving fraud or dishonesty by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere;
6. (d) has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six months or more by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; or
7. (e) is a public officer, a member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local government council.
8. (3) The chief executive officer shall hold office for five years on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instrument of appointment and is eligible for reappointment for one term.

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1. (b) responsible for the control of the staff of the authority.

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1. (1) The authority may appoint other officers and staff of the secretariat on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instruments of appointment.
2. (2) The authority shall, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations governing the terms and conditions of employment of the staff of the authority.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything in the Interpretation Act, regulations made under this section shall not be statutory instruments and shall not be required to be published in the Gazette.

1. (b) fees prescribed by the authority for processing of licence applications charged under this Act and such other fees, including fees payable annually by licensees, as may be prescribed under this Act;
2. (c) a levy not exceeding 0.3 percent on the revenue received from generated electric energy;
3. (d) money borrowed by the authority under this Act or any other law; and
4. (e) grants from Government and grants, gifts or donations from other sources acceptable to the Minister and the Minister responsible for finance.

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1. (1) The chief executive officer shall, not less than two months before the beginning of each financial year, prepare and submit to the authority for its approval estimates of income and expenditure for that financial year.
2. (2) The chief executive officer may also, at any time before the end of the financial year, prepare and submit to the authority for approval any estimates supplementary to the estimates under subsection (1).
3. (3) The authority shall submit the estimates approved by it under this section to the Minister for his or her approval, and the Minister may, in consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, approve the estimates.
4. (4) No expenditure shall be made out of the funds of the authority unless the estimates in respect of the expenditure have been approved in the manner provided by this section.
5. (5) The authority shall not incur any expenditure exceeding its budget without the approval of the Minister.

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1. (1) The authority shall open and maintain such bank accounts as are necessary for the performance of its functions.
2. (2) The authority shall ensure that all money received by or on behalf of the authority is banked as soon as practicable after being received.
3. (3) The authority shall ensure that no money is withdrawn from or paid out of its bank accounts without its authority.

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1. The authority may, with the approval of the Minister given in consultation with the Minister responsible for finance with the approval of Parliament, borrow money from any source as may be required for meeting its obligations or for the discharge of its functions under this Act

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1. (1) The funds of the authority may be applied-
2. (a) for the payment or discharge of its expenses, obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with the performance of its functions or exercise of its powers under this Act; and
3. (b) for the payment of any remuneration or allowances payable under this Act.
4. (2) Subject to subsection (1), the funds of the authority may be invested-
5. (a) in fixed deposit with a bank approved by the authority;
6. (b) in treasury bills and securities of the Government; or
7. (c) in such other manner as may be approved by the authority after consultation with the Minister and the Minister responsible for finance, but not in any business licensed under this Act.
8. (3) Where, at the end of a financial year of the authority, and after-

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1. The financial year of the authority shall be the twelve months beginning on the 1st July of each year and ending on the 30th June in the following calendar year

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1. (1) The authority shall keep proper accounts of its income and expenditure and records in relation to them.
2. (2) The authority shall, within four months after the end of each financial year, cause to be prepared and submitted to the Auditor General for auditing by the Auditor General or an auditor appointed by the Auditor General, a statement of account of the authority for that financial year in a form approved by the Minister responsible for finance.
3. (3) The Auditor General or an auditor appointed by him or her is entitled to inspect all books, papers and other records of the authority relating to all matters dealt with in any statement of account required to be prepared under subsection (2).
4. (4) The Auditor General shall, within two months after receiving the accounts of the authority under subsection (2), cause them to be audited and shall deliver to the authority and the Minister a copy of the audited accounts together with his or her report on the audit.
5. (5) The Minister shall, as soon as possible after receiving the report of the Auditor General under subsection (4), cause the report to be laid before Parliament.

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1. (1) A person who intends to establish a project for which a licence is required under this Act shall notify the authority of the intended project.
2. (2) Notice given under subsection (1) shall be in the prescribed form and shall as far as possible contain -
3. (a) information on the financial and legal status and the technical and industrial competence and experience of the intended applicant;
4. (b) a description of the project and the time plan for the execution of the project;
5. (c) a review of the use of land for the project and the relation of the project to local authorities;
6. (d) a review of public and private measures necessary to carry out the project;
7. (e) information relating to permissions required from public authorities;
8. (f) a description of the impact of the project on electricity supply, socioeconomics, cultural heritage, the environment, natural resources and wildlife; and

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1. (1) The authority shall, within thirty days after receipt of a notice under section 29, cause the notice to be published in the Gazette and in at least one national newspaper of wide circulation in Uganda.
2. (2) Publication of a notice under subsection (1) shall-
3. (a) contain a summary of the notice; and
4. (b) inform members of the public that the notice may be inspected at the offices of the authority and at a public office within the jurisdiction of the local governments affected by the project.
5. (3) The authority shall invite directly affected parties and affected public agencies to make comments on the notice within a fixed period of not less than thirty days after publication of the notice.

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1. (1) The authority may, not more than thirty days after the receipt of the comments under section 30, issue a permit in the prescribed form to the intended applicant.
2. (2) A permit issued under subsection (1) shall allow the intended applicant to carry out studies and any other activity that may be necessary to enable the intended applicant to prepare an application for a licence.

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1. Notwithstanding sections 29, 30 and 31, the authority shall, through a fair, open and competitive process in accordance with procedures prescribed by the authority by regulations or any other law, invite applications for any licence under this Act

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1. (1) An application for a licence shall be submitted to the authority and shall contain-
2. (a) the legal and financial status of the applicant;
3. (b) a technical and economic description of the project;
4. (c) a description of how the project fits in with the existing and planned power supply system;
5. (d) the planned time of commencement and completion of the construction of the project;
6. (e) a view of the project's adaption to the landscape, including necessary maps and drawings;
7. (f) the impact of the project on public interests and possible mitigation;
8. (g) the results of assessments, including environmental impact assessments, and studies carried out and reports of those assessments and studies;

7 further items remain in the statutory text above.

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1. The authority shall process all applications for a licence expeditiously and in any case not later than one hundred and eighty days after the authority receives the application

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1. (1) The authority shall, within forty-five days after receiving the application, cause a notice of the application to be published in the Gazette and in at least one national newspaper of wide circulation in Uganda.
2. (2) A notice published under subsection (1) shall-
3. (a) indicate the receipt of the application for a licence;
4. (b) contain a description of the nature and location of the proposed undertaking;
5. (c) inform members of the public that the application may, within the limits of commercial confidentiality, be inspected at the offices of the authority;
6. (d) invite directly affected parties and local authorities in areas affected by the project who object to the granting of the licence, whether on personal, environmental or other grounds, to lodge with the authority an objection within a specified time, being not less than thirty days of the notice.

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1. An affected party may lodge with the authority an objection to the grant of a licence, setting out the grounds of the objection

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1. (1) The authority shall, in granting or rejecting an application for a licence, take into consideration, as far as is adequate for the project applied for-
2. (a) the energy needs of the country, region or community;
3. (b) the impact of the operations of the undertaking on the social, cultural and recreational life of the community;
4. (c) the need to protect the environment and to conserve the natural resources;
5. (d) land use and siting or route of the project;
6. (e) the costs of the project;
7. (f) the ability of the applicant to operate in a manner designed to protect the health and safety of users of the service for which the licence is required and other members of the public who would be affected by the operations of the applicant;
8. (g) the technical, economic and financial capacity of the applicant to render the service for which the licence is required;

5 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) The authority shall, where it refuses to grant a licence, give the applicant a statement of its reasons for the refusal within thirty days after the refusal.
2. (2) A person aggrieved by the refusal of the authority to grant a licence may appeal to the tribunal.

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1. Except for the promotion of efficiency and fair competition, nothing in this Act shall prevent the holder of a licence who has fulfilled all the obligations under that licence from applying for and obtaining any other licence under this Act

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1. (1) Where the authority is of the opinion that a licensee is contravening a condition of a licence or a requirement under this Act, or regulations, codes or standards made under this Act, it shall direct the licensee to comply with that condition or requirement.
2. (2) A notice containing the direction to comply under subsection (1) shall be sent to the licensee and other directly affected parties and shall-
3. (a) contain the relevant licence condition or requirement of legislation to which the breach is related;
4. (b) contain the acts, omissions or other facts which, in the opinion of the authority, constitute a contravention of the condition or requirement;
5. (c) specify the period within which the licensee may rectify the breach or contravention; and
6. (d) specify the period, not being less than twenty days from the date of receiving the notice, within which representations or objections may be made by the licensee or directly affected parties.
7. (3) All representations and objections made under subsection (1) shall be considered before the authority notifies the licensee and directly affected parties of its decision to either-
8. (a) uphold the order of compliance;

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1. (1) Where the authority, following consultation with the relevant licensee and a directly affected party, is satisfied that a licensee is contravening or likely to contravene a condition of a licence or any requirement under this Act or regulations, codes or standards made under this Act, and where the authority is satisfied that immediate action is necessary-
2. (a) to protect public health, safety, the environment; or
3. (b) to prevent the dissipation of property or assets, it may direct the licensee to take immediate action to discontinue or refrain from that practice.
4. (2) Where the licensee does not take action under subsection (1), the authority may take action on behalf of the licensee at the cost of the licensee.

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1. (1) The authority may revoke a licence where it is satisfied that the licensee is not operating in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence or provisions of this Act or any regulations, codes or standards made under this Act if the breach-
2. (a) inflicts significant damage on public or private interests affected by the breach;
3. (b) lasts for a considerable period of time;
4. (c) takes place repeatedly; or
5. (d) causes the authority to have strong reasons to believe that the licensee may not be able to fulfill his or her obligations under the licence or this Act.
6. (2) The authority shall give a licensee forty-five days notice to show cause why the licence should not be revoked and the notice shall be published in the Gazette and in one or more newspapers circulating in the area where the breach occurred.
7. (3) A notice under subsection (2) shall set out-
8. (a) the relevant condition of the licence or the requirement of legislation to which the breach is related;

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1. (1) The authority may modify the terms and conditions of a licence if the benefits of the public interest of such modification significantly exceed the disadvantages of the licensee.
2. (2) The authority shall before making modifications under subsection (1) give notice to the licensee-
3. (a) stating that it intends to make the modifications and setting out their effect;
4. (b) stating the reasons for modification and why it is of the opinion that the grounds for modification under subsection (1) are fulfilled; and
5. (c) specifying the period, not being less than thirty days from the date the licensee received the notice, within which representations or objections with respect to the intended modification may be made.
6. (3) The authority shall take into account all representations and objections before notifying the licensee of its decision to-
7. (a) modify the licence as intended;
8. (b) vary the intended modification; or

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Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) Where, in the opinion of a licensee, a condition of its licence has become unduly onerous and is impacting on its ability to fulfill its obligations under the licence, it may apply in writing to the authority requesting that the licence be modified, setting out-
2. (a) the provision of the licence which it requires to be modified;
3. (b) the reason why either that condition has become unduly onerous or how circumstances have changed, rendering that condition unduly onerous;
4. (c) the proposed modification; and
5. (d) any other evidence in support of the application.
6. (2) The authority may modify a licence under this section only if a condition of the licence has become unduly onerous and is significantly impacting on the licensee's ability to fulfill the obligations under the licence.
7. (3) The authority shall, on receipt of the application, review the application and communicate its opinion to the licensee within thirty days of receipt of the notice.
8. (4) The authority may make a decision to-

8 further items remain in the statutory text above.

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1. (1) Subject to any other provision of this Act, a licence shall remain in force for the period specified in it, but that period shall not in any case exceed forty years from the date of issue.
2. (2) A licensee may, within three years before the expiry of a licence, apply to the authority for the renewal of the licence.
3. (3) The authority may renew a licence on such terms and conditions determined by the authority, and on payment to the authority of the prescribed fee.
4. (4) This section does not apply to licences for hydropower generation of a capacity not exceeding ten megawatts.

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1. (1) A licence shall not be transferred without the written consent of the authority.
2. (2) A licensee may apply to the authority, in the prescribed form and manner, for the transfer of a licence.
3. (3) An application under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by the application in the prescribed form of the person to whom the licensee intends to transfer the licence; and the prescribed transfer fee shall be paid on the approval of the transfer.
4. (4) The authority shall satisfy itself of the legal, technical and financial competence of the transferee.
5. (5) In this section-
6. (a) "control", as used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management of that person, whether through the ownership of shares, voting, securities, partnership or other ownership interests, agreements or otherwise; and
7. (b) "transfer of licence" includes the acquisition of control by the licence holder.
8. (6) The authority shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any application to transfer unless it has reason to believe that the public interest is likely to be prejudiced by the transfer.

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1. A licensee under this Act shall carry out his or her activities in accordance with his or her licence, this Act and Regulations made under this Act

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1. (1) A licensee shall keep records and prepare reports relating to the licensee's operations.
2. (2) The authority shall, by statutory instrument, make regulations prescribing the contents of records and reports required under subsection (1).
3. (3) A licensee shall, at the request of the authority and at the cost of the licensee, provide all available information about the technical, financial, hydrological or environmental issues and any other relevant information relating to the operations of the licensee.
4. (4) A licensee shall keep financial records of his or her operations in accordance with requirements specified by the authority.
5. (5) The authority shall require licensees undertaking more than one licensed operation to keep separate financial records for each operation.

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1. (1) The licensee shall, on the expiry of the licence, remove at his or her own expense and to the satisfaction of the authority, all installations considered by the authority as inappropriate for further operations.
2. (2) The removal of installations under subsection (1) shall be in accordance with the National Environment Act and any other relevant law.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A licensee shall send to the authority notice of any accident which has occurred in any part of the licensee's works or transmission lines, together with notice of any loss of life or serious personal injury occasioned by the accident.
2. (2) A licensee who fails to send notice to the authority under subsection (1) as soon as possible after the occurrence of the accident has become known to him or her commits an offence.
3. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall absolve a licensee from the requirement to comply with the provisions of any other written law relating to accidents.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) No person shall construct, own or operate a generating station with a capacity of or exceeding 0.5 megawatts without a generation licence issued under this Act.
2. (2) The authority shall, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee, register a generating station constructed, owned and operated for commercial purposes of a capacity not exceeding 0.5 megawatts.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) On the expiry of a licence for a hydropower plant with a generation capacity exceeding ten megawatts, the plant, including all existing installations, property and rights needed for power generation, shall be transferred to the Government without any compensation being paid to the licensee.
2. (2) The power plant and installations transferred under subsection (1) shall be operational and well maintained at the time of transfer.
3. (3) On the transfer under subsection (1), the power plant, including all installations, property and rights required for power generation, shall be dealt with by the Government in any manner it deems appropriate.
4. (4) This section does not apply where 50 percent or more of the power plant, or of the company which owns the power plant, is owned by the Government.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. No person shall construct, own or operate an installation for the transmission of electricity without a transmission licence granted by the authority

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A holder of a transmission licence shall provide access to all existing and potential users of the transmission network on the payment of fees and other charges for network services, as may be approved by the authority.
2. (2) A licensee shall provide the authority with such information as the authority may prescribe to enable the authority to approve the fees and charges under subsection (1).

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The authority shall designate a person holding a transmission licence to be a system operator and license that person-
2. (a) to coordinate the power supply system to obtain instantaneous balance between the generation and consumption of electricity;
3. (b) to be responsible for dispatching generation installations;
4. (c) to coordinate transmission outages;
5. (d) to monitor the import and export of electricity;
6. (e) to prepare forecasts of capacity requirements;
7. (f) to make rules, with the approval of the authority, for the dispatch of generating installations;
8. (g) in consultation with the authority, to publish standardised tariffs based on the avoided cost of the system for sales to the grid of electricity generated by the renewable energy systems of up to a maximum capacity of twenty megawatts; and

4 further items remain in the statutory text above.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The authority shall designate a bulk supplier who will be responsible for transmission and sale of electricity in bulk to distribution and sales companies.
2. (2) The terms and operating conditions of the bulk supplier shall be specified in the sales licence.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) No person shall distribute electricity without a distribution licence granted by the authority.
2. (2) The area of distribution shall be defined in the licence.
3. (3) The authority may, by instrument of authorisation, delegate to a local government its power to license distribution systems with annual sales of less than four gegawatt hours.
4. (4) The authority may withdraw the delegation if the bulk supplier does not exercise its functions in accordance with the authorisation.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A holder of a distribution licence shall provide access to all existing and potential users of the distribution network on the payment of fees and other charges for network services, as may be approved by the authority.
2. (2) A licensee shall provide the authority with such information as the authority may prescribe to enable the authority to approve the fees and charges under subsection (1).
3. (3) Where a holder of a distribution licence cannot, due to any reason other than lack of capacity or technical conditions, allow access to the distribution system, a consumer may apply to the authority for permission to access the distribution system and construct an electric supply line to his or her premises.
4. (4) The authority may, upon receipt of an application under subsection (3), order the holder of a distribution licence to allow the consumer to connect to the distribution system on such terms and conditions as the authority may prescribe, including the method through which the consumer may recover his or her costs for constructing the electric supply line and access by other consumers to the electric supply line.
5. (5) Where a connection is made to the distribution system on the application of the distribution licence holder, the authority may direct the owner of the line constructed under subsection (3) to transfer the ownership of the line to the distribution licence holder on such terms, including terms as to compensation, as may be agreed between the distribution licence holder and the consumer.
6. (6) The quality of the distribution services shall be in accordance with standards prescribed by the authority.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The sale of electricity shall be subject to a sale licence granted by the authority.
2. (2) The authority may, by instrument of authorisation, delegate to a competent person, including a local government, the power to issue licences to sell electricity within the jurisdiction of the local government to a licensee, provided that the annual sales of the licensee are less than 4 gegawatt hours.
3. (3) The authority may withdraw the delegation under subsection (2) if the person or local government does not exercise its functions in accordance with the authorisation.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) No person shall import or export electricity without an export or import licence, as the case may be, granted by the authority.
2. (2) An agreement for the import or export of electricity shall accompany an application for a licence under subsection (1).

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (b) sells electricity to any premises; or
2. (c) exports or imports electricity, except under the authority of or under an exemption given under this Act, commits an offence.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (b) maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits of rural electrification subsidies;
2. (c) promote expansion of the grid and development of off-grid electrification; and
3. (d) stimulate innovations within suppliers.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) The Minister shall prepare a sustainable and coordinated rural electrification strategy and plan for Uganda for the approval of the Cabinet.
2. (2) The Minister shall, once in each year, submit to Parliament an annual report on the progress and achievement of the plan which shall contain information relating to-
3. (a) the expansion of the main grid;
4. (b) the development of isolated and mini-grid systems for relatively concentrated areas with a potential for productive use;
5. (c) the renewable energy power generation for sale to the main grid and for mini-grids; and
6. (d) the installation of solar photovoltaic systems for isolated settlements that cannot be economically connected to the grid.
7. (3) The Minister shall periodically evaluate the impact of the rural electrification programme.
8. (4) The Minister may, from time to time, with the approval of the Cabinet, amend the rural electrification strategy and plan.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) The Minister shall establish a fund to be known as the Rural Electrification Fund.
2. (2) The monies of the fund shall consist of-
3. (a) monies appropriated by Parliament;
4. (b) any surplus made from the operations of the authority and declared to the Minister responsible for finance under section 26(3);
5. (c) a levy on transmission bulk purchases of electricity from generation stations to be determined by the Minister with the approval of the Cabinet; and
6. (d) donations, gifts, grants and loans acceptable to the Minister and the Minister responsible for finance.
7. (3) The Minister shall-
8. (a) administer the fund in accordance with this Act;

4 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) The eligibility criteria for the subsidy level defined under subsection 64(3)(c) shall be developed through open and public consultation.
2. (2) The Minister shall determine the criteria and the appropriate level of the subsidy, taking into account-
3. (a) the rate of progress of rural electrification;
4. (b) the resources available from the fund;
5. (c) the extent to which the proposed activity demonstrates support for rural development, taking into account the priorities of the local community;
6. (d) the level of community and investor commitment to the proposed activity;
7. (e) the extent to which the proposed activity can demonstrate technical, economic and financial viability after the initial subsidy; and
8. (f) the extent to which the proposed activity makes appropriate use of renewable energy resources.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. The Minister shall maintain a national rural electrification database to assist in the monitoring of progress and establishment of the targets of rural electrification

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A licensee authorised by the authority either generally or on a particular occasion may place and maintain electric supply lines in, over or upon any land and for that purpose it shall be lawful, upon written authorisation by the authority, for the licensee or his or her representative-
2. (a) at all times, on reasonable notice, to enter upon any land and put up any posts which may be required for the support of any electric supply lines;
3. (b) to fasten to any tree growing on that land a bracket or other support for the line;
4. (c) to cut down any tree or branch which is likely to injure, impede or interfere with any electric supply line; and
5. (d) to perform any activity necessary for the purpose of establishing, constructing, repairing, improving, examining, altering or removing an electric supply line, or for performing any other activity under this Act.
6. (2) A licensee shall not, in the exercise of the powers conferred under this section, except with the consent of the owner of the land under, over, along, across, in or upon which any electric supply line is placed-
7. (a) acquire any right other than that of the user of the land under, over, along, across, in or upon which an electric supply line or post is placed and for the reason of that exercise;
8. (b) exercise those powers in respect of any land vested in or under the control or management of a local government or other public authority, except in accordance with the procedure set out in section 68.

7 further items remain in the statutory text above.

1. (1) Where a licensee authorised by the authority intends to enter land under the management or control of the Uganda Land Commission or a district land board, the licensee shall give thirty days' notice to the Uganda Land Commission or a district land board, stating the nature and extent of the acts intended to be done.
2. (2) The Uganda Land Commission or a district land board may, within thirty days after the receipt of the notice under subsection (1), permit the licensee to exercise any of the powers under section 67, subject to conditions, including the payment of any fee or compensation, as the case may be, for the use of land, the time or mode of execution of any works or for any other related activity undertaken by the licensee under that section.
3. (3) Where a licensee considers unacceptable the terms set by the Uganda Land Commission or a district land board to use the land specified in the notice referred to under subsection (1), the licensee may, after the expiration of the notice, apply to the authority for a decision on the matter; and the authority may specify a date to inquire into and decide upon the matter.
4. (4) The authority may, taking into account the conclusions of an inquiry under subsection (3), authorise, either unconditionally or subject to such terms and conditions as it considers fit, any of the acts mentioned in the notice given under subsection (1).
5. (5) A person aggrieved by the decision of the authority under subsection (3) may, within thirty days of the decision, appeal to the tribunal.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) On application by the owner of land in, over or upon which a licensee has placed an electric supply line under section 67, the authority may, upon presentation of convincing evidence, order the licensee, subject to any condition that may be imposed by the authority, to alter the position of the line or remove it.
2. (2) Where an electric supply line is removed or its position altered under subsection (1), the cost of removal or alteration of the line shall be borne by the owner of the land.
3. (3) On application by a local council or other public authority, the authority may, upon presentation of convincing evidence-
4. (a) order the licensee, subject to conditions that the authority may determine, to alter the route of any electric supply line situated or proposed to be situated within the jurisdiction of the local council or other public authority; or
5. (b) prohibit the construction or maintenance by the licensee of any electric supply line, except as directed by the authority.
6. (4) A person aggrieved by the decision of the authority under subsection (3) may, within thirty days after the decision is made, appeal to the tribunal.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) Any question as to the entitlement of any person to compensation for right of use or as to the sufficiency of compensation under section 67(3) shall, in default of agreement, be determined as if the land had been acquired under the Land Act and the Land Acquisition Act.
2. (2) A claim for compensation under this section shall be lodged with the authority within one year of the date of the act of the operator which gave rise to the claim, except that the time for lodging the claim may be extended on application to the authority, showing sufficient reasons for the extension.
3. (3) A person aggrieved by the decision of the authority may, within thirty days after the decision is made, appeal to the tribunal.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. (1) If a licensee considers that he or she requires the acquisition of land, or an interest in land greater than the right of use necessary for the purpose of providing or maintaining electricity supply lines as provided in sections 67 and 68, the licensee may, with the approval of the authority, request action by the Minister responsible for lands in accordance with this section.
2. (2) The authority shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval under subsection (1).
3. (3) The authority shall provide a copy of its approval to the Minister responsible for lands and to the owner of or the person having interest in the land.
4. (4) Where the Minister responsible for lands is satisfied that the land or interest in land is required for the purpose of providing or maintaining electricity supply services to the public, and that it is required in the public interest, regardless of whether the licensee is a public or private entity, the Minister shall pursue the acquisition of the land on behalf of the licensee in accordance with the Constitution, the Land Act and the Land Acquisition Act.
5. (5) The licensee shall, where the Minister acquires land on behalf of the licensee under subsection (3), bear all the costs involved.

Citing judgments are indexed, but no express interpretive proposition has yet passed the passage-verification threshold. Open Judicial treatment for the citing passages.

1. Every licensee shall, at the end of every financial year, prepare and submit to the authority, in a form prescribed by the authority, a report on the operations and services of the licensee and the extent to which the conditions of the licence are being followed

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The authority may appoint inspectors for the purposes of verifying compliance by a licensee with this Act and with the decisions of the authority under this Act.
2. (2) The authority shall issue to an inspector a certificate of identity verifying his or her appointment and authorising the inspector to exercise the powers conferred on him or her by this Act.
3. (3) An inspector exercising powers conferred on him or her by this Act shall, if requested by the person appearing to be in charge of any premises entered by the inspector in accordance with subsection (1), or by any person in relation to whom the power is sought to be exercised, produce to that person the certificate issued under subsection (2).
4. (4) Subject to subsection (3), an inspector may enter and inspect at any reasonable time any premises owned by or under the control of a licensee in which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds to be a document or information relevant to the enforcement of this Act and examine the document or information or remove the document or information for examination or reproduction, as the case may be.
5. (5) An inspector shall sign for any information or document removed by him or her under subsection (4) and shall leave a copy with the licensee.
6. (6) The owner or person in charge of premises entered by an inspector shall-
7. (a) give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out his or her duties of the inspector under this Act; and
8. (b) give the inspector all information requested by him or her.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The authority may investigate any licensee or system operator who commits any act or omission in breach of fair competition.
2. (2) A person with a complaint of a breach of fair competition against a licensee or system operator shall lodge a complaint to the authority; and the authority shall, if it appears that a breach of competition has been committed, investigate the act or omission and where appropriate take steps in order to remedy the breach.
3. (3) In this section, a licensee is in breach of fair competition if he or she conducts any activity, alone or together with others, the effect of which, in the opinion of the authority, is intended to have or is likely to have the effect of restricting, distorting or otherwise preventing competition in connection with any activity licensed under this Act, or which is prejudicial to the interests of the consumers.
4. (4) A licensee found to be in breach of fair competition by the authority shall pay such amount of compensation to the consumer for any loss caused to him or her as the authority may determine.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) The tariff structure and terms of supply shall be in accordance with principles of tariff calculation and terms of supply prescribed by the authority taking into account the licensee's total revenues from tariffs covering all reasonable costs and a reasonable rate of return.
2. (2) An application for a licence shall contain-
3. (a) a proposal for terms of supply and for fixing the tariffs, including total tariff revenues;
4. (b) the structure of calculation of tariffs; and
5. (c) information about existing and planned investments and the present and future quantity of electricity transmitted, distributed or sold.
6. (3) A proposal under subsection (2) shall be in accordance with principles prescribed by the authority under subsection (1).
7. (4) The methodologies and procedures of tariff calculation and terms of supply shall be approved by the authority and included in the licences.
8. (5) The authority may prescribe different tariffs and terms of supply for different classes of consumers.

9 further items remain in the statutory text above.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A consumer shall comply with safety regulations made by the authority.
2. (2) A consumer who fails to comply with regulations made under subsection (1) commits an offence.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) Subject to this Part and to any regulations made to give effect to this Part, a licensee shall, upon being required to do so by the owner or occupier of any premises-
2. (a) supply electricity to those premises; and
3. (b) so far as may be necessary for that purpose, provide supply lines or any electrical plant or equipment.
4. (2) Where a person requires a supply of electricity under subsection (1), he or she shall give to the licensee a notice, in writing, specifying-
5. (a) the premises in respect of which the supply is required;
6. (b) the day on which the supply is required to commence;
7. (c) the maximum power which may be required at any time; and
8. (d) the minimum period for which the supply is required to be given.

19 further items remain in the statutory text above.

1. Where a supply line or electrical equipment or plant is provided to a consumer by the licensee, the licensee may require the consumer to pay such access fees and other charges for services as may be approved by the authority, having regard to the circumstances

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) Nothing in section 77 shall be taken as requiring a licensee to give a supply of electricity to any premises if-
2. (a) a supply of electricity is already being given to the premises by another licensee; and
3. (b) that supply is given wholly or partly through the licensee's supply lines and electrical equipment or plant;
4. (c) the licensee is prevented from doing so by circumstances beyond the licensee's control;
5. (d) circumstances exist by reason of which the licensee's doing so will or may involve a breach of regulations made under this Act; or
6. (e) it is not reasonable in the circumstances to do so.
7. (2) This section does not apply in relation to a supply of electricity which is being given to any premises unless the licensee has given to the occupier or to the owner, if the premises are not occupied, a notice of not less than seven working days of the licensee's intention to discontinue the supply of electricity.
8. (3) A person refused a supply of electricity by a licensee under this section may make a complaint to the authority, and the authority shall take such action against the licensee as it deems necessary in accordance with this Act.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

1. (1) A licensee may require a person who requires a supply of electricity under section 77 to give to the licensee reasonable security for all monies that may become due to the licensee-
2. (a) in respect of the electricity supply; or
3. (b) where the supply line or electrical plant or equipment has to be provided under section 77, in respect of the provision of that facility.
4. (2) Where a person fails to give the security required under subsection (1), the licensee may if he or she thinks fit, refuse to give the supply or equipment until the security has been given.

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.