Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B9: TBT Measures n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

01 December 1970 

Publication where the measure is specified

CHAPTER 299 THE FIREARMS ACT 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Firearms Act 1970 

Country/Region applying the measure

Uganda 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

27. Removal of imported firearms and ammunition.
All firearms and ammunition imported under this Act shall be detained in police custody pending their removal in accordance with this section.
Any person who imports any firearm or ammunition by way of trade or business, or for the purpose of any trade or business, or for any purpose other than his or her own personal use, shall not remove that firearm or ammunition or cause it to be removed from police custody, unless he or she has first obtained from the chief licensing officer a removal permit in the prescribed form authorising him or her to remove the firearm or ammunition from the place where they are kept.

Any person who imports a firearm or ammunition for his or her own personal use shall not remove it or cause it to be removed from police custody unless—

he or she has first obtained a firearm certificate in respect of the firearm or ammunition; or
he or she shows that he or she is entitled by virtue of this Act to have the firearm or ammunition in his or her possession without holding a firearm certificate.

(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings, or to both.
28. Firearms and ammunitions in transit.
A customs officer shall, after consultation with the chief licensing officer and after obtaining approval of the Minister, grant with or without conditions, or refuse, suspend or revoke transit permits for transportation across Uganda of firearms or ammunition to any place outside Uganda.
Any person who fails to comply with any condition subject to which a transit permit is issued commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to both, and the court before which the person in convicted may order the forfeiture of the firearm or ammunition to which the permit relates. 

Reference of the measure

Section 27&28 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

firearms and ammunition 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries