Section 152: Unauthorized Use of Military/Police Uniforms

(1)Any person who, not being a person serving in the armed forces of Uganda or in a police force in Uganda, or in any naval, military, air or police force or constabulary of any other Commonwealth country, wears without the permission of the Minister the uniform of any of those forces or any dress having the appearance of bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of the uniform, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years; except that nothing in this section shall prevent any person from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play performed in any place in which stage plays may lawfully be publicly performed, or in the course of a music hall or circus performance, or in the course of any bona fide military representation.

(2)Any person who unlawfully wears the uniform of any of the forces specified in subsection (1), or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of that uniform, in a manner or in circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt on that uniform, or employs any other person to wear the uniform or dress, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.

(3)Any person who, not being in the service of the Government or having previously received the written permission of the Minister so to do, imports or sells or has in his or her possession for sale any uniform specified in subsection (1), or the buttons or badges appropriate to the uniform, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.

(4)When any person is convicted of any offence under this section, the uniform, dress, button, badge or other thing in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited unless the Minister shall otherwise order.