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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA UGANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Uganda Law Reform Commission Workers House, 8th Floor Plot 1, Pilkington Road, Kampala P.O Box 12149, Kampala, Uganda Telephone: 256 - 414 - 342600 / 341138Fax: 256 - 414 - 254869 Email- [email protected] ; [email protected] Law reform for good governance and sustainable development THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA UGANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION TELEPHONE: 256 414 346200 /341138 FAX: 256-414-254869 WORKERS HOUSE, E-MAIL: [email protected] FLOOR 8, WEBSITE: www. ulrc.go.ug PLOT1, PILKINGTON RD, P.O. BOX 12149 Our Ref: …………………………………… KAMPALA-UGANDA Your Ref: …………………………………. ADM/92/150/01 Our Ref: ADM/83/137/01 Your Ref: …………………………. 30th June 2012 The Rt. Hon. Speaker, Speaker’s Chambers, Parliament House, Kampala. RE: SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UGANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION, 2011, TO THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA In pursuance of the provisions of Article 248(2) of the Constitution, I have the pleasure and honour to submit through you, to the Parliament of Uganda, the Annual Report of the Uganda Law Reform Commission for the year 2011. Yours faithfully, Professor Agasha Mugasha Chairman, Uganda Law Reform Commission ii Law reform for good governance and sustainable development TABLE OF CONTENTS AcronYMS...............................................................................................................................................................................VI MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN................................................................................................................................VII COMMISSIONERS................................................................................................................................................................VIII THE COMMISSION’S MANAGEMENT TEAM...............................................................................................................IX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................................................................X PROFILE OF THE COMMISSION.......................................................................................................................................XI Powers OF THE Commission.....................................................................................................................................XII STRUCTURE AND STAFFING OF THE COMMISSION...........................................................................................XIII CURRENT Staffing.........................................................................................................................................................XIII HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2011................................................................................................................................XIV LAW REVISION DEPARTMENT 1.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Structure............................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 ACTIVITIES OF THE law REVISION department.............................................................................1 CHAPTER ONE 1.3 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE Law REVISION department .................................................................2 1.3.1 MAJOR REVision OF THE Laws OF Uganda: Preparation OF THE SEVENTH REVISED EDITION................................................................................................................................................2 1.3.2 Compendium OF LAND Laws......................................................................................................................5 1.3.2.1 Compendium OF TAX Laws..........................................................................................................................5 1.3.3 Translation OF SELECTED laws............................................................................................................5 1.3.3.1 Translation OF THE Constitution into Luganda..................................................................5 1.3.3.2 Translation OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL Courts ACT into ATESO AND NgakarimoJong................................................................................................................................................5 1.3.4.1 Simplification OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT, CAP.243....................................................6 1.3.5 Publications......................................................................................................................................................6 ..........................................................................................................6 1.3.5.2 REPRINT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT, CAP. 243.................................................................6 1.3.5.1 Constitution (RepRint of 2010) 1.3.5.3 INDEX OF THE laws OF Uganda...............................................................................................................6 1.3.6 Distribution OF publications..............................................................................................................6 1.3.7.1 MAJOR REVISION EXercise............................................................................................................................6 1.3.7.2 Simplification OF REVISED laws...........................................................................................................7 1.3.7.3 Translation OF REVISED laws...............................................................................................................7 1.3.7.4 Publications......................................................................................................................................................7 1.3.7.5 Distribution OF COMMISSION publications.................................................................................7 iii Law reform for good governance and sustainable development CHAPTER TWO LAW REFORM DEPARTMENT...........................................................................................................................8 2.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................8 2.1 Structure............................................................................................................................................................8 2.2 ACTIVITIES OF THE Law Reform department................................................................................8 2.3 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE Law Reform Department ....................................................................9 2.3.1 Commercial Law ProJECTS.......................................................................................................................9 ....................................................................................................................................................................9 2.3.1.2 Consultations ON THE Companies BILL............................................................................................9 2.3.1.1 e - Laws 2.3.1.3 Update OF THE CIVIL Procedure REGIME......................................................................................11 2.3.1.4 Financial Leasing .......................................................................................................................................11 2.3.2 Criminal Law ProJECTS.............................................................................................................................12 2.3.2.1 SENTENCING GUIDELINES............................................................................................................................12 2.3.2.2 Reform OF THE Law ON Criminal TRIAL Procedures .........................................................14 2.3.2.3 Legislation ON WITNESS Protection ............................................................................................14 2.3.3 SOCIAL Law ProJECTS..................................................................................................................................14 2.3.3.1 Translation OF THE Domestic VIOLENCE ACT............................................................................14 2.3.4.2 HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION AND Control BILL ADVocacY ....................................................15 2.3.3.3 Reform OF THE Laws OF Succession ..............................................................................................16 2.3.4 Bills initiated BY THE COMMISSION, that WERE enacted into law........................16 2.3.4.2 Bills approVED BY CABINET AND tabled IN PARLIAMENT....................................................17 2.3.4.3 Bills to BE SUBMITTED to CABINET....................................................................................................18 2.3.5 Publications BY THE Department...................................................................................................18 2.4 ProVISION OF technical assistance AND ADVice to GOVERNMENT departments...........19 ...................................................................................................................................19 2.4.1.1 Reform OF THE Uganda Law Reform COMMISSION ACT AND Regulations ...........19