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Wakilii

Local Governments (Kampala City Council) (Maintenance of Law and Order) Ordinance

Ordinance 6 of 2006 Current version · as at 29 December 2006

An Ordinance to provide for the maintenance of law and order and to provide for other connected matters.

Enacted2006
Commenced29 December 2006
Last amended
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 29 December 2006. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

About this Act

An Ordinance to provide for the maintenance of law and order and to provide for other connected matters.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

9 parts · 24 sections

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Uganda

Local Governments (Kampala City Council) (Maintenance of Law and Order) Ordinance

Commenced on 29 December 2006

[This is the version of this document at 29 December 2006.]

An Ordinance to provide for the maintenance of law and order and to provide for other connected matters.

Part I

2. Application

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3. Interpretation

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Related provisions

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Part V

17. Special hire taxi permit

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Related provisions

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18. Boda boda permit

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19. Application for permit

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20. Badge

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21. Uniform

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Related provisions

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Part I

1. This Ordinance may be cited as

the Local Governments Citation (Kampala City Council) (Maintenance of Law and Order) Ordinance, 2006.

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This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “This Ordinance may be cited as”.

“the Local Governments Citation (Kampala City Council) (Maintenance of Law and Order) Ordinance, 2006.”
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Related provisions

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2. This Ordinance applies to the maintenance

of law and Application order within the jurisdiction of the Council.

3. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Inter

pretation. requires- "Act" means the Local Government Act; "boda boda" means any bicycle or motor cycle that is hired for private transport for a fee;

"building" includes any structure of whatever materials used for its construction;

"car washing bay" means any place set up for and used for commercial washing of vehicles;

"City" means Kampala City;

"currency point" has the value assigned to it in the Schedule to this Ordinance;

"hawker" means a person who, whether on his or her own account or as the servant of another person, sells goods by retail other than in trading premises or in market established under the Markets Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for local government;

"premises" includes land, a building or structure of any kind or any part of such land, building or structure;

"special hire taxi" means any motor vehicle hired by an individual as private transport for a fee;

"veterinary officer" means a person authorised as a veterinary officer under the Animal Diseases Act.

Part II

5. A person shall not use barbed wire as part of a fence Barbed

abutting on any street or public place except with a written wire.

permit issued by the Council and subject to such conditions as the Council may impose.

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“abutting on any street or public place except with a written wire.”
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  1. permit issued by the Council and subject to such conditions as the Council may impose.
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Related provisions

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6. Where any tree, hedge or other

vegetation borders any Removal of street and protrudes into a street so as to cause damage or trees etc.

obstruction on the street or to traffic on the street or to any drain as to constitute a source of danger to the public, the Council may serve a notice on the occupier or owner of the premises to do what is necessary to remedy the matter and, in default of compliance with the notice, the Council may enter on the land upon which the tree, hedge or vegetation is found and cut, trim, or remove the tree, hedge or vegetation without any compensation to the occupier or owner. (2) Where the premises are vacant and the owner or occupier cannot be found or is outside Uganda the notice may be served by affixing a copy on some conspicuous part of the premises.

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“vegetation borders any Removal of street and protrudes into a street so as to cause damage or trees etc.”
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  1. obstruction on the street or to traffic on the street or to any drain as to constitute a source of danger to the public, the Council may serve a notice on the occupier or owner of the premises to do what is necessary to remedy the matter and, in default of compliance with the notice, the Council may enter on the land upon which the tree, hedge or vegetation is found and cut, trim, or remove the tree, hedge or vegetation without any compensation to the occupier or owner. (2) Where the premises are vacant and the owner or occupier cannot be found or is outside Uganda the notice may be served by affixing a copy on some conspicuous part of the premises.
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Amendment notes

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7. A person who- Certain

prohibited acts.

(a)

without the consent of the Council, places or leaves, or causes to be placed or left, in any foot-way, arcade, street or other public place any object which constitutes, or which is likely to constitute an obstruction; (b) throws or discharges any stone, or other missile onto any street or place of public resort; (c) disturbs the peace in any street, place of public resort or in any place within a view or hearing distance of persons in a street or public resort, by quarrelling with any person, or by being abusive to any other person who is in such street or place or within sight or hearing distance; (d) with the intention of annoying, or irritating a person, sings or utters any abusive song or words, whether any person is particularly addressed in the words or song or not or uses any indecent or obscene word or gesture in a street or place of public resort, or in any place within view or hearing distance of the persons in such place; (e) makes or causes any excessive noise either by himself or herself or with any instrument or machine or creates any disturbance; (f) is found drunk in any street or place of public resort, whether in a building or not; (g) engages in any riotous or disorderly behaviour while in any street or place of public resort, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises; (h) commits a nuisance by easing himself or herself in any street or place of public resort or in any place being an appurtenance of or adjoining a dwelling house or in any place where he or she may be seen by the public;

(i)

without the consent of the Council, defaces, injures or removes any street name or number or any railing in any street or any public place; (j) spits in any street or place of public resort;

(k)

posts or affixes any notice, bill or other paper of a frivolous, vexatious, abusive or improper nature on any public board or to any board, wall or other place, or writes or draws any thing of such nature on any board, wall or other place; (l) without the consent of the Council, extinguishes any street light or destroys or damages any street lamp or lamp post; (m) without the consent of the Council, breaks, damages, or displaces any tool, trestle, bar, stone, material, barrier, lamp, notice or other article whatsoever on any street or public place belonging to the Council or used thereon under its authority; (n) without the consent of the Council, breaks, uproots or in any manner damages any tree, plant or shrub growing on any street, public place, public land, Government compound or camping site;

(o)

without the consent of the Council, enters upon any lawn or area covered in grass or laid out as a garden upon which the Council has displayed a notice forbidding persons to do so;

(p)

suffers any waste water, filth, sweeping or matter to be discharged or to flow into or upon any street, passage, footpath, or arcade, or into any drain or channel which has been constructed for the removal of storm water only;

(q)

fills up or obstructs any ditch; (r) breaks up the surface of a street or makes a hole or excavation elsewhere than upon premises owned or occupied by him or her, without the consent in writing of the Council, otherwise than in accordance with any conditions contained in the Council's consent; (s) discharges any firearm within the boundaries of the City, except with the permission of the Council; (t) in any street or public place slaughters any animals or cleans any carcass; (u) neglects to fence in or duly protect any excavation, well, tank or other dangerous place or structure; (v) by any act or default, causes or suffers to be fouled or obstructs a well, stream, tank, reservoir, aqueduct, pond or place used or intended for supply of water to man or beast; or (w) enters into or upon any premises without lawful business or without the consent of the occupier or remains on any premises after being asked to leave by any occupier, which term shall for the purposes of this sub-paragraph include any person who for the time being is in charge of such premises, commits an offence.

Removal of 8. (1) The Council may remove or cause to be removed obstructions. any object which is left on any public place in contravention of this Ordinance which appears to have been lost or abandoned.

(2)

Where the owner of the object referred to in sub paragraph (1) is subsequently ascertained, the Council shall notify him or her and return the object to him or her.

(3)

If the owner cannot be ascertained, the Council shall hand over the object to the local police authority to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Act or any other law. (4) The cost of the removal, storage or notification borne by the Council in disposing of the object shall be paid by the owner of the object, if ascertained, and may be recovered summarily as a civil debt.

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Offence or consequence

This section creates or governs statutory liability concerning “A person who- Certain”.

“prohibited acts.”
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A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (a) without the consent of the Council, places or leaves, or causes to be placed or left, in any foot-way, arcade, street or other public place any object which constitutes, or which is likely to constitute an obstruction; (b) throws or discharges any stone, or other missile onto any street or place of public resort; (c) disturbs the peace in any street, place of public resort or in any place within a view or hearing distance of persons in a street or public resort, by quarrelling with any person, or by being abusive to any other person who is in such street or place or within sight or hearing distance; (d) with the intention of annoying, or irritating a person, sings or utters any abusive song or words, whether any person is particularly addressed in the words or song or not or uses any indecent or obscene word or gesture in a street or place of public resort, or in any place within view or hearing distance of the persons in such place; (e) makes or causes any excessive noise either by himself or herself or with any instrument or machine or creates any disturbance; (f) is found drunk in any street or place of public resort, whether in a building or not; (g) engages in any riotous or disorderly behaviour while in any street or place of public resort, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises; (h) commits a nuisance by easing himself or herself in any street or place of public resort or in any place being an appurtenance of or adjoining a dwelling house or in any place where he or she may be seen by the public;
  2. (i) without the consent of the Council, defaces, injures or removes any street name or number or any railing in any street or any public place; (j) spits in any street or place of public resort;
  3. (k) posts or affixes any notice, bill or other paper of a frivolous, vexatious, abusive or improper nature on any public board or to any board, wall or other place, or writes or draws any thing of such nature on any board, wall or other place; (l) without the consent of the Council, extinguishes any street light or destroys or damages any street lamp or lamp post; (m) without the consent of the Council, breaks, damages, or displaces any tool, trestle, bar, stone, material, barrier, lamp, notice or other article whatsoever on any street or public place belonging to the Council or used thereon under its authority; (n) without the consent of the Council, breaks, uproots or in any manner damages any tree, plant or shrub growing on any street, public place, public land, Government compound or camping site;
  4. (o) without the consent of the Council, enters upon any lawn or area covered in grass or laid out as a garden upon which the Council has displayed a notice forbidding persons to do so;
  5. (p) suffers any waste water, filth, sweeping or matter to be discharged or to flow into or upon any street, passage, footpath, or arcade, or into any drain or channel which has been constructed for the removal of storm water only;
  6. (q) fills up or obstructs any ditch; (r) breaks up the surface of a street or makes a hole or excavation elsewhere than upon premises owned or occupied by him or her, without the consent in writing of the Council, otherwise than in accordance with any conditions contained in the Council's consent; (s) discharges any firearm within the boundaries of the City, except with the permission of the Council; (t) in any street or public place slaughters any animals or cleans any carcass; (u) neglects to fence in or duly protect any excavation, well, tank or other dangerous place or structure; (v) by any act or default, causes or suffers to be fouled or obstructs a well, stream, tank, reservoir, aqueduct, pond or place used or intended for supply of water to man or beast; or (w) enters into or upon any premises without lawful business or without the consent of the occupier or remains on any premises after being asked to leave by any occupier, which term shall for the purposes of this sub-paragraph include any person who for the time being is in charge of such premises, commits an offence.
  7. (2) Where the owner of the object referred to in sub paragraph (1) is subsequently ascertained, the Council shall notify him or her and return the object to him or her.
  8. (3) If the owner cannot be ascertained, the Council shall hand over the object to the local police authority to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Act or any other law. (4) The cost of the removal, storage or notification borne by the Council in disposing of the object shall be paid by the owner of the object, if ascertained, and may be recovered summarily as a civil debt.
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9. (1)

A person shall not stack in any part of the City, any Stacking of wood. wood other than wood to be for domestic purposes, except with a permit issued by the Council. (2) A permit granted under this paragraph may be granted subject to such conditions as the Council may deem fit and any breach of the conditions shall constitute an offence.

(3)

For the purpose of this paragraph "wood" includes all sorts of timber, logs, firewood and charcoal.

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “(1)”.

“A person shall not stack in any part of the City, any Stacking of wood. wood other than wood to be for domestic purposes, except with a permit issued by the Council. (2) A permit granted under this paragraph may be granted subject to such conditions as the Council may deem fit and any breach of the conditions shall constitute an offence.”
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  1. (3) For the purpose of this paragraph "wood" includes all sorts of timber, logs, firewood and charcoal.
Judicial interpretation

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

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Amendment notes

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Part III

10. Any person who, without reasonable cause,

interferes Interference with fire with or makes use of, causes or tampers with any public fire alarm. alarm using a wire or other appurtenance, commits an offence.

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Offence or consequence

This section creates or governs statutory liability concerning “Any person who, without reasonable cause,”.

“interferes Interference with fire with or makes use of, causes or tampers with any public fire alarm. alarm using a wire or other appurtenance, commits an offence.”
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Practical effect

A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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This section states a single governing proposition and does not enumerate separate elements.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

0

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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11. A person shall not make or

cause or permit to be made Dangerous fires. a fire in such manner as to endanger the safety of any person, building or property.

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This section states the governing statutory rule for “A person shall not make or”.

“cause or permit to be made Dangerous fires. a fire in such manner as to endanger the safety of any person, building or property.”
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Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “A person shall not make or”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

0

No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

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12. (1)

A person shall not, without a permit from the Council, Permit to burn burn or cause or permit to be burnt in open air in a public place any rubbish. rubbish or any thing, which emits smoke or fumes. (2) This paragraph does not apply to the burning of quantities of rubbish of less than fifty cubic feet in size if proper precautions are taken and burning of the rubbish causes no nuisance.

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “(1)”.

“A person shall not, without a permit from the Council, Permit to burn burn or cause or permit to be burnt in open air in a public place any rubbish. rubbish or any thing, which emits smoke or fumes. (2) This paragraph does not apply to the burning of quantities of rubbish of less than fifty cubic feet in size if proper precautions are taken and burning of the rubbish causes no nuisance.”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Elements or requirements

Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. A person shall not, without a permit from the Council, Permit to burn burn or cause or permit to be burnt in open air in a public place any rubbish. rubbish or any thing, which emits smoke or fumes. (2) This paragraph does not apply to the burning of quantities of rubbish of less than fifty cubic feet in size if proper precautions are taken and burning of the rubbish causes no nuisance.
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Part IV

Part V

17. (1)

A person shall not operate a special hire taxi within Special hire taxi permit. the City unless he or she is in possession of a valid permit issued by the Council or its authorised agent. (2) A person operating a special hire taxi shall not use any area within the City as a parking stage unless that area is designated and approved by the Council as a parking stage.

18. (1)

A person shall not operate a boda-boda within the Boda boda permit. City without a permit issued by the Council. (2) A person operating a boda-boda shall not use any area within the City as a parking stage unless that area is designated and approved by the Council to be used as a parking stage.

19. (1)

Any person intending to operate a special hire taxi Application for permit. or a boda boda may apply to the Council for a permit. (2) An application under subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall indicate- (a) the name of the applicant;

(b)

the physical and postal addresses of the applicant; and

(c)

the location where the applicant intends to operate. (3) The Council may refuse to grant a permit or may grant it subject to such conditions as the Council deems fit.

Badge. 20. (1) The Council shall issue to a successful applicant for a special hire taxi permit or a boda-boda permit, a numbered badge in such form as the Council may determine. (2) A special hire taxi operator or a boda-boda operator to whom a badge has been issued under this Ordinance shall display the badge in a conspicuous part on his or her person at all times when carrying out his or her operations as a special hire taxi or boda boda operator.

Uniform. 21. A special hire taxi operator or a boda-boda operator permitted to operate under this Ordinance shall at all times wear a uniform approved by the Council when carrying on his or her duties.

Part VI

Part VII

24. (1)

A person shall not pitch a tent, park a caravan or Permit to camp in any place other than in a private compound or on land camp.

set aside for camping by the Council, unless he or she has a permit from the Council. (2) The Council may impose upon a person under sub paragraph (1) such conditions as the Council may deem fit. (3) A person who contravenes the provisions of sub paragraph (1) commits an offence.

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“A person shall not pitch a tent, park a caravan or Permit to camp in any place other than in a private compound or on land camp.”
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A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.

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  1. A person shall not pitch a tent, park a caravan or Permit to camp in any place other than in a private compound or on land camp.
  2. set aside for camping by the Council, unless he or she has a permit from the Council. (2) The Council may impose upon a person under sub paragraph (1) such conditions as the Council may deem fit. (3) A person who contravenes the provisions of sub paragraph (1) commits an offence.
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25. (1) The control and management of all parks within the Parks

Council's jurisdiction shall vest in the Council or in any other person authorised by the Council.

(2)

The Council may- (a) do everything that may be necessary to provide for the proper layout, equipment, maintenance and control of parks for use by the public;

(b)

grant any club, association or similar body or any person, the exclusive use of any park or part of it for the purpose of any game or sport or for any fete, gala or similar event for such period and on such terms and conditions including payment of fees as the Council may be determine;

(c)

impose and collect fees and charges for the hiring and use of facilities and equipment provided in any park and requiring if it thinks fit, a money deposit in respect of the hiring and use of the facilities and equipment; or

(d)

impose and collect admission charges to any enclosure provided in or around any park, or to authorise the imposition and collection of charges by any person to whom the Council has granted the exclusive use of the enclosure.

(3)

The Council shall not be responsible for the loss, theft of or damage to any property or article belonging to any person using a park.

(4)

Every person using a park shall obey the lawful directions of an officer of the Council appointed for the purpose of preserving and maintaining order in the park.

(5)

A person shall not in a park-

(a)

wilfully obstruct, annoy or interfere with any other person in his or her use of the park or any officer or servant of the Council in the proper execution of his or her duty;

(b)

wilfully damage or destroy in any way with any pitch, shrub, tree, flower, lawn, equipment or property of the Council;

(c)

deposit or leave litter or rubbish except in a receptacle provided for that purpose;

(d)

allow his or her child or any child in his or her care or charge for the time being, to do any act prohibited under this paragraph.

(6)

In this paragraph unless the context otherwise requires, "park" includes any public recreation ground, playing field or open space.

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“Council's jurisdiction shall vest in the Council or in any other person authorised by the Council.”
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  1. (2) The Council may- (a) do everything that may be necessary to provide for the proper layout, equipment, maintenance and control of parks for use by the public;
  2. (b) grant any club, association or similar body or any person, the exclusive use of any park or part of it for the purpose of any game or sport or for any fete, gala or similar event for such period and on such terms and conditions including payment of fees as the Council may be determine;
  3. (c) impose and collect fees and charges for the hiring and use of facilities and equipment provided in any park and requiring if it thinks fit, a money deposit in respect of the hiring and use of the facilities and equipment; or
  4. (d) impose and collect admission charges to any enclosure provided in or around any park, or to authorise the imposition and collection of charges by any person to whom the Council has granted the exclusive use of the enclosure.
  5. (3) The Council shall not be responsible for the loss, theft of or damage to any property or article belonging to any person using a park.
  6. (4) Every person using a park shall obey the lawful directions of an officer of the Council appointed for the purpose of preserving and maintaining order in the park.
  7. (5) A person shall not in a park-
  8. (a) wilfully obstruct, annoy or interfere with any other person in his or her use of the park or any officer or servant of the Council in the proper execution of his or her duty;

4 further items remain in the statutory text above.

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26. (1)

The Council shall fix the fees and charges in respect Fees and charges of permits and licences prescribed under this Ordinance as it deems fit and may form time to time vary such fees and charges.

(2)

Permits and licences under this Ordinance shall be in the form prescribed by the Council as it may determine.

(3)

The Council may waive any fees or charges payable under this Ordinance.

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This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “(1)”.

“The Council shall fix the fees and charges in respect Fees and charges of permits and licences prescribed under this Ordinance as it deems fit and may form time to time vary such fees and charges.”
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  1. (2) Permits and licences under this Ordinance shall be in the form prescribed by the Council as it may determine.
  2. (3) The Council may waive any fees or charges payable under this Ordinance.
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27. (1)

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions Offences of this Ordinance or of any requirement or instruction lawfully and penalties. made or issued under this Ordinance or of any of the conditions of a licence, permit or authorisation issued under it commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding two months or both.

(2)

A person convicted of an offence under this Ordinance and who continues to commit the offence for which he or she is convicted shall be liable to a further fine of one currency point for each day that he or she continues to commit the offence from the date of his or her conviction.

SCHEDULE

Paragraphs 3 and 27 CURRENCY POINT

One currency point is equivalent to twenty thousand shillings.

PASSED by the City Council of Kampala on 30th day of April, 2004.

I HEREBY signify my hand this 10th day of May, 2005.

Cross References Animal Diseases Act, Cap. 218 Local Governments Act, Cap. 243 Markets Act, Cap. 94 Police Act, Cap. 303 Public Health (Licensing of Tradespersons) Rules, S.I. No. 281-29. Public Health Act, Cap. 281. Penal Code Act, Cap. 120 Police Act, Cap. 303 Local Governments (Kampala City) (Hawking) Bye-laws, S.I. No. 243-24. Local Governments (Kampala City) (Street Traders) Bye-laws S.I. No. 243-23.

JOHN SSEBAANA KIZITO, Mayor, Kampala City Council.

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“Any person who contravenes any of the provisions Offences of this Ordinance or of any requirement or instruction lawfully and penalties. made or issued under this Ordinance or of any of the conditions of a licence, permit or authorisation issued under it commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding two months or both.”
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Practical effect

A party alleging or defending liability should test the facts and prescribed consequence against each operative requirement.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. (2) A person convicted of an offence under this Ordinance and who continues to commit the offence for which he or she is convicted shall be liable to a further fine of one currency point for each day that he or she continues to commit the offence from the date of his or her conviction.
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Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 29 December 2006) — public-domain legislation, consolidated by ULII / Laws.Africa (CC BY 4.0). This is a point-in-time text and may not reflect later amendments; confirm against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.