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Uganda
Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002
Act 14 of 2002
- Published in Uganda Gazette 33 on 7 June 2002
- Assented to on 21 May 2002
- Commenced on 7 June 2002
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 7 June 2002 to 18 June 2015.]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-"aircraft" includes a hovercraft;"alarm" for the purposes of the definition of "terrorism" means bodily hurt, or apprehension of bodily hurt, disease or disorder, whether permanent or temporary;"authorised officers" means a security officer designated by the Minister under section l8 ;"currency point" has the meaning assigned to it in the First Schedule;"explosive or other lethal device" means-(a)an explosive or incendiary weapon or device that is designed, or has the capability to cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial material damage; or(b)a weapon or device that is designed, or has the capability, to cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial material damage through the release, dissemination or impact of toxic chemicals, biological agents or toxins or similar substances or radiation or radioactive material;"infrastructure facility" means any publicly or privately owned facility providing or distributing services for the benefit of the public, such as water, sewage, energy, fuel or communications;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for internal affairs;"place of public use" means those parts of any building, land, street, waterway or other location that are accessible or open to members of the public, whether continuously, periodically or occasionally, and encompasses any commercial, business, cultural, historical, educational, religious, governmental, entertainment, recreational or similar place that is so accessible or open to the public;"premises" includes any place and in particular includes-(a)any vehicle, vessel or aircraft;(b)any tent or moveable structure;"property" includes property wherever situated and whether moveable or immovable and things in action;"security officer" means a member of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces, the Uganda Police Force or of a Security Organisation under the Security Organisations Statute 1987;"ship" includes every description of vessel used in navigation;"State or government facility" includes any permanent or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied by representatives of a State, members of Government, the legislature or the judiciary or by officials or employees of the State or any other public authority or entity or by employees or officials of an inter governmental organisation in connection with their official duties;"terrorism" has the meaning assigned to it in section 7;"terrorist organisation" means an organisation specified in the Second Schedule;"vessel" includes every description of vessel or ship used in navigation;Part II – General
3. Consent of DPP required for prosecution
No person shall be prosecuted for an offence under this Act except with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.4. Territorial jurisdiction of Uganda courts in relation to offences under this Act
5. Terrorism extraditable
6. Certain offences under this Act triable and bailable only by High Court
The offence of terrorism and any other offence punishable by more than ten years imprisonment under this Act are triable only by the High Court and bail in respect of those offences may be granted only by the High Court.Part III – Terrorism and related offences
7. The offence of terrorism
8. Aiding and abetting, terrorism etc.
Any person who aids or abets or finances or harbours, or renders support to any person, knowing or having reason to believe that the support will be applied or used for or in connection with the preparation or commission or instigation of acts of terrorism, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to suffer death.9. Establisment of terrorist institutions
Part IV – Terrorist organisations
10. Terrorist organisations
11. Membership, support and meetings
Part V – Financial assistance for terrorism
12. Contributions towards acts of terrorism
13. Contributions to resources of terrorist organisations
Any person who wilfully and knowingly-14. Assisting in retention or control of terrorism funds
15. Disclosure of information about terrorist funds
16. Penalties and forfeiture
Part VI – Terrorist investigations
17. Terrorist investigation
Part VII – Interception of communications and surveillance
18. Minister to designate persons to be authorised officers
19. Powers of authorised officer
20. Obstructing authorised officer
Any person who knowingly obstructs an authorised officer in the carrying out of his or her functions under this part commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding one hundred currency points, or both.21. Offences by authorised officer
Any authorised officer who-22. Things obtained from interception or surveillance admissible in evidence
Any recording, document, photograph or other matter obtained in the exercise of the functions of an authorised officer under this Part is admissible in evidence in any proceedings for an offence under this Act.Part VIII – Attempts, conspiracies and accessories, etc.
23. Attempts defined
24. Punishment for attempts to commit offences under this Act
Any person who attempts to commit an offence under this Act commits an offence and is, unless otherwise provided in this Act-25. Conspiracy to commit an offence
Any person who conspires with another to commit an offence under this Act, or to do any act in any part of the world which if done in Uganda would be an offence under this Act and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it is proposed to be done, commits an offence and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment not exceeding seven years, or, if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of the offence in question is liable is less than imprisonment for seven years, then to such lesser punishment.26. Accessory before the fact
A person who directly or indirectly counsels, procures or commands any person to commit any offence under this Act which is committed in consequence of such counselling, procuring or commandment is an accessory before the fact to the offence.27. Punishment for accessory before the fact
28. Definition of accessory after the fact
29. Punishment of accessory after the fact of offences under this Act
Any person who becomes an accessory after the fact to an offence under this Act commits an offence and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty currency points, or both.Part IX – Miscellaneous
30. Power to use reasonable force
A police officer or other public officer or person may use reasonable force for the purpose of exercising any functions conferred or imposed on him or her under or by virtue of this Act.31. Power of Minister to amend First Schedule
The Minister may, by statutory instrument, with the approval of the Cabinet, amend the First Schedule.32. Protecion for persons acting under this Act
No police officer or other public officer or person assisting such an officer is liable to any civil proceedings for any thing done by him or her, acting in good faith, in the exercise of any function conferred on that officer under this Act.33. Consequential arnendment of Penal Code
The Penal Code is amended-History of this document
05 November 2021 amendment not yet applied
26 May 2017 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2017
04 February 2016 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Anti–Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2016
19 June 2015 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Anti–Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2015
07 June 2002 this version
Commenced
21 May 2002
Assented to
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Documents citing this one 8
Gazette 4
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Anti-Terrorism Regulations, 2023 | Statutory Instrument 3 of 2023 | 6 January 2023 |