Act 1963 No. 63·Act 63 of 1963·Current version · as at 31 December 2000
An Act to provide for a presidential standard and other purposes connected therewith.
Enacted1963
Commenced9 October 1963
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 31 December 2000. 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 a presidential standard and other purposes connected therewith.
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English
Full text of the Act
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3 sections
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Uganda
Presidential Standard Act
Act 1963 No. 63
Commenced on 9 October 1963
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]
An Act to provide for a presidential standard and other purposes connected therewith.
1.Presidential standard
(1)
There is constituted for the President a presidential standard which shall be of such design as the Cabinet may determine.
(2)
The presidential standard shall be broken in addition to the national flag on all public occasions on which the President is personally present.
(3)
Except as is otherwise provided in this section, the presidential standard may be used in such other manner and on such other occasions as the President may decide.
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What this section does
Statutory power
This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Presidential standard”.
“(1) There is constituted for the President a presidential standard which shall be of such design as the Cabinet may determine.”
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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)There is constituted for the President a presidential standard which shall be of such design as the Cabinet may determine.
(2)The presidential standard shall be broken in addition to the national flag on all public occasions on which the President is personally present.
(3)Except as is otherwise provided in this section, the presidential standard may be used in such other manner and on such other occasions as the President may decide.
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.Offences
Any act or thing done which, if done against the national flag or armorial ensigns, would be an offence under the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, shall, if done in respect of the presidential standard, be an offence against the presidential standard; and accordingly any person who does any such act or thing shall be punished as if he or she had committed an offence under that Act
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What this section does
Offence or consequence
This section creates or governs statutory liability concerning “Offences”.
“Any act or thing done which, if done against the national flag or armorial ensigns, would be an offence under the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, shall, if done in respect of the presidential standard, be an offence against the presidential standard; and accordingly any person who does any such act or thing shall be punished as if he or she had committed an offence under that Act”
Primary legislation·Source quotation matched
Practical effect
A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.
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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Any act or thing done which, if done against the national flag or armorial ensigns, would be an offence under the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, shall, if done in respect of the presidential standard, be an offence against the presidential standard; and accordingly any person who does any such act or thing shall be punished as if he or she had committed an offence under that 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.
No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.
3.Application
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, in relation to insults, the unauthorised use of the national flag or armorial ensigns and the making of regulations shall apply to the presidential standard as if the presidential standard were mentioned in that Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1
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What this section does
Scope rule
This section defines when and how “Application” applies.
“Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, in relation to insults, the unauthorised use of the national flag or armorial ensigns and the making of regulations shall apply to the presidential standard as if the presidential standard were mentioned in that Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1”
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Practical effect
Confirm that the matter and forum fall within this section before applying the Act's remaining provisions.
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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Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, in relation to insults, the unauthorised use of the national flag or armorial ensigns and the making of regulations shall apply to the presidential standard as if the presidential standard were mentioned in that 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.
No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.
Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 31 December 2000) — 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.
