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Policies / Policies from 2018

Policies from 2018

Policies with publication year 2018.

Regulations Governing Water Supply Services in Rwanda

Ministry of Environment, Rwanda Environment Management Authority, Rwanda Water Resources Board

Rwanda2018UtilitiesRegulation

The regulations apply to all stakeholders along the potable water chain, ranging from producers to distributors and water vendors. The purpose of this Regulation is to give a legal framework to ensure efficient water supply services provision. It also seeks to ensure that all processes involving review and decision making on licensing are as transparent and non-discriminatory as possible.

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MINISTERIAL ORDER No 02/2018 OF 17/09/2018 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTANTS EMISSION

Ministry of Environment and Land

Rwanda2018Environment And Climate ChangeOther

The ministerial order on air pollutants emission chiefly determines the requirements relating to air pollutants emission and the necessary administrative sanctions for violations of provisions of the law governing the preservation of air quality and prevention of air pollution in Rwanda. The order covers all motorised means of transport; motorcycles, vehicles, motorboats, and machines using petroleum products as a source of energy. It also relates to all permitted activities failing to comply with emission standards.

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Ministerial Instructions No 002 of 26/06/2018 on Forests

Ministry of Lands, Resettlement, and Environment

Rwanda2018Forestry And WildlifeOther

The ministerial order details the issues crucial to the management and utilization of forests in Rwanda. The instructions contained therein relates to the preparation of a national forest management plan; management of private forests (usually not exceeding 2ha); modalities for harvesting in buffer zones of parks; and guidelines for establishing agroforestry tree species selection.

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Order Relating to Assisting Actors and Volunteers in Case of Disaster Response.

Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs

Rwanda2018National DevelopmentOther

The ministerial order determines the mobilization of actors and volunteers, and their functions during disaster management. The ministry of disaster cooperates with districts and national platforms for volunteer mobilization during disasters. Prominently addressed are criteria for volunteer selection, duties, commencement and ending of volunteering, training, deployment, and response action instructions.

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Law on Mining and Quarry Operations

Rwanda Mining Board

Rwanda2018MiningOther

The law governs all mining and quarrying operations in Rwanda. It applies to the activities of exploration, mining, trading and processing of minerals and quarries. Its guiding principles include; Vesting of all rights of ownership and control of minerals or quarry products in, under or upon the state; Activities including mineral exploration, exploitation, processing and trading can only be carried out by a person who has been granted a licence under this Law.

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LAW No 48/2018 OF 13/08/2018 ON ENVIRONMENT

Ministry of Environment and Land

Rwanda2018Environment And Climate ChangeOther

The law determines ways and avenues to protect, conserve, and promote the environment onto cleaner and greener status. The law places the fundamental principle on environmental conservation on preventing activities considered to have negative impacts on the environment, pending a thorough scientific assessment. The law further orders persons or entities that engage in activities polluting the environment, to either make restitution, rehabilitation or go through punishment.

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Law Regulating the Warehouse Receipt System

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Rwanda2018Trade, Industry And InvestmentOther

The law governs the regulations surrounding the warehouse receipt system. The law states that the capital market authority of Rwanda shall be the organ to issue warehouse receipt operator's license. Other provisions contained include; status, use, form, contents, duplicates, and seizure of a warehouse receipt; activities of a warehouse operator; information, inspection, and investigation, as well as administrative sanctions, offences, and penalties.

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PRIME MINISTER�S ORDER No 98/03 OF 17/07/2018 DETERMINING ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ORGANS

Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs

Rwanda2018National DevelopmentOther

The Prime Minister's order focuses on the organization and functioning of the disaster management organs in Rwanda, namely; National Disaster Management Committee (NADIMAC), National Disaster Management Technical Committee (NADIMATEC), District Disaster Management Committee (DIDIMAC), Sector Disaster Management Committee (SEDIMAC), and the National Platform for Disaster Management (NPDM).

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Law Relating to Arms

Ministry of Defence

Rwanda2018Defence And SecurityOther

This Law determines procedures for the acquisition, possession, carriage, manufacture, sale, storage and obtaining of arms. It details procedures on the acquisition of firearms and ammunition by civilians, conditions and restrictions, and registration and arm marking.

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