Home of Parliament Watch Uganda LEGAL ASPECTS OF CENTRAL BANKS’ EMERGENCY RESCUE POWERS IN RESPECT OF DISTRESSED BANKS: LESSONS FOR UGANDA FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE 1 POLICY SERIES PAPERS NUMBER 17 OF 2017 2 Published by CEPA P. O. Box 23276, Kampala Email:
[email protected] Web site: http://www.parliamentwatch.ug http://www.cepa.or.ug Silver Kayondo1 Citation Kayondo S, (2017). Legal aspects of central banks’ emergency rescue powers in respect of distressed banks: lessons for Uganda from the South African experience; CEPA Policy Series Papers Number 17 of 2017. Kampala (c) CEPA 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the publisher. CEPA Policy Series papers are developed and published with the generous grants from Open Society Institute for East Africa. The reproduction or use of this publication for academic or charitable purpose or for purposes of informing public policy is exempted from the restriction. Valuable inputs from Okello Isaac, Programs Associate, CEPA The views expressed in this publication are neither for the Centre for Policy Analysis nor its partners 1 Master of Laws (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Bachelor of Laws (Uganda Christian University, Mukono), Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Law Development Centre, Kampala). Holder of an Advanced Certificate in International Insolvency and Restructuring under the Auspices of the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA). Advocate of the Courts of Judicature (Uganda).