1970
Firearms Act
This section is an interpretation (definitions) clause listing defined terms used in the Act (for example “acquiring”, “ammunition”, “firearm”, “firearm dealer”, “chief licensing officer”, “licensing officer”, and others).
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2023
Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2023
The Act applies to all waters where fish is found or can be farmed within Uganda; to all fisheries and aquaculture activities; and to any Ugandan-registered fishing vessel and acts or omissions on or by that vessel wherever it may be.
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Food and Drugs Act
This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act (for example: "advertisement", "analysis", "animal", "area", "article", "authorised officer", "business", "catering premises", "cheese").
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Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act
This section provides definitions (interpretation) for terms used in the Act, including 'appeal', 'country of the original court', 'judgment', 'judgment creditor', 'judgment debtor', 'judgments given in the superior courts of Uganda', 'original court', 'prescribed', 'registering court', 'registration' and exclusions fo
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Foreign Seamen Deserters Act
The Minister may, by statutory instrument stating that facilities are or will be given, declare that this Act applies to a foreign country where it appears that the foreign government will provide facilities to recover and apprehend seamen who desert from Ugandan merchant ships.
1964
Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act
A court or the Chief Justice may nominate a fit person to take the examination of a witness or person where an order for examination has been made and a request has been sent to a court beyond the ordering court's jurisdiction.
2014
Free Zones Act
The Act will come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument.
1964
Geneva Conventions Act
This section provides definitions for terms used in the Act (for example: "advocate", "conventions", "court", "Minister", "prisoner’s representative", "protected internee", "protected prisoner of war", and "protecting power").
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Government Proceedings Act
Defines key terms (for example “agent”, “court”, “officer”, “statutory duty”) used in the Act and explains how references to the Act and to proceedings involving the Government are to be read.
2015
HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 2015
This section is an interpretation/definitions provision that defines terms used in the Act, including definitions such as "Anonymous testing", "ART", "ARVs", "counsellor", "health institution", "informed consent", "Minister", and others.
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Habitual Criminals (Preventive Detention) Act
The Court may impose preventive detention on a person meeting age and prior-conviction criteria.
2001
Health Service Commission Act
This Act may be cited as the Health Service Commission Act, 2001.
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Hide and Skin Trade Act
This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act (for example: buyer; buyer’s licence; Commissioner; currency point; exporter; exporters-buyers licence; green hide/green skin; ground dried; hide; licensing officer; preparation; properly dried; region; skin; suspension dried; veterinary officer).
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Hides and Skins (Export Duty) Act
Defines "game hide" to mean the hide of animals listed in the Second Schedule to the Game (Preservation and Control) Act, excludes hides of hippopotami, leopards and the birds mentioned in the Fifth Schedule to that Act, includes the hide of the wild pig, and includes leather made from game hides not manufactured into
2014
Higher Education Students Financing Act, 2014
Provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including Board, currency point, employment, functional fees, Fund, higher education, Minister and scheme.
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Hindu Marriage and Divorce Act
Section 1 defines terms used in the Act (for example: “currency point”, “custom”, “Hindu”, “marriage” and kinship phrases).
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Hotels Act
Defines "authorised person" as any person authorised in writing by the board to carry out any function or perform any duty of the board under this Act or under any regulations made under it.
2019
Human Rights (Enforcement) Act
The Act applies to enforcement of human rights by courts but does not apply to investigation, protection or enforcement of rights and freedoms by the Uganda Human Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission.
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Identification of Offenders Act
Defines terms used in the Act: 'authorised officer', 'currency point', and 'Fingerprint Bureau'.
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Illiterates Protection Act
Defines “document” as any print or writing capable of being used as evidence of any fact or thing against the person for or on whose behalf it purports to be written or signed.