- Preliminary matter.
- Arrangement of objectives.
- Arrangement of chapters and schedules.
- Arrangement of articles.
- Preamble.
- National objectives and directive principles of State policy.
- Chapters.
- Schedules.
The Constitution
- Sovereignty of the people
- Supremacy of the Constitution
- Defence of the Constitution
- Promotion of public awareness of the Constitution
The Republic
Citizenship
- Citizens of Uganda
- Citizenship by birth
- Foundlings and adopted children
- Citizenship by registration
- Citizenship by naturalisation
- Citizenship by naturalisation
- Prohibition of dual citizenship
- National Citizenship and Immigration Board
- Duties of a citizen
- Registration of births, marriages and deaths
- Citizenship of a parent dying before the birth of a person
Protection and promotion of fundamental and other human rights and freedoms
- Fundamental and other human rights and freedoms
- Equality and freedom from discrimination
- Protection of right to life
- Protection of personal liberty
- Respect for human dignity and protection from inhuman treatment
- Protection from slavery, servitude and forced labour
- Protection from deprivation of property
- Right to privacy of person, home and other property
- Right to a fair hearing
- Protection of freedom of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and association
- Right to education
- Rights of the family
- Affirmative action in favour of marginalised groups
- Rights of women
- Rights of children
- Rights of persons with disabilities
- Protection of rights of minorities
- Right to culture and similar rights
- Civic rights and activities
- Right to a clean and healthy environment
- Economic rights
- Right of access to information
- Right to just and fair treatment in administrative decisions
- General limitation on fundamental and other human rights and freedoms
- Prohibition of derogation from particular human rights and freedoms
- Human rights and freedoms additional to other rights
Human rights and freedoms during a state of emergency
- Effect of laws enacted for a state of emergency
- Detention under emergency laws
- Review by the Uganda Human Rights Commission
- Report to Parliament
Enforcement of rights and freedoms by courts
Uganda Human Rights Commission
- Uganda Human Rights Commission
- Functions of the Human Rights Commission
- Powers of the commission
- Independence of the commission
- Expenses of the commission
- Removal of commissioners
- Staff of the commission
- Parliament to make laws regarding functions of the commission
Right to vote
Electoral Commission
- Electoral Commission
- Functions of the Electoral Commission
- Independence of the commission
- Appeals from decisions of the commission
- Staff of the commission
- Expenses of the commission
- Organisation of elections
- Voting at elections and referenda
Political systems
- Political systems
- Movement political system
- Multiparty political system
- Right to form political organisations
- Regulations of political organisations
- Change of political systems by referenda or elections
- Prohibition of one-party State
- Parliament to enact laws on elections
Establishment, composition and functions of Parliament
- Parliament of Uganda
- Composition of Parliament
- Functions of Parliament
- Qualifications and disqualifications of members of Parliament
- Election of members of Parliament
- Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament
- Tenure of office of members of Parliament
- Right of recall
- Emoluments of members of Parliament
- Determination of questions of membership
- Clerk to Parliament and other staff
Procedure of Parliament
- Quorum of Parliament
- Voting in Parliament
- Committees of Parliament
- Exercise of legislative powers
- Restriction on retrospective legislation
- Rules of procedure in Parliament
- Sessions of Parliament
General
The President
- President of Uganda
- Executive authority of Uganda
- Notification of the absence of the President from Uganda
- Presidential addresses
- Qualifications of the President
- Election of the President
- Challenging a presidential election
- Tenure of office of a President
- Terms and conditions of service of the President
- Removal of the President
- Vice President
- Absence of the President
- State of emergency
The Cabinet
- The Cabinet
- Meetings of the Cabinet
- Cabinet Ministers
- Other Ministers
- Oath of Minister
- Vacation of office of Minister
- Responsibility of Ministers
- Vote of censure
- Attorney General
Director of Public Prosecutions
Prerogative of mercy
International relations
Declaration of a state of war
National Planning Authority
Administration of justice
- Exercise of judicial power
- Participation of the people in the administration of justice
- Independence of the judiciary
The courts of judicature
The Supreme Court of Uganda
- Supreme Court of Uganda
- Composition of the Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
- Administrative functions of the Chief Justice
The Court of Appeal of Uganda
- Court of Appeal of Uganda
- Composition of the Court of Appeal
- Administrative functions of the Deputy Chief Justice
The constitutional court
The High Court of Uganda 138. High Court of Uganda 139. Jurisdiction of the High Court 140. Hearing of election cases 141. Administrative functions of the Principal Judge
Appointments, qualifications and tenure of office of judicial officers
- Appointment of judicial officers
- Qualifications for appointment of judicial officers
- Tenure of office of judicial officers
- Registrars
Judicial Service Commission
- Judicial Service Commission
- Functions of the Judicial Service Commission
- Appointment of other judicial officers
- Judicial oath
- Power to make laws relating to the judiciary
- Interpretation
General
- Taxation
- Consolidated Fund
- Withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund
- Financial year estimates
- Appropriation Bill
- Contingencies Fund
- Offices the remuneration of which is charged on the Consolidated Fund
- Power of Government to borrow or lend
- Public debt
Central Bank of Uganda
Auditor General
Public Service Commission
Education Service Commission
Health Service Commission
General 171. Establishment of offices 172. Appointment of public officers 173. Protection of public officers 174. Permanent Secretaries 175. Interpretation
Principles and structures of local government
- Local government system
- Districts of Uganda
- Cooperation among districts
- Boundaries of local government units
- Local government councils
- Elections of local government councils
- Revocation of mandate
- District chairperson
- Speaker of a district council
- Removal of a district chairperson and speaker
- District executive committee
- Vacation of office of member of district executive committee
- Chief administrative officer
- Functions of the Government and district councils
Finances of local governments
- Planning
- Power to levy and appropriate taxes
- Collection of taxes by local government
- Grants to local governments
- Local Government Finance Commission
- Loans and grants
- Accountability
- Financial autonomy of urban authorities
District service commissions
General 201. Exercise of administrative functions 202. Takeover of district administration by the President 203. Resident district commissioner 204. Terms and conditions of service 205. Prohibition of holding political offices concurrently 206. Parliament to make laws regarding local government 207. Interpretation
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
- Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
- Functions of the defence forces
- Parliament to regulate the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
Uganda Police Force
- Uganda Police Force
- Functions of the Uganda Police Force
- Command of the Uganda Police Force
- Parliament to regulate the Uganda Police Force
Uganda Prisons Service 215. Uganda Prisons Service 216. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Prisons 217. Parliament to regulate the Uganda Prisons Service
Intelligence services
National Security Council
General
- Security organisations to observe human rights
- Parliament to regulate possession and use of firearms and ammunition
Inspectorate of Government
- Inspectorate of Government
- Removal of Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General
- Functions of inspectorate
- Jurisdiction of inspectorate
- Independence of inspectorate
- Branches of inspectorate
- Resources of inspectorate
- Special powers of inspectorate
- Reports of inspectorate
- Powers of Parliament regarding inspectorate
Leadership Code of Conduct
Land.
Uganda Land Commission
District land boards
General 242. Land use 243. Land tribunals 244. Minerals
Environment
Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders.
General and Miscellaneous
- Administration of estates
- Law Reform Commission
- Disaster Preparedness and Management Commission
- Legal proceedings by or against the Government
- Performance of functions of commissions and authorities
- Resignations
- Reappointments and concurrent appointments
- Pension
- Right of citizens to demand referenda
- Manner of administering oaths
- Interpretation
- Ratification of certain acts relating to the procedure of Parliament
Amendment of the Constitution
- Amendment of the Constitution
- Amendments requiring a referendum
- Amendments requiring approval by district councils
- Amendments by Parliament
- Certificate of compliance
Transitional Provisions
- Transitional Government
- Particular functions of transitional Government
- Existing courts of judicature
- Existing offices of judges
- Interim membership of Court of Appeal
- Existing offices
- Regulation of political organisations
- Existing political parties or organisations
- First elections
- Appointment to certain offices
- Existing law
- Modification of existing law by first President
- Enactments not yet in force
- Provisions regarding urban authorities
- Existing commissions and committees of inquiry except for commissions and committees of inquiry whose work would still be going on at the time the repeal takes effect
- Oaths deemed to have been taken
- Pending matters
- Proceedings pending before courts
- Prerogative of mercy re cases before constitution
- Devolution of rights and liabilities
- Succession to property
- Succession to contracts
- Revocation of statutory leases to urban authorities
- International agreements, treaties and conventions
- Repeal of 1967 Constitution and Legal Notice No. 1 of 1986
- Term of current Parliament to end with term of the President
- Transitional provision
- Five year term of local government councils not to apply to existing councils
- Modification of laws
- Preservation of rights in respect of existing offices
- Existing constituencies
- Movement organs continued