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Chapter 12. Defence and national security

Article 216. Uganda Prisons Service

Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Prisons

This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.

(1)

There shall be a Commissioner of Prisons and a Deputy Commissioner of Prisons appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament.

(2)

The Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner of Prisons may be removed by the President.