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Policies from 2016

Policies with publication year 2016.

LAW No 001/2016 OF 05/02/2016 DETERMINING THE MISSION, ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL

Ministry of Sports

Rwanda2016Youth And Sports DevelopmentPolicy

The law defines the mission, organization, and functions of the national youth council in Rwanda. Youths in Rwanda are classified based on age, between sixteen, and thirty years. The council has a distinct legal personality and enjoys financial and administrative autonomy. The council is to be supervised by the ministry of youth in Rwanda.

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Order on Collection, Transportation, and Selling of Milk

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Rwanda2016Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

The ministerial order regulates the collection, transportation, sale of milk in Rwanda. It accommodates provisions guiding milk collection centres, milk quality testing, application for, and issuance of milk transportation permit, requirements for vehicles permitted to transport milk, milk and milk products quality control inspection, and other transitional provisions.

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Law Relating to Disaster Management

Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs

Rwanda2016National DevelopmentOther

The law states that the primary responsibility of disaster management in Rwanda falls on the government. It has 16 distinct guiding principles for disaster management situations. The law places a premium on people with disabilities in the areas of relief and assistance services. It categorises disasters into 4; Category 1, relating to sector disaster, managed with sector resources; Category 2, relating to disasters occurring at the district level, and managed with district resources; Category 3, relating to disasters occurring at the district level, and managed with resources of the ministry in charge of disaster management; and Category 4, relating to disasters out of the reach of the country's resources.

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Law Governing Petroleum Exploration and Production Activities

Ministry of Environment and Land

Rwanda2016Environment And Climate ChangeOther

The law governs all activities relating to petroleum exploration and production in Rwanda. It states clearly that all rights of ownership and control on all lands in Rwanda are vested in the states, without recourse to any form of personal ownership. It also stipulates that all exploration and production of petroleum shall be subject to licenses provided for under this law.

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Law on Organization, Jurisdiction, Competence, and Functioning of an Abunzi Committee

Ministry of Public Service and Labour

Rwanda2016National DevelopmentOther

The Law determines the organisation, jurisdiction, competence and functioning of the Abunzi Committee. The law defines an Abunzi committee as an organ responsible for conciliating parties involved in disputes under its jurisdiction and based on the Rwandan traditions. The service of members of the Abunzi Committee is performed on a voluntary and non-remunerative basis. It states that there shall be established, an Abunzi committee at the cell level with jurisdiction over the cell, and an Abunzi committee of appeal at the sector level with jurisdiction over the sector.

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Law Governing Seeds and Plant Varieties in Rwanda

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Rwanda2016Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

The law governs seeds and plant varieties in Rwanda. It explicitly lays out issues related to plant variety evaluation, certification, and registration, quality seed production, processing and marketing, importation and exportation of seeds, seed certification, protection of new plant varieties, protection of breeder's rights, and other transitional provisions.

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Law Establishing the Rwanda Governance Board

Ministry of Public Service and Labour

Rwanda2016National DevelopmentOther

The law establishes the Rwanda governance board as a public institution enjoying legal personality, administrative and financial autonomy. The institution is independent and shall not receive instructions from any other institution. Among others, its responsibilities include; "to regularly monitor the service delivery and the compliance with the principles of good governance in public and private sector as well as in non-governmental organisations; to conduct research on governance in Rwanda, explore citizens� perception with service delivery and disseminate the findings; and to preserve, protect and promote the use of home-grown solutions in Rwanda and devise strategies meant for applying them efficiently".

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