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Law No. 11/1998 of 2 November 1998 Amending and Completing the Law No. 2/1998 of 22 january 1998 Establishing a National Assistance Fund for the Neediest Victims of Genocide and Massacres Committed in Rwanda Between 1 October 1990 and 31 December 1994

We Pasteur BIZIMUNGU,

President of the Republic of Rwanda,

THE TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAS ADOPTED AND WE SANCTION, PROMULGATE THE FOLLOWING LAW AND WE ORDER THAT IT BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA.

The Transitional National Assembly, meeting in its session of October 20, 1998.

Given the Fundamental Law, especially the Constitution of June 10, 1991, in its article 69 and the Arusha Protocol of Agreement in its section concerning Power-Sharing, article 6-d, 40, 72 and 73;

Given the Law n° 02/98 of January 22, 1998 establishing a National Assistance Fund for the neediest victims of genocide and massacres committed in Rwanda between October 1, 1990 and December 31, 1994;

ADOPTS:

Article one:

Article 12 (1) of Law n° 02/98 of January 22, 1998 establishing a National Assistance Fund for the neediest victims of genocide and massacres committed in Rwanda between October 1, 1990 and December 31, 1994 is amended as follows:

The State allocates annually to the fund an amount of 5% of the State’s own domestic revenue of the budget.

Article 2:

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first article of this law, the state’s allocated Fund for the year 1998 is fixed to Tree Billions Eight Hundred Thirteen Millions One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand one Hundred Twenty Six Rwandan Francs (3,813,139,126 Frw).

Article 3:

All previous legal provisions contrary to this law are abrogated.

Article 4:

This Law comes into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.

 

Kigali, 02/11/1998

Pasteur BIZIMUNGU
President of the Republic
(sé)

Pierre Célestin RWIGEMA
Primer Minister
(sé)

Dr. Donald KABERUKA
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
(sé)

Aloysia INYUMBA
Minister of Family, Gender and Social Affairs
(sé)

Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic:

Dr. Faustin NTEZILYAYO
Minister of Justice
(sé)

Topics: Genocide,