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Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | Yes, throughout government |
The Forward Regulatory Plans are reflected in the Ministerial Policy Statements which are public documents and are part of the President's State of the Nation Address and Budget Speeches. (http://budget.go.ug/budget/content/ministerial-policy-statements-548)
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Are these plans available to general public? | Yes |
Uganda Law Reform Commission publishes proposed regulations (http://www.ulrc.go.ug/ongoing-projects).
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
Where is the draft text or summary published? | Directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
The drafts are included as an attachment to letters issued to the stakeholders.
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | No | |
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | No | |
Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | No |
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
How are the comments received? |
Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through social media...
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Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through social media; through mail/courier. |
Ministries and Agencies reach out to those stakeholders who are affected by the issues in the proposal.
Through consultative workshops and written requests for input/comments. |
Are received comments publicly accessible? | No | |
Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | No | |
Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No | |
Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | No | |
How does the government report on the results of the consultation? | n/a | |
Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | n/a | |
Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | No |
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes |
A Guide to Regulatory Impact Assessment issued by the Cabinet Secretariat, Office of The President. (http://www.mwe.go.ug/sites/default/files/library/Uganda-Guide-to-RIA-Cabinet-Office-Undated%20%281%29.pdf)
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Are impact assessments required by law? | No | |
Are impact assessment made publicly available? | No | |
How is this assessment distributed? | n/a | |
When is this assessment distributed? | n/a | |
Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | Yes | |
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. | The Cabinet Secretariat |
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Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
http://www.ulrc.go.ug/laws-of-uganda
https://www.ulii.org/consol_leglist/consolidated_legislation Uganda Gazette Copies can be bought online. (http://www.uppc.co.ug/services.html) In the respective agency websites and resource centers. |
Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | No | |
Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |