Act 4
National Information Technology
Authority, Uganda Act
2009
37. Minister to report to Parliament.
The Minister shall in each financial year, submit to Parliament as
soon as possible after receiving them, the Auditor General’s report
and the annual report of the Authority.
38. Offences.
(1) A person who is employed in the execution of any duty under
this Act who—
(a) by virtue of the employment or duty comes into possession
of information which may influence or affect the market
value of any share or other security, interest or article and
who before the information is made public, directly or
indirectly uses it for personal gain;
(b) without lawful authority, publishes or communicates to any
person other than in the ordinary course of his or her
employment any information acquired by him or her in the
course of the employment or duty; or
(c) knowingly compiles for issue, any data or information
relating to information technology which he or she
becomes possessed of by virtue of his or her employment,
commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is
liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding six hundred currency
points or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.
(3) A person in possession of any information which to his or her
knowledge is disclosed in contravention of this Act, who publishes or
communicates that information to any other person, commits an
offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty
four currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
(4) A person commits an offence who—
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