ACTS

SUPPLEMENT No. 5 10th June, 2011.

ACTS SUPPLEMENT
to The Uganda Gazette No. 40 Volume CIV dated 10th June, 2011.
Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.

Act 9 Judicature (Amendment) Act 2011

THE JUDICATURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011.

An Act to amend the Judicature Act to prescribe the number of
Justices on the Supreme Court and on the Court of Appeal in
accordance with articles 130 and 134 of the Constitution.
DATE OF ASSENT: 1st May, 2011.
Date of Commencement: 10th June, 2011.
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows—
1. Replacement of section 3 of the Judicature Act
For section 3 of the Judicature Act, there is substituted the
following—
“3. Supreme Court of Uganda
The Supreme Court shall consist of—
(a) the Chief Justice; and
(b) ten Justices of the Supreme Court.”
2. Replacement of section 9 of the Judicature Act
For section 9 of the Judicature Act, there is substituted the
following—
“9. Court of Appeal of Uganda
The Court of Appeal of Uganda shall consist of—
(a) the Deputy Chief Justice; and
(b) fourteen Justices of Appeal.”