PRESIDENTIAL ORDER N° 29/01 OF 05/07/2005 DESIGNATING GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO SERVE AS NOTARIES, HEAD OFFICE AND JURISDICTION OF NOTARIAL AREAS
This article says which government officers are designated to perform notarial duties and sets the number, head offices, and jurisdictions of notarial offices.
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This article says which government officers are designated to perform notarial duties and sets the number, head offices, and jurisdictions of notarial offices. The article says notarial offices exist in each Province, in Kigali City, in the justice ministry, and in the government department in charge of investment promotion. This article sets the territorial jurisdiction of different notarial offices in Rwanda. The article states where the head offices of several notarial offices are located. Certain officers in the National Notarial Office and the Justice Ministry unit are designated to perform notarial duties, and they do so at the National Notarial Office in Kigali.
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Provisions of PRESIDENTIAL ORDER N° 29/01 OF 05/07/2005 DESIGNATING GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO SERVE AS NOTARIES, HEAD OFFICE AND JURISDICTION OF NOTARIAL AREAS
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Article 1
AI-assisted research summary: This article says which government officers are designated to perform notarial duties and sets the number, head offices, and jurisdictions of notarial offices.
Ingingo ya mbere: Iri teka rigena abakozi ba Leta bakora imirimo ya notariya, icyicaro n’ifasi by’ibiro bya notariya. Article One: This Order designates Government Officers meant to discharge notarial duties and states notarial areas’ number, head offices and jurisdictions. Article premier : Le présent arrêté détermine les agents de l’Etat désignés pour remplir les fonctions de Notaire et fixe le nombre, le siège et les ressorts des offices notariaux - 2 Verify source ↗
Article 2
AI-assisted research summary: The article says notarial offices exist in each Province, in Kigali City, in the justice ministry, and in the government department in charge of investment promotion.
Ingingo ya 2: Muri buri Ntara, mu Mujyi wa Kigali, no muri Minisiteri ishinzwe ubutabera hari ibiro bya noteri. Hashyizwe kandi ibiro bya noteri mu Kigo cya Leta gishinzwe guteza imbere ishoramari. Ibiro bya noteri muri Minisiteri ishinzwe ubutabera ni Ibiro bya noteri by’Igihugu. Article 2: To each Province and Kigali City as well as in the Ministry holding justice in its remit shall be found one Notarial office. One notarial office will also be found in the Government Department in charge of investment promotion. The Justice Ministry’s notarial office will also serve as the national office. Article 2 : Il y a un Office Notarial dans chaque Province, dans la Ville de Kigali et au Ministère chargé de la Justice. Il est institué un Office Notarial auprès du Service de l’Etat chargé de la promotion des investissements. L’Office Notarial au Ministère chargé de la Justice est l’Office Notarial National. - 3 Verify source ↗
Article 3
AI-assisted research summary: This article sets the territorial jurisdiction of different notarial offices in Rwanda.
Ingingo ya 3: Ifasi y’Ibiro bya Noteri by’Igihugu ni Repubulika y’u Rwanda yose. Ifasi y’Ibiro bya Noteri by’Intara cyangwa Umujyi wa Kigali ni Intara cyangwa Umujyi wa Kigali. Ifasi y’Ibiro bya Noteri wo mu Kigo cya Leta gishinzwe guteza imbere ishoramari ni Repubulika y’u Rwanda yose. Article 3: The area jurisdiction for the national notarial office shall be the whole country’s area. The area jurisdiction for the Government Department in charge of investment promotion shall be the whole country’s area. The area jurisdiction for the Province’s or the Kigali City’s notarial offices shall be the Province or the Kigali City. Article 3 : Le ressort de l’Office Notarial National est tout le territoire de la République. Le ressort de l’Office Notarial du Service de l’Etat chargé de la promotion des investissements est tout le territoire de la République. Le ressort de l’Office Notarial de la Province ou de la Ville de Kigali est la Province ou la Ville de Kigali. - 4 Verify source ↗
Article 4
AI-assisted research summary: The article states where the head offices of several notarial offices are located.
Ingingo ya 4: Icyicaro cy’ibiro bya Noteri by’Igihugu kiri muri Minisiteri ishinzwe ubutabera. Icyicaro cy’ibiro bya Noteri by’Intara cyangwa Umujyi wa Kigali biri ku cyicaro cy’Intara cyangwa Umujyi wa Kigali. Icyicaro cy’ibiro bya Noteri wo mu Kigo gishinzwe guteza imbere ishoramari kiri ku cyicaro cy’icyo kigo. Article 4: Head office for the National notarial office shall be at the Justice Ministry. Notarial office’s head office for the Province or Kigali City shall be at their respective head office. Notarial office’s head office for the Government Department in charge of investment promotion shall be at the latter’s head office. Article 4 : Le siège de l’Office Notarial National est fixé au Ministère chargé de la Justice. Le siège de l’Office Notarial de la Province ou de la Ville de Kigali est fixé au chef lieu de Province ou de la Ville de Kigali. Le siège de l’Office Notarial auprès du Service de l’Etat chargé de la promotion des investissements est fixé à son siège. - 5 Verify source ↗
Article 5
AI-assisted research summary: Certain officers in the National Notarial Office and the Justice Ministry unit are designated to perform notarial duties, and they do so at the National Notarial Office in Kigali.
Ingingo ya 5: Abakozi bashinzwe imirimo ya Notariya mu Biro bya Noteri by’Igihugu kimwe n’umuyobozi ufite mu nshingano ze imirimo ya notariya muri Minisiteri ishinzwe ubutabera ni ba Noteri b’Igihugu. Bakorera imirimo yabo muri Biro bya Noteri by’Igihugu biri i Kigali. Article 5: Officers entrusted with notarial duties within the National Notarial Office and the Director of the Unit holding notarial duties in its remit within the Justice Ministry are hereby designated to discharge notarial duties. They shall do so within the National Notarial Office. Article 5 : Les agents chargés des fonctions de notaire dans l’Office Notarial National et le Directeur de l’Unité ayant dans ses attributions les fonctions de notaire au Ministère chargé de la Justice sont désignés pour remplir les fonctions de notaire. Ils exercent leurs fonctions auprès de l’Office Notarial National à Kigali. - 6 Verify source ↗
Article 6
AI-assisted research summary: Named Kigali City officers are designated to perform notarial duties at the Kigali City notarial office.
Ingingo ya 6: Abakozi bo mu Mujyi wa Kigali bakurikira ni ba Noteri: 1. Umukozi ushinzwe serivisi ishinzwe iby’amategeko na notariya; 2. Umukozi ushinzwe inyandiko n’amasezerano muri serivisi ishinzwe iby’amategeko na notariya; Imirimo yabo bayikorera mu Biro bya Noteri biri mu Mujyi wa Kigali. Article 6: Officers of the Kigali City hereafter named are hereby designated to discharge notarial duties; 1. Officer in charge of the Department for legal and notarial duties; 2. Officer in charge of deeds and contracts within the Department for legal and notarial duties. They do so within the Kigali City’s notarial office. Article 6 : Les agents de la Ville de Kigali nommés ci-après sont désignés pour remplir les fonctions de notaire : 1. L’agent chargé du service chargé des affaires juridiques et du notariat ; 2. L’agent chargé des actes et contrats dans le service chargé des affaires juridiques et du notariat Ils exercent leurs fonctions auprès de l’Office Notarial de la Ville de Kigali. - 7 Verify source ↗
Article 7
AI-assisted research summary: The province’s legal affairs director is designated to perform duties at the province’s notarial office.
Ingingo ya 7: Umuyobozi mu Ntara ufite mu nshingano ze ibyerekeye amategeko ni noteri, akorera imirimo ya Notariya mu biro bya Noteri by’Intara. Article 7: The Director in charge of legal affairs in the Province is hereby designated to discharge his duties at the Province’s notarial office. Article 7 : Le Directeur chargé des affaires juridiques à la Province est désigné pour remplir ses fonctions auprès de l’Office notarial de cette province. - 8 Verify source ↗
Article 8
AI-assisted research summary: The officer in charge of notarial duties at the investment promotion department is appointed as a notary public, and the powers mentioned are limited to work for foreign investors coming to invest in Rwanda or for exporters.
Ingingo ya 8: Umukozi ushinzwe imirimo ya Notariya mu Kigo gishinzwe guteza imbere ishoramari ni Noteri. Ububasha bwe buteganijwe mu ngingo ya 9 y’iri teka, ariko bugarukira ku mirimo ikorerwa abashoramari baturuka hanze baje gushora imari yabo mu Rwanda cyangwa abohereza ibintu mu mahanga. Article 8: The Officer in charge of notarial duties at the Government Department for investment promotion is hereby appointed as notary public. Article 8 : L’agent chargé des fonctions de notaire au Service de l’Etat chargé de la promotion des investissements est désigné notaire. - 9 Verify source ↗
Article 9
AI-assisted research summary: Notaries may authenticate and legalize documents, issue copies of their own affidavits, draft contracts, execute court orders when required by law, and advise customers on their services.
Ingingo ya 9: Noteri afite ububasha bushingiye ku bikorwa bukurikira: 1° Guha agaciro k’inyandikompamo inyandiko ashyiraho umukono; 2° Kwemeza imikono iri ku nyandiko zinyuranye; 3° Gutanga za kopi z’inyandiko yakoze; 4° Gutegura amasezerano anyuranye; 5° Kurangiza imanza, mu gihe iyo nshingano ayihabwa n’andi mategeko; 6° Kugira inama abamugana mu byerekeye akazi akora. Icyakora ku byerekeye inyandiko zijya mu mahanga imikono ya ba Noteri bo mu biro bya Noteri by’Intara n’iby’Umujyi wa Kigali igomba kubanza kwemezwa na ba Noteri bo mu biro bya Noteri by’Igihugu. Inyandiko zikozwe n’abanoteri bo mu Ntara, Umujyi wa Kigali, na noteri wo mu Kigo cya Leta gishinzwe ishoramari zifite agaciro kamwe mu gihugu hose. Article 9: The notary public shall exercise the following powers in discharging his duties : 1. authenticating documents by their signing; 2. legalizing signatures found on documents; 3. issuing copies of his own affidavits; 4. drafting contracts; 5. executing court orders when so required by law; 6. advising/counseling customers on his own services. However for deeds to be used abroad, signatures from Provinces and the Kigali City notaries shall be legalized by the National Notarial office’s notaries. Deeds drafted by notaries from Provinces, Kigali City and by the Notary in the Government Department in charge of Investment Promotion are valid all over the whole country. Article 9 : Le notaire a les compétences ci-après dans l’exercice de ses fonctions : 1. Authentifier les écrits en opposant sa signature ; 2. Légaliser les signatures apposées sur les documents ; 3. Délivrer les copies des actes qu’il a rédigés ; 4. Préparer les contrats ; 5. Exécuter les jugements lorsqu’il en est chargé par d’autres lois ; 6. Conseiller les bénéficiaires de ses services public sur ses fonctions. Toutefois pour les actes destinés à l’étranger, les signatures des Notaires des Provinces et de la Ville de Kigali doivent être légalisées par les Notaires de l’Office Notarial National. Les actes rédigés par les notaires des Provinces, de la Ville de Kigali et du Notaire du Service de l’Etat chargé de la promotion des investissements sont également valables sur tout le territoire de la République. - 10 Verify source ↗
Article 10
AI-assisted research summary: Notaries in Provinces, Kigali City, and the investment promotion department are monitored and advised by notarial officers, and the Justice Minister may take disciplinary measures for notarial irregularities.
Ingingo ya 10: Mu mirimo yabo, ba Noteri bo mu Ntara no mu Mujyi wa Kigali, na Noteri wo mu Kigo cya Leta gishinzwe guteza imbere ishoramari bagenzurwa kandi bakagirwa inama n’abakozi bashinzwe imirimo ya notariya mu biro bya Noteri by’Igihugu biri muri Minisiteri y’Ubutabera. Bitabangamiye amategeko asanzwe agenga imirimo y’ibanze bakora, Minisitiri ushinzwe ubutabera ashobora guha ibihano abakozi bakora imirimo ya notariya kubera amakosa bakoze mu kazi kabo ka notariya cyangwa bitwaje ako kazi. Article 10: While discharging their duties, notaries in Provinces and Kigali City as well as in the Department for Investment Promotion shall be monitored and advised by officers with notarial duties at the National Notarial Office of the Justice Ministry. Without prejudice to statutes regulating their main duties, the Minister in charge of justice can take disciplinary measures towards irregularities performed by notaries within their functions or while executing them. Article 10 : Dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions, les Notaires des Provinces, de la Ville de Kigali et du Service chargé de la promotion des investissements sont contrôlés et conseillés par les agents exerçant les fonctions de notaire auprès de l’Office Notarial National au Ministère de la Justice. Sans préjudice aux lois régissant leurs fonctions principales, le Ministre chargé de la justice peut prendre des sanctions disciplinaires contre les fautes commises par les notaires dans leurs fonctions ou à l’occasion de leur exercice. - 11 Verify source ↗
Article 11
AI-assisted research summary: Notaries are personally responsible for faults they commit while performing their duties, including faults caused by negligence or failure to follow the law.
Ingingo ya 11: Ba Noteri birengera ubwabo amakosa bakoze mu kazi, yaba aturutse ku burangare cyangwa ku kutubahiriza amategeko. Article 11 : Notaries shall commit their individual responsibility for any faults made while discharging their duties by negligence or breaking the Law . Article 11 : Les notaires engagent leurs responsabilités personnelles pour les fautes commises dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions suite à une négligence ou au non respect des lois. - 12 Verify source ↗
Article 12
AI-assisted research summary: The Prime Minister and the Ministers for Justice, Investment, and Local Administration are responsible for implementing this Order.
Ingingo ya 12: Minisitiri w’Intebe, Minisitiri ufite Ubutabera mu nshingano ze, Minisitiri ufite Ishoramari mu nshingano ze na Minisitiri ufite Ubutegetsi by’Igihugu mu nshingano ze bashinzwe kubahiriza iri teka buri wese mu bimureba. Article 12: The Prime Minister, the Minister holding Justice, the Minister holding Investment and the Minister holding Local Administration in their remit are entrusted with implementing this Order. Article 12 : Le Premier Ministre, Le Ministre chargé de la Justice, le Ministre chargé des Investissements et le Ministre chargé de l’Administration Locale sont chargés de l’exécution du présent arrêté. - 13 Verify source ↗
Article 13
AI-assisted research summary: This article repeals all prior provisions that conflict with this Order.
Ingingo ya 13: Ingingo zose z’amateka yabanjirije iri kandi zinyuranye naryo zivanyweho. Article 13: All prior and contrary provisions to this Order are hereby repealed. Article 13 : Toutes les dispositions antérieures contraires au présent arrêté sont abrogées - 14 Verify source ↗
Article 14
AI-assisted research summary: This article says the Order takes effect on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
Ingingo ya 14: Iri teka ritangira gukurikizwa umunsi ritangarijweho mu Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda. Kigali, ku wa 05/07/2005 Perezida wa Repubulika KAGAME Paul (sé) Minisitiri w’Intebe MAKUZA Bernard (sé) Minisitiri w’Ubutabera MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé) Minisitiri w’Ubutegetsi bw’Igihugu, Imiyoborere Myiza, Amajyambere Rusange n’Imibereho Myiza y’Abaturage MUSONI Protais (sé) Minisitiri w’Ubucuruzi, Inganda, Ishoramari, Ubukerarugendo n’Amakoperative Prof. Nshuti Manasseh (sé) Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika: Minisitiri w’Ubutabera MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé) PRESIDENTIAL ORDER N° 29/01 OF 05/07/2005 DESIGNATING GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO SERVE AS NOTARIES, HEAD OFFICE AND JURISDICTION OF NOTARIAL AREAS We, KAGAME Paul, President of the Republic; Given the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 4 June 2003, as amended to date, especially in its Articles 112, para 1°; 121, 2°; 167 and 201; Given Law n° 43/2000 of 29/11/2000 on Provinces’ Organisation and Operations as amended and complemented to date, especially in its Articles 1 and 82; Given Law Decree of 17/11/1953 on notarial deeds, especially its Article 2; Reviewed Presidential Order n° 15/01 of 27/07/2001 on appointing Government officers to serve as notaries and fixing notarial areas’ number, head office and jurisdiction; Upon proposal by the Minister of Justice; After consideration and approval by Cabinet, meeting in its session of 30 March 2005; HAVE ORDERED AND DO HEREBY ORDER : Article 14: This Order shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. Kigali, on 05/07/2005 The President of the Republic KAGAME Paul (sé) The Prime Minister MAKUZA Bernard (sé) The Minister of Justice MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé) The Minister of Local Government, Good Governance, Community Development and Social Affairs MUSONI Protais (sé) The Minister of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives Prof. NSHUTI Manasseh (sé) Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: The Minister of Justice MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé) ARRETE PRESIDENTIEL N° 29/01 DU 05/07/2005 PORTANT DESIGNATION DES AGENTS DE L’ETAT POUR REMPLIR LES FONCTIONS DE NOTAIRE, LE NOMBRE, LE SIEGE ET LE RESSORT DES OFFICES NOTARIAUX Nous, KAGAME Paul, Président de la République, Vu la Constitution de la République du Rwanda du 4 juin 2003 telle que révisée à ce jour, spécialement en ses articles 112, paragraphe 1°, 121,2°, 167 et 201 ; Vu la loi n° 43/2000 du 29/11/2000 portant organisation et fonctionnement de la Province telle que modifiée et complétée à ce jour, spécialement en ses articles 29 et 30 ; Vu la loi n° 07/2001 du 19/01/2001 portant organisation et fonctionnement de la Ville de Kigali telle que modifiée et compétée à ce jour, spécialement en ses articles 1 et 82 ; Vu le décret du 17/11/1953 relatif aux actes notariés, spécialement en son article 2 ; Revu l’arrêté présidentiel n° 15/01 du 27/07/2001 portant désignation des agents de l’Etat pour remplir les fonctions de notaire et fixant le nombre, le siège et le ressort des offices notariaux ; Sur proposition du Ministre de la Justice ; Après examen et adoption par le Conseil des Ministres en sa séance du 30 mars 2005 ; AVONS ARRETE ET ARRETONS: Article 14 : Le présent arrêté entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication au Journal Officiel de la République du Rwanda. Kigali, le 05/07/2005 Le Président de la République KAGAME Paul (sé) Le Premier Ministre MAKUZA Bernard (sé) Le Ministre de la Justice MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé) Le Ministre de l’Administration Locale, de la Bonne Gouvernance, du Développement Communautaires et des Affaires Sociales MUSONI Protais (sé) Le Ministre du Commerce, de l’Industrie, de la Promotion de l’Investissement du Tourisme et des Coopératives Prof. Nshuti Manasseh (sé) Vu et scellé du Sceau de la République : Le Ministre de la Justice MUKABAGWIZA Edda (sé)
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