Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (Amendment) Act

by inserting immediately after the definition of "appropriate civil authority", the following- ""attachment" means-

the assignment of an officer or militant for continuous duty or training outside the Service, formation or unit in which he or she is ordinarily deployed or employed to another Service, formation or unit within the Defence Forces; or

the temporary assignment of an officer or a militant to a component, sub-component, formation, station or unit other than that in which an officer or militant is ordinarily deployed and in which he or she continues to fill a position of a person within the service;";

by substituting for the definition of "Board", the following- ""Board" means, in the case of an officer, the Commissions and Promotions Board established by section 19 and, in the case of a militant, the Unit Promotions Board established by section 20 ;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "commanding officer" the following- ""consolidated salary" means basic pay and includes professional pay, qualification pay or trades pay, whichever is applicable;";

by substituting for the definition of "court martial", the following- ""courts martial" means a Unit Court Martial, a Division Court Martial and the General Court Martial;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "formation", the following- ""full pension" means a regular payment made by the Defence Forces to an officer or militant upon completing the time period for which a fraction of pension was cumulated and advanced as a lump sum at the time of retirement;";

by substituting for the definition of "military court", the following- ""military court" means the courts martial;"; (g) by inserting immediately after the definition of "military law", the following- ""military veteran" means any Ugandan who-

has been recruited into, allotted a service number and rendered military service to any of the successive Governments of Uganda;

has completed his or her military service and no longer performs active military duties;

has been honourably discharged or retired from the military service of the Republic of Uganda; and

is liable for call-up as a statutory reservist under the Act or not;";

by substituting for the definition of "Minister", the following- ""Minister" means the Minister responsible for defence and veteran affairs;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "Minister", the following- ""Ministers of State" mean the other Ministers appointed by the President under Article 114 of the Constitution to assist the Minister;";

by substituting for the definition of "Ministry", the following- ""Ministry" means the Ministry responsible for defence and veteran affairs;";

by substituting for the definition of "pensions authority", the following- "pensions authority" means the Permanent Secretary;";

by substituting for the definition of "Permanent Secretary", the following- ""Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for defence and veteran affairs;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "public officer" and "public service", the following- ""qualifying service" means service which may be taken into account in determining whether an officer or a militant is eligible, by length of service, for pension or gratuity;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "reckonable service", the following- ""Reserve Force" means the component of the Defence Forces consisting of persons engaged in accordance with section 5 who are not in full time active service and who may be called upon during an emergency to reinforce the regular force;";

by inserting immediately after the definition of "reservist", the following- ""secondment" means the temporary deployment of an officer or a militant to a department or agency of the Government, a public or private institution, private industry or other body outside the Defence Forces;"; and

by substituting for the definition of "service offence", the following- ""service offence" means an offence under this Act and includes the offence of murder, aggravated robbery, kidnap with intent to murder, treason, misprision of treason or cattle rustling as provided for under the Penal Code Act, committed by a person subject to military law;".

the Land Force;

the Air Force;

the Special Force Command;

the Reserve Force; and

any other Service prescribed by the Defence Council with the approval of Parliament."

by inserting immediately after subsection (3), the following- "(3a) Members of the auxiliary forces absorbed or called upon for service in the Reserve Force may be absorbed into the regular forces."; and

by substituting for subsection (4), the following- "(4) The Minister may make regulations under this section, prescribing the terms and conditions of service of the Reserve Force."

in paragraph (a), by inserting immediately after the word "control", the word "coordination";

by substituting for paragraph (b), the following- "(b) an officer of the Defence Forces to be known as the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the Defence Forces;";

in paragraph (c), by inserting immediately after the word "control", the word "coordination";

in paragraph (d), by inserting immediately after the word "control", the word "coordination";

by inserting immediately after paragraph (d), the following- "(da) an officer of the Defence Forces to be known as the Commander Special Force Command, who shall be responsible for the command, control, coordination and administration of the Special Force Command; and

an officer of the Defence Forces to be known as the Commander Reserve Force, who shall be responsible for the command, control, coordination and administration of the Reserve Force;";

by substituting for paragraph (e), the following- "(e) an officer of the Defence Forces to be known as the Chief of Joint Staff, who shall be responsible for the coordination and administration of the Defence Forces;";

in paragraph (f), by substituting for the word "control", the word "coordination";

in paragraph (g), by substituting for the word "control", the word "coordination";

by substituting for paragraph (j), the following- "(j) officers of the Defence Forces to head Directorates of the Services, who shall be responsible to the relevant Service Chief of Staff for the management of the Directorates;"; and

by inserting immediately after paragraph (j), the following- "(ja) officers of the Defence Forces at the Joint Services Headquarters, to head strategic institutions;

officers of the Defence Forces to head Joint Staff branches at the Joint Services Headquarters, who shall be responsible to the Chief of Joint Staff for policy and strategic planning for their respective staff branches; and

officers of the Defence Forces at the Joint Services Headquarters, to head Directorates;".

in subsection (1)-

all Regional Reserve Force Commanders under the Reserve Force."; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (1), the following- "(1a) The Commander-in-Chief may co-opt any person to attend a meeting of the Defence Forces Council for purposes of assisting the Council on a particular matter, except that the co-opted person shall not vote on any matter."

the President, who shall be the chairperson;

the Minister;

the Ministers of State;

the Permanent Secretary;

members of the High Command on 26th January, 1986 whose names are set out in Schedule 3 to this Act, provided that the member has not been convicted of any criminal offence or changed citizenship or has not joined active partisan politics;

the Chief of Defence Forces;

the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of Defence Forces;

all Service Commanders;

all Deputy Service Commanders;

the Chief of Joint Staff;

all Service Chiefs of Staff;

all Joint Staff of the respective Joint Staff branches at the Defence Forces Joint Services Headquarters;

all Commanders of any formations higher than a Division that the President may, in consultation with the High Command, establish;

all Division, Wing or Group Commanders, officers commanding equivalent units of the Defence Forces and the Commander Joint Headquarters Brigade Group;

such Commanders of the military wing of the liberation organisations specified in section 81 (3) as may from time to time be co-opted by the President;

the Heads of military corporations under the Ministry;

the Commandant of the National Defence College and the Commandant of the Senior Command and Staff College;

the Commanders of the Marine Brigade, Civil Engineering Brigade, Military Police Brigade, Combat Engineers Brigade and Army Aviation;

Commanders of strategic institutions and strategic training institutions at the Defence Forces Joint Services Headquarters;

all Directors at the Defence Forces Joint Services Headquarters; and

such other Commanders and experts as may be co- opted by the President to advise the High Command."

the Chief of Defence Forces, who shall be the chair- person;

the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the Defence Forces;

all Service Commanders;

the Chief of Joint Staff;

the Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security;

the Joint Staff, Operations;

the Joint Staff, Logistics;

the Joint Staff, Policy and Strategy; and

the Joint Staff, Political Commissar.

to advise the Commander-in-Chief on all matters pertaining to war effort;

to provide command, control and direction of war effort;

to approve all military plans and estimates for the conduct of war;

to approve all support plans for war effort;

to propose the appointment of the Joint Task force Command and the Component Commanders;

to apprise the progress of the war effort to the na- tional strategic leadership of National Security Council and to provide updates to the National Se- curity Council; and

to perform any other function as may be deemed necessary by the Commander-in-Chief."

in subsection (1), by substituting for the words "Command and Staff Meeting" wherever the words appear, the words "Command and Staff Committee";

in subsection (2)-

the Service Commander, who shall be the chairperson;

the Deputy Service Commander;

the commanders of divisions, wings, groups or equivalent formations;

the Service Chief of Staff;

the Directors under the Service;

the Commanders of Brigades, Air Force Groups or equivalent formations;

the Commandants of training institutions affiliated to the relevant Service;

the Commanders of battalions, squadrons, regi- ments or equivalent units under the relevant Ser- vice; and

the Service Sergeant Major.

to initiate policy proposals for consideration by the Command and Staff Committee of the Defence Forces;

to prepare and consider work plans for the Service;

to harmonise work plans with the budget of the Ser- vice;

to ensure the implementation of the directives of a higher authority; and

to perform such other functions as the Service Com- mander may direct."

by substituting for subsection (1), the following- "(1) There shall be an implementation committee of the Defence Forces responsible for supervising and ensuring the implementation of the decisions of the Command and Staff Committee, the High Command and the Defence Forces Council."; and

in subsection (2), by substituting for paragraph (a), the following- "(a) the Chief of Joint Staff, who shall be the chairperson;".

in the headnote, by deleting the words "and the Ministry responsible for defence"; and

by deleting subsection (2).

by substituting for subsection (1), the following- "(1) An officer or a militant may be seconded-

to any unit of any military, naval or marine or air force established in East Africa; or

to any unit of any military, naval, marine or air force of a country which the President by notice in the Gazette, declares to be a country to which this section applies.";

by substituting for subsection (2), the following- "(2) An officer or a militant may be seconded to any department or agency of Government or to any public or private institution, private industry or any other body."; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (2), the following- "(2a) An officer or a militant may be attached to a unit or Service within the Defence Forces, other than the one to which the officer or militant is ordinarily deployed."

by substituting for subsection (4), the following- "(4) The grant of an acting rank or temporary rank shall be for the purpose for which it is granted, and shall not entitle the holder to the salary of that rank."; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (4), the following- "(4a) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the holder of a rank granted under this section is entitled to facilitation and allowances accruing to that rank."

a monthly helper's allowance, commensurate to his or her degree of disability as assessed by the Medical Board, payable to an officer or militant with a residual or permanent disability degree of sixty percent and above; and

on retirement or discharge, an additional pension or gratuity equivalent to the disability compensation and helper's allowance received by the officer or militant in active service having an equivalent disability degree with the retired officer or discharged militant, as assessed by the Medical Board.

100 percent; (b) less than 100 percent, but not less than 80 percent; (c) less than 80 percent, but not less than 60 percent; (d) less than 60 percent, but not less than 40 percent; (e) less than 40 percent, but not less than 20 percent; (f) less than 20 percent, but not less than 11 percent; and (g) 10 percent and below.

in the case of retirement or discharge to take up other service in Government, an international organisation or other institution;

upon reduction in force;

upon medical evidence, to the satisfaction of the pensions authority and upon recommendation by the Medical Board that he or she is incapable, by reason of any infirmity of mind or body, of discharging the duties of his or her office;

where he or she retires or is discharged from the Defence Forces with the written consent of the Commander-in- Chief;

where he or she is retired or discharged in the interest of the Defence Forces;

where, for any justifiable reason, his or her services are no longer required; or

where he or she dies in service, in which case, the gratuity or pension shall be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased officer or militant in the manner prescribed by the Minister by regulations.

determine honours and rights for him or her, commensurate with his or her invaluable and meritorious service.

injuries received in the actual discharge of, and specifically attributable to the nature of his or her duty and which are not wholly or mainly due to or seriously aggravated by, his or her own serious and culpable negligence or misconduct; or

contracting a disease wholly or mainly due to, or seriously aggravated by his or her duties, not being a disease wholly or mainly due to or seriously aggravated by his or her own serious and culpable, negligence or misconduct, an officer or a militant dies within seven years from the date of the injury or the contracting of the disease, the pensions authority may grant a further pension, in addition to any other grant made to his or her dependents under section 70F -

where there are more than six children in respect of whom a pension would be payable, the amount payable in respect of the six children shall be divided equally among the children during the period in which there are more than six children below the age of twenty-one years; and

where a child under the age of twenty-one marries, the pension paid to the child under this section shall cease.

while travelling by air, sea, rail or road and is proceeding to or from Uganda;

at the commencement or termination of his or her duty or during the period of secondment, duty, leave or in pursuance of official instructions; or

while travelling on a route approved by the responsible officer, as a result of damage to the aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle in which he or she is travelling or as a result of any act of violence directed against that aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle.

where he or she has been in the Defence Forces for less than ten years, a pension in lieu of any gratuity under section 70C , as if the words "for ten years or more" were omitted from section 70C (4); or

where he or she is discharged from the service of the Defence Forces, a pension at the annual rate of one- quarter of the pension for which he or she would be eligible under section 70C (4).

where the officer or militant served in the military service for less than ten years-

where the officer or militant served in the military service for a period of ten years or more, either a gratuity of an amount not exceeding three times his or her annual pensionable emoluments or his or her commuted pension gratuity, if any, whichever is the greater.

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by a spouse, pension shall be payable to the surviving spouse until the surviving spouse dies;

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by a child but not a spouse, pension shall be payable to the child until the child attains the age of twenty-one years;

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by a child and a spouse to whom a pension is granted under subsection (2)(a), and the spouse subsequently dies within fifteen years from the date of death of the officer or militant, the provisions of subsection (2) (b) shall apply for the unexpired period of the fifteen years; or

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by more than one spouse or child, the amount of any pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be divided equally among the wives and children.

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by a spouse, to the spouse, until the death of the spouse;

where the deceased officer or militant is not survived by a spouse but is survived by a child or children, to the child or children until the child or children attain the age of twenty- one years;

where the deceased officer or militant is survived by a spouse to whom a pension is granted under paragraph (a) and a child or children, and the spouse subsequently dies before the expiry of the remainder of the fifteen years referred to in subsection (2)(a), subsection (2)(b) shall apply.

has been remanded by a civil or military court;

is in detention other than by reason of a sentence of court; or

is on bail, other than bail pending appeal while serving a sentence imposed by a court of law, shall be entitled to his or her salary, until the disposal of the case.

hear the applicant or any other person who, in the opinion of the Pensions Appeal Board, is able to give the Pensions Appeals Board information on the case; and

have access to and consider all documents available to the pensions authority and which are relevant to the matter in question and shall consider any further documents relating to the case which may be produced by or on behalf of the applicant or the pensions authority.

by inserting immediately after subsection (2), the following- "(2a) The Joint Staff, Human Resource Management shall, by the 15th day of January of each calendar year, publish a leave schedule for all officers and militants.

Where the annual leave of an officer or a militant is withheld by reason of the exigencies of service, the annual leave shall be carried forward to the next calendar year, except that in any case where it is not practicable to take that annual leave in the next calendar year, the annual leave shall not be carried forward beyond the next calendar year.

Notwithstanding subsection (2b), an officer or a militant who does not take annual leave for more than three consecutive years by reason of subsection (2) shall be paid cash in lieu of the annual leave withheld for the three years at a rate of the consolidated salary per month payable to that officer or militant.";

by repealing subsection (4); and

by inserting immediately after subsection (6), the following- "(6a) A male officer or militant shall, immediately after his wife has delivered or miscarried, have the right to four working days leave from work, referred to as "paternity leave"."

entitled to health care in accordance with subsection (2), if the injury, disease or illness occurs while he or she is on active service, on continuous duty or on special duty; and (b) entitled to health care in accordance with subsection (4), if the injury, disease or illness occurs while he or she is on continuous reserve training.

health care provided by the Defence Forces, until the training ends or until he or she is discharged from hospital, whichever is earlier; and

after the termination of the period of his or her training, where his or her condition permits him or her to be discharged from hospital, such further health care at home as may be authorised by the Medical Board. (5) A person subject to this Act or who is held in service custody shall, if he or she suffers any injury, disease or illness during his or her confinement, be entitled to health care by the Defence Forces until he or she is discharged from service custody or from hospital, whichever is earlier.

a unit of the Service in which he or she is enrolled;

any unit of another Service of the Defence Forces;

a unit of a Cooperating Force to which he or she is attached or seconded;

a unit of a Commonwealth Force;

the nearest diplomatic or consular authority representing Uganda;

a Commonwealth country with which Uganda has an arrangement for that purpose;

the nearest unit of any friendly foreign army, navy or air force; or

a civilian medical practitioner or hospital.

the Chief of Joint Staff, who shall be the chairperson;

the Joint Staff, Health Services;

the Commandant of the Defence Forces Rehabilitation and Vocational Centre, who shall be the secretary to the Medical Board;

the Joint Staff, Human Resource Management;

the Joint Staff, Political Commissariat;

the Joint Staff, Legal Services;

the Director of Pensions, Gratuity and Compensation; and

the Commissioner, Human Resource in the Ministry.

examine the medical condition of an officer or a militant referred to it by the Joint Staff Health Services;

assess the degree of disability of injured officers and militants and recommend them for treatment or redeployment;

determine the necessary welfare required for disabled officers and militants;

determine the degree of disablement of an injured officer or militant for purposes of computing his or her disability compensation and helper's allowance;

recommend the transfer of disabled officers or militants to the Defence Forces Rehabilitation and Vocational Centre;

assess and recommend an officer or militant who is eligible for treatment abroad; and

assess and make recommendations for an officer or militant to be discharged from the Defence Forces on medical grounds.

the examination of information submitted to the Medical Board by a medical practitioner to determine the severity of-

the examination of information submitted on an officer or a militant by a medical practitioner in order to determine the severity of-

every officer and every militant of a regular force;

every officer and every militant of the Reserve Force and any prescribed force when he or she is-

subject to such exceptions, adaptations, and modifications as the Defence Forces Council may by regulations prescribe, a person who, under any arrangement is attached to any Service or force of the Defence Forces or seconded as an officer or a militant outside the Defence Forces."

where the person voluntarily accompanies any unit or other element of the Defence Forces which is in active service in any place;

while serving with the Defence Forces under an engagement by which he or she has agreed to be subject to military law;

where the person aids or abets a person subject to military law in the commission of, or conspires with a person subject to military law to commit a service offence;

where the person, without authority, is found in possession of, sells or wears a uniform of the Defence Forces;

where the person is found in unlawful possession of arms, ammunition or equipment ordinarily being the monopoly of the Defence Forces, prescribed in Schedule 7A to this Act or classified stores as prescribed in Schedule 7B to this Act, commits an offence under any written law; or

where the person is serving in the position of an officer or militant of any force raised and maintained outside Uganda and commanded by an officer of the Defence Forces.

participates with that unit in the carrying out of any of its movements, manoeuvres, duties in a disaster or warlike operations; (b) is accommodated or provided with rations at his or her own expense or otherwise by a unit of the Defence Forces in any place designated by the President;

is embarked on a vessel or aircraft of a unit of the Defence Forces; or

is a dependant staying with an officer or a militant serving beyond Uganda with that unit.

a Chairperson, who shall not be below the rank of Captain;

the administrative officer of the unit;

the political commissar of the unit;

the Regiment Sergeant Major or Company Sergeant Major of the unit;

one junior officer; and

one private.

one member from the persons specified in subsection (1) (b) or (c); and

one member from the persons specified in subsection (1) (d), (e) or (f).

law and procedure, shall be determined by the Chairperson; and

facts, shall be determined by majority members.

a Chairperson, who shall not be below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel;

two senior officers;

two junior officers;

a political commissar; and

one non-commissioned officer.

a member from the persons specified in subsection (1)(b) or (c); and

one member from the persons specified insubsection (1)(d) or (e).

law and procedure, shall be determined by the Chairperson; and

facts, shall be determined by majority members.

the Head of the General Court Martial, who shall be a person qualified to be appointed a judge of the High Court and who shall not be below the rank of Brigadier General;

two members, who shall be advocates of the High Court, not below the rank of Colonel;

two senior officers, who shall be advocates of the High Court; and

such other number of advocates as may be determined by the High Command.

have unlimited original jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and under any other written law committed by a person subject to military law; and (b) hear and determine all appeals referred to it from the decisions of Division Courts Martial.

in the headnote, by deleting the words "and unit disciplinary committees"; and

in subsections (1) and (2), by deleting the words "or unit disciplinary committee".

by deleting the words "or unit disciplinary committee"; and

by repealing paragraph (b).

a serving member of the Defence Forces not below the rank of a Colonel; and

qualified to be appointed a judge of the High Court.

have power to direct the investigation of any information or allegation of criminal conduct for purposes of prosecution;

institute criminal proceedings in a court martial against any person subject to military law;

have power to discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered, any criminal proceedings preferred under this Act; and

prosecute appeals from decisions of a court martial to a civilian court.

a Chairperson, who shall be a person qualified to be appointed a judge of the High Court; and

two other members who shall be advocates of the High Court.

in subsection (9), by deleting the words "unit disciplinary committee or", wherever the words appear;

by substituting for subsection (10), the following- "(10) Upon receipt of a certificate signed by a member of a court martial that a witness has not appeared before a military court in obedience to a summons issued under this section, a civil court shall, on proof of proper service of the summons at a reasonable time before, issue a warrant to bring the witness before the civil court at a time and place specified in the warrant."; and

by substituting for subsection (12), the following- "(12) Without prejudice to any of the foregoing provisions of this section, any person in contempt of a military court may be removed from the court by order signed by a member of the court."

in subsections (2) and (3), by deleting the words "unit disciplinary committee or"; and

in subsection (3), by inserting immediately after the word "prescribed", the words "by the Minister by regulations".

in the case of a decision of a Unit Court Martial, the Division Court Martial;

in the case of a decision of a Division Court Martial, the General Court Martial;

in the case of a decision of the General Court Martial, the Court of Appeal; and

in the case of a decision of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court."

by substituting for the words "summary trial authority or a unit disciplinary committee" wherever the words appear, the words "Court Martial"; and

in subsection (3), by repealing paragraph (a).

a chairperson;

one representative from each Service of the Defence Forces;

one representative from each of the following departments of the Defence Forces-

to advise the Chief of Defence Forces on the award of service medals;

to develop policy guidelines for the award of service medals;

to establish and maintain an archive for service medals;

to render advice on the procurement and custody of service medals;

to sensitise members of the Defence Forces on service medals;

to organise ceremonies of investiture of service medals;

to prepare and publish the Defence Forces Honours Lists;

to determine code names for service medals; and

to prepare citations for the award of service medals.

conduct ceremonies of investiture of service medals and ensure that they are conducted with due dignity as required;

educate officers and militants awarded service medals on the use of insignia of service medals; and

perform any other duty as may, from time to time, be assigned to him or her by the Defence Forces Service Medals Committee.

the medal was awarded to the wrong officer, militant or military veteran;

the medal was awarded to an officer, militant or military veteran through fraud or undue influence; or

an officer, militant or military veteran to whom a service medal was awarded-

a military veteran who has been awarded a military service medal; on appropriate civilian dress;

a civilian who is the next-of-kin of a deceased member of the Defence Forces; on appropriate civilian dress; and

a civilian recipient; on appropriate dress.

Pistols (b) Avtomat Kalashnikov 1947 (AK-47) (c) Pulemot Kalashnikov (PKM) Machine gun (d) Model-16 (M16) (e) Micro Galil (f) Multiple Grenade Launcher (MGL) (g) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) (h) Light Machine Guns (LMG) (i) Rocket Propelled Grenade-40 (RPG-40) (j) Uzzi guns (k) Gewehr3 Self Loading Rifle (G3/SLR) (l) Semi-Automatic Rifle (SAR) (m) 60mm Mortar (n) 82mm Mortar (o) 82mm Recoillence Rifle (82mm RR) (p) 82mm Recoillence Rifle Ballistic (82mm RRB-10) (q) 12.7mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun (12.7mm AAMG) (r) 35mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (35mm AGL)

40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (40mm AGL) (t) 40mm Multiple Grenade Launchers (40mm MGL) (u) 40mm Rocket Propelled Grenade (40mm RPG) (v) Hand Grenade (w) Anti-Tank Grenade (x) Anti-Personnel Grenade (y) Smoke Grenades (z) Offensive Grenade (aa) Defensive Grenade (bb) Landmines (cc) Armed Drones (dd) Anti-Tank Weapons (ee) Explosives (ff) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) (gg) Royal Demolition Explosion (RDX) (hh) Trinitrotoluene (TNT) (ii) Plastic Explosive (PE-4) (jj) Safety Fuses (kk) Ammonium Nitrate (ll) Water Gel Explosives (mm) Aluminum Ignitors (nn) Detonators

7.62 x 25mm (b) 7.65mm

9 x 18mm (d) 9 x 19mm (e) 11.43 x 23mm (.45") (f) 40mm (1.5") (g) 9 x 19mm (h) 5.56 x 45mm (i) 7.62 x 51mm (j) 5.56 x 45mm (k) 7.62 x 39mm (l) 5.56 x 45mm (m) 7.62 x 39mm (n) 7.62 x 54mm (o) 12.7 x 99mm (p) 12.7 x 108mm (q) 35 x 32mm (r) 40 x 53mm (s) 40 x 46mm (t) 40 x 65mm (u) 60mm (v) 82mm (w) 37/38mm (x) 40 x 46mm (y) 48mm (z) 63mm

scarlet red tunic for Land Forces and Special Forces Command; and

solid blue tunic for Air Force.

the jacket has the following design features- (i) stand collar; (ii) shoulder straps; (iii) button configuration and arrangement are the same across all tunics as shown in the red tunic in Picture 1; (iv) cuff and back slash embellishments;

waist seam and waist hooks;

the patrol back design is as follows-

the shirt is collarless white for the Defence Forces.

the jacket and trouser is olive green for Land Forces, sky blue for Air Forces and coffee brown for Special Forces Command (SFC) as illustrated in Picture 2;

the shirt is light olive green for Strategic and Land Forces, light blue for Air Forces and brown shirt for Special Forces Command;

the ceremonial uniform neck-tie has a UPDF Logo for General officers and service logo for Colonels and below and the colours are green for Land Forces, blue for Air Forces and dark maroon for Special Force Command. CEREMONIAL UNIFORM LAND FORCES

the jacket is olive green for Land Forces, sky blue for Air Forces and coffee brown for Special Forces Command; and

the trouser is of the same material as the jacket.

head gear is a beret with a UPDF Logo as shown in Picture 4;

the colour of the shirt for the Land Forces is khaki and olive green for officers and militants respectively;

the colour of the shirt for the Air Forces is sky blue for officers and militants;

the jacket is sky blue for Air Forces;

the trouser and skirt is of the same colour and design as the Kaunda suit uniform. TUCK - IN UNIFORM LAND FORCES AIR FORCES

designed with epaulettes on the shoulder and have elbow patches.

ceremonial forage caps (boatswain);

berets;

side caps;

baseball caps;

bush hats; and

military helmets.

army green for Infantry;

maroon for Special Forces Command;

dark brown for Armoured Brigade and Motorised Infantry;

red for Military Police;

grey for Air-Force;

black for Artillery; and

navy blue for Marines.

shoulder cords;

ceremonial pips;

working pips; and

field pips.

four diamond stars arranged linearly;

crossed General's sword and baton;

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters; and

Court of Arms inscribed with oak leaves as show in Picture

Court of Arms surrounded by oak leaves;

three diamond stars arranged linearly;

crossed general's sword and baton;

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 28.

Court of Arms surrounded by oak leaves;

two diamond stars arranged linearly;

crossed General's sword and baton; and

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 29.

a crossed General's sword and baton; and

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 30.

Court of Arms surrounded by oak leaves; (b) two diamond stars just below it; and

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 31.

Court of Arms surrounded by oak leaves;

a diamond star just below it;

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 32.

3-linear diamond stars; and

the word 'UGANDA' inscribed in capital letters as shown in Picture 34.

Infantry pips are black in colour superimposed on army green back ground;

Air Force pips are black in colour super imposed on sky blue back ground.

out of the whole width of the fabric, the upper part is printed in light blue and the lower part in blue, while the remaining width is equally divided into six for repeated colour patterns of the Uganda National Flag but without the Crested Crane;

Defence Forces Logo and Emblem at the centre of a green background;

well stitched endings with a continuation of the repeated colour patterns;

uniform colour and Crested Crane prints clearly visible on both sides of the fabric; and

a provision through which the rope passes at one end of the fabric for raising and lowering the flag.

out of the whole width of the fabric, the upper part is printed in army green and the remaining width equally divided into six for repeated colour pattern of the Uganda National Flag but without the Crested Crane;

Land Forces logo and emblem is printed in the centre of the army green background;

well stitched endings with a continuation of the colour patterns;

uniform colour and Crested Crane prints clearly visible on both sides of the fabric; and

a provision through which the rope passes at one end of the fabric for raising and lowering the flag.

out of the whole width of the fabric, the upper part is printed sky blue and the remaining width equally divided into six for repeated colour pattern of the Uganda National Flag but without the Crested Crane;

Air Forces logo and emblem printed at the centre on a sky- blue background;

well stitched endings with a continuation of the colour patterns;

uniform colour and Crested Crane print clearly visible on both sides of the fabric; and

a provision through which the rope passes at one end of the fabric for raising and lowering the flag.

out of the whole width of the fabric, the upper part is printed in maroon colour and the remaining width in colour pattern of the Uganda National Flag but without the Crested Crane;

Special Forces Command logo and emblem printed at the centre of a maroon background;

well stitched endings with a continuation of the colour patterns;

uniform colour and Special Forces Command logo and emblem clearly visible on both sides of the fabric; and

a provision through which the rope passes at one end of the fabric for raising and lowering the flag.

Marital Status: (Married, Single, Divorced, Separated, Widowed) ............................................................................................

Type of marriage: (Religious, Civil, Customary, Other) ............................................................................................

If divorced or separated, attach evidence …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… (b) If single, indicate whether: single with children or single without children …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………

Biological Children S/N NAME Sex Date of Mother's/ Remarks Birth Father's Name

Dependant Relatives S/N Name Sex Date of Relation- Remarks Birth ship

Executors/ Executrixes I appoint…………………………………………………… as executor(s)/ executrix(es) of my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

Death Pension/ Gratuity

Wazalendo Sacco benefits

Any other post humous benefits accruing to me by virtue of having served in the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces

My death pension /gratuity from the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces shall be paid/distributed or utilised as follows:

All my benefits from the Wazalendo Sacco be paid/ distributed as follows:

Message to my family and relatives (Optional).

Name:…………………………..…………………. Signature:…………………

Name:……………………………….……………….. Signature:……………….

Mapambano Medal (MP) - thirty years of service.

Kabamba Medal (KM) - twenty years of service

Wazalendo Medal (WM) - ten years of service.