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“import” includes—
(i) to bring into Uganda; and
(ii) to bring within the inland waters of Uganda, whether or not
the publication is brought ashore and whether or not there
is an intention to bring the publication ashore;
“inland waters” includes all lakes, rivers, creeks and lagoons of
Uganda;
“periodical publication” includes every publication issued
periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals whether regular or
irregular;
“publication” includes all written and printed matter and any
gramophone or other record, perforated roll, cinematograph film
or other contrivance by means of which any words or ideas may
be mechanically produced, represented or conveyed, and
everything whether of a nature similar to the foregoing or not,
containing any visible representation or by its form, shape or in
any manner capable of producing, representing or conveying
words or ideas, and every copy and reproduction of any
publication so defined;
“seditious publication” means a publication having a seditious
intention.
Power to prohibit importation of publications, etc.
(1) Whenever the Minister considers it in the public interest so to do,
he or she may, in his or her absolute discretion, prohibit, by statutory order,
the importation of all publications or any of them, periodical or otherwise;
and where the prohibition is in respect of any periodical publications, the
same or any subsequent order may relate to all or any of the past or future
issues of a periodical publication.
(2) The Minister may, by writing under his or her hand, at any time,
and from time to time, exempt any of the publications the importation of
which has been prohibited under this section, or permit any person or class
of persons to import all or any of such publications.
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Offences in relation to publications, the importation of which is
prohibited.
(1) Any person who imports, publishes, sells, offers for sale,
distributes or reproduces any publication, the importation of which has been
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