The Bill is now law. The Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026, was assented to by His Excellency the President on 17 May 2026, in a form that differs materially from the Bill UKPC analysed in our April briefing. The architecture of administration in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and implementation in the Department responsible for peace and security is preserved, as are the registration regime in Part III, the substantive prohibitions in Part II and the broad regulation-making power in section 29. The most acute features of the Bill, however, have been amended out of the text. The window for parliamentary advocacy has closed; the operational task is now compliance, supported by continuing engagement on subordinate instruments and on constitutional litigation
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The Bill is now law. The Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026, was assented to by His Excellency the President on 17 May 2026, in a form that differs materially from the Bill UKPC analysed in our April briefing. The architecture of administration in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and implementation in the Department responsible for peace and security is preserved, as are the registration regime in Part III, the substantive prohibitions in Part II and the broad regulation-making power in section 29. The most acute features of the Bill, however, have been amended out of the text. The window for parliamentary advocacy has closed; the operational task is now compliance, supported by continuing engagement on subordinate instruments and on constitutional litigation