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| Name: | Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. 12 of 2015). |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Subject(s): | Constitutional law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2015-08-24 |
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| ISN: | UGA-2015-L-101542 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=101542&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII), Uganda PDF (consulted on 2016-03-24) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda in accordance with articles 259 and 262 of the Constitution; to prescribe a procedure for the removal of members of the Electoral Commission, similar to the procedure for the removal of judicial officers; to require the Electoral Commission to hold a by-election within sixty days from the date of notification of a vacancy of a member of Parliament by the Clerk to Parliament; to require the registrar of a court declaring the seat of a member of Parliament vacant to transmit the judgment to the Clerk to Parliament within ten days after the declaration; to permit floor crossing in Parliament by members of Parliament within twelve months before the end of the term of Parliament; to provide for the Judicial Service Commission to appoint certain staff of the judiciary; and for related matters. |
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