Object of the Bill
The objects of the Bill are—
a) to provide for a National Council for Older Persons to act as a coordinating body between government departments and other service providers;
b) to provide a structure through which free and fair elections of representatives of older persons may be conducted at all levels;
c) to set standards and regulations to guide Government, civil societies and the private sector on the availability of services provided to older persons with a view to redressing the bottlenecks encountered;
d) to provide a platform for older persons and stakeholders to meet regularly at least once a year to review the performance of the council;
e) to provide for monitoring and evaluation of the extent to which Government, civil society organization and the private sector meet the needs of older persons in planning and implementing programmes;
f) to perform all other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the forcing objects of the Bill.
Bill Document
Other Attachments
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Laws of Uganda (Acts) - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR OLDER PERSONS ACT, 2012.pdf
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CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR OLDER PERSONS BILL 2010 28-09-2010 Laid Document.pdf
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The National Council for Older Persons Bill, 2010
Sponsored By Hon. Gabriel Opio (Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development)
Committee: The Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development
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First Reading/Committee
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Third Reading
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Presentation/Waiting Assent
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Assented by President
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Bill passed on 27/07/2012
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970