Presidential Emoluments and Benefits Act 1998

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263

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CHAPTER 263

THE PRESIDENTIAL EMOLUMENTS AND BENEFITS ACT.

Arrangement of Sections.

Section

  1. Salary, allowances and other benefits of the President.

  2. Salary, allowances and other benefits of the Vice President.

  3. Benefits for a President ceasing to hold office.

  4. Benefits of surviving spouse or spouses and dependent children of a deceased retired President.

  5. Disapplication of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act.

  6. Amendment of Schedules.

  7. Application of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act.

  8. Application of sections 1, 2 and 3.

Schedules

First Schedule Salary, allowances and other benefits of

the President.

Second Schedule Salary, allowances and other benefits of

the Vice President

Third Schedule Benefits for a President ceasing to hold

office.

Fourth Schedule

Benefits for surviving spouse or spouses and dependent children.

 

CHAPTER 263

THE PRESIDENTIAL EMOLUMENTS AND BENEFITS ACT.

Commencement: 1 July, 1998.

An Act to provide for the salaries, allowances and other benefits of a

President and a Vice President in accordance with articles 106 and

108 of the Constitution and for other related matters.

1. Salary, allowances and other benefits of the President.

The President shall be paid the salary and allowances and shall be afforded the other benefits specified in relation to the office of President in the First Schedule to this Act.

2. Salary, allowances and other benefits of the Vice President.

The Vice President shall be paid the salary and allowances and shall be afforded the other benefits specified in relation to that office in the Second Schedule to this Act.

3. Benefits for a President ceasing to hold office.

  1. A President who ceases to hold office otherwise than by being removed under article 107(1)(a) or (b) of the Constitution shall be granted the benefits specified in the Third Schedule to this Act.

  2. A President to whom subsection (1) applies shall not qualify for a grant of benefits under that subsection—

 

  1. unless he or she is ordinarily resident in Uganda;

  2. if he or she has engaged in and been convicted by a court of subversive activities against Uganda;

  3. if he or she has personally been involved in and been convicted of embezzlement of public funds;

  4. if he or she has been established by a court to have been personally involved in extrajudicial killing.

(3) In this section, “extrajudicial killing” means the killing of a
human being not in accordance with law whether or not authorised by any
organ of State.

4. Benefits of surviving spouse or spouses and dependent children of
a deceased retired President.

The benefits specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Act shall be enjoyed together by the surviving spouse or spouses, as the case may be, and dependent children of a deceased retired President for six months after the death of the retired President.

5. Disapplication of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act.

  1. With effect from the coming into force of this Act, the provisions of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act shall not apply to any period in respect of which a person is paid or granted any salary, allowances or benefits under this Act.

  2. Nothing in this section shall deprive any person of any right which has accrued to him or her under the Act referred to in subsection (1) in respect of any period before the application of this Act to that person.

  3. Parliament may, by resolution, make such adjustments as may be necessary to accommodate any person who acts temporarily in the office of President or Vice President.

6. Amendment of Schedules.

Parliament may, by resolution, amend any of the Schedules to this Act.

7. Application of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act.

For the avoidance of doubt, section 3 of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act, shall continue to apply to a President or Vice President who ceased to hold that office before the commencement of the Constitution.

8. Application of sections 1, 2 and 3.

For the avoidance of doubt, sections 1, 2 and 3 of this Act, as the case may be, apply only to a President or Vice President under the 1995 Constitution.

SCHEDULES

First Schedule.

s. 1.

Salary, allowances and other benefits of President.


 

Salary

Allowances

Benefits

Shs.

Education allowances to

40% of the salary as gratuity payable

3,600,000

cover fees for four biological

after every twelve months in office

per month.

or legally adopted children up to university level, subject

or as the President may require.

 

to the following

Free fully-facilitated State house.

 

limitations—

 

 

(a) the preprimary, primary

Appropriate transport—

 

and secondary levels of

vehicles with Government-paid

 

education shall be paid

chauffeurs, including police lead

 

for by the State only

vehicle, official executive limousine

 

when the children study

and escort vehicle.

 

in Uganda in a

 

 

Government-aided

Security.

 

school;

 

 

(b) the State shall pay for

Medical treatment for self and

 

undergraduate courses

family.

 

for the child outside

 

 

Uganda only when the

Travel first class or by presidential

 

courses are not available

aircraft with his or her spouse.

 

in a university in

 

 

Uganda;

Each child of the President up to

 

(c) education allowance

four biological or legally adopted

 

shall be paid for

children shall be entitled to travel

 

undergraduate courses

one trip a year outside Uganda at the

 

up to undergraduate

expense of the State. When

 

degree level where the

accompanied by either or both

 

child normally studies up

parents, they may travel first class at

 

to twenty-one years of

the expense of the State or by

 

age; but in the case of

presidential aircraft; when the

 

longer courses, the upper

children travel accompanied by

 

age limit shall be twenty-

neither parent, they may travel club

 

five years.

class at the expense of the State.

Any trip for medical or educational purposes shall not be limited to one trip a year as stated above.

Second Schedule.

s. 2. Salary, allowances and other benefits of the Vice President.


 

Salary

Allowances

Benefits

Shs. 3,500,000

Education allowances to

40% of the salary as gratuity payable

per month.

cover fees for four

after every twelve months in office

 

biological or legally

or as the Vice President may

 

adopted children up to

require.

 

university level, subject to

 

 

the following limitations–

Free fully-facilitated residence.

 

(a) the preprimary, primary

 

 

and secondary levels of

Appropriate transport—

 

education shall be paid

vehicles with Government-paid

 

for by the State only

chauffeurs, including police lead

 

when the children study

vehicle, official executive limousine

 

in Uganda in a

and staff car.

 

Government-aided

 

 

school;

Security.

 

(b) the State shall pay for

 

 

undergraduate courses

Medical treatment for self and

 

for the child outside

family.

 

Uganda only when the

 

 

courses are not

Travel first class.

 

available in a university

 

 

in Uganda;

Each child of the Vice President up

 

(c) education allowance

to four biological or legally adopted

 

shall be paid for

children shall be entitled to one trip a

 

undergraduate courses

year outside Uganda at the expense

 

until a child completes

of the State. When accompanied by

 

an undergraduate

either or both parents, they may

 

degree level where the

travel first class at the expense of the

 

child normally studies

State; when the children travel

 

up to twenty-one years

accompanied by neither parent, they

 

of age; but in the case

may travel club class at the expense

 

of longer courses, the

of the State.

 

upper age limit shall be

 

 

twenty-five years.

Any trip for medical or educational purposes shall not be limited to one trip a year as stated above.

Third Schedule.

s. 3.

Benefits for a President ceasing to hold office.

Benefits to be granted to a President who ceases to hold office otherwise than by being removed under article 107(1)(a) or (b) of the Constitution.

  1. Allowance which is 60 percent of the salary of that President’s last salary.

  2. Fully-furnished house provided by the State. In the case of furniture, initially the retired President shall be given twenty million shillings for the procurement of furniture. After every five years ten million shillings shall be paid to the retired President to enable him or her to replace the furniture.

  3. Government-paid chauffeur-driven car.

  4. Three hundred thousand shillings per month shall be provided to the retired President to cater for medical treatment of the retired President and his or her immediate family.

  5. Four Government-paid security guards.

  6. Transport for security guards.

  7. Secretary (senior personal secretary).

  8. Five hundred thousand shillings shall be provided each month to the retired President to meet expenses on utilities (electricity, telephone, water).

  9. Two domestic staff.

Fourth Schedule.

s. 4.

Benefits to be granted to surviving spouse or spouses and dependent

children.

Benefits to be granted to surviving spouse or spouses and dependent children upon death of a retired President.

  1. An allowance which is equivalent to half of what the retired President was earning as salary before his or her death for a period of six months.

  2. Fully-furnished house provided by the State.

  3. Government-paid chauffeur-driven car.

  4. Three hundred thousand shillings per month to be provided for medical treatment.

  5. Four Government-paid security guards.

  6. Transport for security guards.

  7. Secretary (senior personal secretary).

  8. Five hundred thousand shillings per month for utilities (electricity, telephone, water).

  9. Two domestic staff.

History: Act 21/1998.

Cross References

Constitution of 1995.

Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act, Cap. 259.