Act 8
Electronic Transactions Act
2011
(a) enable and facilitate electronic communication and
transactions;
(b) remove and eliminate the legal and operational barriers to
electronic transactions;
(c) promote technology neutrality in applying legislation to
electronic communications and transactions;
(d) provide legal certainty and public confidence in the use of
electronic communications and transactions;
(e) promote e-Government services through electronic
communications and transactions with the Government,
public and statutory bodies;
(f) ensure that electronic transactions in Uganda conform to
the best practices by international standards;
(g) encourage investment and innovation in information
communications and technology to promote electronic
transactions;
(h) develops a safe, secure and effective environment for the
consumer, business and the Government to conduct and use
electronic transactions;
(i)
(j)
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promote the development of electronic transactions that are
responsive to the needs of users and consumers; and
foster economic and social prosperity.
PART II—FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
Legal effect of electronic records.
(1) Information shall not be denied legal effect, validity or
enforcement solely on the ground that it is wholly or partly in the
form of a data message.
(2) Information incorporated into a contract that is not in the
public domain is regarded as having been incorporated into a data
message if the information is—
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