Uganda Law Library

Governed by the Registration of Titles Act (Cap. 240). Title passes on registration (s.54); certificate of title is conclusive (s.59); caveats protect unregistered interests (s.124).

Land Act (Cap. 236) governs all land tenure in Uganda. Family land transactions require spousal consent (s.40). Bona fide occupants cannot be evicted without court order (s.35).

The Landlord and Tenant Act 2022 requires written tenancy agreements (s.4), mandates court orders for eviction (s.32), and prohibits forceful eviction (s.32). Rent increases require 3 months' notice (s.16).

Contracts Act 2010 governs all contracts in Uganda. Consent must be free from fraud, coercion, or misrepresentation (s.13). Damages for breach are assessed on a proximate-cause basis (s.62).

Employment Act 2006 requires written employment particulars (s.47), mandates minimum notice periods (s.54), and awards up to 12 months' compensation for wrongful dismissal (s.65).

NSSF Act requires employer registration (s.7) and mandatory monthly contributions: 5% employee + 10% employer of gross wage (s.18).

Succession Act Cap.162: wills require writing, testator's signature, and two witnesses (s.53). Intestate succession follows the statutory rules in Part VI. Probate jurisdiction vests in the High Court and Magistrates' Courts (s.152).

CPA Cap.71 & CPR S.I.71-1: pleadings must contain only material facts (O.6 r.1); fraud requires specific particulars (O.6 r.3); affidavits limited to personal knowledge (O.19); injunctions available on balance of convenience (O.41).

Limitation Act Cap.80: simple contract — 6 years (s.3); land recovery — 12 years (s.4); personal injury — 3 years (s.7); disability tolls the period (s.21).

Evidence Act Cap.6: burden of proof lies on the party asserting a fact (s.101-102). Hearsay is inadmissible unless excepted (s.55). Oral evidence must be direct (s.60).

Constitution of Uganda 1995: equality before the law (Art.21); right to property with fair compensation on compulsory acquisition (Art.26); right to fair, speedy, public hearing (Art.28); judicial power derived from the people (Art.126).

Penal Code Act Cap.120 criminalises libel (s.179), obtaining by false pretences (s.258), theft (s.221) and common assault (s.187).

Companies Act 2012: companies incorporated by registration of memorandum (s.5); directors owe fiduciary duties (s.197); winding up available on insolvency or just and equitable grounds (s.301).

Income Tax Act (Cap. 340) charges PAYE on employment income (s.116) under the graduated bands in the Second Schedule; the employer remits the deduction by the 15th of the following month (s.117).

VAT Act (Cap. 349): VAT charged at 18% on taxable supplies (s.5, First Schedule); registration required above the threshold (s.7); net of output less input tax is remitted (s.8).

Stamp Duty Act (Cap. 342): ad valorem duty on conveyance of land, computed on the higher of consideration or government valuation (s.5); succession transfers may be exempt (s.10).