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Public Health (Notification of COVID–19) Order

Statutory Instrument 45 of 2020 Current version · as at 17 March 2020
Enacted2020
Commenced17 March 2020
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 17 March 2020. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

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0 parts · 4 sections

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Uganda

Public Health (Notification of COVID–19) Order

Commenced on 17 March 2020

[This is the version of this document at 17 March 2020.]

1. Title

This Order may be cited as the Public Health (Notification of COVID - 19) Order,

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Title”.

“This Order may be cited as the Public Health (Notification of COVID - 19) Order,”
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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 Order may be cited as the Public Health (Notification of COVID - 19) Order,
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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2. Notifiable disease

COVID - 19 is declared to be a notifiable disease for the purposes of the Public Health Act

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What this section does
Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Notifiable disease”.

“COVID - 19 is declared to be a notifiable disease for the purposes of the Public Health Act”
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Practical effect

Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Notifiable disease”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

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
Public Health Act
Amendment notes

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

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3. Application of act

Section 11 (Power to make Rules), Part IV (Prevention and Suppression of Infectious Diseases) and section 36 (Power to Enforce Precautions at Boarders) of the Public Health Act shall apply to COVID - 19.

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What this section does
Scope rule

This section defines when and how “Application of act” applies.

“Section 11 (Power to make Rules), Part IV (Prevention and Suppression of Infectious Diseases) and section 36 (Power to Enforce Precautions at Boarders) of the Public Health Act shall apply to COVID - 19.”
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Practical effect

Confirm that the matter and forum fall within this section before applying the Act's remaining provisions.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. Section 11 (Power to make Rules), Part IV (Prevention and Suppression of Infectious Diseases) and section 36 (Power to Enforce Precautions at Boarders) of the Public Health Act shall apply to COVID - 19.
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
Public Health 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. Duration of order

This Order shall expire on notification by the Minister By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Duration of order”.

“This Order shall expire on notification by the Minister By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1”
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Practical effect

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

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. This Order shall expire on notification by the Minister By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1
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.

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 17 March 2020) — 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.