Presidential Order determining Other Specific Activities Related to the Celebration of the National Heroes’ Day

Citation
Presidential Order 53 of 2020
Date
9 March 2020
Language
English
Type
Legislation
Rwanda

Presidential Order determining Other Specific Activities Related to the Celebration of the National Heroes’ Day

Presidential Order 53 of 2020

We, KAGAME Paul,President of the Republic;
Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015, especially in Articles 112, 120, 122 and 176;Pursuant to Law n° 13 bis/2009 of 16/06/2009 determining the responsibilities, structure and functioning of the Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders and Decorations of Honour as amended to date, especially in Article 44;On proposal by the Minister of Youth and Culture;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its meeting of 28/11/2019;HAVE ORDERED AND ORDER:

Article One – Purpose of this Order

This Order determines other specific activities related to the celebration of the National Heroes’ day.

Article 2 – Other specific activities

Other specific activities related to the celebration of National Heroes’ day are the following:1°visits to sites dedicated to heroes;2°walks to honor heroes;3°sports, art and craft competitions;4°talk-shows or conferences about heroism;5°exhibition of research findings;6°conviviality of people during National Heroes’ day celebration;7°awarding prizes to those who performed heroic acts;8°study tours.

Article 3 – Authorities responsible for the implementation of this Order

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Youth and Culture are entrusted with the implementation of this Order.

Article 4 – Repealing provision

All prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed.

Article 5 – Commencement

This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
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09 March 2020 this version
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04 March 2020
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