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(196) Sections in Local Governments Act
1
Object of Act
Understand the purpose of Uganda's Local Governments Act: decentralization of services, citizen participation, support for...

Part 1: Part I - Preliminary

2
Interpretation
Understand legal definitions of byelaws, council, electoral area, urban authority, and more under Uganda's Local...

Part 1: Part I - Preliminary

3
Local governments
Learn which local government councils serve your area in Uganda – district, city, municipality, town...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

4
City to be equivalent to district
Learn how a city functions as a district, a city division as a municipality, and...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

5
Municipality and town to be lower local governments
Understand that municipal and town councils are lower local governments under their district, subject to...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

6
Local governments to be bodies corporate
Understand how local governments can sue and be sued, and the six-month protection of their...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

7
Boundaries of local council units
Learn how district, municipal, town, subcounty, parish, ward, and village boundaries are altered or new...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

8
Cooperation among districts
Districts can cooperate on culture, development, form joint councils, trust funds, or committees to share...

Part 2: Part II - Local governments

9
Local government councils
Learn about local government councils as the highest political authority in their area, with legislative...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

10
Composition of district councils
Composition of district councils under Cap 138: elected chairperson, councillors, special seats for youth, disabled,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

11
Speaker and deputy speaker of district council
Understand how district councils elect and remove their speaker and deputy speaker, including voting rules,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

12
District chairperson
Learn the rules for becoming a district chairperson in Uganda: qualifications, election by secret ballot,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

13
Functions of chairperson
Understand the official duties of a district chairperson: presiding over meetings, monitoring administration, implementing council...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

14
Removal of chairperson from office
Learn the legal process and grounds for removing a district or lower local council chairperson,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

15
Mayor
Learn that the leader of a city in Uganda holds the title of Mayor, clarifying...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

16
District executive committee
Learn about the required executive committee for each district council, including members, gender balance, and...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

17
Functions of district executive committee
Understand how the district executive committee initiates policies, oversees implementation, recommends appointments, and resolves disputes...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

18
Appointment and functions of vice chairperson and secretaries
Learn rules for selecting vice chairperson and secretaries, succession if chairperson leaves, and deadlines for...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

19
Full time service of chairperson and secretaries
Understand the full-time service obligation, pay, and conflict-of-interest rules for local government chairpersons, vice chairpersons,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

20
Vacation of office of member of district executive committee
Section 20 of the Local Governments Act explains five situations causing a district executive committee...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

21
Censure against member of district executive committee
A district council can censure an executive committee member. A one-third petition starts the process,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

22
District committees and functions
How district councils create standing committees, elect members secretly, limit one committee per councillor, and...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

23
Lower local government councils
Learn the structure of lower local government councils in Uganda: subcounty, city division, municipal, town...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

24
Speaker and deputy speaker of lower local government council
Learn the secret ballot rules for electing speaker and deputy in subcounty, municipal, town, and...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

25
Functions of chairperson of lower government council
Duties of a local council chairperson: political head, oversee services, report every six months, and...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

26
Composition of executive committee of lower local government council
Learn about nomination, approval, size limits, gender balance, and specific portfolios for executive committees in...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

27
Functions of lower local government executive committee
Learn about the duties of lower local government executive committees: policy initiation, security, dispute solving,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

28
Censure of member of executive committee of lower local government council
Learn the process for censuring a member of a lower local government executive committee: petition,...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup

29
Councillors not to hold two political offices
Stops MPs, Ministers, and others from holding dual local government political offices to prevent conflicts...

Part 3: Part III - Local government setup