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ACTS SUPPLEMENT No. 6 23rd October, 2009. ACTS SUPPLEMENT to The Uganda Gazette No. 52 Volume CII dated 23rd October, 2009. Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government. |
Act 7 Prevention of Trafficking In Persons Act 2009 THE PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT, 2009. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Part I—Preliminary Section.
Part II—Trafficking in Persons
Part III—Protection of Victims of Trafficking In Persons
17 Absence of Victims and Court Awards. Part IV—Jurisdiction
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Part VI—Miscellaneous Provisions
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THE PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT, 2009. An Act to provide for the prohibition of trafficking in persons, creation of offences, prosecution and punishment of offenders, prevention of the vice of trafficking in persons, protection of victims of trafficking in persons, and other related matters. Date of Assent: 1st October, 2009. Date of Commencement: 23rd October, 2009. Be it enacted by Parliament as follows: Part I—Preliminary.
This Act shall come into force upon publication in the Gazette.
in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or labour, or those of a person under his or her control as security or payment for a debt, when the length and nature of services is not clearly defined or when the value of the services as reasonably assessed is not applied towards the liquidation of the debt; |
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this Act;
forced marriage, child marriage, forced labor, harmful child labour, use of a child in armed conflict, use of a person in illegal activities, debt bondage, slavery or practices similar to slavery or servitude, human sacrifice, the removal of organs or body parts for sale or for purposes of witchcraft, harmful rituals or practices;
any person under the threat of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered him/herself voluntarily;
supplement of that Gazette;
organs or body parts of a person for sale or for purpose of witchcraft, rituals or any harmful human practices;
in the Penal Code Act - “a person who, in public or elsewhere, regularly or habitually holds himself or herself out as available for sexual intercourse or other sexual gratification for monetary or other material gain”; (j) public office means an office in the public service; (k) “public officer” means a person holding or acting in any public office; (l) public service means service in a civil capacity of government or local government; (m) “pornography” means any representation, through publication, exhibition, cinematography, indecent show, information technology, or by whatever means, of a person engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities, or any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual excitement; |
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(n) “sex tourism” means a program organized by travel and tourism - related establishments or individuals, which consists of tourism packages or activities, utilizing and offering escort and sexual services and practices offered for any persons as part of work recreation;
(p) “slavery” is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised; (q) “slave trade” includes all acts involved in the capture, acquisition or disposal of a person with the view to selling or exchanging him or her and with the intention of reducing him or her to slavery; (r) “trafficking in persons” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; (s) “victim of trafficking” includes a person who is being or has been trafficked as per the definition of Trafficking in Persons provided under this Act. Part II—Trafficking in Persons
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by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation;
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for fifteen years.
A person commits the offence of aggravated trafficking where—
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organizing, directing or protecting the vulnerable persons in society;
person or persons to commit the offence;
having the parental care, authority or control over the victim or any other person;
(j) the victim dies, becomes a person of unsound mind, suffers mutilation, gets infected with HIV/ AIDS or any other life threatening illness; and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
A person who—
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and related practices; commits an offence of aggravated trafficking in children and may be liable to suffer death.
A person who while knowing or having reason to believe that a person is a victim of trafficking, engages the labour or services of that victim in that status, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for ten years.
Any person who—
house, building or establishment for the purpose of exploitation;
agency’s document or information relating to the immigration regulations or requirements;
to immigration for the purpose of facilitating that person’s entry or stay in Uganda, or exit from the country;
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the advertisement, publication, printing, broadcasting or distribution by any means, including the use of information technology and the internet of any pornographic or other material intended or likely to facilitate trafficking in persons;
any purpose without authority of the parent or guardian of such a child; except that this provision shall not apply where the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt is done lawfully, in good faith and in the best interests of the child;
isolation, injury, pain or other harm; or to facilitate the trafficking of that child; commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred and twenty currency points or to imprisonment for five years, or both such imprisonment and fine, and on subsequent conviction for the same offence, is liable to imprisonment of seven years without the option of a fine.
A person who—
persons;
a person for domestic or overseas employment or training or apprenticeship with the intention of trafficking;
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sexual exploitation;
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for five years or a fine of one hundred and twenty currency points or to both such imprisonment and fine, and on subsequent conviction for the same offence, is liable to imprisonment of seven years without the option of a fine.
A person who, having been convicted of a trafficking offence under this Act fails to disclose that conviction—
position of authority or care of children; or
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine, not exceeding three thousand currency points or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or both.
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Part III—Protection of Victims of Trafficking In Persons.
Trafficking.
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Where a person is convicted of trafficking in persons under this Act, the court shall in addition to any other punishment, order that person to pay restitution to the victim or other person or organization which may have incurred expenses on the victim’s behalf for—
child care;
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Where a person is convicted of trafficking in persons under this Act, the court may in addition to any other punishment order that person to pay compensation to the victim for—
The return of the victim to his or her country, or other absence of the victim from the jurisdiction shall not prejudice the victim’s right to receive restitution or compensation. Part IV—Jurisdiction.
A case under this Act shall be tried where the offence was committed, or where any of its components occurred, or where the trafficked person actually resided at the time of the commission of the offence.
This Act shall apply to offences committed outside Uganda where—
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the written consent of the Attorney General;
proceedings may be instituted in any appropriate court and such court shall have jurisdiction to try the matter as if the offence or offences had been committed within its jurisdiction;
that person has been acquitted or convicted of the same offence in another country.
A person charged with an offence under this Act shall be liable to extradition under the existing Extradition laws. Part V—Prevention of Trafficking In Persons Office
prevent and suppress trafficking in persons;
of Trafficking in Persons taking into account activities on prevention, prosecution, and protection;
support victims of trafficking, taking particular consideration of the age, gender and special needs of victims of trafficking in persons; |
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conduct continuing research and study on the pattern and scheme of trafficking in persons which shall form the basis for policy formulation and program direction;
advocacy with governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, among other entities, to advance the objects of this Act;
necessary for effective implementation of this Act;
Part VI—Miscellaneous Provisions
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The Minister may by statutory instrument make regulations to effect implementation of the provisions of this Act, and promote its objects. |
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Act 7 Prevention of Trafficking In Persons Act 2009 SCHEDULE CURRENCY POINT One currency point is equivalent to twenty thousand shillings. |
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