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Law Revision Act

Act 2020 No. 4 Act 4 of 2020 Current version · as at 31 December 2023

An Act to provide for the revision of laws and for related matters.

Enacted2020
Commenced28 February 2020
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 to provide for the revision of laws and for related matters.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

7 parts · 17 sections

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Uganda

Law Revision Act

Act 2020 No. 4

Commenced on 28 February 2020

[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2023.]

An Act to provide for the revision of laws and for related matters.

Part I

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires

"Commission" means the Uganda Law Reform Commission established by the Uganda Law Reform Commission Act;

"Revised Edition" means any Revised Edition of the Laws of Uganda prepared under this Act.

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Interpretation”.

“In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "Commission" means the Uganda Law Reform Commission established by the Uganda Law Reform Commission Act;”
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Practical effect

Use this definition when interpreting other provisions that employ the language addressed by “Interpretation”.

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  1. "Revised Edition" means any Revised Edition of the Laws of Uganda prepared under this Act.
Judicial interpretation

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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
Uganda Law Reform Commission Act
Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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Part II

Commission to prepare Revised Edition
(1)

The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Commission, order a Revised Edition to be prepared by the Commission.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Attorney General shall ensure that a Revised Edition is prepared every ten years from the date of the last Revised Edition.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Commission, appoint the following persons to assist the Commission in the preparation of a Revised Edition-

(a)

one person to represent the Attorney General;

(b)

one person to represent the Solicitor General;

(c)

the First Parliamentary Counsel or his or her representative;

(d)

two persons with considerable knowledge and experience in the revision of laws or legislative drafting; and

(e)

the Clerk to Parliament or his or her representative.

(4)

The terms and conditions of a person appointed under subsection (3) shall be specified in the instrument of appointment.

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What this section does
Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Commission to prepare Revised Edition”.

“(1) The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Commission, order a Revised Edition to be prepared by the Commission.”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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  1. (1) The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Commission, order a Revised Edition to be prepared by the Commission.
  2. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Attorney General shall ensure that a Revised Edition is prepared every ten years from the date of the last Revised Edition.
  3. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Commission, appoint the following persons to assist the Commission in the preparation of a Revised Edition-
  4. (a) one person to represent the Attorney General;
  5. (b) one person to represent the Solicitor General;
  6. (c) the First Parliamentary Counsel or his or her representative;
  7. (d) two persons with considerable knowledge and experience in the revision of laws or legislative drafting; and
  8. (e) the Clerk to Parliament or his or her representative.

1 further item remain in the statutory text above.

Judicial interpretation

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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.

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Attorney General to approve printing and publication of Revised Edition
(1)

The Commission shall, after a Revised Edition is prepared, submit the Revised Edition to the Attorney General for approval.

(2)

The Attorney General may, upon receipt of the Revised Edition in subsection (1), approve the Revised Edition or any volume of it and order, by statutory instrument, the printing and publication of the Revised Edition.

(3)

An instrument made under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament for information.

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Attorney General to approve printing and publication of Revised Edition”.

“(1) The Commission shall, after a Revised Edition is prepared, submit the Revised Edition to the Attorney General for approval.”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) The Commission shall, after a Revised Edition is prepared, submit the Revised Edition to the Attorney General for approval.
  2. (2) The Attorney General may, upon receipt of the Revised Edition in subsection (1), approve the Revised Edition or any volume of it and order, by statutory instrument, the printing and publication of the Revised Edition.
  3. (3) An instrument made under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament for information.
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.

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Part III

Bringing Revised Edition into force
(1)

The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, appoint a date on which the Revised Edition shall come into force.

(2)

An instrument made under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament for information.

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What this section does
Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Bringing Revised Edition into force”.

“(1) The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, appoint a date on which the Revised Edition shall come into force.”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) The Attorney General shall, by statutory instrument, appoint a date on which the Revised Edition shall come into force.
  2. (2) An instrument made under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament for information.
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.

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Validity of Revised Edition

From the date the Revised Edition comes into force, all Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices included in the Revised Edition, or any volume of any of those documents, shall be taken for all purposes to be the laws of Uganda and shall be judicially noticed

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Validity of Revised Edition”.

“From the date the Revised Edition comes into force, all Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices included in the Revised Edition, or any volume of any of those documents, shall be taken for all purposes to be the laws of Uganda and shall be judicially noticed”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. From the date the Revised Edition comes into force, all Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices included in the Revised Edition, or any volume of any of those documents, shall be taken for all purposes to be the laws of Uganda and shall be judicially noticed
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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.

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.

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Revised Edition to be authentic text

The Revised Edition is in all courts and for all purposes the sole authentic text of the Laws of Uganda

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Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Revised Edition to be authentic text”.

“The Revised Edition is in all courts and for all purposes the sole authentic text of the Laws of Uganda”
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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Revised Edition to be authentic text”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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

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.

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Continuance of text of revised laws for certain purposes

The inclusion or exclusion of a law from the Revised Edition does not affect any civil or criminal proceedings previously commenced under that law, but every such proceeding may be continued and concluded in all respects as if the law has not been so included or excluded

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Continuance of text of revised laws for certain purposes”.

“The inclusion or exclusion of a law from the Revised Edition does not affect any civil or criminal proceedings previously commenced under that law, but every such proceeding may be continued and concluded in all respects as if the law has not been so included or excluded”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. The inclusion or exclusion of a law from the Revised Edition does not affect any civil or criminal proceedings previously commenced under that law, but every such proceeding may be continued and concluded in all respects as if the law has not been so included or excluded
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.

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Construction of references to repealed or amended enactments

Where in any enactment or in any instrument or document, reference is made to any written law which is repealed or otherwise affected by the operation of this Act, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding law comprised in a Revised Edition and all cross references in that enactment, instrument or document shall, where they are affected by the operation of this Act, be construed with such modification as circumstances require

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Construction of references to repealed or amended enactments”.

“Where in any enactment or in any instrument or document, reference is made to any written law which is repealed or otherwise affected by the operation of this Act, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding law comprised in a Revised Edition and all cross references in that enactment, instrument or document shall, where they are affected by the operation of this Act, be construed with such modification as circumstances require”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. Where in any enactment or in any instrument or document, reference is made to any written law which is repealed or otherwise affected by the operation of this Act, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding law comprised in a Revised Edition and all cross references in that enactment, instrument or document shall, where they are affected by the operation of this Act, be construed with such modification as circumstances require
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.

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Part IV

Contents of any Revised Edition
(1)

Every Revised Edition shall, subject to this Act, contain-

(a)

the Uganda Independence Act, 1962;

(b)

the Uganda Act, 1964, of the United Kingdom;

(c)

the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda;

(d)

Acts and statutory instruments and legal notices in force on the date specified by the Attorney General by notice in the Gazette; and

(e)

any Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices which have been enacted but not yet brought into operation on the date specified by the Attorney General under subsection (1)(d).

(2)

Each Act shall form a separate chapter, and the chapters shall be arranged under such titles as the Commission shall determine.

(3)

Below the number of each chapter, the Commission shall set out the short title of the Act and the date of commencement of the Act.

(4)

Statutory instruments shall be grouped into chapters on the basis of the Acts they implement.

(5)

Statutory instruments may be placed within the same chapter as the Act they implement or in a separate chapter at the discretion of the Commission.

(6)

Legal notices may be placed in an appropriate location as determined by the Commission.

(7)

The Commission shall set forth a history note for each Act, statutory instrument and legal notice.

(8)

This section shall not be construed as preventing the Commission from including in any Revised Edition any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice enacted after the date specified by the Attorney General under subsection (1)(d) and all Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices so included shall be taken to form part of the Revised Edition and have effect accordingly.

(9)

Notwithstanding subsection (1)(d), the Commission may omit from the Revised Edition, any Act or statutory instrument which is in force on the date specified by the Attorney General under subsection (1)(d), but which is repealed before the coming into force of the Revised Edition.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Contents of any Revised Edition”.

“(1) Every Revised Edition shall, subject to this Act, contain-”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) Every Revised Edition shall, subject to this Act, contain-
  2. (a) the Uganda Independence Act, 1962;
  3. (b) the Uganda Act, 1964, of the United Kingdom;
  4. (c) the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda;
  5. (d) Acts and statutory instruments and legal notices in force on the date specified by the Attorney General by notice in the Gazette; and
  6. (e) any Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices which have been enacted but not yet brought into operation on the date specified by the Attorney General under subsection (1)(d).
  7. (2) Each Act shall form a separate chapter, and the chapters shall be arranged under such titles as the Commission shall determine.
  8. (3) Below the number of each chapter, the Commission shall set out the short title of the Act and the date of commencement of the Act.

6 further items remain in the statutory text above.

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.

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Part V

Powers of Commission

Subject to any directions that may be given in writing by the Attorney General, the Commission shall, in the preparation of a Revised Edition have the following powers (a) to omit-

(i)

all Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents which have been expressly repealed or which have had full effect;

(ii)

all repealing Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents and all tables and lists of repealed enactments, whether contained in Schedules or otherwise;

(iii)

all amending Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents where such amendments have been incorporated in the Act, statutory instrument or legal notice to which they relate;

(iv)

all preambles to Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of them, where the omission can, in the opinion of the Commission, conveniently be made;

(v)

all words of enactment in any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice;

(vi)

all provisions appointing the date when an Act, statutory instrument, legal notice or any part of those documents is to come into force, where the omission can, in the opinion of the Commission, conveniently be made;

(vii)

all statutory instruments made under the authority of Acts which have been repealed and not re-enacted;

(viii)

all Appropriation Acts and Supplementary Appropriation Acts;

(ix)

all statutory instruments granting remission of tax, customs tariff duties, excise duties and similar measures to the extent the omission is approved by the Attorney General by statutory instrument;

(x)

all statutory instruments which the Attorney General has, by statutory instrument, specified as inconsistent with any Act repealing and re-enacting the Act under which the statutory instrument was made;

(xi)

all expressions which have become obsolete as a result of constitutional changes or changes specified in Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices and substitute the expressions authorised by those changes;

(b)

to renumber sections, paragraphs and other subdivisions in an amended Act, statutory instrument or legal notice;

(c)

to re-designate legal notices as statutory instruments;

(d)

to arrange the Acts, statutory instruments and legal notices in any sequence and groups that may be convenient, irrespective of the dates of enactment;

(e)

to correct cross references;

(f)

to correct grammatical and typographical errors, and for that purpose, to make additions, omissions or alterations;

(g)

to make capitalisation consistent;

(h)

to make such formal alterations as to names, localities, offices and otherwise as may be necessary to bring an Act, statutory instrument or legal notice into conformity with the circumstances in Uganda;

(i)

to make reviser's notes and footnotes where necessary;

(j)

to add such indexes, tables and other editorial features as the Commission considers appropriate;

(k)

to provide editorial notes by way of amplification; and

(l)

to do all things relating to form and method which, in the opinion of the Commission, are necessary or useful for perfecting the Revised Edition.

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Powers of Commission”.

“Subject to any directions that may be given in writing by the Attorney General, the Commission shall, in the preparation of a Revised Edition have the following powers (a) to omit-”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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  1. (i) all Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents which have been expressly repealed or which have had full effect;
  2. (ii) all repealing Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents and all tables and lists of repealed enactments, whether contained in Schedules or otherwise;
  3. (iii) all amending Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of those documents where such amendments have been incorporated in the Act, statutory instrument or legal notice to which they relate;
  4. (iv) all preambles to Acts, statutory instruments, legal notices or any part of them, where the omission can, in the opinion of the Commission, conveniently be made;
  5. (v) all words of enactment in any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice;
  6. (vi) all provisions appointing the date when an Act, statutory instrument, legal notice or any part of those documents is to come into force, where the omission can, in the opinion of the Commission, conveniently be made;
  7. (vii) all statutory instruments made under the authority of Acts which have been repealed and not re-enacted;
  8. (viii) all Appropriation Acts and Supplementary Appropriation Acts;

14 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Judicial interpretation

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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.

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No power to change substance and meaning

This Act shall not be taken to grant to the Commission the power to make any alteration or amendments in the substance of any enactment

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “No power to change substance and meaning”.

“This Act shall not be taken to grant to the Commission the power to make any alteration or amendments in the substance of any enactment”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. This Act shall not be taken to grant to the Commission the power to make any alteration or amendments in the substance of any enactment
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.

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Power to modify references to UK Acts

Where in any law to be included in the Revised Edition, a reference is made to any enactment of the United Kingdom or England, the Attorney General may, by statutory instrument, direct that the reference should be omitted or that the law shall be modified in a particular manner taking into account changes, if any, in the law of Uganda

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Power to modify references to UK Acts”.

“Where in any law to be included in the Revised Edition, a reference is made to any enactment of the United Kingdom or England, the Attorney General may, by statutory instrument, direct that the reference should be omitted or that the law shall be modified in a particular manner taking into account changes, if any, in the law of Uganda”
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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  1. Where in any law to be included in the Revised Edition, a reference is made to any enactment of the United Kingdom or England, the Attorney General may, by statutory instrument, direct that the reference should be omitted or that the law shall be modified in a particular manner taking into account changes, if any, in the law of Uganda
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.

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Permanent Secretaries to furnish proposals
(1)

For the better performance of the duties of the Commission under this Act, every Permanent Secretary shall, within sixty days after receiving a request for proposals on a Revised Edition, send to the Commission, proposals, if any, on the alteration authorised under this Act in any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice being administered by the department under the supervision of that Permanent Secretary.

(2)

Where the Commission does not receive any proposals from a Permanent Secretary within the specified time, the Commission shall take it that the Permanent Secretary has no proposals to make and shall proceed with the preparation of the Revised Edition.

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What this section does
Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Permanent Secretaries to furnish proposals”.

“(1) For the better performance of the duties of the Commission under this Act, every Permanent Secretary shall, within sixty days after receiving a request for proposals on a Revised Edition, send to the Commission, proposals, if any, on the alteration authorised under this Act in any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice being administered by the department under the supervision of that Permanent Secretary.”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) For the better performance of the duties of the Commission under this Act, every Permanent Secretary shall, within sixty days after receiving a request for proposals on a Revised Edition, send to the Commission, proposals, if any, on the alteration authorised under this Act in any Act, statutory instrument or legal notice being administered by the department under the supervision of that Permanent Secretary.
  2. (2) Where the Commission does not receive any proposals from a Permanent Secretary within the specified time, the Commission shall take it that the Permanent Secretary has no proposals to make and shall proceed with the preparation of the Revised Edition.
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.

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Part VI

Volumes to be printed

The Revised Edition shall be printed in the number of volumes and format determined by the Commission

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Volumes to be printed”.

“The Revised Edition shall be printed in the number of volumes and format determined by the Commission”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. The Revised Edition shall be printed in the number of volumes and format determined by the Commission
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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.

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Printing of Revised Edition

A Revised Edition shall be printed by the Government Printer

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What this section does
Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Printing of Revised Edition”.

“A Revised Edition shall be printed by the Government Printer”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. A Revised Edition shall be printed by the Government Printer
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.

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

Part VII

Commission to prepare reprints
(1)

The Commission shall prepare a reprint of an Act which has been amended, with the authority of the Attorney General, with all the necessary additions, omissions, substitutions and amendments effected by the amending Act.

(2)

The Attorney General may, by statutory order, approve the Act reprinted under subsection (1) and shall, in that order appoint a day from which every copy of the Act reprinted shall be judicially noticed as an authentic copy of the Act as amended.

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Commission to prepare reprints”.

“(1) The Commission shall prepare a reprint of an Act which has been amended, with the authority of the Attorney General, with all the necessary additions, omissions, substitutions and amendments effected by the amending 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.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) The Commission shall prepare a reprint of an Act which has been amended, with the authority of the Attorney General, with all the necessary additions, omissions, substitutions and amendments effected by the amending Act.
  2. (2) The Attorney General may, by statutory order, approve the Act reprinted under subsection (1) and shall, in that order appoint a day from which every copy of the Act reprinted shall be judicially noticed as an authentic copy of the Act as amended.
Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

1

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

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.

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Saving in respect of Revised Edition before commencement of Act

The first Revised Edition prepared under this Act may be brought into force notwithstanding that it was not prepared with the assistance of the persons referred to in section 2(3)

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Saving in respect of Revised Edition before commencement of Act”.

“The first Revised Edition prepared under this Act may be brought into force notwithstanding that it was not prepared with the assistance of the persons referred to in section 2(3)”
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
  1. The first Revised Edition prepared under this Act may be brought into force notwithstanding that it was not prepared with the assistance of the persons referred to in section 2(3)
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
Section 2 · Commission to prepare Revised Edition
Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

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.