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The Uganda Gazettepublished GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY The 11 THE REK'BLIC QF VOAXDA Registered at the Published General Post Office for transmission within by East Africa as a Newspaper Uganda Gazette Authority Vol. XCIII No. 3 12th January, 2000 Price: Shs. 700 CONTENTS Page General Notice No. 8 of 2000. The Electoral Commission Act—Notices.............. 11-12 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT, 1997. The Companies Act—Notices .......................... 12 Act No. 1 of 1997. Advertisement 12 Section 108. NOTICE PUBLICATION OF POLLING DAYS FOR LOCAL General Notice No. 7 of 2000. GOVERNMENT COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS IN THE THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ACT, 1997. AREAS SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE. ' Act No.3 of 1997. Notice is hereby given that in exercise of the powers (Section 25). conferred upon the Electoral Commission by section 108 of NOTICE. the Local Governments Act, No. 1 of 1997, the dates specified in the first column arc hereby appointed the APPOINTMENT OF PERIOD OF DISPLAY OF COPIES polling days for the by-elections in the areas specified in the OF VOTERS' ROLLS FOR THE ELECTIONS IN THE second column in the Schedule to this Notice. SUB-DIVIDED SUB-COUNTIES OF BUSHENYI AND MBALE DISTRICTS SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE Notice is hereby given that in exercise of the powers Polling Date Election for conferred upon the Electoral Commission by section 25 of 16th Jan., 2000 Sub-County/Municipal Councillors the Electoral Commission Act, No. 3 of 1997, the period commencing 12th January, 2000 and ending 1st February, (a) Councillor, Akoboi Parish, Olio Sub­ 2000 is hereby appointed to be the period during which the County, Soroti District; display of the voters’ rolls shall lake place in the polling (b) Councillor, Kahokya Parish, Katwe Sub­ divisions in Mbale and Bushenyi districts in the Sub­ County, Kasese District; counties where vacancies have occurred following the sub­ divisions, as specified in the Schedule to this Notice. (c) Councillor, Ruharo Parish, Bumbaire Sub­ County, Bushenyi District; and SCHEDULE (d) Councillor, Kyato Parish, Bukuya Sub­ district Sub-county' County, Mubende District. —Jbale (1) Bugobero 23rd Jan., 2000 Sub-Count)’ Chairpersons (2) Sibanga (3) Buwagogo (a) Chairperson, Minakulu Sub-County, Apac (4) Kato District; (5) Buginyanya (b) Chairperson, Muduuma Sub-County, (6) Masira Mpigi District; and (7) Muyembe (c) Chairperson, Bugoye Sub-County, Kasese (8) Bukhalu District. (9) Bulucheke District Councillors (10) Bumayoka (11) Bududa (a) Councillor, Buyanja Sub-County, (12) Bukibokolo Rukungiri District; (13) Nakaloke (b) Councillor, Kamuli Town Council, Kamuli (14) Namanyonyi District; (15) Busulani (c) Councillor, Arua Hill, Arua District; (16) Zesui (d) Woman Councillor, Bubutu Sub-County, (17) Sisiyi Mbale District; and (18) Bulegeni (e) Woman Councillor; Kiryandongo/ (1) Kiyanga Mutunda, Masindi District. (2) Bitereko Issued at Kampala this 11th day of January, 2000. sued at Kampala this 20th day of December, 1999. FLORA K. NKURUKENDA (MRS), FLORA K. NKURUKENDA, (Mrs.) Deputy Chairperson, Electoral Commission. Deputy Chairperson, Electoral Commission. * 12 THE UGANDA GAZETTE [J 2th Janua£ - General Notice No. 9 of 2000. General Notice No. 1 ] of 2000. \ # . THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT, 1997. THE COMPANIES ACT 1964. \ ? Act No. 1 of /997. (Cap. 85). (Section 120(1). - : , NOTICE. NOTICE. ■ ^URS5JANT to secfion 343(5) of the Companies Act, notk* —— APPOINTMENT OF NOMINATION DAYS FOR is hereby given that the undermentioned Company’s nam- NOMINATiDN OF.QANDIDATES FOR THE LOCAL has been struck off the Register. GOVERNMENTS ELECTIONS IN THE SUB- ___ JOGET UGANDA LIMITED _ .. COUNTIES SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE. Dated at Kampala this 21st day of December. 199?O . Notice is hereby given that the dates of 13th January _ and 14th.January 2000 are.hcreby appointed dates for the ■ — JOEL COX OJUKO nomination of candidates for elections in the districts of Assistant Registrar of Companies Mbale and Bushcnyi where vacancies have occurred arising out of the sub-divisions of subcountics specified in the General Notice No. 12 of 2000. Schedule to this Notice. Nominations will begin from 10.00 a.m THE COMPANIES ACT 1964. to 4.00 p.m in such places as the respective Reluming (Cap. 85). Officers shall determine and notify. IN THE MATTER OF MESSRS RONAPOLD • ■ SCHEDULE PHARMACY LIMITED ! AND ‘ District Sub-county IN THE MATTER OF APPOINTMENT OF J. MbaJe (1) Bugobcro RECEIVER/MANAGER. (2) Sibanga NOTICE. (3) Buwagogo Notice is hereby given that wc Allied Bank International (4) Kato (U) Ltd of P.O. Box 2750, Kampala, as debenture - holders (5) Buginyanya with reference to Ronapold Pharmacy Ltd, on the 1st day of (6) Masira December 1999 appointed Mr. Solomon Lubega t/a Solestor (7) Muycmbc Auctioneers of P.O. Box 11496 Kampala as Receiver & (8) Bukhalu Manager of the property of the said Ronapold Pharmacy Ltd (9) Buluchcke underJebenture instrument dated 1 1th September, 1998.' (10) Buinayoka All credits and all other matters should therefore be directed (11) Bududa and referred to the Receiver/Managcr. (12) Bukibokolo Dated this 9th day of December, 1999. '■ (13) Nakalokc (14) Namanyonyi STEPHEN BEYANGA. (15) Busulani Legal Manager. (16) Zcsui (17) Sisiyi (18) Bulegcni ADVERTISEMENT •THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT 2 . Bushcnyi (1) Kiyanga (Act No. 28 of 1970) (2) Bilercko DEED POLL—NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAMES Issued at Kampala this 20th day of December, 1999. Know ye all persons by this Deed Poll, that I George King of P. O. Box 2903 of Kampala a Ugandan citizen by birth formerly FLORA K. NKURUKENDA, (Mrs.) and lately known as George Siminyu do hereby formally and Deputy Chairperson, Electoral Commission. absolutely renounce, abandon, and relinquish the names of or the use of the names of George Siminyu and in lieu thereof, I hereby adopt and assume as from the 9th day of August 1999 the names of George King as my proper full names. General Notice No. 10 of 2000. And in pursuance of such change of names as aforesaid, I hereby declare that as from the said 9th day of August 1999 THE COMPANIES ACT, 1964. and all times hereinafter in all actions, deeds, records and^ _.ikJ (Cap- 85). proceedings as well as in all dealings and transactions, matters and all occasions whatsoever the said names of NOTICE. George King shall be used and subscribed in lieu of my Pursuant to section 343(5) of the Companies Act, notice former names of George Siminyu. is hereby given that the undermentioned Company’s name And I hereby expressly authorise and require all person5 h has been struck off the Register. whoever to describe me, designate me and address me at times by such assumed and adopted names of George King only-. "DANMAX UGANDA LIMITED In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed and signe^ Dated at Kampala this 21st day of December, 1999. my adopted and assumed name of George King this 23r day of December, 1999. ' -p .. h- •• V - n JOEL COX OJUKO, Assistant Registrar of Companies. GEORGE KIN6’ Declare *.
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