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What to know about bailiffs , aucutioneers and mediators

Court  Bailiffs:   

A  Court  Bailiff  is  a  person  charged  with  the  duty  of  executing  Court  orders. 

Before one can carry out duties of a Court Bailiff, they are required to obtain a License from the Chief

Registrar or the Deputy Chief Registrar or the District  Registrar.  These  are  the  persons  charged  with  the duty of licensing Court Bailiffs. Before the Chief Registrar grants a license to a person to carry out the duties of a Court Bailiff, he or she is required to first satisfy themselves that the Applicant meets

the  criteria  that  is:  He/She  must  be  of  good  repute  with  a  firm  financial  standing;  They  must  be  in 

possession of adequate facilities for the safe storage of goods; They should not be the subject of any bankruptcy proceedings or be an undischarged bankrupt; and Should not have any criminal record.  In  order  for  the  Chief  Registrar  to  satisfy  himself/herself  of  the  above,  the  applicant  is  required  to  furnish the Chief Registrar recommendations from three referees and reports concerning the Applicant

from  the  Chief  Administrative  officer,  District  Police  Commander,  Chairman  Local  Council  in  the  area where the Applicant is to carry on business,

Bank Manager of the bank where the Applicant has an  Account.  The  Registrar  is  required  to  verify  the  information  submitted  by  the  Applicant  and  also carry  out  an  inspection  of  the  facilities  the  applicant  has  for  storage.  Once  the  Chief  Registrar  is satisfied  with  all  the  above  conditions,  he  issues  a  license,  which  remains  valid  until  31st  December every year

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A  Court  Bailiff  issued  with  a  license  is  required  to  renew  the  same  every  year  by  making  a  fresh 

application  to  the  Chief  Registrar.  The  Chief  Registrar  may  either  issue  a  general  license,  which 

authorizes  the  Bailiffs  to  conduct  business  in  any  part  of  Uganda  or  a  Local  License,  which  restricts 

the  area  of  operation  to  the  place  named  in  the  license

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The  Bailiff  is  required  to  pay  license  fees, 

which is Ug. Shs 45.000 (forty five thousand) for th

e general license and Ug. Shs 25.000 (twenty five

thousand)  for  the  local  license.  In  addition  to  the  license,  the  Court  Bailiffs  are  also  issued  with  an 

appointment  letter  from  the  Chief  Registrar.  It  should  be  noted  that  a  Court  Bailiff  might  carry  out 

duties of an Auctioneer without an Auctioneer’s license.  

3.12 Auctioneers: 

An Auctioneer or a person who carries out business of an Auctioneer is defined as one who inter alia sells or offers for sale any movable or immoveable property at any sale or auction.

Before one can carry on the business of an Auctioneer, they are required to obtain a license from the

appointing  Authority.  Where  the  application  is  made  in  City;  Municipality  or  Town  Council,  the 

Council or the Board of that entity is the licensing authority. Where the application is made outside a

City;  Municipality  or  Town  Council,  then  the  Chief Administrative  Officer  is  the  person  who  grants 

the  license.  The  appointing  authority  may  either  grant  a  general  license  which  authorizes  the  Auctioneer  to  carry  on  the  business  anywhere  in 

Uganda,  or  a  local  license  which  authorizes  the auctioneer to conduct business only in the place named in the license. However, there is a prohibition

of  Auctioneers  conducting  business  in  Entebbe,  Kampala  or  Jinja  unless  they 

hold  a  general  license. 

The  licenses  issued  are  either  annual  licenses,  which  expire  every  31st  of  December,  or  half  yearly 

ones, which expire on the 30th of June each year.

Mediators: 

Mediators are carefully selected  advocates,  trained  individuals,  retired  judges  and  experts in various professional and business fields.

Ideally, a mediator should be a person with training in negotiation  and  mediation  skills  that  is  highly 

respected and  experienced  in  settling  disputes.    In  Practice,  mediation  is  conducted  by  a  person  qualified  and  certified  by  CADER  as  a  mediator  and

selected by the parties from the roster of mediators established and maintained by CADER, or a person

assigned  by  CADER  from  the  roster  established  and  maintained  by  CADER.  The  parties  from  a  list provided by CADER usually select the mediator. 

Compiled by public relations office for the Uganda court bailiffs