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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (Arms, Ammunition and Equipment Ordinarily the Monopoly of the Defence Forces) Regulations

Statutory Instrument 13 of 2006 Current version · as at 9 March 2006
Enacted2006
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Point-in-time consolidation · as at 9 March 2006. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

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Uganda

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (Arms, Ammunition and Equipment Ordinarily the Monopoly of the Defence Forces) Regulations

[This is the version of this document at 9 March 2006.]

1. These

Regulations may be cited as the Uganda Peoples' Title Defence Forces (Arms, Ammunition And Equipment Ordinarily The Monopoly Of The Defence Forces) Regulations, 2006.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “These”.

“Regulations may be cited as the Uganda Peoples' Title Defence Forces (Arms, Ammunition And Equipment Ordinarily The Monopoly Of The Defence Forces) Regulations, 2006.”
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  1. Regulations may be cited as the Uganda Peoples' Title Defence Forces (Arms, Ammunition And Equipment Ordinarily The Monopoly Of The Defence Forces) Regulations, 2006.
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

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

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

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2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise Inter

pretation. requires-

"ammunition" includes grenades, bombs and other like missiles and cartridges blank, tracer, explosive, incendiary, observing or signalling cartridges and any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain the shot, bullet or any noxious liquid, gas or other thing whether capable of use with a firearm or not;

"ammunition of war" means ammunition for use with arms of war;

'arms of war" include artillery of all kinds, apparai. for the discharge of explosives or gas diffusii. projectiles, flame throwers, bombs, grenade machine guns and rifled small-bore, breech loading weapons, whether all or any of those air. of war are assembled or in parts, but do not inclui arms licensed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. firearm" includes any barreled weapon (other than z imitation firearm) from which any shot, bullet c other missile capable of causing injury can b discharged, adapted for the discharge of any sir shot, bullet or other missile and any weapon c whatever description designated or adapted for th discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thin dangerous to human beings, and includes ar component part of any such weapon as aforesar and any accessory to any such weapon designed g adapted to eliminate or diminish the noise or flas* caused by firing any such weapon, but does no included any antique firearm which has bee' rendered incapable of use as a firearm. Arms, ammunition

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise Inter”.

“pretation. requires-”
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  1. "ammunition" includes grenades, bombs and other like missiles and cartridges blank, tracer, explosive, incendiary, observing or signalling cartridges and any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain the shot, bullet or any noxious liquid, gas or other thing whether capable of use with a firearm or not;
  2. "ammunition of war" means ammunition for use with arms of war;
Judicial interpretation

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

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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

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.

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

3. Arms and ammunition which, for the purposes c

and Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 119 of the Ugand. equipment Peoples Defence Forces Act, are ordinarily the monopoly of th ordinarily the Defence Forces includemonopoly of the Defence (a) any firearm which is so designed or adapted that, i Forces. pressure is applied to the trigger, missile continue to be discharged until pressure i removed from the trigger or until the magazin containing the missiles is empty;

(b)

any firearm possessing a mechanism which ejec the expended cartridge and reloads the firearm t manual action other than the pressing an releasing of the trigger;

(c)

ammunition for use with the firearms specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this regulation;

(d)

arms of war;

(e)

ammunition of war;

(f)

any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious, liquid, gar or similar thing dangerous to human beings;

(g)

any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain, any such noxious thing; or

(h)

any firearm, ammunition or equipment specified, or any firearm or ammunition of a class or type specified in the Gazette by the Minister.

AMAMA MBABAZI, Minister of Defence.

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Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Arms and ammunition which, for the purposes c”.

“and Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 119 of the Ugand. equipment Peoples Defence Forces Act, are ordinarily the monopoly of th ordinarily the Defence Forces includemonopoly of the Defence (a) any firearm which is so designed or adapted that, i Forces. pressure is applied to the trigger, missile continue to be discharged until pressure i removed from the trigger or until the magazin containing the missiles is empty;”
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Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Arms and ammunition which, for the purposes c”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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  1. (b) any firearm possessing a mechanism which ejec the expended cartridge and reloads the firearm t manual action other than the pressing an releasing of the trigger;
  2. (c) ammunition for use with the firearms specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this regulation;
  3. (d) arms of war;
  4. (e) ammunition of war;
  5. (f) any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious, liquid, gar or similar thing dangerous to human beings;
  6. (g) any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain, any such noxious thing; or
  7. (h) any firearm, ammunition or equipment specified, or any firearm or ammunition of a class or type specified in the Gazette by the Minister.
Judicial interpretation

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

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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

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.

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 9 March 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.