Object of the Bill
The object of the Bill is to amend the Succession Act, Cap. 162 to bring it into conformity with the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and internationally accepted human rights standards and provide for gender equality in accordance with articles 21 and 33 of
the Constitution; to repeal sections that were declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court; to streamline the definition of child to conform to Article of the Constitution; to refine the definition of customary heir or heiress to eliminate discrimination; to clearly provide for the protection of principal residential property for the benefit of the surviving spouse and lineal dependants; to revise the percentages of distribution of the estate of an intestate; to provide for the appointment of a guardian for a child by either parent; to provide for the powers and duties of guardians; to repeal repugnant terms such as "lunatics" and "insane"; to provide for the lapse of probate or letters of administration; to enhance certain offences and penalties;
and to provide for related matters.
Bill Document
Other Attachments
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LPA3-21-Consolidated Report on the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2019.pdf
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LPA3-21-Amendments to the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2018.pdf
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CFI for the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2021 .pdf
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The Succession (Amendment), Bill 2018.
Sponsored By Hon. Mary Karoro Okurut (Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development)
Committee: The Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development
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Bill passed on 10/04/2022
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Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970