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(1)Family members may appoint a guardian of a child in accordance with their customs, culture or tradition in case—
(a)both parents of the child are deceased or cannot be found;
(b)the surviving parent is incapacitated; or
(c)the child has no guardian or any other person having parental responsibility for him or her.
(2)A guardian appointed under subsection (1) shall act as trustee in respect of the property of that child.
(3)Any person who misappropriates the property of a child commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.
(4)For purposes of this section, "customary guardianship" means parental responsibility of a Ugandan child by a Ugandan citizen resident in Uganda in accordance with the customs, culture or tradition of the respective people.
Family members have the right to appoint a customary guardian for a child if both parents are dead, cannot be found, the surviving parent is incapacit...
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