Security Organisations Act

Section 1. Interpretation Section " council " means the council established under section 7 ;

Section 10. Disclosure of information Section 10(1) Any person employed or having been employed by either organisation who, without lawful authority, communicates, releases or discloses, whether verbally, in writing, by conduct or in any other manner, to any person, any information relating to his or her duties or those of any other officer, employee or former employee of the organisations , commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a period of imprisonment not exceeding fourteen years. Section 10(2) Any person employed or having been employed by either organisation who— Section 10(2)(a) holds communication with or gives intelligence to any person, except for purposes of obtaining information from that person; or Section 10(2)(b) discloses the secrets of either organisation to any person,

Section 11. Behaviour prejudicial to theorganisations Section Any officer or other employee of the organisations who arrests, detains or confines any person in contravention of section 4 (2) or conducts himself or herself in a manner which is likely to bring either organisation or both into disrepute or contempt commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding ten years.

Section 12. Regulations Section formulating the code of conduct governing officers and other employees of the organisations ;

Section 2. Establishment of securityorganisations Section 2(1) There are established security organisations to be known as the Internal Security Organisation and the External Security Organisation. Section 2(2) The organisations shall be Government departments.

Section 3. Functions of theorganisations Section to collect, receive and process internal and external intelligence data on the security of Uganda;

Section 4. Restrictions on exercise of duties Section 4(1) No officer or employee of either organisation shall take action directed against or affecting any person following intelligence gathered pursuant to section 3 unless that action has first been sanctioned by the President or such other authority as the President may direct; except that either of the Directors General may direct the police to arrest and detain, in relation to intelligence gathered, any person for not more than forty-eight hours pending a report by the Director General under section 3 (b) and a decision by the President. Section 4(2) No officer or employee of either organisation shall have power to arrest, detain or confine any person by virtue only of being an officer or employee of the organisation.

Section 5. Administration and supervision Section Each organisation shall be headed by a Director General appointed by the President and directly responsible and accountable to the President.

Section 6. Appointment of employees Section Each organisation shall consist of officers and other employees to be appointed by the President on the advice of the Director General of the organisation concerned.

Section 7. Establishment of thecouncil Section the President, who shall be the chairperson;

Section 8. Functions of thecouncil Section 8(1) The functions of the council shall be to advise the President— Section 8(1)(a) on the policy regarding State security; Section 8(1)(b) on matters relating to recruitment of personnel into the organisations ; Section 8(1)(c) on the prescription of rules and regulations governing the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees of the organisations ; Section 8(1)(d) on the formulation of a code of conduct governing officers and other employees of the organisations ; Section 8(1)(e) on the formulation of the disciplinary procedure of the organisations ; Section 8(1)(f) on any other matter or thing that may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Section 8(2) The council may form such committees as it may deem necessary.

Section 9. Delegation Section The powers and duties conferred upon the President under this Act may be exercised by such Minister as the President may authorise for that purpose.