Object of the Bill
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of older persons as a special interest group in Parliament; to provide for flve representatives of older persons in Parliament; to operationalise articles 32(l) and 78(1) (c) of the Constitution and. to provide for the manner of election of representatives of older persons in Parliament by electoral college.
Bill Document
Other Attachments
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Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act 2020.pdf
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LPA3-19-Report on the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019.pdf
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Proposed Amendments to the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by Hon. Waira Majegere Kyewalabye Sitingo James.pdf
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The Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Sponsored By Hon. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu (Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs)
Committee: The Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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First Reading/Committee
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Second Reading
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Third Reading
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Presentation/Waiting Assent
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Assented by President
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.
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Bill passed on 17/06/2020
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Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970