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Section 52: Establishment and composition of Police Appeals Court

52.Establishment and composition of Police Appeals Court

(1)There shall be established a Police Appeals Court which shall consist of'

(a)a presiding chairperson not below the rank of assistant commissioner of police;

(b)two senior police officers;

(c)a police legal officer; and

(d)one member appointed by the chairperson of the Police Council.

(2)The quorum of the Police Appeals Court shall be three members, including the chairperson.

(3)The Police Appeals Court shall be the highest appellate police court in the Force.

(4)An appeal shall be properly lodged to the Police Appeals Court if it is based on one or more of the following grounds­'

(a)erroneous findings;

(b)illegality of sentence;

(c)any miscarriage of justice;

(d)a point of law; or

(e)severity of punishment.

(5)In conducting its business, the Police Appeals Court may sit at any place within Uganda.

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The Police Appeals Court must be established within the Uganda Police Force. It is led by a chairperson who is at least an assistant commissioner of p...

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