Act 4 National Information Technology Authority, Uganda Act 2009 THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY, UGANDA ACT, 2009. An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Information Technology Authority, Uganda and to provide for its objects, functions, composition, management and finances; and other related matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 15th July, 2009. Date of Commencement: See section 1. BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows— PART I—PRELIMINARY 1. Commencement. This Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by statutory instrument. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “authorised officer” means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 18 and includes a computer scientist, network administrator, systems administrator, systems analyst, data base administrator, software engineer, programmer, information technology security administrator, electronic engineer, communications engineer and a telecommunication specialist; 3