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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires'
"arrestable offence" means an offence which on conviction may be punished by a term of imprisonment of one year or more, or a fine of not less than five currency points, or both;
"Assistant Commissioner" means an officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of police in accordance with this Act;
"Assistant Inspector General of Police" means an officer of the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police;
"Assistant Superintendent" includes a Cadet Assistant Superintendent;
"attested member" means a police officer, regardless of rank, who has completed the training course, taken the requisite oath and been listed in the Force as a member;
"Code" means the Disciplinary Code of Conduct prescribed under section 45;
"Commissioner of Police" means an officer of the rank of Commissioner of Police;
"Constable" means a police officer below the rank of corporal;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda;
"currency point" has the value assigned to it in Schedule I to this Act;
"Deputy Inspector General" means the Deputy Inspector General of Police appointed under Article 213 of the Constitution;
"Force" means the Uganda Police Force established by Article 211 of the Constitution;
"Inspector General" means the Inspector General of Police appointed under Article 213 of the Constitution;
"Inspector of Police" means an officer of the rank of inspector and includes an assistant inspector of police;
"legal officer" means a police officer designated as a legal officer under this Act;
"local government" means the local councils established under the Local Governments Act;
"magistrate" means a magistrate appointed under the Magistrates Courts Act;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for internal affairs;
"officer in charge of police" means a police officer not being below the rank of inspector appointed by the Inspector General to be in charge of a police station or a police unit in an area;
"Police Appeals Court" means the highest disciplinary court established by section 52 of this Act;
"Police Authority" means'
(a)in relation to the Force, the Police Authority established under section 8;
(b)in relation to local government police, the administration of the area in which that Force is established;
"Police Council" means the Police Council established by section 10;
"police officer" means any attested member of the police Force;
"police unit" means a police establishment or formation with an officer in charge or with an officer in command at or within a district;
"private security organisation" means a private security organisation registered under the Companies Act;
"region" means any area of Uganda declared by the Inspector General to constitute a regional or extra regional police command;
"Regional Commander" means a police officer appointed by the Inspector General to be in command of the police in any region or extra region;
"regional police court" means a disciplinary court established at the regional police headquarters or at the Force headquarters;
"responsible officer" means'
(a)in the case of a senior police officer, the regional police commander;
(b)in the case of a subordinate police officer, the district police commander;
(c)in any other case, the officer in charge of a police unit;
"senior police officer" means an officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent;
"subordinate police disciplinary court" means a police disciplinary court lower than a regional police disciplinary court;
"subordinate police officer" means a police officer of or below the rank of inspector;
"superintendent" includes senior superintendent, senior assistant superintendent and assistant superintendent;
"unit commander" means the officer in charge of a district or a police unit within a district."
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