Country Summary for UGANDA

A “preserved object” may be any object of archeological, palaeontological, ethnographical, traditional or historical interest declared by the Minister a preserved object for the purposes of this Act. (HMA, Section 1(1))

A “protected object” may be any object of archeological, palaeontological, ethnographical, traditional or historical interest declared by the Minister to be a protected object. (HMA, Section 2(1))

"Discover" means to reveal or obtain scientific knowledge in relation to any object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical, historical or traditional interest;

"Excavate" includes to dig, probe, search or investigate any object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical historical or traditional interest;

"Historical monument" means any object, site, place, building or erection having historical events; 

"Minister" means the Minister to whom functions under this Act are assigned;

"Museum" means the National Museum of Uganda. (HMA, Section 21)

 

"Object" when used in relation to, an object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical or historical interest includes any site, place, structure, erection of building, memorial, tumulus, cairn, pit-dwelling, trench, fortification, irrigation work, cave, rock sculpture, inscription, monolith, fossil remains of man or animal or plant or any object which is of historical interest, or any part thereof; an object of traditional interest means any object made, erected or built, or formed in a traditional or localized fashion by human agency, other than an object intended for sale. (HMA, Section 21)

The Minister may, by statutory instrument, publish lists of the preserved or protected objects. (HMA, Section 6)

Any portable object discovered in the course of an excavation shall be surrendered to the Minister who shall deposit it in the Museum. (HMA, Section 12(1))