The Uganda Registration Services Bureau is an autonomous statutory body established by Chapter 210 Laws of Uganda in 1998. The bureau was created to take ever the functions of the Registrar General’s Office under the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The Act came in to force on the 16th of August, 2004 and the self Accounting status was granted in July, 2010. The bureau is governed by the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer is the Registrar General.
Mandate :
We are responsible for the following :
Business Registration – includes registration of companies, business names, partnerships, documents, debentures and chattels transfer
Official Receiver in liquidation of companies and bankruptcy matters
Intellectual Property Rights – includes registration of Patents, utility models, Industrial designs, Trademarks and Service marks and Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Civil Registration – includes births, deaths, adoption orders granted by Courts and civil marriages
Collect Non Tax Revenue (NTR)
Vision :
“ An organization that is efficient, effective, self sustaining and customer focused in service delivery”
Mission Statement :
“To promote, protect and register; business enterprises, intellectual property rights, civil matters, act as Official Receiver and collect Non tax Revenue through an effective records management system”.
Core Values :
• Professionalism
• Integrity
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Punctuality
• Customer care
General Objectives :
The overall objective of the bureau is to facilitate private sector development by making the economy more competitiveness through:
• Automation of registration services
• Computerize databases and records management
• Reducing time taken to register a business
• Deconcetrate services to Regions and enhance access of services to the public and reduce cost of registration
• Enhance customer care
• Enhance enforcement and compliance
• Modernize the legal framework.
Our Services Include :
Offcial Reciever :
• Liquidation of Companies
• Settlement of claims
• Bankruptcy Petitions
Business Registration :
• Registration of Business names
• Registration of Companies
• Registration of Documents
• Registration of Debentures and Charges
Intellectual Property :
• Registration of Patents
• Registration of Trademarks
• Registration of Industrial Designs
• Registration of Copyright
• Registration of utility Models
Civil Registration :
• Registration Marriages
• Registration of Births
• Registration of Deaths
• Registration of Adoption Orders