Uganda Act or statute

Parliament of Uganda

Public Holidays Act

"public holiday" is defined as "a public holiday specified by this Act." Days in the Schedule are public holidays to be observed each year; the President may declare additional public holidays and…

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: Chapter 255
Dates: As at 31 Dec 2000

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Dates: As at 31 Dec 2000

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“"public holiday" is defined as "a public holiday specified by this Act."”

"public holiday" is defined as "a public holiday specified by this Act." Days in the Schedule are public holidays to be observed each year; the President may declare additional public holidays and may limit their observation to particular areas. Employers must pay employees full holiday pay for public holidays; if an employee works on a public holiday the employer must either pay at least the equivalent additional remuneration or grant leave with full pay; partial-day work is paid proportionally; payments must be made within one month; contraventions are an offence with a fine up to ten pounds; the court may order payment of due remuneration on conviction. The Act binds the Government, except for section 2(2)–(6).

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1. Interpretation

"public holiday" is defined as "a public holiday specified by this Act."

Section 1

2. Public holidays

Days in the Schedule are public holidays to be observed each year; the President may declare additional public holidays and may limit their observation to particular areas.

Section 2

3. Remuneration for holiday work

Section 3

4. Act binds Government

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§ 11. InterpretationInterpretation

"public holiday" is defined as "a public holiday specified by this Act."

Section 1. Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "public holiday" means a public holiday specified by this Act.

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§ 22. Public holidaysProvision

Days in the Schedule are public holidays to be observed each year; the President may declare additional public holidays and may limit their observation to particular areas.

Section 2. Public holidays Section 2(1) The days specified in the Schedule to this Act are declared to be public holidays, which, subject to this Act, shall in every year be kept and observed as public holidays throughout Uganda. Section 2(2) In addition to the public holidays prescribed by subsection (1), the President may declare any other day to be a public holiday, and may limit the observation of any such public holiday to any area or place in Uganda.

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§ 33. Remuneration for holiday workOffence

Employers must pay employees full holiday pay for public holidays; if an employee works on a public holiday the employer must either pay at least the equivalent additional remuneration or grant leave with full pay; partial-day work is paid proportionally; payments must be made within one month; contraventions are an offence with a fine up to ten pounds; the court may order payment of due remuneration on conviction.

Section 3. Remuneration for holiday work Section 3(1) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees in respect of every public holiday, the full remuneration which would have been payable to the employee for a full day's work if that day had not been a public holiday. Section 3(2) Where any employee attends or performs work for a full day or more on a public holiday, the employer shall pay to the employee in addition to the remuneration prescribed by subsection (1) an amount of money not less than the remuneration which would have been payable to the employee for the work if that day had not been a public holiday or shall grant the employee leave with full pay in lieu of the public holiday. Section 3(3) Where any employee attends and performs work for part only of a public holiday, an employer shall pay to the employee in addition to the remuneration prescribed by subsection (1), the proportion of the remuneration for a full day's work on that day if that day had not been a public holiday, represented by the number of hours for which the employee has performed work. Section 3(4) Where any payment is required to be made under subsection (1), (2) or (3) in respect of any public holiday, the payment shall be made within one month after the public holiday. Section 3(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. Section 3(6) In any proceedings against an employer under this section, the court may, on conviction, order the employer to pay in addition to the fine, if any, such sum of money as appears to the court to be due to the employee on account of any remuneration payable to him or her under this section, and may in that order, specify the time within which the payment shall be made. Section 3(7) This section shall not apply in relation to a public holiday declared under section 2 (2), if the declaration states that it is or is to be an unpaid public holiday.

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§ 44. Act binds GovernmentProvision

The Act binds the Government, except for section 2(2)–(6).

Section 4. Act binds Government Section This Act, with the exception of section 2 (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) shall bind the Government.

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