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Uganda
Electronic Transactions Act, 2011
Act 8 of 2011
- Published in Uganda Gazette 19 on 18 March 2011
- Assented to on 17 February 2011
- Commenced on 15 April 2011 by Electronic Transactions Act, 2011 (Commencement) Instrument, 2011
- [This is the version of this document from 18 March 2011.]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Commencement
This Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument and different dates may be appointed for the commencement of different provisions.2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Object of the Act
Part II – Facilitating electronic transactions
5. Legal effect of electronic records
6. Use of electronic signature
Where a law requires a signature or provides for consequences where a document is not signed, the requirement is fulfilled if an electronic signature is used.7. Authenticity of data message
8. Admissibility and evidential weight of a data message or an electronic record
9. Retention of information or record
10. Production of document or information
11. Notarisation, acknowledgement and certification
12. Other requirements
13. Automated transactions
14. Formation and validity of a contract
15. Time of dispatch of data message
16. Time of receipt of data message
17. Place of dispatch or receipt
18. Expression of interest
An expression of interest may be in the form of a data message and may be without an electronic signature as long as it is possible to infer the interest of the person from the data message.19. Attributing a data message to person originating the message
20. Acknowledgement of receipt of data message
21. Variation of conditions or requirements by agreement
Sections 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 may be varied by an agreement made between the parties involved in generating, sending, storing or processing a data message.Part III – E-Government services
22. Electronic filing and issuing of documents
Where a law provides that a public body may—23. Specific requirements by public body
Part IV – Consumer protection
24. Information to be provided by suppliers or sellers
25. Cancelling electronic transaction after receipt of goods or services
26. Unsolicited goods, services or communications
27. Performance of electronic transaction
28. Invalidity of provisions excluding consumer rights
A provision in an agreement, which excludes any rights provided for in this Part, is void.Part V – Limitation of liability of service providers
29. Liability of a service provider
30. Information location tools
Where a service provider refers or links users to a data message containing an infringing data message or infringing activity, the service provider is not liable for damage incurred by the user if the service provider—31. Notification of infringing data message or activity
32. Service provider not obliged to monitor data
33. Territorial jurisdiction
34. Jurisdiction of courts
A court presided over by the Chief Magistrate or Magistrate Grade 1 has jurisdiction to hear and determine all offences in this Act and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any written law, has power to impose the penalty or punishment in respect of any offence under this Act.35. Regulations
The Minister may, by statutory instrument make regulations for any—36. Power of the Minister to amend Schedule
The Minister in consultation with the National Information Technology Authority- Uganda may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of Cabinet amend the Schedules.History of this document
15 April 2011
18 March 2011 this version
17 February 2011
Assented to
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Documents citing this one 25
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Judgment 9
- Bwambale v Solar Now Services (U) Ltd (HCT-01-CV-CS 25 of 2015) [2017] UGHCCD 45 (20 April 2017)
- Dian GF International Ltd v Damco Logistics Ltd & Trantrack (Civil Suit No. 161 of 2010) [2012] UGCommC 10 (26 February 2012)
- Kornark Investments (U) Ltd v Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd (Civil Suit No. 116 of 2010) [2012] UGCommC 6 (16 February 2012)
- Mafabi Nabulo v Nambozo and Another (Election Petition Appeal No. 28 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 218 (5 August 2022)
- Steel and Tube Industries Ltd v Mwesigwa (Civil Suit No. 446 of 2010) [2014] UGCommC 150 (17 October 2014)
- Techno Telecom Ltd v Kigalo Investments Ltd (Miscellaneous Cause No. 17 of 2011) [2011] UGCommC 112 (28 November 2011)
- Tuskys (U) Ltd v Tusker Mattresses (HCCS 3 of 2011) [2015] UGCommC 91 (8 July 2015)
- Uganda v Kaluuma Abdul Khariim (CR-SC 23 of 2011) [2012] UGHC 56 (23 March 2012)
- Uganda v Kirabo (HCT 434 of 2015) [2022] UGHCCRD 24 (30 May 2022)