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Transfer of Powers and Duties Act

Ordinance 35 of 1962 Current version · as at 31 December 2000

An Act to provide for the transfer to Ministers and public officers of statutory powers and duties vested in the President and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Enacted1962
Commenced9 August 1962
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 the transfer to Ministers and public officers of statutory powers and duties vested in the President and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

0 parts · 2 sections

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Uganda

Transfer of Powers and Duties Act

Commenced on 9 August 1962

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

An Act to provide for the transfer to Ministers and public officers of statutory powers and duties vested in the President and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

1. Transfer of statutory powers and duties

(1)

Where by or under any Act the President is empowered to exercise any power or perform any duty, the President may, by statutory order, transfer the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty to any Minister or public officer.

(2)

An order made under this section-

(a)

may make such amendments to any Act in respect of which the order is made, being amendments consequential upon the transfer by that order of the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty, as may be necessary for carrying the order into effect; and

(b)

may be varied by a subsequent order made in the like manner and subject to the same conditions.

(3)

Every order made under this section shall be laid before Parliament.

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Transfer of statutory powers and duties”.

“(1) Where by or under any Act the President is empowered to exercise any power or perform any duty, the President may, by statutory order, transfer the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty to any Minister or public officer.”
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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. (1) Where by or under any Act the President is empowered to exercise any power or perform any duty, the President may, by statutory order, transfer the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty to any Minister or public officer.
  2. (2) An order made under this section-
  3. (a) may make such amendments to any Act in respect of which the order is made, being amendments consequential upon the transfer by that order of the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty, as may be necessary for carrying the order into effect; and
  4. (b) may be varied by a subsequent order made in the like manner and subject to the same conditions.
  5. (3) Every order made under this section shall be laid before Parliament.
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. Interpretation of written laws and saving

Where a statutory order is made under section 1 , any Act in respect of which the order is made shall thereafter be read and construed in all respects as if the Act were amended in conformity with the terms of that order; except that any appointment or statutory instrument made by the President in exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her by any such Act shall continue in force until revoked or replaced by any appointment or statutory instrument made by the Minister or public officer mentioned in the order By Ulii.org and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. 1

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What this section does
Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Interpretation of written laws and saving”.

“Where a statutory order is made under section 1, any Act in respect of which the order is made shall thereafter be read and construed in all respects as if the Act were amended in conformity with the terms of that order; except that any appointment or statutory instrument made by the President in exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her by any such Act shall continue in force until revoked or replaced by any appointment or statutory instrument made by the Minister or public officer mentioned in the order…”
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Practical effect

Use this definition when interpreting other provisions that employ the language addressed by “Interpretation of written laws and saving”.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. Where a statutory order is made under section 1, any Act in respect of which the order is made shall thereafter be read and construed in all respects as if the Act were amended in conformity with the terms of that order; except that any appointment or statutory instrument made by the President in exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her by any such Act shall continue in force until revoked or replaced by any appointment or statutory instrument made by the Minister or public officer mentioned in the order 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
Section 1 · Transfer of statutory powers and duties
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 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.