National Citizenship and Immigration Board.

(1) There shall be a National Citizenship and Immigration Board. (2) The board shall consist of a chairperson and not less than four other persons, each of whom shall be of high moral character and proven integrity, appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. (3) The functions of the board shall be prescribed by Parliament and shall include— (a) registering and issuing national identity cards to citizens; (b) issuing Uganda passports and other travel documents; (c) granting and cancelling citizenship by registration and naturalisation; (d) granting and cancelling immigration permits; and (e) registering and issuing identity cards to aliens. (4) The functions of the board set out in clause (3)(a), (b) and (d) of this article may be decentralised to the district level.