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(1)A police officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the arrest and detention of a person is necessary to prevent that person'
(a)from causing physical injury to himself or herself or to any other person;
(b)from suffering physical injury;
(c)from causing loss or damage to property;
(d)from committing an offence against public decency in a public place;
(e)from causing unlawful obstruction on a highway; or
(f)from inflicting harm or undue suffering to a child or other vulnerable person, may arrest and detain that person.
(2)A person detained under subsection (1) shall be released'
(a)once the peril, risk of loss, damage or injury or obstruction has been sufficiently removed;
(b)on the execution of a bond with or without surety where provision is made for him or her to appear at regular intervals before a senior police officer, if so required; or
(c)upon any other reasonable terms and conditions specified by the Inspector General in writing.
(3)Where the person detained under this section is not resident in Uganda, the bond referred to in subsection (2) may be secured by a surety resident in Uganda.
(4)A person so arrested or any other person on his or her behalf who has reason to believe that any person is being unlawfully detained under this section may apply to a magistrate to have such person released with or without security.
You can be arrested by a police officer without a warrant if they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent you from harming yourself or others, b...
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