Uganda - Deregistration of a Self-Help Group or Community Project

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Procedure

To deregister a self-help group i.e.(Youth / Women /Men/PWD/Older persons/Community project group) one has to make an application with the Ministry of gender Labour and Social development.
Step 1:Hold a group meeting seeking deregistration of the group.

• The minutes of the meeting seeking deregistration of the group, this should be endorsed by at least 2/3 of the members.

Step 2:Application for deregistration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development.

• Visit the either Sub-county’s labour offices, District planning committee, Youth and Gender Affairs Offices, in your respective sub-county to make the application with the respective officer.
• Here you will be given a DEREGISTRATION FORM FOR A SELF HELP GROUP form to fill and submit.
• Fill the Registration Form and attach the following
  Requirements
  

1. Official letter from the SHG/ Community project.
2. Original certificate.
3. Minutes from SHG/ Community project with reasons of deregistration signed not less than two thirds of the members.
4. List of Members names, ID Nos and Signature.

Step 3:Obtain the Acknowledgment of Deregistration

• It takes one day to be deregistered. If approved, an acknowledgment of deregistration is issued by the Ministry of gender Labour and Social development Office.

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Required Documents

• Official letter from the SHG/ Community project.
• Original certificate.
• Minutes from SHG/ Community project with reasons of deregistration signed not less than two thirds of the members.
• List of Members names, ID Nos and Signature

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development - Head Office,
Plot 9 Lourdel Road.
Kampala, Uganda.
P.O. Box 7136,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: 041-4 347854, 041-4 347855; 041-4 343572
Fax: 041 256374;
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: Link

Eligibility

Registered self-help or community projects should have a valid certificate of registration and wants to stop its operations.

Fees

The application is free of charge.

Validity

The deregistration is valid forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

1 working day if everything is in order.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Instructions

 Please provide other instructions related to the  certificate/documents.
 e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Certificate of registration number
• Name of the Group
• Names of Members
• Proof of Identity for each member
• Mission and objectives of the Group
• Reason for deregistration

Need for the Document

The de-registration officially removes a group from formal recognition and listing in the government records.

Information which might help

• A group should be de-registered in the Sub-county it resides.The de-registration offices are located in all sub-counties in the districts around the country.
• If three months after submitting a programme for self-help projects the county chief is not notified by the district planning committee to the contrary,he or she may proceed to carry out,or authorise the sub county chief or chiefs to carry out, the projects listed in the programme.
• Except that no projects shall be commenced in respect of which there is specified in the programme the need for financial assistance from the Government or in respect of which a planning committee has notified the county chief that such assistance shall be required; or
• In respect of which any other assistance from the Government has either been requested in the programme or the county chief has been notified by a planning committee that such assistance shall be required and no assurance of such assistance has been given to the chief by the appropriate department of the Government.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• External Link.

Others

Legally de-registering of the group gives the group legal protection from future obligations in its name.