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Traditional Rulers (Restitution of Assets and Properties) Act

Statute 8 of 1993 Current version · as at 31 December 2000

An Act to give effect to article 118A of the Constitution of 1967 and to restore to traditional rulers assets and properties previously owned by them or connected with or attached to their offices but which were confiscated by the State and to make other provisions relating or incidental to, or consequential upon, the foregoing.

Enacted1993
Commenced30 July 1993
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 give effect to article 118A of the Constitution of 1967 and to restore to traditional rulers assets and properties previously owned by them or connected with or attached to their offices but which were confiscated by the State and to make other provisions relating or incidental to, or consequential upon, the foregoing.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

0 parts · 17 sections

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Uganda

Traditional Rulers (Restitution of Assets and Properties) Act

Commenced on 30 July 1993

[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]

An Act to give effect to article 118A of the Constitution of 1967 and to restore to traditional rulers assets and properties previously owned by them or connected with or attached to their offices but which were confiscated by the State and to make other provisions relating or incidental to, or consequential upon, the foregoing.

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "traditional ruler" means king or ruler by whatever name called, as referred to in article 118(1) of the Constitution repealed by the Constitution (Amendment) Statute, 1993, and any successor of such traditional ruler.

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What this section does
Definition

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

“In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "traditional ruler" means king or ruler by whatever name called, as referred to in article 118(1) of the Constitution repealed by the Constitution (Amendment) Statute, 1993, and any successor of such traditional ruler.”
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  1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "traditional ruler" means king or ruler by whatever name called, as referred to in article 118(1) of the Constitution repealed by the Constitution (Amendment) Statute, 1993, and any successor of such traditional ruler.
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

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Restoration of assets and properties previously confiscated by the State

(1)

Subject to the other provisions of this section, any asset or property previously confiscated by the State from or in respect of or in relation to any traditional ruler under the Constitution of 1967 is, with effect from the commencement of this Act, transferred to that traditional ruler without any further assurance than this Act.

(2)

A traditional ruler to whom any asset or property is transferred under this section shall, in the case of land, have the same estate or interest as was previously held by the Uganda Land Commission in respect of that land.

(3)

Notwithstanding anything in this Act, all regalia where they exist shall vest in the traditional ruler in accordance with subsection (1), without the need for negotiation.

(4)

For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of Buganda, the assets and properties specified in the Schedule to this Act shall, on the commencement of this Act, vest in the traditional ruler of Buganda for the same estate or interest as was held by the Uganda Land Commission at the commencement of this Act.

(5)

In the case of traditional rulers other than the traditional ruler of Buganda, the Government shall hold negotiations with the traditional rulers concerned with a view to returning to them such assets and properties as may be agreed.

(6)

Subsection (5) applies to the traditional ruler of Buganda in respect of any asset or property other than those specified in the Schedule to this Act.

(7)

Where it is agreed to transfer any asset or property to a traditional ruler under subsection (5) or (6), subsection (1) shall apply to the asset or property with effect from the date approved in the agreement.

(8)

Notwithstanding any provision of the Registration of Titles Act, the registrar of titles shall take all necessary steps for giving effect to the transfer of any asset or property effected by this section free from any tax, duty or fee whether by the alteration or cancellation of any relevant certificate of title, the issue of a fresh certificate of title or otherwise.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Restoration of assets and properties previously confiscated by the State”.

“(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, any asset or property previously confiscated by the State from or in respect of or in relation to any traditional ruler under the Constitution of 1967 is, with effect from the commencement of this Act, transferred to that traditional ruler without any further assurance than this Act.”
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  1. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, any asset or property previously confiscated by the State from or in respect of or in relation to any traditional ruler under the Constitution of 1967 is, with effect from the commencement of this Act, transferred to that traditional ruler without any further assurance than this Act.
  2. (2) A traditional ruler to whom any asset or property is transferred under this section shall, in the case of land, have the same estate or interest as was previously held by the Uganda Land Commission in respect of that land.
  3. (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, all regalia where they exist shall vest in the traditional ruler in accordance with subsection (1), without the need for negotiation.
  4. (4) For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of Buganda, the assets and properties specified in the Schedule to this Act shall, on the commencement of this Act, vest in the traditional ruler of Buganda for the same estate or interest as was held by the Uganda Land Commission at the commencement of this Act.
  5. (5) In the case of traditional rulers other than the traditional ruler of Buganda, the Government shall hold negotiations with the traditional rulers concerned with a view to returning to them such assets and properties as may be agreed.
  6. (6) Subsection (5) applies to the traditional ruler of Buganda in respect of any asset or property other than those specified in the Schedule to this Act.
  7. (7) Where it is agreed to transfer any asset or property to a traditional ruler under subsection (5) or (6), subsection (1) shall apply to the asset or property with effect from the date approved in the agreement.
  8. (8) Notwithstanding any provision of the Registration of Titles Act, the registrar of titles shall take all necessary steps for giving effect to the transfer of any asset or property effected by this section free from any tax, duty or fee whether by the alteration or cancellation of any relevant certificate of title, the issue of a fresh certificate of title or otherwise.
Judicial interpretation

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

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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
Registration of Titles Act
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Reversion of certain assets and property

For the avoidance of doubt, any asset or property vested in the Government in respect of any traditional ruler by section 3 of the Special Pensions (Former Rulers and Constitutional Heads) Act shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have reverted to the traditional ruler concerned under section 2 of this Act and subject to subsection (5), (6) and (7) of that section Schedule (Section 2 )

Assets and property of the traditional ruler of Buganda

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Reversion of certain assets and property”.

“For the avoidance of doubt, any asset or property vested in the Government in respect of any traditional ruler by section 3 of the Special Pensions (Former Rulers and Constitutional Heads) Act shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have reverted to the traditional ruler concerned under section 2 of this Act and subject to subsection (5), (6) and (7) of that section Schedule (Section 2)”
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  1. For the avoidance of doubt, any asset or property vested in the Government in respect of any traditional ruler by section 3 of the Special Pensions (Former Rulers and Constitutional Heads) Act shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have reverted to the traditional ruler concerned under section 2 of this Act and subject to subsection (5), (6) and (7) of that section Schedule (Section 2)
Judicial interpretation

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

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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
Section 2 · Restoration of assets and properties previously confiscated by the State
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1. The Bulaange

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2. The Lubiri at Mengo

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3. The Butikkiro

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The Buganda Court Building

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“The Buganda Court Building”
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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Kabaka's official 350 square miles of land

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Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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Namasole's ten square miles of land

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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Judicial interpretation

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

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Banalinya's land

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Judicial interpretation

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

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Kabaka's lake

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Former Omulamuzi and Omuwanika's official residences

of Mengo

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Land adjacent to Lubiri on which

three Buganda Ministerial houses used to stand

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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All Bassekabaka's Tombs

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Buganda Works Building at Kakeeka

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Basiima House

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Nalinya's house at Lubaga

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Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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