Robbery Suspects Act

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Citation: Chapter 123
Date: 31 December 2000
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Uganda

Robbery Suspects Act

Chapter 123

Commenced on 1 June 1972
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]
[Note: The version of the Act as at 31 December 2000 was revised and consolidated by the Law Reform Commission of Uganda. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ULII.]

An Act to provide for dealing with persons suspected of having committed robbery and for matters connected therewith.

1. Interpretation

In this Act, “security officer” means any member of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, the Uganda Police Force or the Uganda Prisons Service.

2. Use of force to arrest robbery suspect

Notwithstanding section 16 of the Penal Code Act, where a security officer has reason to believe that any person has or is about to commit the offence of robbery within the meaning of section 285 of the Penal Code Act and that person refuses or neglects to submit to arrest by any person or does any act calculated to evade arrest, then the security officer may use any force he or she may deem necessary to prevent the escape of that person.

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History of this document

31 December 2000 this version

Consolidation

01 June 1972

Commenced