Act 1
Uganda Communications Act
2013
PART XIV—MISCELLANEOUS.
86. Powers of the Commission in a state of emergency.
(1) The Commission may, during a state of emergency in the
interest of public safety—
(a) direct any operator to operate a network in a specified
manner in order to alleviate the state of emergency;
(b) take temporary possession of any communication station
within Uganda, and any apparatus which may be installed
and used in the station, for a specified period not exceeding
six months;
(c) in writing direct a licensed person, to intercept or detain a
postal article, class or description of postal articles in the
course of transmission within Uganda and deliver it to an
officer specified in the order.
(2) The officer to whom the article is delivered under subsection
(1)(c) shall dispose of the article in the manner specified by the
Commission.
(3) A proclamation by the President under article 110 of the
Constitution is conclusive proof of the existence of a state of
emergency.
87. Transfer of assets and liabilities.
All assets, rights and liabilities relating to communications services to
which Uganda Communications Commission or Broadcasting
Council were entitled or subject, before the commencement of this
Act, shall vest in the Commission.
88. Transfer of service contracts.
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