This Act was repealed on 2023-03-24 by Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2023.
Immunisation Act, 2017
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Uganda
Immunisation Act, 2017
Act 7 of 2017
- Published in Uganda Gazette 35 on 19 June 2017
- Assented to on 10 March 2016
- Commenced on 19 June 2017
- [This is the version of this document from 19 June 2017.]
- [Repealed by Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 4 of 2023) on 24 March 2023]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Immunisation Act, 2017.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"child" means a person below the age of eighteen years;"currency point" has the value assigned to it in the First Schedule;"day care center" means any premises, other than premises used as a private dwelling, where children above the age of six months are received and taken care of for a day or part of the day;"Fund" means the Immunisation Fund established under section 13;"immunisation" means the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine;"immunisation card" means a document issued by a medical practitioner to a parent of a child, showing a record of immunisation of the child;"infectious agent" means a microorganism capable of causing an infection;"medical practitioner" means a person who is registered or licensed as such under any law in force in Uganda governing the registration of medical practitioners and includes any person authorized to administer vaccines;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for health;"parent" includes a biological mother or father, a guardian, a person who has lawful custody of a child or an adult person who has parental responsibility for a child;"parental responsibility" means the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities, and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child;"pre-primary school" means an establishment set up for the purpose of providing education to children below the age of six years;"primary school" means an establishment set up for the purpose of providing education to children aged six years and above;"vaccine" means any preparation intended to produce immunity to a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies.Part II – Compulsory immunisation
3. Immunisation of children
4. Production of immunisation card before admission to day care center, pre-primary or primary education
5. Tetanus immunisation for women
6. Immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV)
A parent of a child from the age of ten years to twelve years shall ensure that the child is immunised against human papillomavirus in accordance with the Fourth Schedule.7. Free provision of vaccines and other related services
The State shall provide free vaccines and other related services to every Ugandan required to receive vaccination under sections 3, 5 and 6.8. Access to vaccines
The State shall ensure that every Ugandan required to be immunised under this Act or any other related law, has access to vaccines.9. Penalties
Part III – Other immunisable diseases
10. Administration of vaccines in extraordinary cases
11. Information about other vaccines
The Minister may issue guidelines regarding the accessibility to and administration of vaccines for other immunisable diseases of public health interest.12. Implementation of the Act
The Minister responsible for health shall, in collaboration with the Minister responsible for local governments, be responsible for the implementation of this Act.Part IV – Immunisation Fund
13. Establishment of the Immunisation Fund
14. Object of the Fund
The object of the Fund is to purchase vaccines and related supplies, cold chains, and funding of immunisation outreach activities.15. Sources of moneys of the Fund
The monies of the Fund shall consist of—16. Administration of the Fund
17. Vacating office of members of the Board
A member of the Board shall vacate office if the member—18. Meetings of the Board
19. Secretary to the Board
20. Annual reports
The Board shall, not later than three months after the end of each financial year, make and submit to the Minister, a report on the Fund’s activities during that financial year.21. Audit reports
The annual statement of account of the Fund shall be audited within four months after the end of each financial year by the Auditor General or an auditor appointed by him or her who shall be entitled to have access to all books of account, vouchers, and other financial records of the Fund and to require such information and explanation on them as he or she thinks fit.Part V – Miscellaneous
22. Protection of medical practitioners from liability
A person shall not institute legal proceedings against a medical practitioner who does any act in good faith for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.23. Misleading information about vaccines
24. Protection of medical practitioner against immunisable diseases
A health institution shall ensure that every medical practitioner who, by virtue of his or her occupation may be exposed to an immunisable disease, is immunised against the disease free of cost.25. State obligations
The State shall devise measures to—26. Regulations
The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act.27. Amendment of Schedules
The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend the Schedules to this Act.28. Saving provision
Any law on immunisation in existence at the time of coming into force of this Act shall remain in force in as far as it does not contradict any provision of this Act.History of this document
24 March 2023
Repealed by
Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2023
19 June 2017 this version
Commenced
10 March 2016
Assented to