ACTS
SUPPLEMENT No. 4

18th March, 2011.
ACTS SUPPLEMENT

to The Uganda Gazette No. 19 Volume CIV dated 18th March, 2011.
Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.

Act 8

Electronic Transactions Act

THE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT, 2011.
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2011

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Section.

PART I—PRELIMINARY

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Commencement
Interpretation
Application
Object of the Act

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Legal effect of electronic records
Use of electronic signature
Authenticity of data message
Admissibility and evidential weight of a data message and an
electronic record
Retention of information or record
Production of document or information
Notarisation, acknowledgement and certification
Other requirements
Automated transactions
Formation and validity of agreements
Time of dispatch of data message
Time of receipt of data message
Place of dispatch or receipt
Expression of interest
Attributing a data messages to person originating the message

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PART II—FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

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