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Uganda Export Promotions Board Act (Repeal) Act

Current version · as at 16 August 2024

An Act to repeal the Uganda Export Promotions Board Act, Cap.

Enacted2024
Commenced16th August, 2024
Last amended—
Repealed — not in force. This Act is shown for reference only. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

About this Act

An Act to repeal the Uganda Export Promotions Board Act, Cap.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
Repealed
Language
English

Full text of the Act

0 parts · 5 sections

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Uganda

Uganda Export Promotions Board Act (Repeal) Act

Commenced on 16th August, 2024

[This is the version of this document at 16 August 2024.]

An Act to repeal the Uganda Export Promotions Board Act, Cap.

1. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“agency” means a body established by an Act of Parliament and includes an authority;

“commission” means a body established by the Constitution;

“Government” means the Government of Uganda.

Uganda Export Promotions Board Act

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Definition

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

“In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—”
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Use this definition when interpreting other provisions that employ the language addressed by “Interpretation”.

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  1. “agency” means a body established by an Act of Parliament and includes an authority;
  2. “commission” means a body established by the Constitution;
  3. “Government” means the Government 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.

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2. Objectives

(1)

The main objective of this Act is to give effect to the Government Policy for Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure adopted by the Cabinet on 22nd February, 2021 and contained in Cabinet Minute No. 43(CT 2021).

(2)

Without prejudice to the general effect of subsection (1), the following objectives shall be deemed to fall under the objective specified in that subsection—

(a)

the merging, mainstreaming and rationalisation of agencies, commissions, authorities and public expenditure thereby, inter alia, relieving the Government of the financial drain on its resources and the burden of wasteful administration and expenditure;

(b)

the facilitation of efficient and effective service delivery by clearly delineating the mandates and functions of government agencies and departments and thereby avoiding duplication of mandates and functions;

(c)

the promotionofcoordinated administrative arrangements, policies and procedures for— (i) ensuring the efficient and successful management, financial accounting and budgetary discipline of government agencies and departments; (ii) enabling the Government to play its proper role more effectively; and (iii) enforcing accountability; and (d) the restructuring and re-organisation of agencies and departments of Government by eliminating bloated structures and functional ambiguities in Government agencies and departments.

Uganda Export Promotions Board Act

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Objectives”.

“(1) The main objective of this Act is to give effect to the Government Policy for Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure adopted by the Cabinet on 22nd February, 2021 and contained in Cabinet Minute No. 43(CT 2021).”
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  1. (1) The main objective of this Act is to give effect to the Government Policy for Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure adopted by the Cabinet on 22nd February, 2021 and contained in Cabinet Minute No. 43(CT 2021).
  2. (2) Without prejudice to the general effect of subsection (1), the following objectives shall be deemed to fall under the objective specified in that subsection—
  3. (a) the merging, mainstreaming and rationalisation of agencies, commissions, authorities and public expenditure thereby, inter alia, relieving the Government of the financial drain on its resources and the burden of wasteful administration and expenditure;
  4. (b) the facilitation of efficient and effective service delivery by clearly delineating the mandates and functions of government agencies and departments and thereby avoiding duplication of mandates and functions;
  5. (c) the promotionofcoordinated administrative arrangements, policies and procedures for— (i) ensuring the efficient and successful management, financial accounting and budgetary discipline of government agencies and departments; (ii) enabling the Government to play its proper role more effectively; and (iii) enforcing accountability; and (d) the restructuring and re-organisation of agencies and departments of Government by eliminating bloated structures and functional ambiguities in Government agencies and departments.
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

3. Purpose of repeal of Cap. 81

The purpose of repealing the Uganda Export Promotions Board Act is to enable the merger of the Export Promotions Board and the Uganda Free Zones Authority into an entity called the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority under the supervision of the Ministry responsible for trade.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Purpose of repeal of Cap. 81”.

“The purpose of repealing the Uganda Export Promotions Board Act is to enable the merger of the Export Promotions Board and the Uganda Free Zones Authority into an entity called the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority under the supervision of the Ministry responsible for trade.”
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The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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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

4. Repeal of Cap. 81

(1)

The Uganda Export Promotions Board Act is repealed.

(2)

On the commencement of this Act, the Uganda Export Promotions Board shall be dissolved.

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Repeal of Cap. 81”.

“(1) The Uganda Export Promotions Board Act is repealed.”
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  1. (1) The Uganda Export Promotions Board Act is repealed.
  2. (2) On the commencement of this Act, the Uganda Export Promotions Board shall be dissolved.
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

5. Savings

(1)

The board members and staff of the Export Promotions Board who, because of the merger of the Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotions Board, are not appointed as members of the Board or staff of the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority, shall be paid their terminal benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of their service.

(2)

Compensation is not payable to any member of board of the Uganda Export Promotions Board for loss of office resulting from the merger of Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotions Board.

(3)

Any person employed by the Uganda Export Promotions Board immediately before the commencement of this Act whose services are transferred to the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority shall transfer to the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority on similar or better terms than those enjoyed by those employees before the transfer.

Uganda Export Promotions Board Act (4) On the commencement of this Act, all the property, assets, rights, obligations, and liabilities of the Uganda Export Promotions Board shall vest in the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority.

(5)

Any proceedings commenced by or against the Uganda Export Promotions Board may be continued by or against the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority.

(6)

A licence, permit, certificate or authorisation issued by the Uganda Export Promotions Board which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall have effect from the commencement of this Act as if granted by the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority.

(7)

The terms and conditions, including the rights and obligations under a licence, permit, certificate or authorisation in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall not be less favourable than those that applied immediately before the commencement of this Act.

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What this section does
Statutory power

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

“(1) The board members and staff of the Export Promotions Board who, because of the merger of the Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotions Board, are not appointed as members of the Board or staff of the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority, shall be paid their terminal benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of their service.”
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.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (1) The board members and staff of the Export Promotions Board who, because of the merger of the Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotions Board, are not appointed as members of the Board or staff of the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority, shall be paid their terminal benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of their service.
  2. (2) Compensation is not payable to any member of board of the Uganda Export Promotions Board for loss of office resulting from the merger of Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotions Board.
  3. (3) Any person employed by the Uganda Export Promotions Board immediately before the commencement of this Act whose services are transferred to the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority shall transfer to the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority on similar or better terms than those enjoyed by those employees before the transfer.
  4. (5) Any proceedings commenced by or against the Uganda Export Promotions Board may be continued by or against the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority.
  5. (6) A licence, permit, certificate or authorisation issued by the Uganda Export Promotions Board which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall have effect from the commencement of this Act as if granted by the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority.
  6. (7) The terms and conditions, including the rights and obligations under a licence, permit, certificate or authorisation in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall not be less favourable than those that applied immediately before the commencement of this Act.
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 16 August 2024) — 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.