Act 1963 No. 65·Act 65 of 1963·Current version · as at 31 December 2000
An Act relating to the public seal.
Enacted1963
Commenced1 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 relating to the public seal.
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English
Full text of the Act
0 parts ·
3 sections
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Uganda
Public Seal Act
Act 1963 No. 65
Commenced on 1 October 1963
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]
An Act relating to the public seal.
1.Design of public seal
There shall be a public seal which shall show the armorial ensigns of Uganda circumscribed with the words "Republic of Uganda"
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What this section does
Mandatory duty
This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Design of public seal”.
“There shall be a public seal which shall show the armorial ensigns of Uganda circumscribed with the words "Republic of Uganda"”
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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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There shall be a public seal which shall show the armorial ensigns of Uganda circumscribed with the words "Republic of Uganda"
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.Control of public seal
The President shall be the custodian of the public seal and may by statutory instrument under his or her hand (a) assign the custody of the public seal to a Minister who shall countersign any document to which the public seal is affixed; and
(b)
give other directions as to the manner in which it shall be kept and used.
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What this section does
Statutory power
This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Control of public seal”.
“The President shall be the custodian of the public seal and may by statutory instrument under his or her hand (a) assign the custody of the public seal to a Minister who shall countersign any document to which the public seal is affixed; and”
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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(b)give other directions as to the manner in which it shall be kept and used.
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.
3.Validity of existing documents
Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any instrument lawfully sealed before the commencement of this Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1
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
Mandatory duty
This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Validity of existing documents”.
“Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any instrument lawfully sealed before the commencement of this Act By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1”
Primary legislation·Source quotation matched
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.
1
Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any instrument lawfully sealed before the commencement 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 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.
