Uganda
Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002
Act 22 of 2002
- Published in Uganda Gazette 60 on 1 November 2002
- Assented to on 11 October 2002
- Commenced on 1 November 2002
- [This is the version of this document from 1 November 2002.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Nile Basin Initiative Act, 2002.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“Agreed Minute No. 7” means that part or portion of the minutes of the annual meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Nile Basin States held in Cairo, Egypt, on 14th February, 2002 and set out in the Schedule to this Act;“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Water;“Nile Basin Initiative” or “NBI” means the transitional arrangement established by the Nile Basin States at the meeting of their Council of Ministers held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on 22nd February, 1999, to foster cooperation and sustainable development of the Nile River for the benefit of the inhabitants of those countries;“Nile Basin States” means the States of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda;“Nile River Basin” means all the area forming the basin of the Nile River.3. NBI to have capacity of a body corporate
4. Financial provisions
5. Immunities and privileges of NBI and its officials
History of this document
01 November 2002 this version
Commenced
11 October 2002
Assented to