Under Ugandan law the arrest of a person leads to her/his police custody, thus the competent authorities are the same as judicial arrest, except when the arrest is made by a private person:
- A magistrate and a police officer are competent to place the person arrested in police custody after proceeding to her/his arrest;
- A private person shall – without unnecessary delay – bring the person she/he arrested before a police officer who will rearrest the person and then place that person in police custody.
Legislation:
- Section 16 of the Criminal procedure code act