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Table 10: Institutional Framework for the Preparation of the National and Northern Corridor Transport Master Plans
Instruments Plans Programmes Legislation Institutions
o National Environment
Management Policy, 1994
o National Energy Policy, 2002
o National Water Policy, 1999
o Uganda Wildlife Policy, 2014
o Uganda National Land Policy,
2013
o National Industrial Policy, 2008
o National Wetlands Conservation
and Management Policy, 1995
o National Climate Change Policy,
2015
o National Policy for Disaster
Preparedness and Management,
2010
o National Gender Policy, 1997
o Draft Transport Policy and
Strategy Paper
o Non-Motorised Transport (NMT)
Policy
o Draft Agricultural Policy, 2011
o HIV/AIDS Policy, 2007
o Mineral Policy, 2000
o Tourism Policy, 2015
o National Oil and Gas Policy, 2014
o Fisheries Policy, 2004
o National Land Use Policy, 2007
Other important instruments o
Uganda’s Vision 2040
o Africa Agenda 2063
o Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)
o Uganda’s
Second National
Development
Plan (NDP II),
2015-2019
o Sector
Development
Plans (SDPs)
o National
Transport
Master Plan
(NTMP)
including the
Transport
Master Plan for
the Greater
Kampala
Metropolitan
Area (GKMA)
o National
Irrigation Master
Plan (2010 –
2035)
o Northern
Corridor
Infrastructure
Master Plan o
Local
Government
Development
Plans
o Protected area
management
plans
o National Response
Strategy for Elimination
of Non-Tariff Barriers
(NRSE-NTB)
Programme o National
Agricultural Advisory
Services (NAADS)
Programme
o Joint Water and
Environment Sector
Support Programme
o Fuel Efficiency
Initiative (FEI) in
Uganda o Youth
Livelihood Programme
(YLP)
o Northern Corridor
Spatial Development
Programme (NCSDP)
o District Livelihoods
Support Programme
o CAIIP-II - Community
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Improvement
Programme
o The Constitution of the
Republic of Uganda, 1995
o National Environment Act,
Cap 153
o Traffic and Road Safety Act,
1998 o Uganda Railways
Corporation Act, 1992
o Inland Water Transport
(Control) Act, 1964
o Lake Victoria Transport Act,
2007
o Investment Code, Cap 92
o Water Act, Cap 152
o Uganda Wildlife Act, Cap 200
o Local Government Act, Cap
243
o Public Health Act, Cap 281
o Historical and Monuments
Act, 1967
o The Land Act, Cap 22
o The Land Acquisition Act, Cap
226
o Occupational Safety and
Health Act, 2006
o Traditional Rulers
(Restitution of Assets and
Properties) Act, Cap 247
o National Forestry and Tree
Planting Act, 2003
o Physical Planning Act, 2010
o Ministry of Works and Transport
(MoWT)
o Uganda National Roads Authority
(UNRA)
o Ministry of Finance Planning and
Economic Development (MFPED)
o Uganda Road Fund
o Ministry of Local Government
(MoLG)
o Urban & District Local
Government Authorities
o Ministry of Lands Housing and
Urban Development (MoLHUD) o
Town and Country Planning boards
o National Environment
Management Authority (NEMA) o
Transport Licensing Board
o Uganda Freight Forwarders
Association (UFFA)
o National Planning Authority
(NPA)
o Uganda Railways Corporation
(URC)
o Uganda Revenue Authority
o Uganda National Meteorology
Authority
o Lake Victoria Basin Commission
o Uganda Chamber of Mines and
Petroleum (UCMP)
Source: ERM (2016)