Uganda Act or statute

Parliament of Uganda

Movement Act

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Structure: 38 provisions
Citation: Chapter 261
Dates: As at 31 Dec 2000

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“This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act.”

This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act. The political system shall operate in accordance with this Act, subject to the Constitution. The movement must have a national conference as its highest organ; the national conference is a corporate body that may sue or be sued; the national political commissar must receive court process and legal documents on behalf of the national conference; a list of other movement organs is provided. Sets composition of the national conference; prescribes nomination and election method for chairperson and vice chairperson; allows removal by resolution of a majority on specified grounds; Electoral Commission must appoint returning officer; chair and vice have rights to appear and be represented at removal proceedings. The national conference must initiate and shape national policy consensus, mobilise public participation, advise and review national policies and government programmes, promote unity, and make recommendations to the Executive and Parliament.

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Section 1

Committees of the national conference - Meetings of the national executive committee

The national executive committee must meet at least once every four months; meetings are convened by the chairperson (or the vice chairperson if the chairperson is absent); decisions are taken by consensus or otherwise by majority; no m…

Section 11

Lower organs under the movement - Subcounty and town council movement committees

Every subcounty or town council must have a movement committee for that subcounty or town council.

Section 20

General - Standing committees, etc.

The national executive committee may appoint standing and other committees to assist it in performing its functions under the Act.

Section 29

General - Act to apply only when the movement is in force

The Act takes effect only when the movement political system is in force in Uganda.

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Provision 37Interpretation

Part I

Interpretation

§ 1Interpretation - InterpretationInterpretation

This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act.

Section Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— " chairperson " means the chairperson of the national conference and of the national executive committee ; " director " means a director of the secretariat appointed under section 12 ; " district " includes a city; " leadership training centre " means a centre established for the purpose of promoting political education; " movement " means the movement political system referred to in article 70 of the Constitution; " national conference " or "conference" means the national conference of the movement established by section 3 ; " national executive committee " means the national executive committee established by section 9 ; " national political commissar " means the national political commissar appointed under section 12 ; " parish " includes "ward"; " secretariat " means the secretariat of the movement established by section 12 ; " subcounty " includes a division in a city or municipality.

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Part II

The movement

§ 2The movement - The movementProvision

The political system shall operate in accordance with this Act, subject to the Constitution.

Section The movement Section The movement political system, referred to in article 70 of the Constitution, shall, subject to the Constitution, operate in accordance with this Act.

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Part III

Organs under the movement

§ 3Organs under the movement - National conference and other organs under the movementProvision

The movement must have a national conference as its highest organ; the national conference is a corporate body that may sue or be sued; the national political commissar must receive court process and legal documents on behalf of the national conference; a list of other movement organs is provided.

Section National conference and other organs under the movement Section The other organs under the movement are— The movement shall have a national conference which shall be the highest organ under the movement . the national executive committee ; the secretariat of the movement ; district movement committees; division and municipal movement committees; subcounty movement committees and town movement committees; parish movement committees; and village movement committees. The national conference shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue or be sued in its name in respect of the rights and obligations of all movement organs. The national political commissar shall be responsible for receiving all process of court and other legal documents on behalf of the national conference .

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§ 4Organs under the movement - Composition of the national conferenceProvision

Sets composition of the national conference; prescribes nomination and election method for chairperson and vice chairperson; allows removal by resolution of a majority on specified grounds; Electoral Commission must appoint returning officer; chair and vice have rights to appear and be represented at removal proceedings.

Section Composition of the national conference Section The national conference shall consist of the following persons— The chairperson or vice chairperson may be removed from office by resolution supported by a majority of all members of the national conference on grounds of— the chairperson ; the vice chairperson ; the national political commissar ; all members of Parliament; all members of every district executive committee; the chairpersons of all division and municipal movement committees; the chairperson of every subcounty movement committee; the chairperson of every town council movement committee; five members of the National Women’s Executive Committee under the National Women’s Council Act, elected by the National Women’s Executive Committee; five members of the National Youth Executive Committee under the National Youth Council Act, elected by the National Youth Executive Committee; five representatives of the National Organisation of Trade Unions, elected by the National Executive Committee of the National Organisation of Trade Unions; five representatives of the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda, elected by the national executive committee of that union; ten representatives of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, elected by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Council; five representatives of the Uganda Police Force, elected by the police council; three representatives of the Uganda Prisons Service; all resident district commissioners who shall be ex officio members; ten representatives of the private business sector elected under the auspices of the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry; five representatives of the Veterans Association. Where the person elected President of the Republic of Uganda is not the person elected chairperson , he or she shall be a member of the national conference . There shall be a chairperson of the national conference who shall be a person nominated by at least two hundred members of the national conference from at least two-thirds of all the districts of Uganda and elected by the national conference . There shall be a vice chairperson of the national conference who shall be a person nominated by at least two hundred members of the national conference from at least two-thirds of all the districts of Uganda and elected by the conference. The Electoral Commission shall appoint a returning officer for the purposes of conducting any elections under this section. inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising out of physical or mental incapacity; misbehaviour or misconduct; incompetence; or failure to convene meetings of the national conference or the national executive committee as required by law. The chairperson and the vice chairperson are each entitled to appear at any proceedings for his or her removal and to be represented there by a lawyer or other expert or person of his or her choice.

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§ 5Organs under the movement - Role of the national conferenceProvision

The national conference must initiate and shape national policy consensus, mobilise public participation, advise and review national policies and government programmes, promote unity, and make recommendations to the Executive and Parliament.

Section Role of the national conference Section The national conference shall— initiate, formulate and evolve national consensus on key political, economic and social policies in Uganda; mobilise the people to ensure optimal participation in political, economic and social policies in the country; advise on and review implementation of key national policies; advise Parliament and the Executive on the policy of the movement , making such recommendations as it may think fit; promote national unity and solidarity; and review the implementation of Government programmes and make appropriate recommendations on them to the Executive and Parliament.

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§ 6Organs under the movement - Role of the chairpersonProvision

The chairperson must lead the movement, chair the national conference and national executive committee, convene and preside over their meetings, ensure implementation of movement policies, act as chief spokesperson, give guidance to organs, and take other necessary actions in consultation with the national executive committee; the vice chairperson must assist the chairperson.

Section Role of the chairperson Section Subject to this Act, the chairperson shall— be head of the movement and chairperson of the national conference and of the national executive committee ; convene and preside over meetings of the national conference and the national executive committee ; ensure that the policies and principles of the movement are implemented; be the chief spokesperson of the movement ; give guidance to organs of the movement ; and do any other thing necessary for the good of the movement and for the proper implementation of movement principles and policies in consultation with the national executive committee . The vice chairperson shall assist the chairperson in carrying out his or her functions under this section.

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§ 7Organs under the movement - Meeting of the national conferenceProvision

Sets meeting rules for the national conference: ordinarily meets once every two years; may hold extraordinary meetings; meetings must be convened by the chairperson with at least thirty days’ notice (President convenes the first meeting); vice chairperson may call meetings in the chairperson's absence; specified presiding arrangements for elections and decisions.

Section Meeting of the national conference Section The national conference shall ordinarily meet once in every two years. The national conference may also have extraordinary meetings as and when necessary. All meetings of the national conference shall be convened by the chairperson by giving not less than thirty days’ notice in the national media. In the absence of the chairperson , meetings may be called by the vice chairperson in the manner prescribed by subsection (3). The first meeting of the national conference shall be convened by the President by giving not less than thirty days’ notice in the national media. The chairperson of the Electoral Commission or a commissioner designated by the chairperson shall preside at any meeting for the election of a chairperson of the national conference . The chairperson shall preside at an election of the vice chairperson . The election of the chairperson shall be the first business of the national conference at any time when the office of the chairperson is vacant. An election to the office of the vice chairperson shall be held at the first meeting of the national conference after that office becomes vacant. Subject to this section, all meetings of the conference shall be presided over by the chairperson or in his or her absence, by the vice chairperson ; and in the absence of both of them, the meeting shall be presided over by a member of the conference elected by the members present. All decisions at a meeting of the conference shall be taken by consensus, and in the absence of a consensus, by the votes of a majority of members present and voting; except that in the case of an election, the vote shall be by secret ballot. The national conference shall otherwise prescribe its own procedure for its meetings.

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§ 8Organs under the movement - Meetings by requisitionProvision

At least one-quarter of national conference members may in writing request the chairperson or vice-chairperson to convene an extraordinary meeting; such meetings are to be presided over by the chairperson or vice-chairperson (with fallback election rules), the national political commissar acts as returning officer for the fallback election, and the movement bears members' expenses.

Section Meetings by requisition Section If— At least one-quarter of the members of the national conference may, in writing, signed by each of them, request the chairperson or the vice chairperson to convene an extraordinary meeting of the national conference , specifying the agenda to be considered at that meeting. the chairperson or the vice chairperson refuses or otherwise fails within a reasonable time to respond to the request made under subsection (1); or after receipt of the response of the chairperson or vice chairperson to the request, at least one-quarter of the members of the national conference are dissatisfied with the response, A meeting by requisition shall be presided over by the chairperson or in his or her absence by the vice chairperson ; but in the absence of both of them or if they refuse or are unwilling to preside and a quorum has been realised, the members present shall elect one of their number other than the national political commissar to preside at the meeting. The national political commissar shall act as returning officer at an election under subsection (3). All decisions taken and resolutions passed at a meeting by requisition of the national conference shall have the same effect as decisions and resolutions taken or passed at an ordinary meeting of the national conference . All expenses incurred by members in organising a meeting by requisition shall be borne by the movement .

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Part IV

Committees of the national conference

§ 10Committees of the national conference - Functions of the national executive committeeProvision

The national executive committee must perform the listed functions (initiate and deal with policy matters, manage day-to-day affairs, advise, and perform other functions directed by the national conference). The national political commissar shall be secretary to the national executive committee.

Section Functions of the national executive committee Section The national executive committee shall— initiate policy and other measures considered by the national conference ; deal with policy matters on behalf of the national conference ; be responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the conference; advise the national conference on the performance of its functions; and perform such other functions as the national conference may direct. The national political commissar shall be secretary to the national executive committee .

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§ 11Committees of the national conference - Meetings of the national executive committeeProvision

Section Meetings of the national executive committee Section The national executive committee shall meet for the dispatch of business at least once in every four months. Meetings of the committee shall be convened by the chairperson or in his or her absence by the vice chairperson . Except in an emergency, a notice of not less than fourteen days shall be given for every meeting of the committee, and the notice shall state the matters to be discussed at the meeting. Decisions of the committee shall be taken by consensus, and in the absence of a consensus, by a majority of the members present and voting. No member of the committee shall have a second or casting vote. The committee may otherwise prescribe its own procedure for its meetings.

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§ 9Committees of the national conference - National executive committeeProvision

Specifies the composition of the national executive committee, states it is a standing committee of the national conference, and requires that where the President is not the chairperson that President is a member of the national executive committee.

Section National executive committee Section The national executive committee shall consist of— There shall be a national executive committee of the national conference . The national executive committee shall be a standing committee of the national conference . the chairperson ; the vice chairperson ; the national political commissar ; the district chairperson of every district ; one member of Parliament from each district elected by the members of Parliament from the district ; one-third of the district women representatives in Parliament elected by those representatives taking into account regional balance; two representatives of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces elected by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Council from among representatives of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces who are representatives of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces in the national conference ; one representative of the Uganda Police Force from among the representatives of the force in the national conference ; one representative of the Uganda Prisons Service from among the representatives of the service in the national conference ; one representative of the private business sector elected from among the representatives of the private business sector elected under the auspices of the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the national conference ; one representative of the Veterans Association from among the representatives of the association in the national conference ; one representative of persons with disabilities from among the representatives of persons with disabilities in the national conference ; one representative of the youth from among the representatives of the youth in the national conference ; one representative of the workers from among their representatives in the national conference . Where the person elected President of the Republic of Uganda is not the person elected chairperson , he or she shall be a member of the national executive committee .

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Part V

Secretariat of the movement

§ 12Secretariat of the movement - The secretariatProvision

Requires the movement to have a secretariat headed by the national political commissar and sets duties and appointment and removal procedures involving the chairperson, national executive committee and a medical board.

Section The secretariat Section The national political commissar may be removed from office by the chairperson on any of the following grounds— The movement shall have a secretariat headed by the national political commissar . The chairperson shall submit to the national executive committee a list of not more than three names of persons nominated by the chairperson to be candidates for the office of national political commissar . The members of the national executive committee shall elect a national political commissar from the nominees submitted by the chairperson . The national political commissar shall be secretary to the national conference . As secretary, the national political commissar shall be responsible for recording the minutes of all proceedings of the national conference and shall perform such other functions as the national conference may direct. abuse of office; misconduct or misbehaviour; physical or mental incapacity, namely that he or she is incapable of performing the functions of his or her office by reason of physical or mental incapacity; mismanagement; or incompetence. Where the question of the removal of the national political commissar from office under subsection (6)(c) arises, the chairperson shall request the professional head of medical services of Uganda to constitute a medical board comprising five qualified and eminent medical specialists to examine the national political commissar and to report its finding on his or her state of health to the chairperson . The chairperson shall cause the national political commissar to be informed within twenty-four hours of the constitution of the medical board; and the national political commissar shall submit himself or herself to the medical board for examination within seven days. If the medical board determines that the national political commissar is by reason of physical or mental incapacity unable to perform the functions of that office, the chairperson shall take steps to remove him or her from office. If the medical board, after the expiration of the period of seven days referred to in subsection (8) reports that the national political commissar has failed or refused to submit himself or herself to the medical board in accordance with that subsection, the chairperson shall take steps to remove him or her from office. There shall be such number of directors and deputy directors in charge of such directorates and leadership training centres as the national executive committee may establish within the secretariat . The directors and deputy directors shall be appointed by the chairperson with the approval of the national executive committee . There shall be such number of other staff as the national executive committee may appoint. Public officers may be seconded to the secretariat for enabling the secretariat to carry out its functions.

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§ 13Secretariat of the movement - Censure of the national political commissarProvision

The national executive committee may pass a vote of censure against the national political commissar if a resolution supported by more than half the committee is passed; the chairperson must act on such a censure (unless the commissar resigns) and must give the commissar a copy of any initiating petition; the commissar is entitled to be heard during the debate.

Section Censure of the national political commissar Section The national executive committee may, by resolution supported by more than half of all members of the committee, pass a vote of censure against the national political commissar on any of the following grounds— Upon a vote of censure being passed against the national political commissar , the chairperson shall, unless the national political commissar resigns his or her office, take appropriate action in the matter which may include any of the following— abuse of office; misconduct or misbehaviour; physical or mental incapacity, namely that he or she is incapable of performing the functions of his or her office by reason of physical or mental incapacity; mismanagement; or incompetence. reprimand; suspension; or dismissal. Proceedings for censure of the national political commissar shall be initiated by a petition to the chairperson signed by not less than one-third of all members of the national executive committee giving notice that they are dissatisfied with the conduct or performance of the national political commissar and intend to move a motion for a resolution of censure and setting out particulars of the grounds in support of the motion. The chairperson shall, upon receipt of the petition, cause a copy of it to be given to the national political commissar . The motion for the resolution of censure shall not be debated until the expiry of thirty days after the petition was sent to the chairperson . The national political commissar is entitled during the debate to be heard in his or her defence. This section shall apply to a director and a deputy director as it applies to the national political commissar .

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§ 14Secretariat of the movement - Role of the secretariatProvision

Under the direction of the national political commissar, the secretariat must perform specified responsibilities for the national conference and the national executive committee, including giving effect to their decisions, mobilising the people, providing administrative and secretarial services, and carrying out other assigned functions.

Section Role of the secretariat Section Under the direction of the national political commissar , the secretariat shall— be responsible for giving effect to the decisions of the national conference and the national executive committee ; be responsible for national mobilisation of the people and for facilitating the discharge of the functions of the national conference and the national executive committee ; be responsible for providing administrative and secretarial services to the national conference and the national executive committee ; and carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the chairperson or by the national executive committee .

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Part VI

Lower organs under the movement

§ 15Lower organs under the movement - District movement committeesProvision

Specifies the composition of the district movement committee and requires the committee chairperson to be nominated by at least one-quarter of its members and elected by the committee.

Section District movement committees Section The district movement committee shall consist of— There shall be a committee for each district to be known as the district movement committee. the chairperson of the committee; the resident district commissioner who shall be an ex officio member; all members of the district council; all chairpersons of city division councils and municipal councils; all chairpersons of subcounty councils or town councils in the district ; all chairpersons of county councils in the district ; all members of Parliament from that district ; one representative of the private business sector elected under the auspices of Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry branch in each district ; and one representative of the Veterans Association elected by the association branch in each district . The chairperson of the district movement committee shall be a person nominated by at least one-quarter of the members of the district movement committee and elected by the committee.

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§ 16Lower organs under the movement - Functions of district movement committeesProvision

The district movement committee must be responsible to the national executive committee for policy matters of the movement with regard to the district.

Section Functions of district movement committees Section The district movement committee shall be responsible to the national executive committee for policy matters of the movement with regard to the district .

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§ 17Lower organs under the movement - Meetings of district movement committeesProvision

A district movement committee must meet at least once in every four months.

Section Meetings of district movement committees Section A district movement committee shall meet at least once in every four months. Meetings of the district movement committee shall be convened by the chairperson of the committee. Each district movement committee shall have a secretary who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee and with the approval of the committee.

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§ 18Lower organs under the movement - Division and municipal movement committeesProvision

Members of the city division council or municipal council must constitute the division or municipal movement committee; parish movement committee chairpersons must sit on the corresponding division or municipal committee; division or municipal movement committees are responsible to the district movement committee for policy matters in their area.

Section Division and municipal movement committees Section There shall be for every division within a city and for every municipality, a division movement committee or, as the case may be, a municipal movement committee. The members of the city division council or of the municipal council shall, as the case may be, constitute the members of the division or municipal movement committee. The chairperson of each parish movement committee shall be a member of the division movement committee or, as the case may be, the municipal movement committee of the division or municipality in which the parish falls. The chairperson of the division or the municipal movement committee shall be a person nominated by at least one-quarter of the members of the division or municipal movement committee and elected by that committee. A division or municipal movement committee shall be responsible to the district movement committee in whose jurisdiction the division or municipality falls for policy matters of the movement with regard to the division or the municipality.

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§ 19Lower organs under the movement - Meetings of division or municipal movement committeesProvision

Division or municipal movement committees must meet at least once every four months; meetings are convened by the committee chairperson; each committee must have a secretary appointed by the chairperson from among its members with the committee's approval.

Section Meetings of division or municipal movement committees Section A division or municipal movement committee shall meet at least once in every four months. Meetings of the committee shall be convened by the chairperson of the committee. Each division or municipal movement committee shall have a secretary who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee and with the approval of the committee.

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§ 20Lower organs under the movement - Subcounty and town council movement committeesProvision

Every subcounty or town council must have a movement committee for that subcounty or town council.

Section Subcounty and town council movement committees Section There shall be for every subcounty or town council a subcounty movement committee or, as the case may be, a town council movement committee. The members of the subcounty or the town council shall, as the case may be, constitute the members of the subcounty or town movement committee. The chairperson of each parish movement committee shall be a member of the subcounty or, as the case may be, the town movement committee of the subcounty or town in which the parish falls. The chairperson of the subcounty or the town council movement committee shall be a person nominated by at least one-quarter of the members of the subcounty movement or town council movement committee and elected by that committee. A subcounty or town council movement committee shall be responsible to the district movement committee in whose jurisdiction the subcounty or town falls for policy matters of the movement with regard to the subcounty or the town council.

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§ 21Lower organs under the movement - Meetings of subcounty or town council movement committeesProvision

Subcounty or town council movement committees must meet at least once every four months; the chairperson must convene meetings and appoint a secretary with the committee's approval.

Section Meetings of subcounty or town council movement committees Section A subcounty or town council movement committee shall meet at least once in every four months. Meetings of the committee shall be convened by the chairperson of the committee. Each subcounty or town council movement committee shall have a secretary who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee and with the approval of the committee.

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§ 22Lower organs under the movement - Parish movement committeesProvision

Establishes parish movement committees, defines their membership and chair selection, and makes them responsible to the subcounty movement committee for parish policy matters.

Section Parish movement committees Section There shall be a parish movement committee for every parish . A parish movement committee shall consist of all members of the parish council. The chairperson of each village movement committee shall be a member of the parish movement committee of the parish in which the village falls. The chairperson of the parish movement committee shall be a person nominated by at least one-quarter of the members of the parish movement committee and elected by the committee. A parish movement committee shall be responsible to the subcounty movement committee in whose jurisdiction the parish falls for policy matters with regard to the parish .

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§ 23Lower organs under the movement - Meetings of parish movement committeesProvision

Parish movement committees must meet at least once every three months; the chairperson convenes meetings; each committee must have a secretary appointed by the chairperson from among members with the committee's approval.

Section Meetings of parish movement committees Section A parish movement committee shall meet at least once in every three months. Meetings of the parish movement committee shall be convened by the chairperson of the committee. Each parish movement committee shall have a secretary who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee and with the approval of the committee.

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§ 24Lower organs under the movement - Village movement committeesProvision

Creates village movement committees, defines their membership, assigns the village local council chairperson as committee chair, and makes the village committee responsible to the parish movement committee for movement policy matters affecting the village.

Section Village movement committees Section There shall be a village movement committee for every village. A village movement committee shall consist of all the adult members of the village. The chairperson of the village local council shall be the chairperson of the village movement committee. The village movement committee shall be responsible to the parish movement committee within whose jurisdiction the village falls for policy matters of the movement with regard to the village.

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§ 25Lower organs under the movement - Meetings of village movement committeesProvision

Village movement committees must meet at least monthly; the chairperson must convene meetings; each committee must have a secretary appointed by the chairperson with committee approval.

Section Meetings of village movement committees Section A village movement committee shall meet at least once in every month. Meetings of the village movement committee shall be convened by the chairperson of the committee. Each village movement committee shall have a secretary who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee and with the approval of the committee.

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Part VII

General

§ 26General - QuorumProvision

For any meeting, the quorum for the national conference, the national executive committee and any other organ under the movement is one-quarter of that organ's membership.

Section Quorum Section The quorum of the national conference , the national executive committee and any other organ under the movement for any meeting shall be one-quarter of the membership of that organ.

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§ 27General - Vacancy not to invalidate proceedingsProvision

The national conference, the national executive committee and any other organ under the movement may act despite any vacancy in their membership.

Section Vacancy not to invalidate proceedings Section The national conference , the national executive committee and any other organ under the movement may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.

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§ 28General - Parliament to prescribe other principles of the movementProvision

Parliament may, by resolution, prescribe other democratic principles of the movement for the purposes of article 70(2)(b) of the Constitution.

Section Parliament to prescribe other principles of the movement Section Parliament may, by resolution, prescribe other democratic principles of the movement for the purposes of article 70(2)(b) of the Constitution.

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§ 29General - Standing committees, etc.Provision

The national executive committee may appoint standing and other committees to assist it in performing its functions under the Act.

Section Standing committees, etc. Section The national executive committee may appoint standing and other committees to assist it in the discharge of its functions under this Act.

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§ 30General - Oath of officeProvision

Before assuming their office, the chairperson, vice chairperson or national political commissar must take and subscribe the oath of office in the Schedule; that oath is to be administered by the Chief Justice or a judge designated by the Chief Justice.

Section Oath of office Section Before assuming the duties of his or her office, the chairperson , vice chairperson or national political commissar shall take and subscribe the oath of office specified in the Schedule to this Act. The oath of office prescribed by this section shall be administered by the Chief Justice or by a judge designated by the Chief Justice.

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§ 31General - Funds of the movementProvision

The funds of the movement include monies appropriated by Parliament and grants or donations given with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance.

Section Funds of the movement Section The funds of the movement shall consist of— monies as may from time to time be appropriated by Parliament; grants and donations within or outside Uganda given with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance.

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§ 32General - Accounts and auditProvision

The movement organs must keep proper books of account and records, and the accounts must be audited and reported on by the Auditor General in accordance with article 163 of the Constitution.

Section Accounts and audit Section The movement organs shall keep proper books of account and records in relation to them, and the accounts shall be audited and reported on by the Auditor General in accordance with article 163 of the Constitution.

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§ 33ProvisionProvision

The national executive committee must determine the terms and conditions of service of members of the national conference, the national executive committee, other organs under the movement, and employees of the movement, subject to this Act.

Section Terms and conditions Section Subject to this Act, the terms and conditions of service of members of the national conference , the national executive committee and other organs under the movement and also of employees of the movement shall be determined by the national executive committee .

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§ 34General - Assets of organs to be State assetsProvision

All assets and property of organs under the movement are assets of the State.

Section Assets of organs to be State assets Section All assets and property of organs under the movement shall be deemed to be assets of the State.

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§ 35General - Terms of movement organsProvision

Terms of national movement organs run for five years from the first meeting; institutions must elect their representatives within the last sixty days of that five-year period; persons cease membership at expiry but may be reelected; recall of a person under subsection (6) is barred except on listed grounds.

Section Terms of movement organs Section A person shall not be recalled under subsection (6) except on the following grounds— Subject to the Constitution, the term of the national conference and the national executive committee and any other organ of the movement shall be five years commencing from the first meeting of the national conference , and thereafter for five years at a time. On the expiry of the five years prescribed in subsection (1), the office of chairperson and vice chairperson and of the national political commissar and that of the secretary of each other organ under the movement shall become vacant; but each such person shall be eligible to be reelected or reappointed. Where any institution, association or body has a representative or representatives, as a member or members of the national conference , or any other organ under the movement , the institution, association or body shall, within the last sixty days of the period of five years specified in subsection (1), hold an election for the election of a representative or representatives on the national conference or other organ. Any person referred to in subsection (3) shall cease to be a member of the organ on the expiry of the five-year period specified in subsection (1) but is eligible to be reelected. Where a person holds any office in the movement by virtue of another office held by that person, the person shall cease to hold the office in the movement when he or she ceases to hold that other office. Where a person is a member of the national conference , or the national executive committee or a member of any other organ under the movement as a representative of any institution, association or body, that person may be recalled by that institution, association or body; and upon being recalled, he or she shall cease to be a member of that organ. that he or she has committed any act incompatible with his or her position as a representative of that institution, association or body in the conference or other organ; inability to perform the functions of his or her office by reason of infirmity of body or mind; misbehaviour or misconduct; incompetence; persistent failure to attend meetings of the organ without reasonable excuse.

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§ 36General - BudgetProvision

The national political commissar must annually prepare and submit to the national executive committee a budget for the organs under the movement.

Section Budget Section The national political commissar shall annually prepare and submit to the national executive committee a budget for the organs under the movement . After the national executive committee has approved the budget, it shall be submitted to the Minister responsible for finance in accordance with article 155 of the Constitution, in like manner as for a department of Government.

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§ 37General - RegulationsProvision

The Minister responsible for the administration of this Act may, by statutory instrument, make regulations to implement the Act and related constitutional movement provisions, including carrying into effect democratic principles prescribed under section 28, regulating meetings of movement committees at multiple levels, and regulating the conduct of elections held for the Act's purposes.

Section Regulations Section Without prejudice to the general effect of subsection (1), regulations may be made under that subsection— The Minister responsible for the administration of this Act may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and the purposes of the provisions of the Constitution relating to the movement . for carrying into effect any democratic principle of the movement prescribed by Parliament under section 28 ; regulating the meetings of the district movement committees, division movement committees, municipal movement committees, subcounty movement committees, town council movement committees, parish movement committees and village movement committees; regulating the conduct of any elections to be held for the purposes of this Act.

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§ 38General - Act to apply only when the movement is in forceProvision

The Act takes effect only when the movement political system is in force in Uganda.

Section Act to apply only when the movement is in force Section This Act shall only have effect when the movement political system is in force in Uganda.

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