Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act

TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS ACT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Commencement. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. PART II TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS. 4. Persons liable to be transferred. 5. General requirements and application for transfer. 6. Conditions for transfer. 7. Obligation to furnish information. 8. Requests, applications and channels of communication. 9. Consent and its verification. 10. Notification of decisions to convicted offender. 11. Effect of transfer from Uganda. 12. Effect of transfer to Uganda. 13. Convicted offender in lawful custody during transfer. 14. Co-operation in respect of other offenders in transit. 15. Effect of continued enforcement and remission of sentence. 16. Prisoner to be detained in prison. 17. Child offenders. 18. Persons of unsound mind. 19. Pardon, commutation and review. 20. Termination of enforcement. 21. Information on enforcement. PART III MISCELLANEOUS. 22. Costs of transfer. 23. Power of Minister to apply Act to other countries. 24. Regulations. TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS ACT. Commencement: 1 March, 2013.

of transfer. 23. Power of Minister to apply Act to other countries. 24. Regulations. TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS ACT. Commencement: 1 March, 2013.

An Act to make provision for the mutual transfer of convicted offenders between Uganda and other Commonwealth countries for the purpose of serving their sentences of imprisonment, to provide for the conditions, treatment and other arrangements in respect of persons liable to be transferred in accordance with this Act; to empower the Minister in appropriate cases to extend the provisions of this Act to countries not in the Commonwealth and for other connected matters. PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Commencement. This Act shall come into force on such day, as the Minister may by statutory instrument TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS ACT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Commencement. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. PART II TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS. 4. Persons liable to be transferred. 5. General requirements and application for transfer. 6. Conditions for transfer. 7. Obligation to furnish information. 8. Requests, applications and channels of communication. 9. Consent and its verification. 10. Notification of decisions to convicted offender. 11. Effect of transfer from Uganda. 12. Effect of transfer to Uganda. 13.

t and its verification. 10. Notification of decisions to convicted offender. 11. Effect of transfer from Uganda. 12. Effect of transfer to Uganda. 13.

Convicted offender in lawful custody during transfer. 14. Co-operation in respect of other offenders in transit. 15. Effect of continued enforcement and remission of sentence. 16. Prisoner to be detained in prison. 17. Child offenders. 18. Persons of unsound mind. 19. Pardon, commutation and review. 20. Termination of enforcement. 21. Information on enforcement. PART III MISCELLANEOUS. 22. Costs of transfer. 23. Power of Minister to apply Act to other countries. 24. Regulations. TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS ACT. Commencement: 1 March, 2013. An Act to make provision for the mutual transfer of convicted offenders between Uganda and other Commonwealth countries for the purpose of serving their sentences of imprisonment, to provide for the conditions, treatment and other arrangements in respect of persons liable to be transferred in accordance with this Act; to empower the Minister in appropriate cases to extend the provisions of this Act to countries not in the Commonwealth and for other connected matters. PART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Commencement. This Act shall come into force on such day, as the Minister may by statutory instrument * appoint. 2. Application.

ART I PRELIMINARY. 1. Commencement. This Act shall come into force on such day, as the Minister may by statutory instrument * appoint. 2. Application.

This Act applies— ( a ) to the transfer of convicted offenders between Uganda and any other Commonwealth country designated by the Minister by statutory instrument, and in respect of which the Minister is satisfied that it has in force a law providing for the transfer of convicted offenders from its territory to Uganda on substantially similar terms as are provided in this Act; and ( b ) in respect of sentences imposed before or after its commencement. 3. Interpretation.

ubstantially similar terms as are provided in this Act; and ( b ) in respect of sentences imposed before or after its commencement. 3. Interpretation.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— "administering country" means the country to which the convicted offender may be, or has been, transferred in order to serve his or her sentence; "child" means a person below the age of 18 years; "convicted offender" means a person who has been found guilty of an offence and upon whom a sentence has been imposed; "imprisonment" includes detention; "judgement" means a decision or order of a court or tribunal imposing a sentence; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for justice; "proper authority" in relation to Uganda means the Minister or other person or authority designated by him or her for the purpose of this Act and, in relation to a Commonwealth country other than Uganda, means the authority responsible for the administration of the law relating to the transfer of convicted offenders on substantially similar terms as are provided in this Act; "sentence" means any punishment or measure involving deprivation of liberty ordered by a court or tribunal in exercise of its criminal jurisdiction and includes supervision while at liberty on parole or on probation; "sentencing country" means the country in which the sentence is imposed on the convicted offender.

rvision while at liberty on parole or on probation; "sentencing country" means the country in which the sentence is imposed on the convicted offender.

PART II TRANSFER OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS. 4. Persons liable to be transferred. Subject to this Act, a convicted offender who— ( a ) is in Uganda and is a citizen or national of another Commonwealth country; or ( b ) is in another Commonwealth country and is a citizen or national of Uganda; or ( c ) is a person to whom section 6( a )(ii) applies; ( This section of the article is only available for our subscribers. Please click here to subscribe to a subscription plan to view this part of the article. Home | About Us |--> Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement | Publishing Services | Contact Us Sitemap --> --> Copyright 2019. Blackhall Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Design and Developed By : Indiafin Technologies Ltd .