Transfer of Powers and Duties Act (Chapter 260)

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This is the latest version of this legislation commenced on 31 Dec 2000.

Uganda

Transfer of Powers and Duties Act

Chapter 260

  • Commenced on 9 August 1962

  • [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]
  • [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.]


An Act to provide for the transfer to Ministers and public officers of statutory powers and duties vested in the President and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.


1. Transfer of statutory powers and duties

(1)Where by or under any Act the President is empowered to exercise any power or perform any duty, the President may, by statutory order, transfer the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty to any Minister or public officer.
(2)An order made under this section—
(a)may make such amendments to any Act in respect of which the order is made, being amendments consequential upon the transfer by that order of the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty, as may be necessary for carrying the order into effect; and
(b)may be varied by a subsequent order made in the like manner and subject to the same conditions.
(3)Every order made under this section shall be laid before Parliament.

2. Interpretation of written laws and saving

Where a statutory order is made under section 1, any Act in respect of which the order is made shall thereafter be read and construed in all respects as if the Act were amended in conformity with the terms of that order; except that any appointment or statutory instrument made by the President in exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her by any such Act shall continue in force until revoked or replaced by any appointment or statutory instrument made by the Minister or public officer mentioned in the order.