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*TC II'f~~@/Z@lf?di PROCLAMATION 129/1998

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C A PROCLAMATIONTO PROVIDE FOR THE
A T M Y " Pwrr) hLPE ESTABLISHMENT OF ??IE AWASH BASIN
WATER RESOURCES ADhfINISTRATION
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T~PS hmP+P P"IPh+rlac r fWh+&Rc r f W h 4 WHEREAS, it has become necessary to establish a
SAC fT+n)mO RCE+ q R R p h h & r l ~ V'; nrqT.1: j government agency for the purposes of co-ordinating, ad-
(l)~+pk.p a f h 6 . h ~ %LT4hh ;hlr7 ministering, allocating and regulating the utilization of the
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surface water resources of the Awash Basin;,
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1)
6. h%C Cdh of the Constitution .of the Federal Democratic Republic of
h,,p +CAh hh+s,c Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
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Water Resources Administration Agency Establishment
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rlllu h r p mnr i 2. Defmitions
6. "FCR7' q A + PhT%C44h mU UIl+ hh+SRC In this Proclama~on:
RCE+ P C 2 >@ i 1) "Board" means the Awash Basin Water Resources
g. "DeZh~C" XC '"TZh*C" ?A+ Ij'tR~EPl- Administration Agency Board;
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I' r 2 ) "Minister" and "Ministry" means the Minister and
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Ministry of Water Resources respectively;
"Basin" means the Awash River Basin;
h7hqn-+. 4) "Water Works" means activities which undertake
studies on water resources, regulate or control the
Amrnfl) fqhciwb PL.P;~.~~A+ h v ? hnu-?C use of water, and includes any other activities
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3. Establishment
1) The 'Awash Basin Water Resources Agency
(hereinafter "the Agency") is hereby established as
an autonomous public agency having its own legal
personality.
2) The Agency shall be accountable to the Minister.
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4, Head Office
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rl.c'f*~T &.'PC.+ P.Tfiti- $3 The Agency shall have its Head Office in Amibara, and
may have branch offices elsewhere as may be necessary.
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5. Objectives
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~1199h m 9 + P Ih+r)flC : 3fi+a&C r The objectives of the Agency shall be to co-ordinate,
administer, allocate and regulate the utilization of the
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surface water resources of the Basin.
Powers and Duties of the Agency
The Agency shall have the following powers and duties:
1) to administer the available water of the Basin that
flows across or lies between more than one Regional
Governmentsand regulate the flow of water of such
rivers;
2) to issue permits pursuant to appropriate law, to
construct and operate water works, in relation to
waters referred to in sub-Artick (1) of this Article
and regulate same;
3) to allocate water to permittees and collect bulk
charges for water use as determined by the Govern-
ment;
4) to undertake the maintenance of primary irrigation
networks and main service roads and collect fees in
accordance with a directive issued by the govern-
ment;
5) to initiate improved water management methods, in
co-operation with the appropriate institutions, by
conducting studies pertaining to uses of water for
irrigation;
6) to cause measures to be taken by monitoring ground
water level in order to prevent an occurrence of
salinity problem in areas where. irrigation develop-
ment works and projects are carried out;
7) to ensure and regulate the construction of irrigation
water distributionand drainage structures; diversion
dams; water control gates and dyks in accordance
with safety standards to be issued by the Ministry,
8) to cause preventive measures to be taken by
conducting studies based on continuously collected
data pertaining to flood situations and incidents that
causes damage within the basin and carry out or
cause to be carried out such planned and successive
works having apermanent nature in order to prevent
same.
9) to own property, to enter into contracts; to sue and
be sued in its own name;
10) to carry out other activities as are necessary for the
attainment of its objectives.
Organiiation of the Agency
The Agency shall have:
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hhkPE hC 2) a General Manager to be appointed by the Minister
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g. ?FC% hrl4.f. 8. Members of the Board

6. PC% h11m3Pl15nAm hrlr\?. 15TC9-A 9: 1) The Board shall have not more than members;
g- ?PC% nfl4n.C hrt4.f. hqqfl hhFm +!?v* 2) The Chairman and Members of the Board shall be
ll@74)~+ 15fiPlk 2: designated by the government from pertinent ins-
titutions.
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9. Powers and Duties of the Board
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g. vll, he^ E g P+mnh*+ PncE+ The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
4 4 4 P T X74d-Y" PAnl7C +qfilC'% nq?Q Pd. 1) to follow-up and ensure the implementation of the
objectives as well as the powers and duties of the
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agency provided in Articles 5 and 6 of thls
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cc1&7 A'Tkh.7.G f*CrlA 2) to prepare and submit to the Minister the or-
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IlffCE* ++C%@ ?'T+Clt. mm6PPT7 film of the Agency and ensure its implementation upon
q l A i IlmLkfi+C ELRP+YD+qrlL-T mVS.7 approval;
PLZ~"IA 3) to review directives preparea oy me Agency and
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hw&+ ensure its implementation when approved by the
?'T%'i~Il?.7 m 7 7 F 159154A 5 Minister;
6 . llncfi* L++ n ~ + ?pd. T C ~ L . ~ ? 4) to devise ways on how to consol~aate,expand and
415 mhc A'T2h.l.G P+CrlA i h%P)YD+qrl&?! progress the activities of the Agency;
>.*$m7 bh9-+r\A l 5) to revikw and submit to the Minister the plan, the
draft budget andtfie work programme of the agency
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and follow-up regulate its implementabon upon
?%RPA r approval;
g' nnacE* pp6' Aqk 6) to approve the appointment of officials directly
h++ 6 7 ~ 3P. + C ~ ~:lA accountableto the General Manager of the Agency;
T_. rclc~.nmrl 7) to report about the activities of the agency on every
three months to the Minster.
6. PC% nrn+ mc h ? n I.ZH 0 R n F nflno
15TL'PAl: V e P hfik4Z V e h?? nPC% A f l r l k 1°. MeetingsOf Board
TL m15P hbC% hrlr\+ mhhA t P 7 h h7PT l ) The Board shall haveits regular meetings evey three
vfi+Pm km$* I W ~ F ~ ~Y lYbhnnn4 months; extraordinary meetings may be convened
fi%hh:: any time when called by the Chairman or upon
p mwfirlc 4 5 hql"l'li n4S hrl4+ h+?% PAW request of at least one third of the members.
?rib SVCA 2: 2) There shall be a quorum where more than half of the
members are present at the meeting of the Board.
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3) Decisions of the Board shall be passed by a majority
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vote; in case of a tie, however, the Chairman shall
X7RVV fiflMl.6 *4'S P P % STLTA 3: have a casting vote.
PtLv (6) (g) " (H 4) Without prejudice to sub Articles (l), (2) and (3) of
mn+ VT r FC% ?L.&? ?P> ~ ~ 4 R74 1 . this Article, the Board may adopt its own rules of
.Pmn)All procedure.
16. rncg* er; PL. hnt1.7~ ~ 4 n l 7 ~ . 1 " 7 4 c 11. Powers and Duties of the General Manager
6. ec PL.hntI.px PncE* IPC PL hnkxme 1) The General Manager shall be the Chief executive
ilmV7 h P c 4 I l q A m m hmP4P. mmdp officer of the Agency and shall, subject to the
?RCE*7 Pd. 15m6-A i Pfi+CiPT&A 11 general directives given by the Board, direct and
g. nnu h ? + ~T e n h?+% (&) ?+mnh+c administer the activities of the Agency.
hmP45 h>zlc h7R.f.mn.P VC r TF P& 2) Without limiting the generality of theprovisions of
hhkPZ ?'Th+k+ PAn)7f +qrle? sub-Article(1) of this Article, the General Manager
shall:
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(a) exercise the powers and duties vested in the
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Agency under Article 6 of this Proclamation;
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(b) employ and administer the employees of the
A) P L ~ C A LKA ncii.n m.17 ~ W L P T Agency in accordance with directives to be
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~ nnep%e+o* issued by the Minster following the basic
mm6.P @w ' L+ fffCg*7 ~6+'4"? principles of the federal civil service law;
fi+rL.A I fh+CiRCA b (c) prepare and submit to the Board the annual
m) ?ncE*'l 4 m P T L*+ ~ K + c f r ~ c draft budget and work programme of the
TCqL.9" htl9E-F APCk f + d r l ~I Agency;
 m) + m ~ ' r P T m A'PC P C h h h a PIP) PBC (d) select and submit to the Board for approval
E*? UI\LPT n m r d r p h(lc8. hPcv officials of the agency accountable to the general
P%n9hl Manager;
W) AkCEl: n+d+XcP nx+C PPL. T C 7 C P (e) effect expenditure in 'accordance with the ap-
@WL+ ??H4 10661. JRC?A I proved budget and work programme of the
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agency;
n) nern+ m+ PRCP* PPL. ~ ? + n ~noca lb (f) represent the agency in all its dealings with third
parties;
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(g) submit to the Board, quarterly report on the
TB. activities of the agency.
facffl: ng+ hqh+ii-+ P?PT ~+mn)n)~IPCAI 12. Budget
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n c ~ nn. The budget of the agency shall be drawn from the
Ph?Ao)lh-+ ~c)PTr XC following sources:
I. h & l h - T ~ ? ~ T * 1 1) water charges and service fees collected in accor-
7P. O X 1 4 mtl"74.1. dance with this Proclamation; and
2) any other sources.
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I. PncZf.4 fxwa @ ~ n a 7+7~~ 4'rh nssT 1) The Agency shall keep complete and accurate books
n ~ h&+c~ mm b e X* nqnFP9Pm h&+& of accounts.
b@Lo"Cii- 1% 2) The books of accounts and financial documents of
the Agency shall be audited by the Auditor General
1s. ~ T X %H or by auditors designated by him.
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This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 10m
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day of November, 1998.

&/C 530 %SS Done at Addis Ababa, this 10mday of November, 1998.
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T~ILS~+ NEGASO GIDADA(DR.)
PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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