·Ordinance 14 of 1922·Current version · as at 31 December 2023
An Act relating to land in Buganda (provisional certificates).
Enacted1922
Commenced31 May 1922
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 31 December 2023. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.
About this Act
An Act relating to land in Buganda (provisional certificates).
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English
Full text of the Act
0 parts ·
3 sections
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Uganda
Land in Buganda (Provisional Certificates) Act
Commenced on 31 May 1922
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2023.]
An Act relating to land in Buganda (provisional certificates).
1.Copies of provisional certificates to be filed
Copies of provisional certificates of claims issued under the Uganda Agreement, 1900, to land owners in Buganda shall be filed in the department of lands and surveys of the Government, and those copies shall, at such times as the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys may direct, be open to be searched and examined by any applicant, and certified copies or extracts therefrom may be obtained on application to the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys upon payment of the prescribed fee
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What this section does
Statutory power
This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Copies of provisional certificates to be filed”.
“Copies of provisional certificates of claims issued under the Uganda Agreement, 1900, to land owners in Buganda shall be filed in the department of lands and surveys of the Government, and those copies shall, at such times as the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys may direct, be open to be searched and examined by any applicant, and certified copies or extracts therefrom may be obtained on application to the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys upon payment of the prescribed fee”
Primary legislation·Source quotation matched
Practical effect
The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.
Deterministic editorial synthesis — not a substitute for the statutory text·Editorial synthesis approved
Elements or requirements
Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.
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Copies of provisional certificates of claims issued under the Uganda Agreement, 1900, to land owners in Buganda shall be filed in the department of lands and surveys of the Government, and those copies shall, at such times as the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys may direct, be open to be searched and examined by any applicant, and certified copies or extracts therefrom may be obtained on application to the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys upon payment of the prescribed fee
Judicial interpretation
Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.
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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.
Related provisions
No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.
Amendment notes
No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.
2.Fees for copies
The fee payable for a certified copy of or extract from any provisional certificate under section
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shall be eight shillings; but that fee may be varied by the President by rules made under this Act
WApproved statute annotation. Statutory quotations are matched to this consolidation and judicial passages are linked to judgments. Check the primary sources alongside this analysis.
What this section does
Statutory power
This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Fees for copies”.
“The fee payable for a certified copy of or extract from any provisional certificate under section 1 shall be eight shillings; but that fee may be varied by the President by rules made under this Act”
Primary legislation·Source quotation matched
Practical effect
The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.
Deterministic editorial synthesis — not a substitute for the statutory text·Editorial synthesis approved
Elements or requirements
Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.
1
The fee payable for a certified copy of or extract from any provisional certificate under section 1 shall be eight shillings; but that fee may be varied by the President by rules made under this Act
Judicial interpretation
Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.
0
No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.
WApproved statute annotation. Statutory quotations are matched to this consolidation and judicial passages are linked to judgments. Check the primary sources alongside this analysis.
What this section does
Statutory power
This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Rules”.
“The President may make rules for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1”
Primary legislation·Source quotation matched
Practical effect
The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.
Deterministic editorial synthesis — not a substitute for the statutory text·Editorial synthesis approved
Elements or requirements
Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.
1
The President may make rules for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1
Judicial interpretation
Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.
0
No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.
Related provisions
No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.
Amendment notes
No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.
Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 31 December 2023) — public-domain legislation, consolidated by ULII / Laws.Africa (CC BY 4.0). This is a point-in-time text and may not reflect later amendments; confirm against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.
