Bill_ID

264

Short Name

The Law Revision (Fine and Other Financial Amounts in Criminal Matters) Bill, 2006

Sponsor Name

Hon.(DR) E. Khiddu Makubuya,(MP)

Type Name

Government

First Reading

2006-12-05

Overview

<p>The object of the Bill is to---<br />(a) revise and rationalise fines and other financial amounts stated in existing written laws in criminal matters with a view to raising them to realistic levels having regard to the change in value of the Uganda shilling over the years and in the value of those amounts owing to inflation and other causes;<br />(b) standardize the ratio of fines in relation to corresponding periods of imprisonment in written laws;<br />(c) convert fines in written laws into currency points at the&nbsp; rate of one currency point being equal to twenty thousand shillings;<br />(d) provide for other matters relating to the foregoing.<br /><br /></p>