Chapter 18 / Amendment of the Constitution
259.Amendment of the Constitution
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may amend by way of addition, variation or repeal, any provision of this Constitution in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Chapter.
(2)This Constitution shall not be amended except by an Act of Parliament—
(a)the sole purpose of which is to amend this Constitution; and
(b)the Act has been passed in accordance with this Chapter.
260. Amendments Requiring a Referendum
(1)A bill for an Act of Parliament seeking to amend any of the provisions specified in clause (2) of this Article shall not be taken as passed unless—
(a)it is supported at the second and third readings in Parliament by not less than two-thirds of all members of Parliament; and
(b)it has been referred to a decision of the people and approved by them in a referendum.
(2)The provisions referred to in clause (1) of this Article are—
(a)this Article;
(b)Chapter One—Articles 1 and 2;
(c)Chapter Four—Article 44;
(d)Chapter Five—Articles 69, 74 and 75;
(e)Chapter Six—Article 79(2);
(f)Chapter Seven—Article 105(1);
(g)Chapter Eight—Article 128(1); and
(h)Chapter Sixteen.
261.Amendments requiring approval by district councils
(1)A bill for an Act of Parliament seeking to amend any of the provisions specified in clause (2) of this Article shall not be taken as passed unless—
(a)it is supported at the second and third readings in Parliament by not less than two-thirds of all members of Parliament; and
(b)it has been ratified by at least two-thirds of the members of the district council in each of at least two-thirds of all the districts of Uganda.
(2)The provisions referred to in clause (1) of this Article are—
(a)this Article;
(b)Chapter Two—Article 5(2);
(c)Chapter Nine—Article 152;
(d)Chapter Eleven—Articles 176(1), 178, 189 and 197.