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Water Statute, 1995 (Statute No. 9 of 1995).

A Statute to provide for the use, protection and management of water resources and supply; to provide for the constitution of water and sewerage authorities; and to facilitate the development of water supply and sewerage undertakings.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
agricultural land management
fisheries
water rights
natural resources management
land law
The text of the Statute consists of 108 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Water Resources (II); Water Supply and Sewerage (III); General Miscellaneous (IV).Sections of Part II and Part III are divided into 14 Divisions: Rights in Water and Water Administration (1); Water Resources Planning (2); Hydraulic Works and Uses of Water (3); Revision, Variation and Cancellation of Water Permits (4); Waste Discharge Permits (5); Miscellaneous Provisions for Part II (6); Water and Sewerage Areas and Authorities, and User Groups and Associations (7); Water Supply (8); Public and Private S
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National Environment Statute, 1995 (Statute No. 4 of 1995).

A Statute to provide for sustainable management of the environment; to establish an Authority as a co-ordinating, monitoring and supervisory body for that purpose; and for other matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
land-use planning
land law
coastal areas
environment
fisheries
land management
deforestation
forest management plans
waste (abuse)
The Statute consists of 109 sections and three Schedules.
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Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) Act 1972 (Cap. 156).

An Act to confer jurisdiction on magistrates courts to grant probate or letters of administration in respect of small estates of deceased persons and for other matters connected therewith.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
This Act makes provision for the administration of the small estates of deceased persons. The Act defines jurisdiction of specified magistrates to grant probate or letters of administration in respect of small estates of deceased persons and provides, among other things, for application for the grant of probate or letters of administration, revoking of probate or letters of administration and appeals against decisions of a magistrate’s court.

Implemented by: Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) (Probate and Administration) Rules (S.I. 156—1). (0000)
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Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Minds Act 1951 (Cap. 155)

An Act to make provision for the administration of the estates of persons of unsound mind.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
This Act concerns the administration of estates, including immovable property, of persons of unsound mind and provides for court actions and proceedings for the purpose of establishing administration. The Act also assigns powers to the Chief Justice to make Rules.

Implemented by: Administration of Estates of Persons of Unsound Mind (Procedure) Rules (S.I. 155—1). (1968)
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Estates of Missing Persons (Management) Act 1973 (Cap. 159).

An Act to make provision for the management of estates of missing persons and for other purposes connected therewith.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
land
This Act makes provision for the management of estates of a person who disappears without making provision for the administration of his or her estate. Relatives may apply to court for an order which appoints a manager for the estate of the missing person. The Act also makes provision for matters relating to administration and management of the estates such as powers of the manager and control of its operation, appointment of agents and intervention by the Administrator General.
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Mortgage Act (Cap. 229).

An Act to amend the law relating to mortgages and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
This Act makes provision in relation with any mortgage, charge, debenture, loan agreement or other encumbrance, whether legal or equitable, which constitutes a charge over an estate or interest in land in Uganda or partly elsewhere. It provides rules relative to: realization of security, remedies upon failure of performance of any covenant in a mortgage, issue of special certificate of title to mortgagor by the Registrar and fixing of mortgage rates by the Minister.
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Registration of Titles Act 1924 (Cap. 230).

An Act relating to the transfer of land and registration of titles.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
leases
cadastres
land registration
land law
This Act makes provision with respect to the registration of and certification and rectification of titles respecting land. It also provides rules relative to lease of land and other matters regarding land such as mortgage and legal actions regarding land and the bringing of land under this Act. Certificates of title shall be in one of the forms in the Third Schedule to this Act.
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Succession Act 1906 (Cap. 162).

An Act relating to succession.

Legislation
Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
farmland
This Act concerns law of succession in Uganda. It specifies criteria of succession of rights and procedures for succession. It also provides for administration of immovable property in certain cases and defines rights and duties in relation with the cultivation of land by occupiers.
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Property Grabbing from Ugandan Widows and the Justice System

A mixed-methods assessment in Mukono County, Uganda

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Uganda
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity in access to land
land grabbing
land law
land policies
land tenure systems
property rights
tenure security
women
In a first study of this kind, International Justice Mission has used mixed methods assessment to portray the depth of widow and orphan property grabbing problem and lack of justice system response in Mukono County, Uganda. The report demonstrates that nearly a third of widows have experienced land grabbing with virtually no criminal justice system response.
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Constitution of Uganda 1995 (rev. 2005)

Constitution
December, 1995
Uganda
land governance
land law
A Constituent Assembly deliberated and approved the draft it received from a Constitutional Commission.