Rwanda
Presidential Order determining Official Public Holidays
Presidential Order 54 of 2017
- Published in Official Gazette 11 on 13 March 2017
- Assented to on 24 February 2017
- Commenced on 13 March 2017
- [This is the version of this document from 13 March 2017.]
Article One – Purpose of this Order
This Order determines official public holidays.Article 2 – Scope of application
This Order applies to all employees and employers in the public and private sector.Article 3 – Official public holidays
Official public holidays in the public and private sector are as follows:1°01 January: New Year’s day;2°02 January: Day after New Year’s Day;3°01 February: National Heroes’ Day;4°Good Friday;5°Easter Monday;6°07 April: Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi Memorial Day;7°01 May: Labour Day;8°01 July: Independence Day;9°04 July: Liberation Day;10°Friday of the first week of August: Umuganura Day;11°15 August: Assumption Day;12°25 December: Christmas Day;13°26 December: Boxing Day;14°EID EL FITR: the date is announced each year by Rwanda Moslems’ Association;15°EID AL-ADHA: the date is announced each year by Rwanda Moslems’ Association.Article 4 – Coincidence of official public holidays with weekend days
Except 07 April, Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi Memorial Day, if an official public holiday falls on weekend, the following working day becomes an official public holiday.If two (2) consecutive official public holidays fall on weekend, the two (2) official public holidays are compensated in one (1) working day that follows.In case of coincidence of two (2) official public holidays, the following working day becomes an official public holiday to compensate one (1) of the two (2) coinciding public holidays.Article 5 – Authorities responsible for the implementation of this Order
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Service and Labour are entrusted with the implementation of this Order.Article 6 – Repealing provision
Presidential Order n° 42/03 of 30/06/2015 determining official holidays and all prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed.Article 7 – Commencement
This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.History of this document
13 March 2017 this version
Commenced
24 February 2017
Assented to