STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2022 No…….....

THE TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY (REGISTRATION PLATES)

REGULATIONS, 2022

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation

1. Title.
2. Interpretation
3. Assignment of registration plates and dealer’s plates to vehicles
4. Application for a registration plate
5. Manufacture of the registration plates
6. Alpha-numeric characters and nomenclature for registration plates
7. Material and format of registration plates
8. Synchronisation of a vehicle registration plate
9. Tampering with the electronic device
10.Affixing and positioning of registration plates on vehicles
11.Visibility of registration plate
12.Defacing or obstruction of registration plate
13.Duplicate or substitute registration plate
14.Replacement of inbuilt sensor
15.Return of registration plates
16.Tamper proof locking mechanism for registration plates
17.Issuance of a customised registration plates
18. Regulation of transit vehicle and temporary imported vehicles
19.Special round plates
20.Un-authorised removal or tampering with the registration plate
21.Removal of registration plates for repair purposes
22.Transitional provision
23. Amendment and revocation of Regulations

SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I- Currency point
SCHEDULE II- Registration Plates Specifications
SCHEDULE III- Application for Registration Plate
SCHEDULE IV- Registration Order Form
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SCHEDULE V- Fees for the Manufacture of Registration Plates
SCHEDULE VI- Codes for Government Vehicles
SCHEDULE VII- Special Round Plates

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 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2022 No……...

The Traffic and Road Safety (Registration Plates) Regulations, 2022

(Under section 178 of the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998, Cap. 361)

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Minister responsible for

transport by section 178 of the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998, these
Regulations are made this …….. day of …..…….….…, 2022.

1. Title
These Regulations may be cited as the Traffic and Road Safety (Registration
Plates) Regulations, 2022.

2. Interpretation
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires-

“Act” means the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998, Cap 361;

“authorised manufacturer of registration plates” means a person that is

authorised by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to manufacture
registration plates;
“chief licensing officer” means the chief licensing officer of motor
vehicles designated under section 3 of the Act and includes a deputy chief
licensing officer;
“currency point” has the value assigned to it in Schedule I;

“dealer” means a person who trades in, manufactures, assembles or repairs

motor vehicles, trailers or engineering plants for financial reward on their
own account in accordance with section 29 of the Act;
“existing vehicle” means a vehicle that is registered and issued with a
licence number before the coming into force of these Regulations;
“license number” means a unique number assigned to a motor vehicle by
the chief licensing officer for embossing on the registration plate;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for transport;

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 “old registration plate” means the registration plates that are fixed or were
assigned to an existing vehicle;
“registration plate” means a registration plate with an inbuilt sensor and
synchronised with a compatible electronic device where applicable that is
capable of giving real-time location of a vehicle and include a dealer’s
registration plate.
3. Assignment of registration plates and dealer’s plates to vehicles
(1) The chief licensing officer shall assign-
(a) to a motor vehicle that has been duly registered, registration
plates specifying an allocated licence number for the motor vehicle
which shall include alpha-numeral characters in the format prescribed
in Schedule II of these Regulations; and

(b)a licensed dealer with dealer’s registration plates specifying an

allocated licence number for the motor vehicle which shall include
alpha-numeral characters in the format prescribed in Schedule II of
these Regulations.

(2) A person shall not use a motor vehicle on any road unless it is affixed with
an approved set of registration plates or in case of dealer’s plates
displayed, at the front and rear of the motor vehicle.

(3) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a third plate in form of a self-destructive

non-transferable windshield RFID-readable sticker printed with the
particulars of the motor vehicle shall be allocated and fixed on the
windscreen of the motor vehicle for purposes of confirming the
authenticity of the rear and front registration plates and the particulars of
the motor vehicle, as may be assigned.

(4) A person who uses a motor vehicle contrary to subregulation (2) or (3)
commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

4. Application for a registration plate

(1) An application for issuance of registration plates shall be made to the chief
licensing officer in the format prescribed in Schedule III.

(2) The chief licensing officer shall if satisfied with the application submitted
under subregulation (1) issue to the person in whose name the motor
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 vehicle is registered or to a licenced dealer, as the case may be, an order
form prescribed in Schedule IV to these Regulations authorising the
manufacture of registration plates or dealer’s plates.

(3) The applicant shall deliver the order form to the authorised manufacturer
of registration plates to make registration plates or dealer’s plates for the
motor vehicle in respect of which the application was made as specified in
the form referred to in sub-regulation (2).

(4) The applicant shall pay to the authorised manufacturer of registration

plates a fee for the manufacture of the registration plate as prescribed in
Schedule V.

5. Manufacture of the registration plates

(1) An authorised manufacturer of registration plates shall make, for the
purposes of these Regulations and in accordance with the specifications
prescribed in Schedule II—

(a) for each motor vehicle one pair of registration plates, comprising
a front registration plate and rear registration plate;

(b)for a trailer or semitrailer one rear registration plate;

(c)one or two registration plates, as the case may be, for each engineering
plant as specified in the order form;

(d) one pair of registration plates for each motorcycle, comprising a front
registration plate and rear registration plate; and

(e) a self-destructive non-transferable windshield RFID-readable sticker

embedded with motor vehicle particulars.

(2) An employee or agent of the authorised manufacturer of registration plates

shall-
(a) affix a registration plate made by the authorised manufacturer of
registration plates onto the motor vehicle, or;

(b) in the case of a dealer’s plate, deliver the dealer’s plate made by the
authorised manufacturer of registration plates to a licenced dealer.

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(3) An authorised manufacturer of registration plates shall make quarterly
returns to the chief licensing officer on all registration plates
manufactured, and the returns shall contain such information as the chief
licensing officer may specify in writing.

(4) The chief licensing officer may, in writing, require from an authorised
manufacturer of vehicle registration plates any other information as the
chief licensing officer may require to ensure compliance with these
Regulations.

(5) A registration plate issued under these regulations may be returned to the
chief licensing officer as may be required under the Act.

(6) A person who is not an authorised manufacturer of registration plates shall

not make any registration plate.

(7) A person who manufactures registration plates without the authority of the
Minister commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not
exceeding one hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one
year or both.

6. Alpha-numeric characters and nomenclature for registration plates

(1) The maximum number of alpha-numeric characters to be printed on the
registration plates that constitutes of a combination of letters of the
alphabet A-Z and Arabic numerals shall be nine.

(2) The size of alpha-numeric characters to be printed on the registration

plates shall be as specified in Schedule II to these regulations.

(3) The codes designated in Schedule VI to these Regulations shall be used

on the registration plates of motor vehicles owned by Government
entities as prescribed in Schedule VI of these Regulations.

7. Material and format of registration plates

(1) The authorised manufacturer of registration plates shall only
manufacture registration plates that is of material and format prescribed
in Schedule II to these Regulations.

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(2) The registration plates shall be categorised as specified in Schedule II
to these Regulations.

8. Synchronisation of registration plate

(1) An inbuilt sensor embedded in a registration plate shall be synchronised
with an electronic device installed in the motor vehicle capable of
indicating real-time location of the motor vehicle and detecting
unauthorised removal of or tampering with the registration plates fitted on
the motor vehicle.

(2) Sub-regulation (1), shall not apply to a vehicle belonging to a diplomatic

mission, a United Nations Agency, the presidential motorcade or any other
special purpose vehicle as the Minister may prescribe.

9. Prohibition of tampering with electronic device

(1) A person shall not tamper or interfere with the functioning of the
electronic device installed in a motor vehicle.

(2) Subject to subregulation (1), where a motor vehicle is involved in an

accident or where under any other unforeseeable circumstance the
electronic device is tampered with, the person in charge of the vehicle or
the owner shall make a report to the chief licensing officer within twenty
four hours from the time of delivery of an electronic notification about the
tampering from the chief licensing officer.

(3) A person who tampers or interferes with the functioning of an electronic

device installed in a motor vehicle with the electronic device installed in a
motor vehicle commits an office and shall on conviction be liable to a fine
not exceeding one hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding
one year or both.

10.Affixing and positioning of registration plates on motor vehicles

(1) A motor vehicle shall before it is fully registered be fixed with one
registration plate on the front elevation and one on the back elevation and
in both cases the registration plate shall be fixed at right angles to the
longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle.

(2) The dealer shall display or fix the dealer’s registration plates on the motor
vehicle, one at the front and one at the rear of the motor vehicle.
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(3) A person who drives a motor vehicle without registration plates fixed in
accordance with this regulation commits an offence and is liable on
conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

11.Visibility of registration plate

(1) The registration plate shall be affixed on the motor vehicle so as to be
clearly visible at all times whether the motor vehicle is moving or parked.

(2) A person shall not include any other figure, letter, design or ornamentation
other than those authorised in Schedule II to these Regulations to be placed
near or on the registration plate.

(3) A person who includes any other figure, letter, design or ornamentation
other than those authorised in Schedule II commits an offence and is liable
on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

12.Defacing or obstruction of registration plate

(1) A person shall not either, by writing, drawing or in any other manner, alter,
deface, mutilate or add anything to a registration plate affixed on a motor
vehicle or exhibit any colorable imitation of any registration plate.

(2) A person shall not deface or mutilate any registration plate or alter or
obliterate any entry made in respect of the registration plate in the motor
vehicle registration database except as provided by the Act and these
Regulations.

(3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation commits an
offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred
currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

13.Duplicate or substitute registration plate

(1) In any case where a registration plate is lost, defaced or faded or where the
inbuilt sensor has malfunctioned, so as not to comply with the provisions of
the Act and these Regulations, the owner of the motor vehicle in respect of
which the registration plates were issued or the holder of the dealer’s
vehicle licence to whom the dealer’s plates were issued shall apply, in

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 writing to the chief licensing officer for the issuance of substitute or
duplicate registration plates.

(2) The application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by

the fees prescribed in Schedule V, except where the registration plate has
faded or where the inbuilt sensor has malfunctioned without the fault of
the applicant.

(3) An application under sub-regulation (1) shall be accompanied by the vehicle

registration book and in the case where the registration plate is lost, a
police report. Where the registration plate or dealer’s plate as the case may
be, is defaced, the applicant shall submit to the chief licensing officer the
defaced registration plate or dealer’s plate before the duplicate or
substitute plate is issued.

(4) The chief licensing officer shall, if satisfied with the application made
under sub-regulation (1) issue duplicate or substitute registration plates or
dealer’s plates, as the case may be, as if the application were made for the
first registration plates of a motor vehicle or for new dealer’s registration
plates.

(5) The chief licensing officer shall update all entries concerning the issue of
the duplicate or substitute registration plates in the appropriate registers.

14.Replacement of inbuilt sensor

The authorised manufacturer of registration plates shall replace the inbuilt
sensor or a battery of the inbuilt sensor at least once every five years,
where need be, at the cost of the authorised manufacturer.

15.Return of registration plates

(1) Where a motor vehicle is broken up, destroyed, is no longer in service or is
moved permanently out of Uganda, the owner of the motor vehicle shall
return the registration plates and the electronic device to the chief licensing
officer.

(2) A person who does not return the registration plates in accordance with
subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine
not exceeding one hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding
one year or both.

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16.Tamper proof locking mechanism for registration plates
The registration plates shall have a snap locking mechanism or any other
tamper-proof locking mechanism such that if the registration plate is
removed or tampered with the locking mechanism is destructed.

17.Issuance of customised registration plates

(1) The chief licensing officer may upon application by the owner of a
motor vehicle, permit the owner of the motor vehicle to be issued with
a customised registration plate which shall be issued and manufactured
in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

(2) The chief licensing officer shall assign to every vehicle requiring
customised registration plates, a registration mark as a customised
number plate and that registration mark shall thereafter attach to the
motor vehicle assigned to it until the motor vehicle is broken up,
destroyed, moved permanently out of Uganda or until the ownership of
that motor vehicle is changed.

(3) Upon the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle, the customised
number plates shall be removed and the motor vehicle shall be
registered as required under these Regulations unless the new owner
also applies for the customised number plates whereby this Regulations
shall apply.

(4) Where the application for a customised number plate is approved, the
old registration number plates, if the motor vehicle was already
registered in Uganda, shall be surrendered to the chief licensing officer.

(5) The holder of customised registration plates shall, on sale or transfer of

the motor vehicle to which they attach, surrender the registration plates
to the chief licensing officer and may have another motor vehicle
registered with the same customised registration plate upon application
and payment of the fees prescribed in Schedule V of these Regulations.

(6) A customised registration number plate shall be made of material and

format as prescribed in Schedule II of these Regulations.

(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, the chief licensing

officer may refuse the issuance of a customised registration plate if the

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 characters are misleading, obscene, scandalous, or contrary to the law
or public policy.

18.Regulation of transit motor vehicles or temporary imported motor

vehicles
(1) A motor vehicle in transit and temporary imported motor vehicle shall
be installed with a readable sticker embedded with motor vehicle
particulars as the chief licensing officer may prescribe for the duration
that the vehicle is within Ugandan.

(2) The readable sticker embedded with motor vehicle particulars installed
in the motor vehicle referred to in subregulation (1), shall be removed
when the vehicle exits Uganda.

(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this regulation commits
an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or

19.Special round plates

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, the chief licensing
officer may authorise a person to use and affix special round plates
manufactured by the authorised manufacturer on the motor vehicle.

(2) The official motor vehicles used by the officials specified in Schedule VII
may be assigned a special round plate as prescribed in Schedule VII.

(3) For purposes of subregulation (2), the application for the special round
plates shall be made to the chief licensing officer by the accounting officer
of the entity under which the official motor vehicle is assigned or
registered.

(4) The characters for special round plates shall be embossed in white with
reflective red background.

20.Un-authorised removal or tampering with the registration plate

(1) A person shall not remove or tamper with a registration plate from a motor
vehicle except when authorised by the chief licensing officer in writing.

(2) Any person who removes or tampers with a registration plate fixed on a
motor vehicle under these Regulations commits an offence and is liable on
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 conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

(3) An owner of a motor vehicle shall ensure that the assigned set of
registration plates are firmly fixed on the vehicle at all times the motor
vehicle is in service.

(4) Where the registration plate is lost or stolen from the vehicle, the owner
shall report to the nearest police station within twenty four hours after
realisation of the missing registration plates.

21.Removal of registration plates for repair purposes

(1) Any person who intends to remove the registration plate from the motor
vehicle for purposes of repairing the motor vehicle, de-registration of the
motor vehicle after reaching end-of-life or for any other purposes, shall
notify the chief licensing officer prior to removing the registration plate.

(2) A motor vehicle whose registration plate is removed under subregulation

(1), shall not be driven on a public road except when affixed with a
dealer’s plate or where the chief licensing officer so authorises.

(3) A person who removes the registration plate from the motor vehicle other
than under the provisions of this regulation commits an offence and is
liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points
or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

22.Transitional provision
(1) An owner of a motor vehicle registered before the coming into force of
these Regulations shall apply to the chief licensing officer to update
and validate the registration of his or her motor vehicle with the
registration plates referred to in these Regulations by 1 st January, 2025
or such other date as the minister may extend by notice in the Gazette.

(2) The chief licensing officer shall upon receipt of the old registration
plates and the fees prescribed in Schedule V authorise the authorised
manufacturer of registration plates to issue and fix registration plates
to the motor vehicle in accordance with these Regulations.

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 (3) A person who fails to update and validate the registration of his or her
motor vehicle with the registration plates issued under these
Regulations, in accordance with subregulation (1), commits an offence
and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred
currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

23. Revocation of Regulations

(1) Regulation 9, 10 and 19 and the third Schedule of the Traffic and Road
Safety (Vehicle Registration, Licensing and Third Party Insurance)
Regulations S.I No. 361-2 are revoked.

(2) The following Regulations are revoked-

(a) the Traffic and Road Safety (Authorisation of Manufacture of
Vehicle Registration Plates) Regulations S.I No. 361-3;
(b)the Traffic and Road Safety (Customised Personalised Vehicle
Registration) Regulations S.I No. 361- 73;
(c)the Traffic and Road Safety (Registration Plates) Regulations S.I No.
361- 6; and
(d) the Traffic and Road Safety Act (Fees) (Motor Vehicle Registration
Number Plates) Regulations, 2013 SI No. 35 of 2013.

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 SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE- I

Regulation 2
CURRENCY POINT

A currency point is equivalent to twenty thousand Uganda Shillings.

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 SCHEDULE II-

Regulation 3 (1) (a) & (b) 5 (1), 6 (2)

11 (2) and 17 (6)
SPECIFICATIONS FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES
INCLUDING MOTORCYCLES

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

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 Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

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 Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

GOVERNMENT PARASTATAL

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

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 SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

UGANDA POLICE

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

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 Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

UGANDA PRISONS SERVICES

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

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Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

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DUTY FREE for NGOs and by PURPOSE

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

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Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

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Front/Rear Registration Plate for Motorcycle

DEALERS

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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 Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

DIPLOMATIC STATUS (EMBASSY)

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

UNITED NATIONS

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

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 HONORARY CONSULS

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

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 PRIVATE/PUBLIC

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 2

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Front/Rear Registration Plate Public for Motorcycle

Front/Rear Registration Plate Private for Motorcycle

Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 1

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 Registration Plate for Trailer – Option 2

PERSONALIZED

Front Registration Plate for Vehicle

Rear Registration Plate for Vehicle – Option 1

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 Rear Registration Plate – Option 2

Description of the individual elements on the registration plate

Hot-stamp foil with encryption

Multicolored graphics – national flag (UGA) – provides good reflecting
of Uganda. characteristics. Encryption
makes number plates is not able
to be faked.

BLE-beacon chip that is communicating

with the Tracker. Beacon identifies the Tripartite Transport and Transit
presence of a number plate on the Facilitation Programmer Eastern
vehicle. If there is no number plate, the and Southern Africa (TTTFP).
signal from the chip does not reach the
sensor, the system signals that the
number is missing.

QR code – containing a unique High security hologram – applied by

identifier of each blank number plate. hot-stamping during blank plate
Allows for the verification of the production. Contains multiple
number plate everywhere in Uganda security features that are impossible
(with the help of a smartphone app. to counterfeit. Can be dedicated for
and to link up to the central database). Uganda (design to be agreed on with
customer).

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 SCHEDULE- III
Regulation 4(1)
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUANCE OF
REGISTRATION PLATES
I (1) of the registered owner of
motor vehicle ( ) do here by apply for the issuance of the registration
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plates.

And I apply for issuance of the registration plates for the following category of the motor vehicle.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________
And I declare that the above statements are true and accurate in every respect.

Dated at this____ day of__ , 20

______________________________
Signature of Applicant

1
Full name, phone number, NIN number and address.
2
State details and description of the motor vehicle including engine number, chassis number details
of the manufacturer where applicable.

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 SCHEDULE – IV
Regulation 4 (2)
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
REGISTRATION PLATE ORDER FORM

Date: 20

 Manufacturer's TIN






Section A: Order Form Details

Purpose: Generation of Registration Plates

Vehicle Registration licence Number

Acknowledgement Number

Vehicle Category

Applicant Name

Agent Name

Front Plate Shape

Back Plate Shape

Note: Upon Generation of plate please update Front Plate/Back Plate series details against the
acknowledgement no.

Section B: Chief licensing officer

Name Designation

This Order Form has been issued by or on behalf

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 SCHEDULE – V
Regulation 4 (4) 13 (2) 17 (5) and 22 (2)
FEES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE REGISTRATION PLATES
No. Categories of motor vehicle Category registration Fees payable
number plates (UGX)

1. Motor vehicle (a) Registration Plates 714,300

other than Dealer’s
plates
(b) Dealer’s plates per set 178,600
(c) Substitute or Duplicate 75,000
Registration Plates
(d) Round Plates 100,000
(e) L Plates 100,000
(f) OTV Plates 100,000
(g) Exchange of old 150,000
registration plates
under Reg. 22 (2)
2. Motor cycle (a) Registration Plates 714,300
other than Dealer’s
plates
(b) Substitute or Duplicate 75,000
Registration Plates
(c) Exchange of old 50,000
registration plates
under Reg. 22 (2)

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 SCHEDULE- VI
Regulation 6 (3).
CODES ASSIGNED TO GOVERNMENT VEHICLES

Code Government Ministry

UG 01 00001 Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries
UG 02 00001 Education Service Commission
UG 03 00001 Electoral Commission
UG 04 00001 Equal Opportunity Commission
UG 05 00001 Health Service Commission
UG 06 00001 Judicial Service Commission
UG 07 00001 Local Government Commission
UG 08 00001 Public Service Commission
UG 09 00001 Uganda Human Rights Commission
UG 10 00001 Uganda Land Commission
UG 11 00001 Uganda Law Reform Commission
UG 12 00001 Office of the President
UG 13 00001 Uganda Aids Commission
UG 14 00001 State House
UG 15 00001 Internal Security Organization/ External Security Organization
UG 16 00001 Inspectorate of Government
UG 17 00001 Directorate of Ethics and Integrity
UG 18 00001 Defence
UG 19 00001 Education and Sports
UG 20 00001 Finance Planning and Economic Development
UG 21 00001 Internal Affairs
UG 22 00001 Clerk to Parliament
UG 23 00001 Auditor General
UG 24 00001 Justice and Constitutional Affairs
UG 25 00001 Courts of Judicature
UG 26 00001 Directorate of Public Prosecution
UG 27 00001 Law Development Centre
UG 28 00001 East African Community Affairs
UG 29 00001 Energy and Minerals
UG 30 00001 Lands and Urban Development
UG 31 00001 Health
UG 32 00001 Information and Communication Technology
UP 00001 Uganda Police Force
UG 33 00001 Public Service
UG 34 00001 Local Government
UG 35 00001 Water And Environment
UG 36 00001 Tourism Wild Life & Antiquities
UG 37 00001 Trade, Industries and Co-Operatives
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UU 00001 Uganda Prisons Services
UG 38 00001 Works and Transport
UG 39 00001 Foreign Affairs
UG 40 00001 Gender Labour and Social Development
UG 41 00001 Office of the Prime Minister

CODES FOR ASSIGNED TO GOVERNMENT VEHICLES (LOCAL

GOVERNMENT
CODE DISTRICT
LG 001 0001 Abim
LG 002 0001 Adjumani
LG 003 0001 Agago
LG 004 0001 Alebtong
LG 005 0001 Amolatar
LG 006 0001 Amudat
LG 007 0001 Amuria
LG 008 0001 Amuru
LG 009 0001 Apac
LG 010 0001 Arua
LG 011 0001 Budaka
LG 012 0001 Bududa
LG 013 0001 Bugiri
LG 014 0001 Buhweju
LG 015 0001 Buikwe
LG 016 0001 Bukedea
LG 017 0001 Bukomansimbi
LG 018 0001 Bukwo
LG 019 0001 Bulambuli
LG 020 0001 Buliisa
LG 021 0001 Bundibugyo
LG 022 0001 Bushenyi
LG 023 0001 Busia
LG 024 0001 Butaleja
LG 025 0001 Butambala
LG 026 0001 Buvuma
LG 027 0001 Buyende
LG 028 0001 Dokolo
LG 029 0001 Gomba
LG 030 0001 Gulu
LG 031 0001 Hoima
LG 032 0001 Ibanda
LG 033 0001 Iganga
LG 034 0001 Isingiro
LG 035 0001 Jinja

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LG 036 0001 Kaabong
LG 037 0001 Kabale
LG 038 0001 Kabarole
LG 039 0001 Kaberamaido
LG 040 0001 Kalangala
LG 041 0001 Kaliro
LG 042 0001 Kalungu
LG 043 0001 Kamuli
LG 044 0001 Kamwenge
LG 045 0001 Kanungu
LG 046 0001 Kapchrwa
LG 047 0001 Kasese
LG 048 0001 Katakwi
LG 049 0001 Kayunga
LG 050 0001 Kibaale
LG 051 0001 Kiboga
LG 052 0001 Kibuku
LG 053 0001 Kiruhura
LG 054 0001 Kiryandongo
LG 055 0001 Kisoro
LG 056 0001 Kitgum
LG 057 0001 Koboko
LG 058 0001 Kole
LG 059 0001 Kotido
LG 060 0001 Kumi
LG 061 0001 Kween
LG 062 0001 Kyankwanzi
LG 063 0001 Kyegegwa
LG 064 0001 Kyenjojo
LG 065 0001 Lamwo
LG 066 0001 Lira
LG 067 0001 Luuka
LG 068 0001 Luwero
LG 069 0001 Lwengo
LG 070 0001 Lyantonde
LG 071 0001 Manafa
LG 072 0001 Maracha
LG 073 0001 Masaka
LG 074 0001 Masindi
LG 075 0001 Mayuge
LG 076 0001 Mbale
LG 077 0001 Mbarara
LG 078 0001 Mitooma
LG 079 0001 Mityana
LG 080 0001 Moroto

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LG 081 0001 Moyo
LG 082 0001 Mpigi
LG 083 0001 Mubende
LG 084 0001 Mukono
LG 085 0001 Nakapiripiti
LG 086 0001 Nakaseke
LG 087 0001 Nakasongola
LG 088 0001 Namayingo
LG 089 0001 Namutumba
LG 090 0001 Napak
LG 091 0001 Nebbi
LG 092 0001 Ngora
LG 093 0001 Ntoroko
LG 094 0001 Ntungamo
LG 095 0001 Nwoya
LG 096 0001 Otuke
LG 097 0001 Oyama
LG 098 0001 Pader
LG 099 0001 Paliisa
LG 100 0001 Rakai
LG 101 0001 Rubirizi
LG 102 0001 Rukungiri
LG 103 0001 Sembabule
LG 104 0001 Serere
LG 105 0001 Sheema
LG 106 0001 Sironko
LG 107 0001 Soroti
LG 108 0001 Tororo
LG 109 0001 Wakiso
LG 110 0001 Yumbe
LG 111 0001 Zombo
LG 153 0001 Kagadi
LG 154 0001 Kakumiro
LG 155 0001 Omoro
LG 156 0001 Rubanda
LG 157 0001 Kyotera
LG 158 0001 Bunyangabo
LG 159 0001 Butebo
LG 160 0001 Pakwach
LG 161 0001 Namisindwa
LG 162 0001 Rukiga
LG 163 0001 Kasanda
LG 164 0001 Kapelebyong
LG 165 0001 Kikuube
LG 166 0001 Kwania

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LG 167 0001 Nabilatuk
LG 168 0001 Bugweri
LG 169 0001 Obongi
LG 170 0001 Kalaki
LG 171 0001 Kazo
LG 172 0001 Karenge
LG 173 0001 Kitagwenda
LG 174 0001 Madi-Okollo
LG 175 0001 Rwampala
LG 176 0001 Terego
CODE MUNICIPALITY
LG 112 0001 Arua
LG 113 0001 Bushenyi/ Ishaka
LG 114 0001 Busia
LG 115 0001 Entebbe
LG 116 0001 Fort Portal
LG 117 0001 Gulu
LG 118 0001 Hoima
LG 119 0001 Iganga
LG 120 0001 Jinja
LG 121 0001 Kabale
LG 122 0001 Kasese
LG 123 0001 Lira
LG 124 0001 Masaka
LG 125 0001 Masindi
LG 126 0001 Mbale
LG 127 0001 Mbarara
LG 128 0001 Moroto
LG 129 0001 Mukono
LG 130 0001 Ntungamo
LG 131 0001 Rukungiri
LG 132 0001 Soroti
LG 133 0001 Tororo
LG 134 0001 Apac
LG 135 0001 Bugiri
LG 136 0001 Ibanda
LG 137 0001 Kapchorwa
LG 138 0001 Kamuli
LG 139 0001 Kira
LG 140 0001 Kisoro
LG 141 0001 Kitgum
LG 142 0001 Koboko
LG 143 0001 Kotido
LG 144 0001 Kumi
LG 145 0001 Lugazi
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LG 146 0001 Makindye
LG 147 0001 Mityana
LG 148 0001 Mubende
LG 1490001 Nansana
LG 150 0001 Nebbi
LG 151 0001 Njeru
LG 152 0001 Sheema

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 SCHEDULE VII
Regulation 19 (2)
ROUND PLATES

President P
Vice President VP
Speaker of Parliament SP
Deputy Speaker of Parliament DSP
Chief Justice CJ
Deputy Chief Justice DCJ
Prime Minister PM
First Deputy Prime Minister 1DPM
Second Deputy Prime Minister 2DPM
Third Deputy Prime Minister 3DPM
Cabinet Minister CM
Minister of State MS
Leader of Opposition in Parliament LOP
Principal Judge PJ
Justices of the Supreme Court JSC
Justices of the Court of Appeal JCA
Judges of the High Court JHC

GEN. EDWARD KATUMBA WAMALA

Minster of Works and Transport

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