Registration of Persons Act, 2015
The Act applies to registration of all persons in Uganda but does not apply to non-residents or visitors for up to ninety days and to refugees recognised by Government and UNHCR.
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- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Instrument
- Act or statute
- Citation
- Act 4 of 2015
- Version
- 26 Mar 2015
- Language
- en
- Official source
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Source attribution: Source: Uganda Legal Information Institute
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About this statute
The Act applies to registration of all persons in Uganda but does not apply to non-residents or visitors for up to ninety days and to refugees recognised by Government and UNHCR. States the purposes of the Act: remove duplication in registration processes and laws; harmonise and consolidate registration law; establish a central registration body; establish a national identification register; and provide for access and use of the register information. This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act, e.g. "alien", "data", "identity document", "Register", and "residence permit". A person must not be appointed to the Board if they meet any listed disqualification (criminal convictions for dishonesty or certain sentences, bankruptcy not discharged, membership of specified offices, or being a civil servant except as allowed under section 9(2)(b)). Rules on tenure, resignation, grounds and procedure for suspension or removal, and terms of appointment for members and chairperson of the Board.
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Provisions of Registration of Persons Act, 2015
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Part I
Preliminary
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Preliminary - Application
AI-assisted research summary: The Act applies to registration of all persons in Uganda but does not apply to non-residents or visitors for up to ninety days and to refugees recognised by Government and UNHCR.
Section Application Section Notwithstanding subsection (1), this Act does not apply— This Act applies to the registration of all persons in Uganda. to a person who is not a resident or a person visiting Uganda for a period not exceeding ninety days; to a refugee recognised by the Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. - 2 Verify source ↗
Preliminary - Purpose of the Act
AI-assisted research summary: States the purposes of the Act: remove duplication in registration processes and laws; harmonise and consolidate registration law; establish a central registration body; establish a national identification register; and provide for access and use of the register information.
Section Purpose of the Act Section The purpose of this Act is— to remove duplication from the processes and laws relating to registration of persons; to harmonise and consolidate the law on registration of persons; to establish a central registration body for the registration of all persons in Uganda; to establish a national identification register of all persons in Uganda; and to provide for access and use of the information contained in the national identification register. - 3 Verify source ↗
Preliminary - Interpretation
AI-assisted research summary: This section provides definitions of terms used in the Act, e.g. "alien", "data", "identity document", "Register", and "residence permit".
Section Interpretation Section In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “ alien ” means a person who is not a citizen of Uganda; “ alien’s identification card ” means an alien’s identification card issued under this Act; “ applicant ” means an individual who makes an application for an entry to be made in the register or for the issue or reissue of a national identification card or aliens identification card; “ Authority ” means the National Identification and Registration Authority established under this Act; “ Board ” means the Board of the Authority established under this Act; “ Citizen ” means a citizen of Uganda under the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda; “ currency point ” has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1; “ data ” means facts or information which may be— (a) recorded with the intention that it may be processed; or (b) recorded as part of a relevant filing system or with the intention that they form part of a relevant filing system; “ document ” includes any medium in which information is recorded, whether printed or on tape or film or by electronic means or otherwise and a map, diagram, photograph, film, microfilm, video-tape, sound recording, machine-readable record , or any record which is capable of being produced from a machine-readable record by means of equipment or a programme or a combination of both and which is used for that purpose by the authority which holds the record ; “ electronic database ” means a collection of electronic records organised for ease and speed of search and retrieval using specific data management software; “ Executive Director ” means the Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority ; “ fingerprint ” means a record of the unique pattern of curves formed by the ridges and valleys and other characteristics of the fingers of an individual; “ holder ” means an individual to whom the lawful possession of a national identification card or alien’s identification card has been granted under this Act; “ identity data ” means the physiographic characteristics of an individual including the biometric information of an individual required for the purpose of establishing that individual’s identity; “ identity document ” includes the following— (a) birth certificate; (b) baptism certificate; (c) immunization card; (d) a voter’s identification card; (e) an immigration document ; (f) a valid Uganda or foreign passport or a document that may be used in place of a passport; (g) a valid driving licence; (h) a valid residence permit ; or (i) a certificate of acquired citizenship; “ information ” means data about a person that is recorded in any form including— (a) data that relates to the nationality, age or marital status of the person ; (b) data that relates to the educational level, or occupation of the person or data that relates to a financial transaction in which the person has been involved; (c) an identification number, symbol or other particulars assigned to the person ; and (d) identity data ; “ Minister ” means the Minister responsible for internal affairs; “ pass ” means a special pass, pupils or students pass, prohibited immigrant pass, interstate pass, visitors pass, in-transit pass, dependent pass and reentry pass; “ person ” means an individual or natural person; “ record ” includes information that is recorded in any form or in any medium of writing, print, photographic, electronic or otherwise, but does not include a computer programme or other mechanism that can produce a record; “ refugee ” means, subject to the Constitution, a person who is recognised as a refugee by the Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under the relevant refugee instruments and the Refugees Act, 2006; “ Register ” means the National Identification Register established under this Act; “ registration centers ” means centers that are designated as such by the National Identification and Registration Authority in accordance with section 58 of this Act; “ registration officer ” means any officer appointed by the National Identification and Registration Authority with responsibility for registering of citizens under this Act; “ residence permit ” means a permit granted to a foreign national who intends to remain in the country for a substantial period which in the first instance does not exceed four years and may be extended.
Part II
National Identification and Registration Authority
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National Identification and Registration Authority - Disqualification from appointment
AI-assisted research summary: A person must not be appointed to the Board if they meet any listed disqualification (criminal convictions for dishonesty or certain sentences, bankruptcy not discharged, membership of specified offices, or being a civil servant except as allowed under section 9(2)(b)).
Section Disqualification from appointment Section A person shall not be appointed to the Board who— has been convicted of an offence under this Act or of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; has been adjudged bankrupt under any law in force in Uganda and has not been dis-charged; has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for six months or more without the option of a fine by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; or is a Member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local government council; or is a civil servant except those stated under section 9 (2)(b). - 11 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Tenure of office of members of the Board
AI-assisted research summary: Rules on tenure, resignation, grounds and procedure for suspension or removal, and terms of appointment for members and chairperson of the Board.
Section Tenure of office of members of the Board Section The Minister may, at any time suspend or remove a member of the Board only— Where a member is removed from office under this section, the Minister shall— A member of the Board shall hold office for four years and is eligible for reappointment for one further term. The chairperson and members of the Board shall hold office on terms and conditions specified in their instruments of appointment. A member of the Board may, at any time, resign his or her office by letter addressed to the Minister , giving notice of not less than one month. for inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of body or mind; for misbehaviour or misconduct; for incompetence; for absence without prior permission of the chairperson, or without reasonable cause to the satisfaction of the Minister , for more than four consecutive meetings of the Board ; for bankruptcy or insolvency; for conviction of a criminal offence, in Uganda or elsewhere, in respect of which the maximum penalty exceeds six months imprisonment without the option of a fine; or where information relating to the conduct of a member, which could have precluded his or her appointment if it had been made available to the Minister , is brought to the attention of the Minister . Where it appears to the Minister that there is cause to remove a member under subsection (4), the Minister shall notify the member concerned in writing and shall give the member an opportunity to submit his or her explanation to the Minister and to be heard in person or represented by his or her lawyer. communicate to the relevant agency under section 9 (2)(b) for replacement; where the member was appointed under section 9 (3), appoint another qualified person to replace the member, and; - 12 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Remuneration of members of the Board
AI-assisted research summary: The chairperson and members of the Board must be paid the remuneration specified in their instruments of appointment.
Section Remuneration of members of the Board Section The chairperson and the members of the Board shall be paid such remuneration as may be specified in their instruments of appointment. - 13 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Functions of the Board
AI-assisted research summary: The Board must direct and supervise the Authority and carry out specified oversight, advisory, approval and management-review functions.
Section Functions of the Board Section Without limiting the general effect of subsection (1), the Board shall— The Board is responsible for the general direction and supervision of the Authority . oversee the operations of the Authority ; advise the Minister on registration and identification of persons, related policy and strategic issues; review and approve business and operating plans, budgets, reports and audited financial statements of the Authority ; establish and approve rules and procedures for appointment, promotion, termination, discipline, and terms and conditions of service of the staff of the Authority ; provide guidance to the Executive Director and staff of the Authority ; review the management of the Authority ; and perform any other function conferred by this Act or which may be necessary for the proper implementation of this Act. - 14 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Meetings of the Board and related matters
AI-assisted research summary: Schedule 2 applies to meetings of the Board and other matters set out in that Schedule.
Section Meetings of the Board and related matters Section Schedule 2 has effect in relation to meetings of the Board and other matters provided for in that Schedule. - 15 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Committees of the Board
AI-assisted research summary: The Board may appoint committees to inquire and advise or to exercise delegated powers; committees must have a chairperson and other members; the Board may require committees to act jointly; committee members may be paid allowances with the Minister's written approval; committees may regulate their own procedure subject to Board directions.
Section Committees of the Board Section The Board may appoint committees— to inquire into and advise the Board on any matter concerning the functions of the Authority as the Board may refer to the committee; to exercise such powers or perform such functions of the Authority as the Board may delegate or refer to the committee. A committee appointed under subsection (1) shall consist of a chairperson and other persons, whether members of the Board or not, as the Board may determine. The Board may require a committee appointed under this section to act jointly or in co-operation with any other committee. The members of a committee appointed under this section may be paid such allowances as the Board may, with the written approval of the Minister , determine. Subject to any direction given by the Board , a committee appointed under this section may regulate its own procedure. - 16 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Delegation of functions of the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Board may delegate any of the Authority's powers, duties or functions by instrument of delegation to specified persons or a committee; aggrieved persons may appeal to the Board; persons exercising delegated powers must comply with Board directions or guidelines issued in writing.
Section Delegation of functions of the Authority Section The Board may, by instrument of delegation, delegate to the chairperson, a member of the Board , an officer of the Authority or to a committee established under section 15 , any of the powers, duties or functions of the Authority under this Act. The terms and conditions regulating the exercise of the powers delegated under this section shall be contained in the instrument of delegation. A person aggrieved by the decision of a delegate in the exercise of powers under this section may appeal to the Board . A person shall, in the exercise of a delegated power under this section, comply with directions or guidelines as the Board may, from time to time, issue in writing. - 4 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Establishment of the National Identification and Registration Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority is established as a corporate body with perpetual succession and an official seal, and may perform corporate acts (acquire and dispose property, sue and be sued, and do lawful corporate acts) to discharge its functions under the Act.
Section Establishment of the National Identification and Registration Authority Section The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and may, for the discharge of its functions under this Act— There is established a National Identification and Registration Authority . acquire, hold and dispose of moveable and immovable property; sue and be sued in its corporate name; and do all acts and things as a body corporate may lawfully do. - 5 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Functions of the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: Lists the Authority's functions, including creating and operating the National Identification Register, registering persons, issuing ID cards, safeguarding register data, promoting ID use, researching identity management, and observing information security practices.
Section Functions of the Authority Section The functions of the Authority are— to create, manage, maintain and operate the National Identification Register ; to register citizens of Uganda; to register non-citizens of Uganda who are lawfully resident in Uganda; to register births and deaths; to assign a unique national identification number to every person registered in the register; to issue national identification cards and aliens identification cards; to harmonise and incorporate into the register, where applicable, information from other databases in Government agencies relating to registration of persons; to verify and authenticate information relating to the registration and identification of persons; to collate information obtained under this Act and reproduce it as may be required, from time to time; to ensure the preservation, protection and security of any information or data collected, obtained, maintained or stored in the register; to promote the use of national identification cards to advance the economic, political and social activities in the country; to research on the developments in the identity management sector; and to perform such other duties which, in the opinion of the Authority , are necessary or expedient for the discharge of its functions under this Act. In the performance of its functions, the Authority shall observe generally accepted information security practices and procedures, and specific industry or professional rules and regulations. - 6 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Cooperation with other agencies
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must cooperate with government ministries, departments and agencies to implement the Act; those ministries, departments and agencies must provide the Authority with necessary assistance to enable discharge of its functions.
Section Cooperation with other agencies Section The Authority shall cooperate with other government ministries, departments and agencies in the implementation of this Act. For the purpose subsection (1) all ministries, departments and agencies of government shall accord to the Authority such assistance as may be necessary to ensure the proper discharge of the functions of the Authority . - 7 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Powers of the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority has the power to establish collaboration mechanisms in the registration and identification sector and to charge fees for services.
Section Powers of the Authority Section In carrying out the functions specified under this Act, the Authority may— establish a mechanism for collaboration and promotion of partnerships between various categories of players in the registration and identification of persons sector; charge fees for services provided by the Authority . - 8 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Powers of Minister
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may give written directions to the Authority about policy, and the Authority must comply with those directions.
Section Powers of Minister Section The Minister may give directions in writing to the Authority with respect to the policy to be observed and implemented by the Authority , and the Authority shall comply with those directions. - 9 Verify source ↗
National Identification and Registration Authority - Board of the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister appoints the chairperson and certain Board members and must ensure balance of skills and gender; the Executive Director has no voting right.
Section Board of the Authority Section The Board shall comprise of— a representative of— The Authority shall have a Board , which shall be the governing body of the Authority . a chairperson; the ministry responsible for internal affairs; the Electoral Commission; the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control; the Uganda Registration Services Bureau; the National Information Technology Authority - Uganda; and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. two persons to represent the public, one of whom shall be the vice chairperson; and the Executive Director , who shall have no right to vote. The chairperson and the persons referred to in subsection 2(c) shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons with knowledge and proven experience in any of the following fields; registration of persons, law, information and communications technology, public administration, immigration management, national security or any other relevant field. The Minister shall, in appointing the members of the Board , ensure that there is a balance of skills and gender.
Part III
Staff of the Authority
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Staff of the Authority - Executive Director
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority has an Executive Director appointed by the Minister on the Board's recommendation; the Executive Director must have high moral character and qualifications, holds office for five years with one possible reappointment, and ceases to hold office on specified grounds.
Section Executive Director Section The Executive Director shall cease to hold office where— The Authority shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board on terms and conditions specified in his or her instrument of appointment. The executive Director shall be a person of high moral character and proven integrity, with the relevant professional qualifications and experience. The Executive Director shall hold office for five years and is eligible for reappointment for one further term. he or she resigns; he or she is declared bankrupt or insolvent or has made an arrangement with his or her creditors; he or she is convicted of a criminal offence, in Uganda or elsewhere, in respect of which the maximum penalty exceeds six months imprisonment without the option of a fine; he or she is removed from office by the Board for inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of body or mind; or he or she is removed from office for misbehaviour, misconduct or incompetence. - 18 Verify source ↗
Staff of the Authority - Functions of the Executive Director
AI-assisted research summary: The Executive Director is responsible for the Authority's day-to-day operations, implementing policies and programmes, managing funds and property, organising and controlling staff, developing plans, cooperating with other agencies on registration matters, and performing duties assigned by the Board; the Executive Director is answerable to the Board.
Section Functions of the Executive Director Section Subject to this Act and to the general supervision and control of the Board , the Executive Director is responsible for— The Executive Director is responsible for the day to day operations and administration of the Authority . the implementation of the policies and programmes of the Authority and reporting on them to the Board ; the proper management of the funds and property of the Authority ; the organisation and control of the staff of the Authority ; the development of an operating plan to guide the Authority in achieving its objectives; co-operation with other lead agencies and organisations in matters related to registration of persons; the development of an economic, efficient and cost effective internal management structure; proposing and implementing the strategic plan, business plan and annual plan of the Authority ; ensuring that the policies of the Authority are implemented and that the agreed objectives, targets and service standards are met; providing advice as required on all matters within the Authority ’s responsibility; and performing any other duty necessary for the implementation of this Act as may be assigned to him or her by the Board . The Executive Director is answerable to the Board . - 19 Verify source ↗
Staff of the Authority - Secretary to the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Board appoints a secretary to the Authority; the secretary has specified functions (legal adviser, arranging board business, minutes, record-keeping, other functions) and must possess relevant professional qualifications and is answerable to the Executive Director.
Section Secretary to the Authority Section The secretary to the Authority shall be responsible for— There shall be a secretary to the Authority who shall be appointed by the Board on terms and conditions specified in the instrument of appointment. The secretary to the Authority shall be the principal legal adviser to the Board and the Authority ; arranging the business at meetings of the Board ; taking the minutes of the meetings of the Board ; keeping the records of the decisions and other policy records of the Board ; performing any other function assigned by the Executive Director In the performance of his or her functions, the secretary is answerable to the Executive Director . The secretary to the Authority shall possess the relevant professional qualifications. - 20 Verify source ↗
Staff of the Authority - Other officers and staff of the Authority
Section Other officers and staff of the Authority Section The Board may appoint registration officers and other officers and staff of the Authority as may be necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Authority . The employees appointed under this section shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board and specified in their instruments of appointment. The Board shall regulate the manner of appointment, terms and conditions of service and the discipline of the staff appointed under this section.
Part IV
Finances
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Finances - Funds and sources of revenue of the Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority's funds include appropriations by Parliament; approved grants, gifts or donations; revenue from its activities; fees and civil fines; and other funds. All non-tax revenue raised by the Authority must be remitted to the Consolidated Fund.
Section Funds and sources of revenue of the Authority Section The funds and sources of revenue of the Authority shall consist of— money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Authority ; grants, gifts or donations from the Government or other sources made with the approval of the Minister and the Minister responsible for finance; revenue earned from activities of the Authority under this Act; fees charged and civil fines and penalties recovered by the Authority ; and any other funds received by the Authority in the performance of its functions under this Act. All non-tax revenue raised by the Authority shall be remitted to the Consolidated fund. - 22 Verify source ↗
Finances - Duty to operate on sound financial principles
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must have due regard to sound financial principles when performing its functions under this Act.
Section Duty to operate on sound financial principles Section In the performance of its functions under this Act, the Authority shall have due regard to sound financial principles. - 23 Verify source ↗
Finances - Power to open and operate bank accounts
AI-assisted research summary: The Board, with the authority of the Accountant General, must open and maintain accounts necessary for performing the authority's functions.
Section Power to open and operate bank accounts Section The Board with the authority of the Accountant General shall open and maintain such accounts as are necessary for the performance of the functions of the authority. - 24 Verify source ↗
Finances - Borrowing powers
AI-assisted research summary: The Board may borrow money with Parliament's approval, subject to Article 159, to meet its obligations or discharge the Authority's functions under this Act.
Section Borrowing powers Section Subject to Article 159 of the Constitution, the Board may with the approval of Parliament borrow money as may be required for meeting its obligations or for the discharge of the functions of the Authority under this Act. - 25 Verify source ↗
Finances - Estimates
AI-assisted research summary: The Executive Director must prepare and submit estimates of the Authority's income and expenditure to the Board within three months before the end of each financial year; the Board must submit those approved estimates to the Minister within two months of receipt.
Section Estimates Section The Executive Director shall, within three months before the end of each financial year, cause to be prepared and submitted to the Board for its approval, estimates of the income and expenditure of the Authority for the next financial year. The Board shall, within two months of receipt of the estimates referred to in subsection (1), cause to be submitted to the Minister for his or her approval, the estimates of income and expenditure as approved by the Board . - 26 Verify source ↗
Finances - Financial year of Authority
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must have the same financial year as the Government.
Section Financial year of Authority Section The financial year of the Authority shall be same as the financial year of Government. - 27 Verify source ↗
Finances - Accounts and audit
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must keep proper books and records; the Auditor General (or an appointed auditor) must audit the Authority's accounts annually and submit audited accounts and a report to Parliament, with the report due within three months after receipt of the accounts; submission must follow the Public Finance Management Act, 2015.
Section Accounts and audit Section The Authority shall keep proper books of accounts and all records relating to the transactions and affairs of the Authority . The Auditor General or an auditor appointed by the Auditor General shall, in each financial year, audit the accounts of the Authority . The Auditor General or an auditor appointed by the Auditor General shall within three months after receipt of the accounts submit to Parliament a report on the audited accounts of the Authority . The Auditor General shall submit the audited accounts of the Authority to Parliament in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act, 2015.
Part IX
Registration centres and responsibilities of registration officers
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Registration centres and responsibilities of registration officers - Designation of registration centres in Uganda
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must, by notice in the Gazette, designate registration centres for registration.
Section Designation of registration centres in Uganda Section The Authority shall by notice in the Gazette designate registration centres for the purpose of registration. For the purposes of subsection (1), the Authority may use the polling stations created by the Electoral Commission. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Authority may adopt other means that it considers appropriate to access persons to be registered. - 59 Verify source ↗
Registration centres and responsibilities of registration officers - Registration centres abroad
AI-assisted research summary: Official premises of a Uganda Mission shall serve as registration centres for this Act; the Board may designate other locations abroad after consulting the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs.
Section Registration centres abroad Section The official premises of a Uganda Mission shall serve as a registration centre for the purpose of this Act. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board may designate other locations outside Uganda as registration centres after consultation with the Minister responsible for foreign Affairs. - 60 Verify source ↗
Registration centres and responsibilities of registration officers - Responsibilities of registration officers
AI-assisted research summary: Registration officers must record applicants' information accurately, control registration processes, custody forms and equipment, promptly report difficulties, and at the close of each month personally forward a monthly return to the supervising officer.
Section Responsibilities of registration officers Section A registration officer shall— ensure the accurate recording of information of an applicant ; exercise control over the registration processes at a registration centre; have custody of registration forms, equipment and other materials assigned to the registration centre; promptly and in the most practicable manner report any difficulty that is encountered at the registration centre; at the close of each month, forward personally to the supervising officer a return of the registrations made in the month in the prescribed form. - 61 Verify source ↗
Registration centres and responsibilities of registration officers - Non-disclosure of information by registration officers
AI-assisted research summary: Registration officers and persons processing personal data for the Authority must treat information they learn as confidential and must not disclose it except when required by law.
Section Non-disclosure of information by registration officers Section A registration officer or a person , who processes personal data on behalf of the Authority , shall treat the information which comes to the knowledge of the person as confidential and shall not disclose the information unless required by law.
Part V
Registration of births
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Registration of births - Compulsory registration of births
AI-assisted research summary: Registration of every birth within Uganda is free and compulsory.
Section Compulsory registration of births Section Subject to this Act, registration of every birth within Uganda is free and compulsory. - 29 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Registration of birth
AI-assisted research summary: A registration officer in charge of a registration area must register births and enter (or cause to be entered) the prescribed particulars of each notified birth; upon such registration the Authority will allocate a National Identification Number to children identified as citizens or an Alien Identification Number to children identified as aliens.
Section Registration of birth Section A registration officer in charge of a registration area shall register births and shall enter in the register, or cause to be entered, the prescribed particulars of every birth notified. Upon registration of a birth by a registration officer , the Authority will allocate a National Identification Number to a child identified as a citizen of Uganda or Alien Identification Number to a child identified as an alien . - 30 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Period for registration of birth
AI-assisted research summary: A parent, guardian or person in charge of a child must immediately after the child's birth or finding notify the registration officer so the birth can be registered.
Section Period for registration of birth Section A parent, guardian or the person having charge of a child, shall immediately after the date of birth or finding of a child notify the registration officer for the purpose of registration of the birth of that child. A birth not registered immediately, shall not be registered unless the registrar is satisfied as to the truth of the particulars and is directed to register them by the Executive Director . - 31 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Duty to give notice of birth
AI-assisted research summary: Parents (or, if unavailable, the occupier of the house, guardian or person in charge) must notify the registration officer of a child's birth within the time prescribed; if the birth occurs in certain institutions, the officer in charge must ensure the notification is made.
Section Duty to give notice of birth Section Upon the birth of a child, it is the duty of— both the father and mother of the child; in the absence of the father or the mother or in the absence of either parent or in circumstances where the available parent lacks capacity to inform on the birth, the occupier of the house in which the child is born; or in the absence of any of the stipulated informants under paragraphs (a) and(b), the guardian or the person having charge of the child, shall give notice of the birth to the registration officer of the registration area in which the birth occurs within such time as may be from time to time prescribed. Where a birth occurs in a prison, hospital, orphanage, barracks or quarantine station, the officer in charge of the establishment in which the birth takes place shall ensure that the parents or guardian or person having charge of the child notify the registration officer of the birth. - 32 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Mode of registration of births
AI-assisted research summary: Registration officer must obtain prescribed particulars before entering birth information; the person notifying must give prescribed particulars and certify the entry by signing or marking.
Section Mode of registration of births Section The registration officer shall before entering any information in the register, ensure that a person giving notice under subsection (1) provides the following particulars— A person giving notice of the birth of a child shall give the prescribed particulars, which shall be entered forthwith by the registration officer in the register, and the person notifying the birth shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or by affixing a mark to the register. in respect of a birth; the name, sex, date, disability if any weight at birth, place and district of birth; in respect of the mother; the name, age, marital status, usual residence, nationality, National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number for citizens and Aliens respectively; level of education, profession or occupation, and previous births; in respect of the father; the name, age, marital status, usual residence, nationality, National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number for citizens and Aliens respectively; level of education and profession or occupation; and in respect of the informant, the name, capacity, nationality, National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number for citizens and Aliens respectively; signature of informant, and date of notification. - 33 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Birth registration of foundlings
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must register presumed births; finders or caretakers of a child with unknown parents must report immediately to the nearest police station or health centre; the officer in charge must cause the child's birth particulars to be registered with the local registration officer.
Section Birth registration of foundlings Section The Authority shall register presumed births as provided for under Article 11(1) of the Constitution. Any person who finds the child whose parents are unknown or any person who is given to take care of such a child shall report immediately to the nearest police station or health centre and thereafter, the person in charge of the police station or health centre as the case may be, shall cause to be registered such particulars concerning the birth of the child to registration officer in the registration area, in which the child was found. - 34 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Registration of births occurring outside Uganda
AI-assisted research summary: A person notifying the birth abroad of a child with a Ugandan parent/guardian must provide specified evidence to the registration officer, certify the evidence in writing, and the registration officer must enter the particulars on receiving that evidence; the Minister may prescribe other evidence where there is no Uganda Mission.
Section Registration of births occurring outside Uganda Section A person giving notice of a birth occurring outside Uganda of a child whose parent or guardian is a citizen of Uganda, shall produce to the registration officer the following evidence of the birth— a certificate of birth issued by the appropriate authority in the foreign country, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or if a certificate of birth are not issued in the foreign country, a certificate of the birth given by the doctor, midwife or other persons who attended to the birth, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or if there is a Uganda Mission in the country abroad, a certificate of an officer of the Mission that the officer is satisfied, from the evidence produced and inquiries the officer has made, that the particulars of the birth given in the certificate are correct; or if there is no Uganda Mission in the country abroad, such other evidence as the Minister may prescribe in the Regulations. The person giving notice of the birth shall certify in writing to the registration officer the correctness and authenticity of the evidence which such person submits. Upon receiving the evidence required under subsection (1), the registration officer shall forthwith enter the prescribed particulars of the birth in the register of births occurring outside Uganda. - 35 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Entry of father in the register in contested cases
AI-assisted research summary: A person must not be entered in the register as a child's father except on a joint in-person request by both parents, or upon production of DNA test results, or upon production of a court order; the person contesting parentage must pay for any DNA test.
Section Entry of father in the register in contested cases Section A person shall not be entered in the register as the father of any child except— at the joint request of the father and mother of the child appearing physically before the registration officer ; upon the production to the registration officer of DNA tests results; upon the production to the registration officer of a court order establishing paternity. In case of subsection 1(b) the person contesting parentage of the child shall be responsible for meeting the costs of carrying out the DNA test. - 36 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Change of name of an adult
AI-assisted research summary: Adults (or specified adults by status) who wish to change their name must publish a notice in the Gazette, may apply to the registration officer after seven days, and the registration officer must amend the register after being satisfied and on payment of the prescribed fee.
Section Change of name of an adult Section Any person , being over the age of eighteen years or a widower, widow, divorced person or a married person , who wishes to change his or her name, shall cause to be published in the Gazette a notice in the prescribed form of his or her intention to do so. Not less than seven days after the publication of the notice, the person intending to change his or her name may apply in the prescribed form to the registration officer of the registration center in which his or her birth is registered. The registration officer shall, upon being satisfied that the requirements of this section have been carried out and upon payment of the prescribed fee, amend the register accordingly and shall sign and date the amendment. - 37 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Change of name of child
AI-assisted research summary: Parents or a child's guardian may apply to the registration officer to change the child's name; the registration officer must, upon payment of the prescribed fee, amend the register and sign and date the amendment.
Section Change of name of child Section The parents or guardian of any child under the age of eighteen years may apply in the prescribed form to the registration officer of registration center in which the birth of the child is registered to change the name of the child. The registration officer shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, amend the register accordingly and shall sign and date the amendment. - 38 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Registration of a child born a hermaphrodite
AI-assisted research summary: The registration officer must update a child's registration details on the register when a child born a hermaphrodite has a medically certified sex change after an operation, with approval of the Executive Director of the Authority and upon application by the parents or guardian.
Section Registration of a child born a hermaphrodite Section If a child born a hermaphrodite, after being registered, through an operation, changes from a female to a male or from a male to a female and the change is certified by a medical doctor, the registration officer shall, with the approval of the Executive Director of the Authority upon application of the parents or guardian of that child update the particulars of the child, which appear on the register. - 39 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Certificate of birth
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must issue a birth certificate in the prescribed form upon receipt of the application in the prescribed form and payment of the prescribed fee, compiled from the Authority's records and register.
Section Certificate of birth Section A certificate of birth issued under subsection (1) shall contain— the information concerning the child which shall include; Upon receipt of the application in the prescribed form and upon payment of the prescribed fee, the Authority shall issue a certificate in the prescribed form of the birth of any person compiled in the prescribed manner from the records and register in the Authority ’s custody. name; place of birth; date of birth; sex; nationality; National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number of a child who is a citizen and alien respectively. the information concerning the parents of the child which shall include the name, nationality, National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number for citizens and Aliens parents respectively; and any other information as may be prescribed by the Minister . The information contained in a certificate of birth issued under this Act is presumed to be correct and it may be received as evidence in any judicial proceedings. A child who has been entered in the register and has been issued with a certificate of birth shall be issued with another certificate of birth upon adoption. - 40 Verify source ↗
Registration of births - Production of certificate of birth
AI-assisted research summary: Ministries, departments, agencies or institutions may require a birth certificate and may defer providing a service until proof that the birth is registered is produced.
Section Production of certificate of birth Section Any ministry, department, agency or institution, in the exercise of its lawful function, may require production of a certificate of birth and such requirement shall be lawful. Any ministry, department, agency or institution under subsection (1) may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law for the time being, defer consideration of the service until the certificate of birth of the said person has been produced or other proof that the birth of the person has been registered is provided.
Part VI
Registration of deaths
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Registration of deaths - Compulsory registration of deaths
AI-assisted research summary: Registration of every death within Uganda is free and compulsory.
Section Compulsory registration of deaths Section Subject to this Act, registration of every death within Uganda is free and compulsory. - 42 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Registration of deaths
AI-assisted research summary: A registration officer in charge of a registration area must register deaths and record the prescribed particulars of every notified death.
Section Registration of deaths Section A registration officer in charge of a registration area shall register deaths and shall enter in the register, or cause to be entered, the prescribed particulars of every death notified. - 43 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Duty to give notice of death
AI-assisted research summary: When a person dies, certain persons (in order) must give notice of the death.
Section Duty to give notice of death Section Upon the death of any person , it is the duty of— the next of kin or the relative of the deceased present at the time of death of the deceased; in the absence of persons contemplated in paragraph (a), the next of kin or relative of the deceased dwelling or being in the same area as the deceased; or in the absence of persons contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b), the occupier of the house in which to the person ’s knowledge the death took place or an inmate of the house in which the death took place or any person finding or taking charge of the body of the deceased person or causing the body of the deceased person to be disposed of, in that order, - 44 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Mode of notification and registration of death
AI-assisted research summary: People who notify a death must provide prescribed particulars; the registration officer must enter them immediately; the notifier must certify the entry; deaths must be registered immediately and no later than three months, except as allowed by regulations.
Section Mode of notification and registration of death Section A person giving notice of a death shall, to the best of the person ’s knowledge and ability, give the prescribed particulars, which shall be entered forthwith by the registration officer in the register. A person notifying the registration officer in subsection (1) shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or affixing a mark on the register. Every death shall be registered immediately it occurs and in any case, not more than three months from the date of that death. A death shall not be registered after the expiration of three months from the date of that death except upon the applicant complying with such requirements as may be provided for in the regulations. - 45 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Registration of deaths occurring outside Uganda
AI-assisted research summary: A person giving notice of a Ugandan citizen's death that occurred outside Uganda must produce specified evidence to the registration officer and certify in writing the correctness and authenticity; the registration officer must enter the particulars on receipt.
Section Registration of deaths occurring outside Uganda Section A person giving notice of the death of a citizen of Uganda which occurred outside Uganda shall produce to the registration officer the— certificate of death issued by the appropriate authority in the country in which the death occurred, with an English translation of the certificate, if it is not in English; where there is a Uganda Mission in the country in which the death occurred, a certification by an officer of the Mission that the officer is satisfied, from the evidence produced to that officer and inquiries which the officer has made, that the particulars of the death given are correct; or where there is no Uganda Mission in the country, any other evidence as the Minister may prescribe in the Regulations. The person giving notice of the death shall certify in writing, to the registration officer , the correctness and authenticity of the evidence produced. Upon receiving the information required under subsection (1), the registration officer shall enter the particulars of the death in the register in the prescribed manner. - 46 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Certificate of cause of death
AI-assisted research summary: Medical officers must sign and forward a certificate stating the cause of death for persons they attended; registration officers must enter the particulars in the register; magistrates holding inquests must forward certified findings.
Section Certificate of cause of death Section In the case of a death occurring in Uganda of any person who has been attended during the person ’s last illness by a medical officer, the medical officer shall sign a certificate stating to the best of the medical officer’s knowledge and belief the cause of death. A certificate of cause of death signed in accordance with subsection (1) shall be forwarded forthwith by the medical officer to the registration officer who shall cause the particulars of such death to be entered in the register in the prescribed manner. A medical officer who refuses or fails without reasonable cause to comply with any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding twenty four currency points or both. Subject to the Inquest Act, where an inquest is held on the body of a deceased person , the Magistrate holding the inquest shall forward to the registration officer a certified copy of such finding and upon receipt of such report, shall cause the particulars of such death to be entered in the register in the prescribed manner.” - 47 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Presumption of death
AI-assisted research summary: If a person has not been seen or heard of for seven years, there is a rebuttable presumption of death; persons who would have been required under section 43 to give notice may apply to court for an order, and the Authority must register presumed deaths and record court orders.
Section Presumption of death Section Where it is proved that a person has not been seen and has not been heard of for seven years by those who might be expected to have seen or heard of the person if the person were alive, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person is dead. Where a person is presumed dead in accordance with subsection (1), any person who would have been under a duty under section 43 of this Act to give notice of the death of the person being presumed dead may apply for an order of a presumption of death in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the order, once issued, shall be served upon the Authority and shall have the same effect as a certificate of death issued under this Act. The Authority shall register presumed deaths and shall enter therein all orders issued by the court and served upon the Authority in respect of presumed deaths. - 48 Verify source ↗
Registration of deaths - Certificate of death
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must, upon application and payment of the prescribed fee, issue a certificate of death in the prescribed form.
Section Certificate of death Section A certificate of death issued under subsection (1) shall contain the— information concerning the deceased which shall include; The Authority shall upon application and payment of the prescribed fee issue a certificate of death in the prescribed form. name; date of birth; place of birth; date of death; place of death; sex; nationality; National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number of a deceased who is a citizen of Uganda and alien respectively; cause of death; and any other information as may be prescribed by the Minister . The information contained in a certificate of death issued under this Act is presumed to be correct and it may be received as evidence in any judicial proceedings.
Part VII
General Provisions under Part V And Part VI
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General Provisions under Part V And Part VI - Monthly returns
AI-assisted research summary: Every registration officer must, within ten days of the last day of each month, forward to the supervising officer a copy of all entries made in the register during the preceding month.
Section Monthly returns Section Within ten days of the last day of each month, every registration officer shall forward to the supervising officer a copy of all entries made by him or her in the register during the preceding month. - 50 Verify source ↗
General Provisions under Part V And Part VI - Certified copies
AI-assisted research summary: Upon payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant, the Authority must furnish a certified copy of any entry in a register or return in its custody or a certified copy of any extract from that entry.
Section Certified copies Section Upon payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant , the Authority shall furnish a certified copy of any entry in a register or return in its custody or a certified copy of any extract from that entry. The copy of any entry in the register or return, or a copy of any extract from the entry, which is certified under the hand of the authorised staff of the Authority to be a correct copy, shall be prima facie evidence in all court proceedings of the facts contained in the copy. - 51 Verify source ↗
General Provisions under Part V And Part VI - Correction of errors
AI-assisted research summary: The Executive Director may authorise staff in writing to correct register entries; any such correction must be authenticated by the Executive Director or authorised staff and must be done without erasure.
Section Correction of errors Section The Executive Director may authorise staff of the Authority in writing to correct any error in the register, return, index or certificate. Any correction made under subsection (1) shall be done without erasure and shall be authenticated by the Executive Director or other staff of the Authority as may be authorised by the Executive Director . - 52 Verify source ↗
General Provisions under Part V And Part VI - Failure to register a birth or death
AI-assisted research summary: Persons who are required to register a birth or death must do so within the prescribed period and must provide the prescribed particulars; failure or refusal is an offence punishable by a fine up to six currency points or imprisonment up to three months.
Section Failure to register a birth or death Section A person who, being under a duty to register the birth or death of a person , fails to do so within the prescribed period or refuses to state any of the prescribed particulars commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding six currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding three months. - 53 Verify source ↗
General Provisions under Part V And Part VI - Falsifying information
AI-assisted research summary: A person who willfully gives false information or particulars for registration is liable to a fine not exceeding twelve currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding six months.
Section Falsifying information Section A person who willfully gives any false information or particulars for the purpose of registration is liable to a fine not exceeding twelve currency points or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months.
Part VIII
Compulsory registration
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Compulsory registration - Compulsory registration
AI-assisted research summary: Certain persons must register with the Authority; parents or guardians must arrange registration for minors and incapacitated persons.
Section Compulsory registration Section The following persons shall register with the Authority — In the case of a person — citizens of Uganda resident in or outside Uganda; subject to this Act, alien residents issued with a permit, certificate or pass under the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act. below the age of eighteen years, it is the duty of the parent, guardian or other person responsible for the supervision or welfare of the person to take steps to cause the person to be registered; and incapacitated by illness, old age or other reason from applying for registration, it shall be the duty of the guardian or other person responsible for the supervision or welfare of the person to take steps to cause the person to be registered. - 55 Verify source ↗
Compulsory registration - Registration requirements
AI-assisted research summary: Applicants must prove Ugandan citizenship; the Authority may require applicants to produce specified documents and proof; relatives or prescribed persons may identify applicants under oath when documents cannot be produced.
Section Registration requirements Section The Authority may require a person applying to be registered to produce any of the following— Without limiting the general effect of subsection (1), an individual— For the purposes of registration, every person shall provide to the Authority the information specified in Schedule 3. The Authority may, before registering a person , require the person to provide proof of the information required for the purposes of this Act. a birth certificate; where applicable, a voter’s card, a driving permit, a passport, a baptismal certificate; any other information prescribed under the Act. Where an applicant is unable to produce any of the documents, a relative of the applicant or a person prescribed by the Minister , may identify the applicant under oath. who has acquired dual citizenship status shall produce the relevant certificate of the other citizenship; who has acquired Uganda citizenship by registration or naturalisation shall produce the certificate of registration or naturalisation. It shall be the duty of an applicant to prove citizenship of Uganda before being registered under this Act. - 56 Verify source ↗
Compulsory registration - Registration period
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister must publish registration dates; the Minister may set different dates by category; persons returning to Uganda must register within thirty days.
Section Registration period Section The Minister shall, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette and the mass media, prescribe the dates upon which every person required to register under this Act shall register. The Minister may divide the persons required to register into different categories and appoint different dates for registration of persons in the different classes of locations. A person , who is outside Uganda at the time prescribed for registration, shall within thirty days of returning to Uganda attend before a registration officer for registration. - 57 Verify source ↗
Compulsory registration - Cancellation of registration
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must cancel a person's registration for specified reasons and must give notice and an opportunity to show cause; a person whose registration is cancelled (unless due to loss of citizenship) may apply again under regulations; the Minister must publish names and document numbers of cancelled registrations.
Section Cancellation of registration Section The Authority shall cancel the registration of a person where— a person has under the law ceased to be a citizen of Uganda; the registration is based on inaccurate or incomplete information ; the registration was obtained by fraud, false representation, bribery or deceit; the card needs to be re-issued due to a defect; double or multiple registrations have taken place; or there is an order of court for cancellation of registration Before cancellation of the registration and revocation of the document of registration and identification as provided for in subsection (1), the Authority shall issue notice to the holder of the Authority ’s intention to cancel the registration and shall provide the person with reasonable opportunity and forum to show cause why the registration should not be cancelled. Where the registration of a citizen is cancelled or revoked but such cancellation or revocation is not due to the loss of the person ’s Ugandan citizenship, such person may file a new application for registration within such time and upon meeting such conditions as may be provided for in the Regulations under this Act. The Minister shall by notice in the Gazette publish the names and numbers of documents of registration and identification of the persons whose registration has been cancelled including those who have refused, neglected or failed to surrender the document of registration and identification.
Part X
National Identification Register
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National Identification Register - National Identification Register
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must establish a National Identification Register.
Section National Identification Register Section The Authority shall establish a National Identification Register . The register shall be maintained as an electronic database or in any other form. - 63 Verify source ↗
National Identification Register - Content of the register
AI-assisted research summary: The register shall contain information on all persons required to be registered under this Act.
Section Content of the register Section The register shall contain information on all persons required to be registered under this Act. - 64 Verify source ↗
National Identification Register - Continuous update of information
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must continuously update the Register; registered persons must notify the Authority of changes or errors within ninety days; the Authority may use other government databases; non-compliance is an offence punishable by a fine up to fifty currency points or imprisonment up to three years or both.
Section Continuous update of information Section The Authority shall update the information contained in the Register on a continuing basis. For the purposes of this section, the Authority may use the information from other databases in Government agencies relating to registration of persons to update the register. A person registered under this Act shall notify the Authority of any change or error in the information recorded about that person in the register. The notification shall be given within ninety days after the change in circumstances occurs or when the person becomes aware of the error. A person who without reasonable cause fails to comply with subsection (3), commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both. - 65 Verify source ↗
National Identification Register - Use of information in the register
AI-assisted research summary: The register's information may be used by the Electoral Commission to manage the voters register; ministries, departments or agencies may access and use it; and the Minister may determine other purposes.
Section Use of information in the register Section The information in the register shall be used for— issuing national identification cards and alien ’s identification cards; issuing passports; immigration and passport control; national security purposes; statistical purposes; monitoring money laundering and human trafficking; taxation purposes; law enforcement; public administration; providing social services, including social security services, health, education and welfare benefits; facilitating the provision of information to a person entitled to receive the information ; or any other purpose as may be determined by the Minister . The Electoral Commission may use the information contained in the register to compile, maintain, revise and update the voters register. For the purposes of this section, a ministry, department or agency of Government may access and use the information contained in the register. - 66 Verify source ↗
National Identification Register - Mandatory use of national identification cards
AI-assisted research summary: Public service providers must require persons accessing specified services to produce a national identification number or card or an alien’s identification number or card.
Section Mandatory use of national identification cards Section For the avoidance of doubt, a ministry, department or agency of government or any other institution providing the following services shall require a person to produce a national identification number or national identification card or alien ’s identification number or alien’s identification card — A ministry, department or agency of government or any other institution providing a public service shall require a person accessing the service to produce a national identification number or national identification card or alien ’s identification number or alien’s identification card . employment; identification of voters; application for, and issuance of a passport; opening of bank accounts; purchase of insurance policies; the purchase, transfer and registration of land by any individual or any transaction connected with the purchase, transfer and registration of land; pension and social security transactions; all consumer credit transactions; payment of taxes; financial services; registration services; statistical services; or any other purpose as may be prescribed by the Minister . - 67 Verify source ↗
National Identification Register - Access to information
AI-assisted research summary: The Board must determine access levels to the National Identification Register; persons who are not a ministry, department or agency of Government may access register information only under Board Regulations made after consultation with the Minister.
Section Access to information Section Access to the register shall be restricted to the information required by a ministry, department or agency of Government. The Board shall determine the levels of access relating to information in the Register under this section. A person other than a ministry, department or agency of Government may access the information in the Register in accordance with Regulations issued by the Board after consultation with the Minister .
Part XI
National identification cards and related provisions
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National identification cards and related provisions - National identification number
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must assign a unique national identification number when entering a person’s information in the register.
Section National identification number Section The Authority shall, upon entering a person ’s information in the register, allocate to that person a unique national identification number. Where any enactment requires a person to prove citizenship, the production of the unique national identification number shall be prima facie evidence of citizenship. - 69 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - National identification card
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must issue a national identification card to every citizen allocated a unique national identification number; the card is government property, the Minister prescribes its validity period, and the Authority must renew an expired card on the holder's application.
Section National identification card Section The Authority shall issue to every citizen allocated a unique national identification number a national identification card. A national identification card is prima facie proof of the particulars contained in it. An issued national identification card remains the property of the Government. A national identification card shall be valid for such time as the Minister shall prescribe by regulations. Upon expiry of the national identification card, the Authority shall on the application by the holder, renew the card. Subject to subsection 68 (2), for the avoidance of doubt, expiry of a National Identification Card does not amount to expiry of citizenship of a person. - 70 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Cancellation of national identification card
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must cancel a national identification card in specified circumstances.
Section Cancellation of national identification card Section The Authority shall cancel a national identification card where— subject to section 57 , the Authority cancels the registration of a person; the national identification card is lost, stolen, defaced or damaged, tampered with or destroyed; the Authority has modified the information in the register in relation to the person . Upon death of a person , his or her national identity card automatically lapses. - 71 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Surrender of national identification card
AI-assisted research summary: A person must surrender a national identification card to the Authority or nearest police station in specified circumstances.
Section Surrender of national identification card Section A person shall surrender the national identification card to the Authority or to the nearest police station where— (a) the Authority cancels the registration of a person or the national identification card; (b) a person — (i) finds a national identification card that does not belong to that person or comes into possession of one without the authority of the holder or the Authority ; (ii) to whom a new national identification card is reissued, regains possession of the original national identification card; or (iii) comes into possession of a national identification card that has expired, been cancelled, is of a description that the Authority requires to be re-issued or is otherwise invalid. - 72 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Aliens identification number
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must allocate a unique identification number to an alien when entering that alien's information in the register.
Section Aliens identification number Section The Authority shall, upon entering an alien ’s information in the register, allocate to that alien a unique identification number. - 73 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Alien’s identification card
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must issue an alien’s identification card to every alien allocated a unique identification number; the card is prima facie proof of particulars, remains Government property, is valid for the period of residence or visit, and the Authority may renew it on application upon expiry.
Section Alien’s identification card Section The Authority shall issue to every alien allocated a unique identification number an alien’s identification card . An alien’s identification card is prima facie proof of the particulars contained in it. An issued alien’s identification card remains the property of the Government. An alien’s identification card is valid for the period of residence or visit. Upon expiry, the Authority may, on the application by the holder , renew an alien’s identification card . - 74 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Cancellation of alien’s identification card
AI-assisted research summary: The Authority must cancel an alien’s identification card in specified circumstances.
Section Cancellation of alien’s identification card Section The Authority shall cancel an alien’s identification card where— Subject to section 57 , the Authority cancels the registration of a person; The alien’s identification card is lost, stolen, defaced or damaged, tampered with or destroyed; the Authority has modified the information in the register in relation to the person . Upon the death of an alien , his or her alien identity card automatically lapses. - 75 Verify source ↗
National identification cards and related provisions - Surrender of alien’s card
AI-assisted research summary: A person must surrender an alien’s identification card to the Authority or to the nearest police station in specified circumstances.
Section Surrender of alien’s card Section A person shall surrender the alien’s identification card to the Authority or to the nearest police station where— a person — the Authority cancels the registration of a person or the alien’s identification card ; finds an alien’s identification card that does not belong to that person or comes into possession of one without the authority of the holder or the Authority ; to whom a new alien’s identification card is re-issued, regains possession of the original alien’s identification card ; or comes into possession of an alien’s identification card that has expired, been cancelled, is of a description that the Authority requires to be re-issued or is otherwise invalid.
Part XII
Offences and penalties
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Offences and penalties - Registration offences
AI-assisted research summary: A person commits registration offences by, for example, failing to register under the Act, giving false information, fraudulently obtaining identity cards, forging identity documents, illegally influencing registration officers, falsely claiming loss of a card to obtain a replacement while in possession of one, and tampering with the register.
Section Registration offences Section A person who— does not register in accordance with this Act; gives false information or makes a false statement when providing information for an entry, making a modification to an entry, making a confirmation of the content of an entry or obtaining the issue or re-issue of a national identification card or alien ’s identity card; fraudulently obtains for the use of that person or for the use of another person , a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; forges an identity document for the purpose of registration; illegally influences the decision of a registration officer ; falsely alleges the loss or destruction of his or her national identification card or alien’s identification card and applies for a new card while in possession of an identification card or alien’s identification card ; tampers with the register by causing an unauthorised modification of information in the register, or preventing or delaying the retrieval of relevant information in a legible form from a computer used for the purposes of this Act, - 77 Verify source ↗
Offences and penalties - Offences relating to identification cards
AI-assisted research summary: It is an offence for a person to destroy, mutilate, deprive, use, alter, keep, possess multiple, or permit use of a national identification card or an alien’s identification card.
Section Offences relating to identification cards Section A person who— wilfully destroys or attempts to destroy, or mutilates or attempts to mutilate, a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; without authority deprives or dispossesses a holder of his or her national identification card or alien’s identification card ; uses another person ’s national identification card or alien’s identification card ; unlawfully alters or modifies information on a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; unlawfully keeps or takes possession of a national identification card or alien’s identification card that belongs to another person ; is in possession of more than one national identification card or alien’s identification card that is intended to show the person ’s identity; or permits a person to use his or her national identification card or alien’s identification card or a national identification card or alien’s identification card issued to another person , - 78 Verify source ↗
Offences and penalties - Offences relating to production of identification cards
AI-assisted research summary: A person must not make, produce, manufacture, print, bind, design, distribute or use equipment to produce any document purporting to be a national identification card or an alien's identification card.
Section Offences relating to production of identification cards Section A person who— Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall not make, produce, manufacture, print, bind, design, distribute any document purporting that document to be a national identification card or alien’s identification card . makes, produces, manufactures, prints, binds, designs, distributes any document purporting that document to be a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; use any equipment or apparatus to produce a document purporting that document to be a national identification card or alien’s identification card , A person who is convicted under subsections (1) and (2) shall forfeit to the state the equipment and material that was used to commit the offence. - 79 Verify source ↗
Offences and penalties - General penalty
AI-assisted research summary: If a person breaches any provision of the Act or Regulations and no specific penalty is provided, that person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding thirty six currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months, or both.
Section General penalty Section Where a person contravenes any provision of this Act or Regulations made under this Act and where no penalty is specifically provided for, that person commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding thirty six currency points or imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months or both. - 80 Verify source ↗
Offences and penalties - Power to arrest
AI-assisted research summary: A registration officer or a police officer must arrest without a warrant a person they reasonably believe committed an offence under the Act when it appears necessary to prevent defeating the Act's purposes.
Section Power to arrest Section A registration officer or a police officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed an offence under this Act shall, if it appears to the registration officer or the police officer to be necessary to do so in order to ensure that the purposes of this Act are not defeated, arrest that person without a warrant. An arrest made under subsection (1) shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the law. - 81 Verify source ↗
Offences and penalties - Unauthorised disclosure, submission or transfer of information from the register
AI-assisted research summary: Registration officers must not, without authority, disclose, submit or transfer register data to any other person; doing so is an offence punishable by a fine of up to seventy two currency points or imprisonment of up to five years or both.
Section Unauthorised disclosure, submission or transfer of information from the register Section A registration officer or any other officer of the Authority who without authority discloses, submits or transfers data from the register to any other person , commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.
Part XIII
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous - Protection of members and employees from personal liability
AI-assisted research summary: Members of the Board, staff of the Authority, and persons acting under the Authority are not personally liable for acts or omissions done in good faith while exercising the Authority's functions.
Section Protection of members and employees from personal liability Section A member of the Board or staff of the Authority or a person acting under the Authority of the Board or the Authority is not personally liable for any act or omission done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise of the functions of the Authority . - 83 Verify source ↗
Miscellaneous - Review of decision of the Authority and appeal
AI-assisted research summary: The Board must establish an identification and registration committee and publish the committee's general rules; dissatisfied persons may appeal committee decisions to the High Court; registration officers may institute prosecutions; the DPP's office may conduct those proceedings.
Section Review of decision of the Authority and appeal Section The Board shall— establish an identification and registration committee to adjudicate over matters arising and or related to registration under this Act; and publish the general rules and guidelines to be used by the committee in execution of its work. A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the committee established under subsection (1) (a) may appeal to High Court. Subject to subsection (1) (a), offences under this Act shall be tried by the High court. Prosecution for an offence under this Act may, without prejudice to any other powers granted to any other public officers, be instituted by a registration officer on his or her own initiative or on a complaint made by any person . Proceedings instituted under subsection (4) may be conducted by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. - 84 Verify source ↗
Miscellaneous - Amendment of Schedules
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may amend the Schedules to this Act by statutory instrument.
Section Amendment of Schedules Section The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend the Schedules to this Act. Any statutory instrument made under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament. - 85 Verify source ↗
Miscellaneous - Regulations
AI-assisted research summary: The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations to carry out this Act, including prescribing forms, registration requirements, fees, procedures, identification cards, and penalties (fine up to seventy two currency points or imprisonment up to five years).
Section Regulations Section Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations— The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act. prescribing the form for the application for registration; prescribing conditions and requirements for registration; prescribing further information required to be recorded in the register; providing the manner of attending before a registration officer ; relating to verification of information entered in the register; prescribing the size, description, and content of a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; providing for the procedure for renewal or replacement of a national identification card or alien’s identification card ; providing the manner in which consent of the owner of information may be given to persons or for services not provided for in this Act; prescribing the fees for services rendered by the Authority ; prescribing the manner in which aliens’ identification cards may be surrendered in the case of aliens whose period of stay is due to expire or has expired; providing for the imposition in respect of the contravention of the regulations of a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding five years. the forms to be used and the particulars to be given under Part V and VI of this Act; the mode in which particulars shall be given to the registration officer of births and deaths; the manner in which any document shall be signed under Part V and VI of this Act; the keeping of all registers, records and indexes and the making of returns under Part V and VI of this Act; the inspection of registers, records and indexes to be kept under Part V and VI of this Act; the provision of certified copies of records or extracts of records to be kept under Part V and VI of this Act; the hours during which births and deaths may be registered and inspection of registers, records and indexes may be made; the places at which births and deaths occurring outside Uganda shall be registered; provide for anything required or authorized by any provision of this Act to be prescribed by regulations. Any Regulations made under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament. - 86 Verify source ↗
Miscellaneous - Consequential amendments
AI-assisted research summary: Repeals the Birth and Death Registration Act, Cap. 309, and makes related repeals and amendments while preserving that Act in force until Parts V and VI of this Act come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument; also amends schedules and repeals listed sections and forms.
Section Consequential amendments Section Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act, Cap.66 is amended— The Birth and Death Registration Act, Cap. 309, is repealed. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Birth and Death Registration Act shall remain in force until Parts V and VI of this Act, come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument. The First Schedule to the Uganda Registration of Services Bureau Act, Cap. 210 is amended by repealing paragraph 2 - the reference to the Births and Deaths Registration Act. by repealing section 7(1) (a) and (e); in section 7(2) by repealing the reference to "(a)"; by repealing Part IV; by repealing sections 56,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,79; and in the Third Schedule repealing Forms D and F'. - 87 Verify source ↗
Miscellaneous - Transitional provisions
AI-assisted research summary: Certain registers and identity documents valid immediately before this Act come into force continue to have effect as if done or granted under this Act; registration of births and deaths continues under the mandate of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau until parts V and VI come into force.
Section Transitional provisions Section The National Identification Register , records relating to the registration of citizens and aliens, national identification cards, alien identification cards and related documents granted under the Acts repealed by this Act or under any law in force prior to the coming into force of this Act, and which is valid immediately before the coming into force of this Act, continue to have effect according to its terms as if it had been done or granted under this Act Registration of births and deaths will continue under the mandate of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau until parts V and VI of this Act come into force.
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Registration of Persons Act, 2015
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