Bill Progress

Object of the Bill

The object of the bill is to amend the Anti Corruption  Act, 2009 No.6 of 2009 to provide for mandatory confiscation of property of persons convicted of offences under the Act.
The proposal to amend the Anti Corruption Act, 2009 is intended to ensure that the government of any other company or organization recovers the loss, if any, caused by a person convicted of an offence under this Act.
The Bill also seeks to vest the confiscated property of the convicted person with Government and management of this property shall be by the public trustee appointed by the Minister in accordance with the Public Trustee Act.

Other Attachments

1 LPA3-14-Report on Anti Corruption (amendment) Bill, 2013.pdf
Title: Report on Anti Corruption (amendment) Bill, 2013
Author: Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
2 LPA3-14- Minority Report on Anti Corruption (amendment) Bill 2013.pdf
Title: Minority Report on Anti Corruption (amendment) Bill, 2013
Author: Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
3 Laws of Uganda (Acts) - THE ANTI CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015.pdf
Title: The Anti- Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2015
Author: Parliament of Uganda

The Anti Corruption Bill, 2013

Sponsored By Hon. Ssimbwa John (Mp, MAKINDYE DIVISION EAST)

Committee: The Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development

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27/08/2013

First Reading/Committee

Bill is still at First Reading. The first reading is the first stage of a Bill passage through the Floor of Parliament and is usually a formality. It takes place without debate, and the first reading of a Bill can occur at any time in a parliamentary session.

03/02/2015

Second Reading

Bill is in the second stage. The second reading is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the main principles of the Bill. It usually takes place up to 45 days after the first reading.

03/02/2015

07/07/2015

Third Reading

Parliament is passing the Bill. The third reading is the final chance for the Members of Parliament to debate the contents of a Bill. Here debate on the Bill is usually short and limited to what is actually in the Bill rather than, as at the second reading, what might have been included.

07/07/2015

Presentation/Waiting Assent

Waiting for Assent

07/07/2015

15/10/2015

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 agreed to make the Bill into an Act and is a formality.

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Bill passed on 15/10/2015

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 agreed to make the Bill into an Act and is a formality.

Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970

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