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- Is amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order, 2002
- Is amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2010
- Is amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2011
- Is amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2012
Uganda
Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Chapter 72
- Commenced on 28 April 1969
- [This is the version of this document from 22 June 2012.]
- [Note: The version of the Act as at 31 December 2000 was revised and consolidated by the Law Reform Commission of Uganda. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ULII.]
- [Amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order, 2002 (Statutory Instrument 49 of 2002) on 19 July 2002]
- [Amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2010 (Statutory Instrument 35 of 2010) on 17 September 2010]
- [Amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2011 (Statutory Instrument 34 of 2011) on 8 July 2011]
- [Amended by Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order, 2012 (Statutory Instrument 42 of 2012) on 22 June 2012]
1. Interpretation
2. Notice prior to suing
3. Limitation of certain actions
4. Actions against public officers
Where, after the commencement of this Act, any action, prosecution or other proceeding is commenced against any person for any act done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of any Act or other written law, or of any public duty or authority, or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of any such act or other written law, duty or authority, the action, prosecution or proceeding shall not lie or be instituted unless it is instituted within six months after the act, neglect or default complained of, or in the case of a continuance of injury or damage, within three months after the ceasing of the injury or damage.5. Extension of limitation period in case of disability
If on the date when any right of action accrued for which a period of limitation is prescribed by this Act the person to whom it accrued was under a disability, the action may be brought at any time before the expiration of twelve months from the date when the person ceased to be under a disability or died, whichever event first occurred, notwithstanding that the period of limitation has expired; except that—6. Postponement of limitation period in case of fraud or mistake
7. Minister’s power to vary, etc Schedules
The Minister may, by statutory order—8. Effect of adding or deleting items from the Third Schedule
Where the Minister makes a statutory order in the exercise of his or her powers under section 7 in respect of the Third Schedule to the Act, the following provisions shall have effect—History of this document
22 June 2012 this version
17 September 2010
28 April 1969
Commences.
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