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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
THE MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS
ACT, 2023
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
I SIGNIFY my assent to the bill.
[Signature]
President
Date of assent: 27th April 2023
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THE MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS ACT, 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
PART I—PRELIMINARY
1. Application
2. Object of Act
3. Interpretation
4. Principles for sustainable cultural heritage conservation and
management
PART II—ADMINISTRATION
5. Administration, management and development
6. Functions of Minister
7. Functions of Minister responsible for culture
8. Functions of Department of Museums and Monuments
9. Role of local governments
10. Role of institution of traditional or cultural leader
PART III—MUSEUMS
11. Classification of museums
12. Establishment of museums
13. Uganda Museum
14. Regional, district or city museums
15. Declaration of community museums
16. Management of community museums
17. Private museums
18. Promotion of museums
19. Register of museums
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Part IV—SITES, MONUMENTS AND ANTIQUITIES
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Part IV—SITES, MONUMENTS AND ANTIQUITIES
20. Duty to protect sites and monuments
21. Monuments and memorials
22. Inspection and repair of monuments
23. Compulsory repair orders
24. Acquisition of monuments and antiquities
25. Compulsory acquisition of sites and monuments
26. General duty to conserve cultural and natural heritage
Part V—DECLARATION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
27. Declaration of preserved cultural and natural objects, areas or sites
28. Protection and preservation of object, area or site by agreement
29. Provisional protection of cultural and natural heritage
30. Gifts or bequests
31. Protection of faith based sites
32. Palaeontological, archaeological, shipwrecks as protected sites of
the State
33. Burial grounds and graves of national heroes and victims
Part VI—HERITAGE AGREEMENTS, APPLICATION
FOR LICENCES AND PERMITS
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33. Burial grounds and graves of national heroes and victims
Part VI—HERITAGE AGREEMENTS, APPLICATION
FOR LICENCES AND PERMITS
34. Heritage agreements
35. Restrictions on aquisition of excavation licence
36. Excavation licence
37. Size of area covered by excavation licence
38. Duration, renewal and revocation of excavation licence
39. Rights and duties of holder of excavation licence
40. Operations of holder of excavation licence
41. Objects discovered to be surrendered
42. Research permit
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43. Preservation of objects by researcher
44. Prohibition of export of palaeontological or archaeological objects.
45. Export permit
PART VII—HERITAGE INFORMATION
46. Financing of Department to undertake heritage surveys
47. Collection, ownership, custodianship, management and accessibility
48. Heritage surveys or prospecting
49. Management of heritage and palaeontological resources information
50. Confidentiality of data
PART VIII—PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
agement of heritage and palaeontological resources information
50. Confidentiality of data
PART VIII—PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
51. Prohibition of pollution
52. Liability for pollution by holder of licence or permit
53. Liability for pollution damage caused without licence or permit
54. Environmental protection standards
PART IX—COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
55. Participation of communities
56. Communities to benefit from heritage values
57. Negotiation of community development agreement
58. Compensation and resettlement
PART X—GUARDIANSHIP, DISCOVERIES, RESTITUTION
AND PROHIBITIONS
59. Guardianship of sites and monuments
60. Agreement for protection or preservation of sites and monuments
61. Discoveries
62. Restitution of heritage objects
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63. Prohibition of sale, transfer of or dealing in antiquities and protected
objects
64. Prohibition of removal of antiquities and protected objects
PART XI—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
protected
objects
64. Prohibition of removal of antiquities and protected objects
PART XI—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
65. General offences
66. Offences against cultural and natural heritage resources
67. Offences relating to licences and permits
68. Prohibition of use of explosives
69. Counterfeiting and similar offences
70. Falsification of certificate of origin and other documents
71. Offences relating to excavation, research and development of
cultural and natural heritage resources
72. Laundering of proceeds of illicit trade in cultural objects
73. Obstruction of Commissioner or authorised officers
74. Offences relating to authorised officers
75. Impersonation of authorised officers
76. Unlawful seizure
77. Removing or defacing the seal of the Department
78. Offences committed by body corporate
79. Alerting offender
80. Conspiracy to commit an offence
81. Continuing or subsequent offences
82. General penalty
83. Power of court to confiscate and order forfeiture
84. Power of court to order compensation
85. Deprivation of monetary benefits
86. Cancellation of licences and permits by court
87. Further powers of court
PART XII—MISCELLANEOUS
88. Indemnity of officials
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ences and permits by court
87. Further powers of court
PART XII—MISCELLANEOUS
88. Indemnity of officials
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89. Administrative review by Minister
90. Excavation and research reports
91. Right of access by the public to preserved or protected sites
92. Amendment of Schedule
93. Application of the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022
94. Radioactive material
95. Regulations
96. Repeal and savings
97. Existing licences, permits and agreements
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE — Currency point
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
THE MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS ACT, 2023
2023
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
THE MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS ACT, 2023
An Act to consolidate and reform the law relating to cultural and
natural heritage; to strengthen the administrative structures for the
effective management of cultural and natural heritage; to provide
for the classification of museums; to provide for the development,
management and maintenance of museums and monuments; to
provide for the formalisation, control and protection of tangible
and associated intangible cultural heritage and works of art
collection; to repeal the Historical Monuments Act, Cap. 46 and
for related matters.
Date of Assent:
Date of Commencement:
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY
1. Application
This Act applies to all activities, operations and transactions related to
the conservation, preservation, protection and management of—
(a) museums, monuments and the associated intangible
cultural heritage; and
(b) works of art collection.
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2. Object of Act
The object of this Act is—
ion.
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2. Object of Act
The object of this Act is—
(a) to ensure the protection of cultural and natural heritage
resources and the environment;
(b) to give effect to the 1972 Convention concerning the
Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage;
(c) to give effect to the 1970 Convention on the Means of
Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and
Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property;
(d) to give effect to the 2003 Convention for the safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage;
(e) to give effect to the 2005 Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression;
(f) to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework for the
conservation, preservation, protection and management of
all cultural and natural heritage resources;
mework for the
conservation, preservation, protection and management of
all cultural and natural heritage resources;
(g) to strengthen and provide for the institutional structure
for effective management of museums and monuments;
including enhancing the capacity of the Department for
effective governance;
(h) to prohibit the illicit trafficking of artefacts;
(i) to promote local content of cultural and natural heritage;
(j) to provide for the progressive rehabilitation of heritage
sites;
(k) to promote regional and international cooperation;
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(l) to promote the collection and documentation of
information concerning natural and cultural heritage; and
(m) to promote and guide public private partnerships in the
conservation and preservation of cultural and natural
heritage.
3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
ation and preservation of cultural and natural
heritage.
3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"alter" means any action affecting the structure, appearance or
physical properties of a place or object, whether by way of
structural or other works, by painting, plastering or other
decoration or any other means;
"antiquity" means any movable or immovable object which was
made, written, inscribed, built, discovered or modified
by a human being before the year 1962 including caves,
sculpture, coins, pottery, manuscripts and other kinds
of manufactured products which indicate the beginning
and development of science, arts, handicrafts, religions,
traditions of previous civilisations, or any part added to
that thing or rebuilt after that date;
"archaeological" means material remains resulting from human
activity which are in a state of disuse and are in or on land
and which are older than fifty years, including artefacts,
human remains and artificial features and structures upon
investigation by archaeologists;
than fifty years, including artefacts,
human remains and artificial features and structures upon
investigation by archaeologists;
"associated intangible cultural heritage" means practices,
representations, expressions, knowledge, skills as well as
instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces which
are associated with communities, groups and individuals
and which are recognised as part of the cultural heritage of
the communities, groups or individuals;
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“authorised officer” includes employees of the Department
and any person appointed by the Minister to carry out a
designated role of compliance or enforcement function
under this Act;
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner responsible for
museums and monuments;
“conservation” includes the professional care, maintenance,
preservation and sustainable use of any heritage resource
so that it shall continue to play a useful role for the benefit
of the present and future generations;
“conservator” means a person appointed to maintain and or
inspect a preserved and protected object or any related
function;
“cultural heritage” means any place or object of cultural
significance;
and or
inspect a preserved and protected object or any related
function;
“cultural heritage” means any place or object of cultural
significance;
“cultural significance” includes aesthetic, architectural,
historical, scientific, social, spiritual, linguistic including
cultural, artistic, and natural history; and technological
value or significance of a cultural object;
“curation” includes the professional care, selection or exhibition
of any object of archaeological, palaeontological,
ethnographical, historical or traditional interest;
“curator” means a person working in a museum responsible
for the development, preservation and interpretation of
museum collections;
“currency point” has the value assigned to it in the Schedule to
this Act;
“Department” means the Department of Museums and
Monuments in the Ministry responsible for museums,
monuments and antiquities;
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"development" means any physical intervention, excavation,
or actions, other than those carried out by natural forces,
which may, in the opinion of the relevant authority, in
any way result in a change to the nature, appearance, or
physical nature of a place, or influence its stability and
future wellbeing;
authority, in
any way result in a change to the nature, appearance, or
physical nature of a place, or influence its stability and
future wellbeing;
"discover" means to reveal or obtain scientific knowledge in
relation to any object of paleontological, archaeological,
ethnographical, historical or traditional importance;
"excavation" includes the digging, probing, searching,
or investigation of any object of paleontological,
archaeological, historical or traditional interest which is
underground;
"fossil" means the specimen of the remains or impression of a
prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved
in petrified form;
"grave" means a place of interment and includes the contents,
headstone or other marker of such a place and any other
structure on or associated with such place;
"heritage" means anything tangible or intangible, natural or cultural
including features of the landscape such as hills, waterways,
and trees as well as the built cultural environment that have
intangible heritage values attached to them;
"heritage agreement" means an agreement referred to in section
34;
"heritage site" means a place that is given value by local, regional
or national groups of people in terms of their cultural or
historical identity which is declared by the Minister to be
a heritage site;
l, regional
or national groups of people in terms of their cultural or
historical identity which is declared by the Minister to be
a heritage site;
"heritage value" means any importance attached to the tangible
or intangible object or place of and of natural, historical or
cultural significance;
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"historic building" means a building of special architectural or
historical interest declared by the Minister to be a protected
building and includes any object or structure fixed to the
building ;
"historic landscape" means an ensemble of interrelated natural
and cultural features that establish the essentials of a fabric
for historic sites, districts, neighbourhoods, communities
or an entire region;
for historic sites, districts, neighbourhoods, communities
or an entire region;
"mineral" means any substance, whether in solid, liquid or
gaseous form occurring naturally in or on the earth, formed
by or subject to a geological process; but does not include
petroleum, as defined under the Petroleum (Exploration,
Development and Production) Act, 2013 or substances
excluded from the definition of minerals under Article 244
(5) of the Constitution;
excluded from the definition of minerals under Article 244
(5) of the Constitution;
"mineral right" means a right to prospect, explore or mine for
minerals under a prospecting licence, an exploration
licence, a retention licence, a large scale mining licence, a
medium scale mining licence, a small scale mining licence
or an artisanal mining licence issued under the Mining and
Minerals Act, 2022;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for museums,
monuments and antiquities;
"monument" means a place or immovable structure of any age
which is of historical, cultural, scientific, architectural,
technological or other human interest and includes historic
buildings or historic landscapes;
technological or other human interest and includes historic
buildings or historic landscapes;
"museum" means a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the
service of society that researches, collects, conserves,
interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage
which is open to the public, accessible and inclusive
and fosters diversity and sustainability; operating and
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communicating ethically, professionally and with
the participation of communities and offering valid
experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and
knowledge sharing;
professionally and with
the participation of communities and offering valid
experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and
knowledge sharing;
"natural heritage" includes—
(a) natural features consisting of physical and biological
formations or groups of such formations which are
of outstanding local, regional, national or universal
value from the aesthetic or scientific point of view;
(b) geological and physiographical formations and
precisely delineated areas which constitute the
habitat of threatened species of animals and plants
of outstanding local, regional, national or universal
value from the point of view of science, aesthetics or
conservation;
(c) natural sites or precisely delineated natural areas
of outstanding local, regional, national or universal
value from the point of view of science, conservation
or natural beauty; and
(d) areas such as rivers, hills, caves, rock shelters,
calderas, trees and other natural features which
are, or have been of religious significance, use, or
veneration;
"object" means any movable property of natural or cultural
significance which is protected under this Act;
ignificance, use, or
veneration;
"object" means any movable property of natural or cultural
significance which is protected under this Act;
"palaeontology" means the scientific study of fossils as a way
of obtaining information about the history of life on earth;
"presentation" includes exhibition or display of; provision of
access and guidance to; provision, publication or display
of information in relation to; and performances or oral
presentations related to heritage values protected in terms
of this Act;
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"protected area" means a site which has been and remains
declared by the Minister to be a protected area;
"protected object" means any other object or type of object,
whether or not part of an immovable structure which, being
of historical or cultural interest, has been and remains
declared by the Minister to be a protected object;
"responsible body" means an authority authorised by law to
manage cultural and natural heritage including museums
and monuments;
"site" means any area of land, including land covered by water
and includes any structures or objects on the land; and
"Uganda museum" means the Uganda National Museum
continued in force under section 13.
y water
and includes any structures or objects on the land; and
"Uganda museum" means the Uganda National Museum
continued in force under section 13.
4. Principles for sustainable cultural heritage conservation and
management
(1) A person who performs any function, duty or role under
this Act in relation to the conservation, preservation and management
of museums, monuments or historical sites to ensure sustainability,
shall take into account, and give effect to, the principles of sustainable
heritage, conservation and management prescribed under this Act and
other applicable written laws.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), a person shall, when identifying
or assessing the heritage of Uganda—
(a) take into account all cultural values and indigenous
knowledge systems;
(b) take into account material or cultural heritage value and
involve the least possible alteration or loss of material or
cultural heritage;
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(c) promote the use, enjoyment of and access to heritage
places, in a way consistent with their cultural significance
and conservation needs;
ent of and access to heritage
places, in a way consistent with their cultural significance
and conservation needs;
(d) contribute to social, spiritual, artistic, political and
economic development;
(e) safeguard the rights of present and future generations
through research, documentation and storage; and
(f) respect human rights and the ethical profession of
conservation.
PART II—ADMINISTRATION
5. Administration, management and development
(1) The administration, management and regulation of
museums and monuments shall be undertaken by the Department of
Museums and Monuments, subject to the overall policy guidance of
the Minister.
(2) The administration, management and regulation of
associated intangible cultural heritage shall be undertaken by the
Ministry responsible for culture.
The Minister
6. Functions of Minister
The Minister shall—
(a) provide policy guidance to the Department to ensure its
efficient operation;
(b) oversee resource mobilisation for programmes in support
of conservation and preservation of museums and
monuments, where applicable;
resource mobilisation for programmes in support
of conservation and preservation of museums and
monuments, where applicable;
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(c) coordinate with relevant Government ministries,
departments and agencies on issues relating to the regulation
and management of museums and monuments; and
(d) perform any other function incidental to the purposes of
this Act. „
7. Functions of Minister responsible for culture
(1) The Minister responsible for culture shall provide policy
guidance on matters relating to associated intangible cultural heritage.
(2) The Minister responsible for culture shall make regulations
relating to associated intangible cultural heritage.
Department of Museums and Monuments
8. Functions of Department of Museums and Monuments
(1) The Department of Museums and Monuments shall—
(a) be responsible for the administration, development,
management and regulation of museums, monuments and
heritage sites;
(b) implement the UNESCO operational guidelines;
(c) undertake research of cultural and natural heritage;
itage sites;
(b) implement the UNESCO operational guidelines;
(c) undertake research of cultural and natural heritage;
(d) inspect, monitor and audit museums and monuments
operations;
(e) promote, conserve and protect cultural heritage objects in
the context of social and economic development;
(f) ensure coordination and strengthening of institutional
capacity building for museums and monuments;
(g) promote participation of private sector investments
in conservation and development of museums and
monuments;
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(h) collect and manage cultural and natural heritage data and
information associated with museums and monuments
from heritage exploration and development operations;
(i) ensure the right to national participation in heritage
exploration, development and exploitation operations;
(j) manage the impact of heritage exploration, development
and exploitation activities on the economy, environment
and socio-economic life;
he impact of heritage exploration, development
and exploitation activities on the economy, environment
and socio-economic life;
(k) compile, publish and disseminate data and information
concerning the cultural and natural heritage resources of
Uganda;
(l) promote the development of and conduct research in
cultural and natural heritage;
(m) collect sufficient information on the cultural and natural
heritage associated with museums and monuments of
Uganda to market Uganda;
(n) examine books of accounts, vouchers, documents or
records of any kind required to be kept under this Act
or regulations made under this Act, or the terms and
conditions of any licence issued under this Act, and take
copies of such books of account, vouchers, documents or
records;
(o) facilitate the development of human capacity and
technological development;
(p) encourage private sector participation in the conservation
and preservation of cultural and natural heritage resources
associated with museums and monuments;
(q) improve the availability of information on heritage to the
public;
ge resources
associated with museums and monuments;
(q) improve the availability of information on heritage to the
public;
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(r) jointly develop and observe internationally accepted
standards of conservation and preservation of cultural and
natural heritage, with relevant stakeholders; and
(s) coordinate with other ministries and agencies in the
execution of policy measures and strategies for museums
and monuments.
(2) The Department may, for the purposes of this Act, establish
regional offices.
9. Role of local governments
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a local government shall---
(a) integrate information generated by the Department into their
development plan and participate in the implementation of
the museums and monuments policies, laws and related
activities in collaboration with the Department;
mentation of
the museums and monuments policies, laws and related
activities in collaboration with the Department;
(b) create awareness of the importance of museums and
monuments in the development agenda within their areas
of jurisdiction in collaboration with the Department; and
(c) facilitate dialogue between the local communities and
owners or managers of museums or monuments.
(2) A conservator, curator, tourism officer or community
development officer at a local government shall assist the relevant
local government in providing the required technical support under
subsection (1).
10. Role of institution of traditional or cultural leader
For the purposes of this Act, the institution of traditional or cultural
leaders shall in accordance with the Institution of Traditional or
Cultural Leaders Act, 2011---
(a) serve as custodians of the cultural heritage of the institution;
and
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(b) protect and preserve royal regalia and other artefacts as
they relate to their cultural heritage.
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(b) protect and preserve royal regalia and other artefacts as
they relate to their cultural heritage.
PART III—MUSEUMS
11. Classification of museums
(1) Museums in Uganda shall be classified as follows—
(a) national museum;
(b) regional museum;
(c) city museum;
(d) institutional museum;
(e) district museum;
(f) community, site or field museum;
(g) private museum; and
(h) specialised museums including virtual museums, religious
museums and mausoleums.
(2) In this section, “mausoleums” means a tomb designed to
house the remains of the deceased above the ground.
12. Establishment of museums
(1) A person shall not establish or develop a museum in
Uganda without a licence or declaration issued in accordance with this
Act.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may
prohibit the establishment of a museum in the interest of security,
public safety, interest or morals.
n (1), the Minister may
prohibit the establishment of a museum in the interest of security,
public safety, interest or morals.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an
offence and is liable on conviction—
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred currency points;
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(b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred currency points.
(4) The Minister may, in addition to any penalty imposed by
court under subsection (3), ban the person convicted from obtaining a
licence in Uganda for a period not exceeding one year.
National Museum
13. Uganda Museum
(1) The Uganda Museum existing immediately before the
coming into force of this Act shall continue in existence, subject to
this Act.
(2) The Uganda Museum shall be the national museum of
Uganda.
(3) The Department shall be responsible for the management
of the Uganda Museum in accordance with this Act.
(4) The Uganda Museum shall—
partment shall be responsible for the management
of the Uganda Museum in accordance with this Act.
(4) The Uganda Museum shall—
(a) serve as a national repository for objects, artefacts,
artworks or specimens of scientific, palaeontological,
ethnographical, archaeological, historical and
technological of cultural and natural heritage;
(b) serve as a place where research and dissemination of
knowledge in all fields of scientific, technological and
historical interest may be undertaken;
(c) present the cultural and natural heritage of Uganda for
educational and entertainment purposes;
(d) preserve and treat objects selected for display in the
museum for public viewing and enjoyment; and
(e) any other functions incidental to museums.
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(5) For the purposes of performing the function under this
Act, the Uganda Museum may—
(a) acquire by way of gift or purchase, or accept by way of loan
or deposit, any object of scientific, cultural, technological,
historical or human interest; and
(b) exchange or otherwise dispose of objects not required
for the purpose of the Uganda Museum and lend objects
vested in the Uganda Museum to any person or institution
within or outside Uganda.
Regional, district or city museums
within or outside Uganda.
Regional, district or city museums
14. Regional, district or city museums
(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, establish a
regional, district or city museum.
(2) The Minister shall, in making a statutory instrument under
subsection (1), declare a regional, district or city museum to be, in
whole or in part—
(a). a site of special interest for the purposes of protecting
history, culture, architecture, nature and scenic areas of
national or international importance;
(b) a recreational museum for purposes of tourism; or
(c) an area for a purpose as may be prescribed in the
instrument.
(c) an area for a purpose as may be prescribed in the
instrument.
(3) Subject to subsection (1), the Minister shall, in consultation
with the district or city council, specify a responsible body for the
management, maintenance and control of the regional, district or city
museum.
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Community museums
15. Declaration of community museums
(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, establish a
community museum to serve the interests of the history or culture of a
community or an indigenous group within that community.
(2) The Minister shall, in consultation with the local
government authority and the institution of traditional or cultural
leader, specify a responsible body to manage, maintain and control the
community museum.
(3) A community museum established under this section shall
not be used for any purpose without the approval, by resolution, where
applicable, of—
(a) the local council; or
under this section shall
not be used for any purpose without the approval, by resolution, where
applicable, of—
(a) the local council; or
(b) the institution of traditional or cultural leader.
16. Management of community museums
The revenue derived from the management of a community museum by
the responsible body shall belong to and form part of the accountable
funds of the responsible body and shall be utilised for the sustainable
management of the community museum.
Private museums.
17. Private museums
(1) A person who intends to establish a private museum shall
apply to the Commissioner for a licence to operate a private museum
in a manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act.
(2) For the purpose of this section, “private museum” means
a museum with private collections and owned by a person for the
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preservation and showcasing of collections for present and future
generations.
18. Promotion of museums
(1) A responsible body managing a museum in accordance
with sections 14 and 15 shall promote museums through
communication and education.
body managing a museum in accordance
with sections 14 and 15 shall promote museums through
communication and education.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) a relevant actor including
civil society, media, private sector and academia may. promote or
advocate, for the protection and management of museums and other
heritage resources.
19. Register of museums
(1) The Department shall maintain a register of all museums
in Uganda in accordance with this Act and regulations made under this
Act.
(2) The register maintained under subsection (1) shall include
an inventory of the collections in the museum.
Part IV—SITES, MONUMENTS AND ANTIQUITIES
20. Duty to protect sites and monuments
(1) The Department shall protect and maintain a site or
monument owned by Government.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Department may
designate a responsible body to protect and maintain a site or
monument owned by Government.
ion (1), the Department may
designate a responsible body to protect and maintain a site or
monument owned by Government.
(3) Where a monument or any part of the monument.is
used periodically for religious observances, the Minister may issue
guidelines on the usage of the monument for purposes of protecting
the monument from pollution or desecration.
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Act Museums and Monuments Act 2023
(4) A person may access a monument or part of the monument
for the purposes of religious observances, upon payment of a fee
prescribed by regulations made under this Act.
21. Monuments and memorials
The Department shall protect and preserve public monuments and
memorials in accordance with this Act.
22. Inspection and repair of monuments
The Commissioner may cause the inspection or repair of a monument
in accordance with regulations made under this Act.
23. Compulsory repair orders
(1) The Commissioner may, where a monument, heritage
value or site has been neglected into disrepair, by notice, cause the
owner, caretaker or responsible body to repair the monument, heritage
value or site.
e or site has been neglected into disrepair, by notice, cause the
owner, caretaker or responsible body to repair the monument, heritage
value or site.
(2) Where the owner, caretaker or body responsible for the
protection of the monument, heritage value or site, fails to comply
with the terms of the notice issued under subsection (1) within the
specified time, the Commissioner may cause the repair of the heritage
value or site and recover the costs of the repair from the owner or
responsible body.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), the owner or responsible body
may, within twenty-one days from the date of receipt of the notice to
repair under subsection (1) apply to the Commissioner for extension
of time specified in the notice.
24. Acquisition of monuments and antiquities
(1) The Department may, subject to this Act and any other
applicable written law, acquire, purchase or take on a lease or accept a
gift or bequest of a monument or antiquity.
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