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Succession Act 1906 (Cap. 162).

Country/Territory
Uganda
Document type
Legislation
Date
1906 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act relating to succession.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Inheritance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Transfer Agricultural land Equity Gender
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Act concerns law of succession in Uganda. It specifies criteria of succession of rights and procedures for succession. It also provides for administration of immovable property in certain cases and defines rights and duties in relation with the cultivation of land by occupiers. Every person of sound mind and not a minor may by will dispose of his or her property. A married woman may by will dispose of any property which she could alienate by her own act during her life.

Full text
English
Website
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