Uganda Act or statute

Parliament of Uganda

Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Structure: 5 provisions
Citation: Act 22 of 2002
Dates: As at 1 Nov 2002

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Dates: As at 1 Nov 2002

Source attribution: Source: Uganda Legal Information Institute

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“The Act's short title is the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002.”

The Act's short title is the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002. Section 2 provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including “Agreed Minute No. 7”, “Minister”, “Nile Basin Initiative” (NBI), “Nile Basin States” and “Nile River Basin”. The NBI must, within Uganda, have the capacity of a body corporate (perpetual succession) with powers over property and to sue/be sued; it also must have capacity to perform functions under the Agreed Minute No. 7 and to take necessary actions including borrowing; subsection (2) does not authorise disregarding any law. Payments required under Agreed Minute No. 7 must be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund; the Minister responsible for finance may raise loans or make arrangements (subject to article 159 of the Constitution) to provide sums for such payments; moneys received under the Agreed Minute No. 7 must be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Fund. The NBI, its staff and officials are entitled to privileges and immunities within Uganda necessary for their functions.

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1. Short title

The Act's short title is the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002.

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2. Interpretation

Section 2 provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including “Agreed Minute No. 7”, “Minister”, “Nile Basin Initiative” (NBI), “Nile Basin States” and “Nile River Basin”.

Section 2

3. NBI to have capacity of a body corporate

The NBI must, within Uganda, have the capacity of a body corporate (perpetual succession) with powers over property and to sue/be sued; it also must have capacity to perform functions under the Agreed Minute No. 7 and to take necessary…

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4. Financial provisions

Payments required under Agreed Minute No. 7 must be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund; the Minister responsible for finance may raise loans or make arrangements (subject to article 159 of the Constitution) to provide sums for such payments;…

Section 4

5. Immunities and privileges of NBI and its officials

The NBI, its staff and officials are entitled to privileges and immunities within Uganda necessary for their functions.

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Provision 3Short titleInterpretation

§ 11. Short titleShort title

The Act's short title is the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002.

Section 1. Short title Section This Act may be cited as the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002.

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§ 22. InterpretationInterpretation

Section 2 provides definitions for terms used in the Act, including “Agreed Minute No. 7”, “Minister”, “Nile Basin Initiative” (NBI), “Nile Basin States” and “Nile River Basin”.

Section 2. Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Agreed Minute No. 7” means that part or portion of the minutes of the annual meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Nile Basin States held in Cairo, Egypt, on 14th February, 2002 and set out in the Schedule to this Act; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Water; “Nile Basin Initiative” or “NBI” means the transitional arrangement established by the Nile Basin States at the meeting of their Council of Ministers held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on 22nd February, 1999, to foster cooperation and sustainable development of the Nile River for the benefit of the inhabitants of those countries; “Nile Basin States” means the States of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda; “Nile River Basin” means all the area forming the basin of the Nile River.

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§ 33. NBI to have capacity of a body corporateProvision

Section 3. NBI to have capacity of a body corporate Section 3(1) The NBI shall have the capacity, within Uganda, of a body corporate with perpetual succession, and with power to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of movable and immovable property, and to sue and be sued in its own name. Section 3(2) The NBI shall have the capacity, within Uganda, to perform any of the functions conferred upon it by and under the Agreed Minute No. 7, and to do all things, including borrowing, that are, in the opinion of the Nile Basin States or the appropriate organ of the NBI, necessary or desirable for the performance of those functions. Section 3(3) Subsection (2) of this section relates only to the capacity of the NBI as a body corporate, and nothing in that subsection shall be construed as authorising the disregard by the NBI of any law, or anything affecting any power of the NBI conferred by any law.

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§ 44. Financial provisionsProvision

Section 4. Financial provisions Section 4(1) There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund, without further appropriation other than this Act, all payments required to be made from time to time by the Government of Uganda under the terms or provisions of the Agreed Minute No. 7. Section 4(2) Subject to article 159 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, for the purposes of providing any sums required for making payments under this section, the Minister responsible for finance may, on behalf of the Government, make such arrangements as are necessary or raise loans by creation and issue of securities bearing such rates of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayment, redemption or otherwise as the Minister thinks fit; and the charges and expenses incurred in connection with their issue shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund. Section 4(3) Any moneys received by the Government under the Agreed Minute No. 7 shall be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Fund, and shall be available in any manner in which the Consolidated Fund is available.

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§ 55. Immunities and privileges of NBI and its officialsProvision

The NBI, its staff and officials are entitled to privileges and immunities within Uganda necessary for their functions.

Section 5. Immunities and privileges of NBI and its officials Section 5(1) The NBI, its staff and officials shall enjoy, within Uganda, such privileges and immunities as are necessary for their functions. Section 5(2) The privileges and immunities referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act, 1965, Act No. 2 of 1965

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