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UGA-2015-L-101542
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Title_of_text
Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. 12 of 2015).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Uganda
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2015-08-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda in accordance with articles 259 and 262 of the Constitution; to prescribe a procedure for the removal of members of the Electoral Commission, similar to the procedure for the removal of judicial officers; to require the Electoral Commission to hold a by-election within sixty days from the date of notification of a vacancy of a member of Parliament by the Clerk to Parliament; to require the registrar of a court declaring the seat of a member of Parliament vacant to transmit the judgment to the Clerk to Parliament within ten days after the declaration; to permit floor crossing in Parliament by members of Parliament within twelve months before the end of the term of Parliament; to provide for the Judicial Service Commission to appoint certain staff of the judiciary; and for related matters.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1995-09-27 (UGA-1995-C-44038)
Constitution of Uganda.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII)
Country
Uganda
URL
http://www.ulii.org/
File
UGA101542.pdf (PDF)