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    An Act to establish local council courts for the administration of justice at the local level, to define the jurisdiction, powers and procedure of the established courts and to provide for other related matters.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act establishes a local council court at every village, parish, town, division and sub-county level. Council courts shall consits of all members of the executive committee in case of a village or parish and of five members appointed by the town council, division council or sub-county council on the recommendation of the respective executive committee in case of town councils, division councils or sub-county councils.

  2. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the transfer of land and registration of titles.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision with respect to the registration of and certification and rectification of titles respecting land. It also provides rules relative to lease of land and other matters regarding land such as mortgage and legal actions regarding land and the bringing of land under this Act. Certificates of title shall be in one of the forms in the Third Schedule to this Act.

  3. Library Resource

    An Act relating to succession.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act concerns law of succession in Uganda. It specifies criteria of succession of rights and procedures for succession. It also provides for administration of immovable property in certain cases and defines rights and duties in relation with the cultivation of land by occupiers.

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the law relating to mortgages and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision in relation with any mortgage, charge, debenture, loan agreement or other encumbrance, whether legal or equitable, which constitutes a charge over an estate or interest in land in Uganda or partly elsewhere. It provides rules relative to: realization of security, remedies upon failure of performance of any covenant in a mortgage, issue of special certificate of title to mortgagor by the Registrar and fixing of mortgage rates by the Minister.

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    An Act to make provision for the management of estates of missing persons and for other purposes connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision for the management of estates of a person who disappears without making provision for the administration of his or her estate. Relatives may apply to court for an order which appoints a manager for the estate of the missing person. The Act also makes provision for matters relating to administration and management of the estates such as powers of the manager and control of its operation, appointment of agents and intervention by the Administrator General.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to confer jurisdiction on magistrates courts to grant probate or letters of administration in respect of small estates of deceased persons and for other matters connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision for the administration of the small estates of deceased persons. The Act defines jurisdiction of specified magistrates to grant probate or letters of administration in respect of small estates of deceased persons and provides, among other things, for application for the grant of probate or letters of administration, revoking of probate or letters of administration and appeals against decisions of a magistrate’s court.

    Implemented by: Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) (Probate and Administration) Rules (S.I. 156—1). (0000)

  7. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the administration of the estates of persons of unsound mind.

    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act concerns the administration of estates, including immovable property, of persons of unsound mind and provides for court actions and proceedings for the purpose of establishing administration. The Act also assigns powers to the Chief Justice to make Rules.

    Implemented by: Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules (S.I. 155—1). (1968)

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act establishes the Town and Country Planning Board and provides for establishment of District physical planning committees, Urban physical planning committees and Local physical planning committees. The Act also provides for approval, etc. of national and regional physical development plans and for authorization and control of development.The Board shall, among other things, advise the government on all matters relating to physical planning and hear and determine appeals lodged by persons or local governments aggrieved by the decision of any physical planning committees.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act amends the Local Government Act in various provisions concerning, among other things: administrative organization of village or parish administrative units; local budgets including local development plans; review of local development plans; elections; interim councils and financial arrangements.

    Amends: Local Governments Act 1997 (Cap. 243). (2000-12)

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision with respect to development and spatial planning in Uganda. It establishes the Town and Country Planning Board. The Act shall apply to declared planning areas. In respect of every area declared to be a planning area, there shall be a planning committee or planning committees. The Board shall in respect of any area declared as a planning area, in consultation with the committee or committees, prepare an outline scheme in respect of the area. This scheme must be approved by the Minister.

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