Referendum Political Systems Act, 2000

REFERENDUM (POLITICAL SYSTEMS) ACT, 2000. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title. 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation. PART II REFERENDUM UNDER ARTICLE 271. 4. Referendum under article 271 of the Constitution. 5. Electoral Commission to be responsible for referendum. 6. Voting at referendum. 7. Majority of votes required in the referendum. 8. Referendum to be repeated where required majority not obtained. 9. Publication of results of the referendum. 10. Application of other electoral laws. 11. Persons entitled to vote at the referendum. 12. Canvassing for the referendum. 13. Prohibition of incitement to public disorder, etc. PART III AGENTS OF SIDES IN THE REFERENDUM. 14. Agents of sides. 15. Equal treatment to all sides. 16. Rights and duties of agents, etc. PART IV CHALLENGING THE REFERENDUM. 17. Challenging the referendum. 18. Witness in petition. 19. Withdrawal of petitions. 20. Appeals to Court of Appeal. PART V MISCELLANEOUS. 21. Constitutional right to canvass in respect of referendum. 22. Prohibition of ethnic or religious symbols, etc. 23. Expenses of the referendum. 24. Use of public resources. 25. Regulations. 26.

of referendum. 22. Prohibition of ethnic or religious symbols, etc. 23. Expenses of the referendum. 24. Use of public resources. 25. Regulations. 26.

Power of Minister to amend Schedule. 27. Removal of doubts. 28. Protection in respect of past offences. 29. Transitional provision. Schedule Currency point. REFERENDUM (POLITICAL SYSTEMS) ACT, 2000. Commencement: 2 July, 1999. An Act to make provision for the holding of the referendum required to be held under article 271 of the Constitution to determine the political system the people of Uganda wish to adopt and for other related matters. PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Referendum (Political Systems) Act, 2000. 2. Commencement. This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd"> day of July, 1999. 3. Interpretation.

um (Political Systems) Act, 2000. 2. Commencement. This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd"> day of July, 1999. 3. Interpretation.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— "agent" means an agent of a side; "Commission" means the Electoral Commission established by article 60 of the Constitution; "currency point" has the meaning assigned to it in the Schedule to this Act; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for public elections and referenda; "referendum" means the referendum required to be held under article 271 of the Constitution; "side" means the supporters of an affirmative answer to a question in the referendum or as the case may be, the supporters of a negative answer to a question in the referendum. PART II REFERENDUM UNDER ARTICLE 271. 4. Referendum under article 271 of the Constitution. (1) A referendum shall be held under this Act for the purposes of article 271 of the Constitution. (2) For the purposes of the referendum, the Minister shall refer the matter to the Chief Justice who shall appoint a panel of three Judges to frame the question in consultation with the sides to the referendum. (3) Any question submitted to the referendum under this section shall be framed so as to enable the voters to make a choice.

sides to the referendum. (3) Any question submitted to the referendum under this section shall be framed so as to enable the voters to make a choice.

(4) In the referendum the voting may be on one question or a series of questions. 5. Electoral Commission to be responsible for referendum. (1) For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission shall organise, conduct and supervise the referendum. (2) The Commission shall, for the purposes of the referendum, appoint and publish in the Gazette , a date falling within the period 3rd"> day of June to 2nd"> day of July in the year 2000 on which the referendum shall be held to determine the political system that the people of Uganda wish to adopt. (3) The Commission shall, in the notice published under subsection (2) of this section, state the issue in respect of which the referendum is to be held. (4) The Commission shall provide for the referendum to be held everywhere on the same day in the whole of Uganda, unless it is impracticable to do so; and in that case the referendum may be held on different dates in different places as is practicable. (5) The Commission shall, before the referendum, formulate and implement civic educational programmes relating to the referendum. 6. Voting at referendum.

The Commission shall, before the referendum, formulate and implement civic educational programmes relating to the referendum. 6. Voting at referendum.

(1) Before polling begins in the referendum, the presiding officer at each polling station shall open each ballot box to be used at that polling station and show it to the voters present as being empty and shall give the voters present reasonable opportunity to inspect the ballot box. (2) The Commission shall, in consultation with the sides, select symbols which shall be used on the ballot paper in the referendum to facilitate the exercise of a choice by voters. (3) The symbols agreed upo This section of the article is only available for our subscribers. Please click here to subscribe to a subscription plan to view this part of the article. Home | About Us |--> Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement | Publishing Services | Contact Us Sitemap --> --> Copyright 2019. Blackhall Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Design and Developed By : Indiafin Technologies Ltd .