Registration of Persons Act

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Application. 2. Purpose of the Act. 3. Interpretation. PART II NATIONAL REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY. 4. Establishment of the National Registration and Identification Authority. 5. Functions of the Authority. 6. Cooperation with other agencies. 7. Powers of the Authority. 8. Powers of Minister. Board of the Authority. 9. Board of the Authority. 10. Disqualification from appointment. 11. Tenure of office of members of the Board. 12. Remuneration of members of the Board. 13. Functions of the Board. 14. Meetings of Board and related matters. 15. Committees of the Board. 16. Delegation of functions of the Authority. PART III STAFF OF THE AUTHORITY. 17. Executive Director. 18. Functions of the Executive Director. 19. Secretary to the Authority. 20. Other officers and staff of the Authority. PART IV FINANCES. 21. Funds and sources of revenue of the Authority. 22. Duty to operate on sound financial principles. 23. Power to open and operate bank accounts. 24. Borrowing powers. 25. Estimates. 26. Financial year of Authority. 27. Accounts and audit. PART V REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS. 28.

perate bank accounts. 24. Borrowing powers. 25. Estimates. 26. Financial year of Authority. 27. Accounts and audit. PART V REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS. 28.

Compulsory registration of births. 29. Registration of birth. 30. Period for registration of birth. 31. Duty to give notice of birth. 32. Mode of registration of births. 33. Birth registration of foundlings. 34. Registration of births occurring outside Uganda. 35. Entry of father in the register in contested cases. 36. Change of name of an adult. 37. Change of name of child. 38. Registration of a child born a hermaphrodite. 39. Certificate of birth. 40. Production of certificate of birth. PART VI REGISTRATION OF DEATHS. 41. Compulsory registration of deaths. 42. Registration of deaths. 43. Duty to give notice of death. 44. Mode of notification and registration of Death. 45. Registration of deaths occurring outside Uganda. 46. Certificate of cause of death. 47. Presumption of death. 48. Certificate of death. PART VII GENERAL PROVISIONS UNDER PART V AND PART VI. 49. Monthly returns. 50. Certified copies. 51. Correction of errors. 52. Failure to register a birth or death. 53: Falsifying information. PART VIII COMPULSORY REGISTRATION. 54. Compulsory registration. 55. Registration requirements. 56. Registration period. 57. Cancellation of registration.

T VIII COMPULSORY REGISTRATION. 54. Compulsory registration. 55. Registration requirements. 56. Registration period. 57. Cancellation of registration.

PART IX REGISTRATION CENTRES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTRATION OFFICERS. 58. Designation of registration centres in Uganda. 59. Registration centres abroad. 60. Responsibilities of registration officers. 61. Nondisclosure of information by registration officers. PART X NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION REGISTER. 62. National Identification Register. 63. Content of Register. 64. Continuous update of information. 65. Use of information in the register. 66. Mandatory use of national identification cards. 67. Access to information. PART XI NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND RELATED PROVISIONS. 68. National identification number. 69. National identification card. 70. Cancellation of national identification card. 71. Surrender of national identification card. Alien's identification number and identification card. 72. Aliens identification number. 73. Alien's identification card. 74. Cancellation of alien's identification card. 75. Surrender of alien's card. PART XII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES. 76. Registration offences. 77. Offences relating to identification cards. 78. Offences relating to production of identification cards. 79. General Penalty. 80. Power to arrest. 81.

Offences relating to identification cards. 78. Offences relating to production of identification cards. 79. General Penalty. 80. Power to arrest. 81.

Unauthorised disclosure, submission or transfer of information from the Register. PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS. 82. Protection of members and employees from personal liability. 83. Review of decision of the Authority and appeal. 84. Amendment of Schedules. 85. Regulations. 86. Consequential amendments. 87. Transitional provisions. Schedule 1 Currency point. Schedule 2 Meetings of the Board. Schedule 3 Information required at registration. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT. Commencement: ????? An Act to harmonise and consolidate the law on registration of persons; to provide for registration of individuals; to establish a national identification register; to establish a national registration and identification authority; to provide for the issue of national identification cards and aliens identification cards and for related matters. PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Application. (1) This Act applies to the registration of all persons in Uganda.

s identification cards and for related matters. PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Application. (1) This Act applies to the registration of all persons in Uganda.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), this Act does not apply— ( a ) to a person who is not a resident or a person visiting Uganda for a period not exceeding 90 days; ( b ) to a refugee recognised by the Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 2. Purpose of the Act. The purpose of this Act is— ( a ) to remove duplication from the processes and laws relating to registration of persons; ( b ) to harmonise and consolidate the law on registration of persons; ( c ) to establish a central registration body for the registration of all persons in Uganda; ( d ) to establish a national identification register of all persons in Uganda; and ( e ) to provide for access and use of the information contained in the national identification register. 3. Interpretation.

ll persons in Uganda; and ( e ) to provide for access and use of the information contained in the national identification register. 3. Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "alien" means a person who is not a citizen of Uganda; "alien's identification card" means an alien's identification card issued under this Act; "applicant" means an individual who makes an application for an entry to be made in the register or for the issue or reissue of a national identification card or aliens identification card; "Authority" means the National Identification and Registration Authority established under this Act; "Board" means the Board of the Authority established under this Act; "Citizen" means a citizen of Uganda under the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda; "currency point" has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1; "data" means facts or information which may be— ( a ) recorded with the intention that it may be processed; or ( b ) recorded as part of a relevant filing system or with the intention that they form part of a relevant filing system; "document" includes any medium in which information is recorded, whether printed or on tape or film or by electronic means or otherwise and a map, diagram, photograph, film, microfilm, video tape, sound recording, machine readable record, or any record which is capable of being produced from a machine-readable record by means of equipment or a programme or a combination of both and which is used for that purpose by the authority which holds the record; "electronic database" means a collection of electronic records organised for ease and speed of search and retrieval using specific data management software; "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority; "fingerprint" means a record of the unique pattern of curves formed by the ridges and valleys and other characteristics of the fingers of an individual; "holder" means an individual to whom the lawful possession of a national identification card or alien's identification card has been granted under this Act; "identity data" means the physiographic characteristics of an individual including the biometric information of an individual required for the purpose of establishing that individual's identity; "identity document" includes the following— ( a ) birth certificate; ( b ) baptism certificate; ( c ) immunisation card; ( d ) a voter's identification card; ( e ) an immigration document; ( f ) a valid Uganda or foreign passport or a document that may be used in place of a passport; ( g ) a valid driving licence; ( h ) a valid residence permit; or ( i ) a certificate of acquired citizenship; "information" means data about a person that is recorded in any form including— ( a ) data that relates to the nationality, age or marital status of the person; ( b ) data that relates to the educational level, or occupation of the person or data that relates to a financial transaction in which the person has been involved; ( c ) an identification number, symbol or other particulars assigned to the person; and ( d ) identity data; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for internal affairs; "pass" means a special pass, pupils or students pass, prohibited immigrant pass, interstate pass, visitors pass, in-transit pass, dependent pass and reentry pass; "person" means an individual or natural person; "record" includes information that is recorded in any form or in any medium of writing, print, photographic, electronic or otherwise, but does not include a computer programme or other mechanism that can produce a record; "refugee" means, subject to the Constitution, a person who is recognised as a refugee by the Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under the relevant refugee instruments and the Refugees Act; "Register" means the National Identification Register established under this Act; "registration centres" means centres that are designated as such by the National Identification and Registration Authority in accordance with section 58 of this Act; "registration officer" means any officer appointed by the National Identification and Registration Authority with responsibility for registering of citizens under this Act; "residence permit" means a permit granted to a foreign national who intends to remain in the country for a substantial period which in the first instance does not exceed four years and may be extended.

ign national who intends to remain in the country for a substantial period which in the first instance does not exceed four years and may be extended.

PART II NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY. 4. Establishment of the National Identification and Registration Authority. (1) There is established a National Identification and Registration Authority. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and may, for the discharge of its functions under this Act— ( a ) acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property; ( b ) sue and be sued in its corporate name; and ( c ) do all acts and things as a body corporate may lawfully do. 5. Functions of the Authority.

rty; ( b ) sue and be sued in its corporate name; and ( c ) do all acts and things as a body corporate may lawfully do. 5. Functions of the Authority.

(1) The functions of the Authority are— ( a ) to create, manage, maintain and operate the National Identification Register; ( b ) to register citizens of Uganda; ( c ) to register noncitizens of Uganda who are lawfully resident in Uganda; ( d ) to register births and deaths; ( e ) to assign a unique national identification number to every person registered in the register; ( f ) to issue national identification cards and aliens identification cards; ( g ) to harmonise and incorporate into the register, where applicable, information from other databases in Government agencies relating to registration of persons; ( h ) to verify and authenticate information relating to the registration and identification of persons; ( i ) to collate information obtained under this Act and reproduce it as may be required, from time to time; ( j ) to ensure the preservation, protection and security of any information or data collected, obtained, maintained or stored in the register; ( k ) to promote the use of national identification cards to advance the economic, political and social activities in the country; ( l ) to research on the developments in the identity management sector; and ( m ) to perform such other duties which, in the opinion of the Authority, are necessary or expedient for the discharge of its functions under this Act.

m ) to perform such other duties which, in the opinion of the Authority, are necessary or expedient for the discharge of its functions under this Act.

(2) In the performance of its functions, the Authority shall observe generally accepted information security practices and procedures, and specific industry or professional rules and regulations. 6. Cooperation with other agencies. (1) The Authority shall cooperate with other government ministries, departments and agencies in the implementation of this Act. (2) For the purpose subsection (1) all ministries, departments and agencies of government shall accord to the Authority such assistance as may be necessary to ensure the proper discharge of the functions of the Authority. 7. Powers of the Authority. In carrying out the functions specified under this Act, the Authority may— ( a ) establish a mechanism for collaboration and promotion of partnerships between various categories of players in the registration and identification of persons sector; ( b ) charge fees for services provided by the Authority. 8. Powers of Minister. The Minister may give directions in writing to the Authority with respect to the policy to be observed and implemented by the Authority, and the Authority shall comply with those directions. Board of the Authority. 9. Board of the Authority.

be observed and implemented by the Authority, and the Authority shall comply with those directions. Board of the Authority. 9. Board of the Authority.

(1) The Authority shall have a Board, which shall be the governing body of the Authority. (2) The Board shall comprise of— ( a ) a chairperson; ( b ) a representative of— (i) the ministry responsible for internal affairs; (ii) the Electoral Commission; (iii) the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control; (iv) the Uganda Registration Services Bureau; (v) the National Information Technology Authority, Uganda; and (vi) the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. ( c ) two persons to represent the public, one of whom shall be the vice chairperson; and ( d ) the Executive Director, who shall have no right to vote. (3) The chairperson and the persons referred to in subsection 2( c ) shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons with knowledge and proven experience in any of the following fields; registration of persons, law, information and communications technology, public administration, immigration management, national security or any other relevant field. (4) The Minister shall, in appointing the members of the Board, ensure that there is a balance of skills and gender. 10. Disqualification from appointment.

he Minister shall, in appointing the members of the Board, ensure that there is a balance of skills and gender. 10. Disqualification from appointment.

A person shall not be appointed to the Board who— ( a ) has been convicted of an offence under this Act or of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; ( b ) has been adjudged bankrupt under any law in force in Uganda and has not been discharged; ( c ) has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for six months or more without the option of a fine by a competent court in Uganda or elsewhere; or ( d ) is a Member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local government council; or ( e ) is a civil servant except those stated under section 9(2)( b ). 11. Tenure of office of members of the Board. (1) A member of the Board shall hold office for four years and is eligible for reappointment for one 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 .