Act 6
Access to Information Act
2005
(ee) prejudice or impair the fairness of a trial or the impartiality of an
adjudication.
(2) A record may not be refused under subsection (l)(b)(iii)(dd) insofar as it consists of
information about the general conditions of detention of persons in custody.
31. Protection of records privileged from production in legal proceedings.
An information officer shall refuse a request for access if the record is privileged from
production in legal proceedings unless the person entitled to the privilege has waived the
privilege.
32. Defence, security and international relations.
(1) An information officer may refuse a request for access to a record of the body if its
disclosure(a) is likely to prejudice the defence, security or sovereignty of Uganda;
(b) subject to subsection (3), is likely to prejudice the international relations of
Uganda; or
(c) would reveal information supplied in confidence by or on behalf of another State
or an international organisation.
(2) A record may not be refused under subsection (l)(b) if it came into existence more
than twenty years before the request.
(3) A record contemplated under subsection (1), without limiting the general effect of that
subsection, includes a record containing information (a) relating to military tactics or strategy or military exercise or operations undertaken
in preparation of hostilities or in connection with the detection, prevention,
suppression or curtailment of subversive or hostile activities;
(b) relating to the quality, characteristics, capabilities, vulnerabilities or deployment of
(i) weapons or any other equipment used for the detection, prevention, suppression
or curtailment of subversive or hostile activities; or
(ii) anything being designed, developed, produced or considered for use as
weapons or such other equipment;
(c) relating to the characteristics, capabilities, vulnerabilities, performance, potential,
deployment or functions of (i) any military force, unit or personnel; or
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