Acts of Parliament of Uganda

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primary legislation statutory law

Acts of Parliament of Uganda are the primary laws formally enacted by Uganda’s national legislature to govern the country’s legal and institutional framework.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Judicature Act of Uganda	5
Local Governments Act of Uganda	3
Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act of Uganda	3
Acts of Parliament of Uganda canonical	2
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act	2
Acts of Parliament of Uganda in force before 1995	1
Bank of Uganda Act	1
Civil Procedure Act of Uganda	1
Education Service Act of Uganda	1
Kampala Capital City Authority Act	1
Kampala Capital City Authority Act 2010	1
Land Act of Uganda	1
Magistrates Courts Act of Uganda	1
National Environment Act of Uganda	1
Penal Code Act of Uganda	1
Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act of Uganda	1
Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream Storage) Act of Uganda	1
Public Finance Management Act of Uganda	1
Registration of Titles Act of Uganda	1
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Act	1
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation Act	1
Water Act (Uganda)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3096810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Acts of Parliament of Uganda
Context triple: [Parliament of Uganda, passes, Acts of Parliament of Uganda]

A. Constitution of Uganda
The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law that defines the country’s political framework, fundamental rights, and structure of government.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Acts of the East African Community
Acts of the East African Community are regional laws enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly that govern and harmonize various policy areas among the member states of the East African Community.
D. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
E. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Acts of Parliament of Uganda
Target entity description: Acts of Parliament of Uganda are the primary laws formally enacted by Uganda’s national legislature to govern the country’s legal and institutional framework.

A. Constitution of Uganda
The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law that defines the country’s political framework, fundamental rights, and structure of government.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Acts of the East African Community
Acts of the East African Community are regional laws enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly that govern and harmonize various policy areas among the member states of the East African Community.
D. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
E. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	primary legislation ⓘ statutory law ⓘ
appliesTo	citizens of Uganda ⓘ residents of Uganda ⓘ territory of Uganda ⓘ
bindingOn	executive branch of Uganda ⓘ judiciary of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Uganda local governments in Uganda ⓘ statutory bodies in Uganda ⓘ
canBeChallengedFor	unconstitutionality ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
formPartOf	laws of Uganda ⓘ
govern	civil law in Uganda ⓘ commercial law in Uganda ⓘ criminal law in Uganda ⓘ education sector in Uganda ⓘ elections in Uganda ⓘ environmental protection in Uganda ⓘ health sector in Uganda ⓘ institutional framework of Uganda ⓘ judiciary organization in Uganda ⓘ land tenure in Uganda ⓘ legal framework of Uganda ⓘ local government in Uganda ⓘ natural resources in Uganda ⓘ public administration in Uganda ⓘ public finance in Uganda ⓘ security sector in Uganda ⓘ taxation in Uganda ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applicable to Uganda (colonial era) ⓘ linked to: British Protectorate of Uganda
interpretedBy	Constitutional Court of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Court of Appeal of Uganda Supreme Court of Uganda ⓘ courts of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Uganda
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	legal system of Uganda ⓘ
legislatedBy	Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
mayBeAmendedBy	subsequent Acts of Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
mayProvideFor	creation of public offices in Uganda ⓘ criminal offences and penalties in Uganda ⓘ establishment of statutory authorities in Uganda ⓘ regulation of businesses in Uganda ⓘ regulation of professions in Uganda ⓘ
publishedIn	Uganda Gazette ⓘ
relatedTo	by-laws of local governments in Uganda ⓘ statutory instruments of Uganda ⓘ
require	presidential assent in Uganda ⓘ
subordinateTo	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda

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