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Section 40: Time limits and DPP consent for section 38 prosecutions

40.Legal proceedings

(1)No prosecution for an offence under section 38 shall be commenced except within six months after the offence is committed; except that where a person—

(a)commits the offence from outside Uganda; or

(b)leaves Uganda within six months of committing the offence, then the prosecution for the offence may be commenced within six months from the date when the person first arrives in or returns to Uganda after committing the offence or leaving Uganda, as the case may be.

(2)No person shall be prosecuted for an offence under section 38 without the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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You cannot be prosecuted for an offence under section 38 unless the case is started within six months of the offence being committed. If you committed...

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