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National Youth Council (Amendment) Act

Act 9 of 2010 Current version · as at 25 June 2010

An Act to amend the National Youth Council Act to provide for membership of a village youth council; to empower the Electoral Commission to designate a time period for registration of prospective voters for the youth council elections and to maintain the voters register at village and parish level.

Enacted2010
Commenced25th June, 2010
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 25 June 2010. 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 amend the National Youth Council Act to provide for membership of a village youth council; to empower the Electoral Commission to designate a time period for registration of prospective voters for the youth council elections and to maintain the voters register at village and parish level.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

0 parts · 3 sections

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Uganda

National Youth Council (Amendment) Act

Commenced on 25th June, 2010

[This is the version of this document at 25 June 2010.]

An Act to amend the National Youth Council Act to provide for membership of a village youth council; to empower the Electoral Commission to designate a time period for registration of prospective voters for the youth council elections and to maintain the voters register at village and parish level.

4. Replacement of section

THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010.

An Act to amend the National Youth Council Act to provide for membership of a village youth council; to empower the Electoral Commission to designate a time period for registration of prospective voters for the youth council elections and to maintain the voters register at village and parish level.

DATE OF ASSENT: 5th June, 2010.

Date of Commencement: 25th June, 2010.

BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:

The National Youth Council Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act is amended in section 6 -

(a)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following- "(1) A village youth council shall consist of youths who reside in the village and who are willing to be members of the village youth council.";

Act National Youth Council (Amendment) Act 2010

(b)

by inserting immediately after subsection(1) the following- "(la) Without prejudice to subsection (1), a person who is not a citizen of Uganda shall not be a member of a youth council. (lb) The decisions of a village youth council shall be binding on all the youths in a village."

The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 6 the following-

"6A. Electoral Commission to designate period for registration The Electoral Commission shall-

(a)

by statutory instrument designate a time period for registering youths to participate in a youth council election at all levels;

(b)

compile, maintain, revise and update a voters register for the youth council at the village and the parish level;

(c)

by statutory instrument designate a period for updating the voter's register for a youth council election.

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What this section does
Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Replacement of section”.

“THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010.”
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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) by substituting for subsection (1) the following- "(1) A village youth council shall consist of youths who reside in the village and who are willing to be members of the village youth council.";
  2. (b) by inserting immediately after subsection(1) the following- "(la) Without prejudice to subsection (1), a person who is not a citizen of Uganda shall not be a member of a youth council. (lb) The decisions of a village youth council shall be binding on all the youths in a village."
  3. (a) by statutory instrument designate a time period for registering youths to participate in a youth council election at all levels;
  4. (b) compile, maintain, revise and update a voters register for the youth council at the village and the parish level;
  5. (c) by statutory instrument designate a period for updating the voter's register for a youth council election.
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
National Youth Council Act
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

6B. Electoral Commission to settle disputes The powers of the

Electoral Commission to settle disputes as provided in section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act shall with the necessary modifications apply to youth council elections" The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 9 the following-

"9A. Sponsorship of a candidate by a political organisation or a political party Under the multi party political system, nomination of candidates may be made by a political organisation or a political party sponsoring a candidate or by a candidate standing for election as an independent candidate without being sponsored by a political party or a political organisation."

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Electoral Commission to settle disputes The powers of the”.

“Electoral Commission to settle disputes as provided in section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act shall with the necessary modifications apply to youth council elections" The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 9 the following-”
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. Electoral Commission to settle disputes as provided in section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act shall with the necessary modifications apply to youth council elections" The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 9 the following-
  2. "9A. Sponsorship of a candidate by a political organisation or a political party Under the multi party political system, nomination of candidates may be made by a political organisation or a political party sponsoring a candidate or by a candidate standing for election as an independent candidate without being sponsored by a political party or a political organisation."
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
Electoral Commission Act
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

4. Replacement of section 27 The principal

Act is amended by substituting for section 27 the following "27. Regulations (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the council, by statutory instrument, make regulations for better carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister shall after consultation with the council, make regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Act regarding election of members of the council. (3) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may, prescribe as penalties for contravention of regulations made under that subsection- (a) a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both; (b) a daily fine not exceeding five currency points for each day on which the contravention continues; and (c) disqualification for a period not exceeding five years from the date of the conviction from holding an office on a youth committee or being a member of any youth council other than a cell or village women's council".

Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 25 June 2010) — 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.