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FEDERAL NEGAR'IT GAZETA
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OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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")J~lt "Oil: fI~ '1;f.' .,., !j!fjZ 11th Year No. 57
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ADDIS ABABA- 30th June. 2005
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CONTENTS

119'~ 4r1'C lifq;'?;llilfj?; '}.9" Proclamation No. 467/2005

r",~p'T "7('~11'r,' 9'''''111 1"77i7j~/ h9'~ ............... Authentication and Registration of Documents
11.' Eri.!i.f(t{t (Amendment) Proclamation Page 3178

11'PJ!. e111'e lil~j/liiljt; PROCLAMA TlON NO, 467/2005,

fc\"P.~ "'I(.;J11'~ '-11111 11'PJ!., t\"'Ii'fi'fA A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE

tJl!~lt~ AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION OF
DOCUMENTS PROCLAMATION

r",~p.:f "7(.:.111'r, 9"1'1() 119'.~

<lI1'C WHEREAS, it has become necessary to amend
l.;.fc]j!il.nj.~j?; "7i1'i'ft\ 11itL'\ 1. 11'C; CIon
11'1: : the Authentication and Registration of Documents
Proclamation;
01',.'}'f"*".f 4ulut.'\~ ~.lf"ht.r\~'P. tT-Clt\.h ;',1- NOW,TH,EREFORE, in accordance 'with Article 55
UlJ'}U1P':J.
"'("1\ Y.(,;/~I 001P(.'} rUt h",t\ DJ- (1) of' tneConstitutiQn,of the Federal Democratic
:J'Of':':t\::' Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows;

Ii, l,~C_Cl!iJ 1. Short Title

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.eU }',fJ'~ «r",~p.:f "7('~'J"1'r, 9"1'111 1"77j7j~1 This Proclamation may be cited as
11fJ'~ 4r1'C Qf~'?;IJ.jjrj?;» .,..nt\.. t\.m4>it "Authentication and Registration of Documents
~:t.'\t\:: , (Amendment) Proclamation No. 467/2005."
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f. Uf?rif~ 2. Amendment

, ..r(t~p~:f .,'.X7(.;J1~r,' 9"1'111 119'.~: The Authentication and Registration of

<'I1'C
l.;f«!iQ~Xjj"f:tll,.~' ~~7.h.,.t\al- .d.7j7i~/.\ ~ Documents. Proclamation No.334/2003 is hereby
amended as follows:
!il r 11'P)J: 11'4>* 3' 10.it 11'}<"1\ l!il ."...c"
OU1.h';'t\at~~.A 'O.it 111"'1\ 1~/"""h:l:t\I 11 Sub-Article (1) of Article 20 of the
Proclamation is deleted and replaced by the
. following new Sub.;Article (1):
,
«!i) 011~.it 11nl1r. J!:1o~9' t..,~lf"~)"
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f''''~'(;, "'(..'J1"IS 9"11111 Ft. r(IV~"i~')' "1) The Notary Offices established in Addis
1\(},L'} 0.." ~f nc;:.}.u Ut ~.it'I;C /»C
Ababa and Dire Daws cities shall
11'~(I" 'I'ull1t'Tm., ~L1\"7t\,::» perform their functions under the
directions ofthe Ministry of Justice.

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Unit Price 2'30 ~;16'}; ;111.£11
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Negarit G. P.O. Box 80001
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fl/ f ntp:( n '}pfi ?;fl rl'lJ.'C,f 2/ A.rticle22 of the Proclamation is deleted and
n'}pfi 3'flrt'i'h:l:A; replaced by the following New Article 22:
«3'fl) nJ!.t.JfJ:.~ "22) Organi~tion

fi;',LT (1.rf: O~TU~~~(}TC fQ~fI'S'" The Office shall have a head .

n,}f: ffi:i1L.T (1.T ~,\~./t)ll.U n:\'\ (hereinafter the 'Head') .to be

"~ri~' Af#-Hn' fQ~m~/;'b9~,L!\1.:(J)< appointed'1J}' the Minister of Justice
tPt..i'7f.":f .ec;-r;1-A::»' .',
and the necessary staff, "

/:/ fntp:(n1p.fi?;/:i'WC;'f OQ~hi't\(J)<,.?'t-\(}, 3/ Artjcle 23 . Qfthe.Proclamation is deleted,and

n'}pfi 3'rr'o~Fh:tA; " replaced by the following New Article 23:

«?;r) f;}It~.o" P'IM'l'}r;' i'"7lJC "23) ,Powers and Duties, of the Head

lit ~'\".OJ- O~TU Q~t(}i:C OQ~OmOJ- 1) The Head shall direct and administer
,
nm*lt.e OJJQlJt~ OJJ,pt.Tfi:i1LT(1.rf:'} the Office in accordance. with. the
.eOJJ~!/.\ T Yfli'~f:~A:: .generalqirectives given to hiI11by the
Ministry of Justice.

fl/ rH.U n'}p?\''}O.fI n'}pfi tli/nm*'\.e 2) Without prejudice to the generality of

n"1;J1C
~
?,'}J!.rt'mHp lYe:' ~'\~OJ-T
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Sub-Article (1) of this Article, the Head
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-' ,shall:

U. f~TU Q~~fli:C,}A~flLpJ!. a) employ, administer and dismiss

ffi.-),LT (1.rf:,) d:fp'~ ~1t".sP":fc; departmental heads and other
~t\r''':f W4''''~T'(1.''o~~A'''.ii.A employees of the Office in
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oCi].(}, :i1~"f ',Up';"'t.w' ,.eP'f'~.A T . accordance with the federal civil
Yflr"J.JY:~.t\ T YOS'11;1-A; service laws with the approval of
the Ministry of Justice;
t\. ffi.-n~.T o.rf:'} <}OJJ;J'ce O~""'r;'
b) ~uqJ11itthe .annual budget and
fF~T~"1&.~' hH;J~.y. t\~'TU
Q'ltfl-t;C Yc#>CllA1 """Y::"S'" p'~. work programme of the Qffice' .t9
the, Ministry of Justice and
'\.e ~o,.ltt\;
implement same upon approval;
.-h. fO"fl1' 1. '}(1":f'}C; daOJJt~sP'f.') nH c) prepare and submit internal
;J~'Y.t\~TUQ~ ~fI':I;C ~pClJA T ,

regulations and directives to the

A "Y::"S'" P'~' '\.e ~ O"'\A;
Ministry of Justice and implement
same upon approval;
OJJ. fi.-),LT (1.rf:,) Ort)rt'r.: tD1e:''':f H'}Y:
. d) r~preseJ1t the Office before third
.emtllt\J
parti.es;, '

IP: flt\fi;',".T (1.1: r p'~. h')o,,'} t\~ e) submit to the Ministry of Justice
TU u~"1~fI.I;C tTCT ~t:CJIA; reports concerning the performance
of activities of the Office;
t..Q~TU U~)J)rtcru~Om'T" t\.ft..:f f) carry out other related activities
rt'J1°'1.~ rt'"1lJ/ T >~hc;o"C;t\:: » that may beassignedtobim by the
Ministry of Justice."
!i/ "1\'1'1(. n'}pfi ?;g '}O.fI n'}pfi /fl/ 4/ Sub-Article (2) of Article 24 of the
~"WClI OUth'''MJ''.q~~fI '}O.fI n'}pfi /fl/ Proclamation is deleted and replaced by the
r,ort'h:l: t\; following new Sub-Article (2):
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«Jl)OI..J.1..t~A OO'}'?P:" hutoo~ 11l\:" "2) subsidiary budget appropriation made

f'Olifw.y:"I°7~ » by the Federal Government,"
1';1 f'hP:( h'.,.,. .1;~ 'O.h h'.,.,. If! "'IP 5/ Sub-Article (2) of Article 25 of the
.,C"OUth-tl\oJo "~.h'O.hh'''''' If! Proclamation is deleted and replaced by the
-t-th;l:t\ ~ following new Sub-Article (2):
«Jl) t'''--"h.L:"ll"":'£l',1101..J.1..e.l\.p'i
J.&.-tCOJ~rhC(). OUt()~1!IIJ0J0 "2) Books of accounts of the Office shall be
}'~.-tc.~oo(. oot--t\::» audited by the Federal Auditor General
or by an auditor assigned by him."
~!t'h'l':(h''''" @E -tIPC,' OUth-tl\oJo h~.h 6/ Article 33 of the Proclamation is deleted and
"''''''@E """"h;l:t\l replaced by the following New Article 33:
«wE) ~ '11t'°7oNI,:" pAn"
"33) Power to Issue Regulations
ht\l\1>T h'~.u.rt'h~.h hOQ'i
Regional states and the Council of
t'~&.~P h-tlfOT' OU?,ool\h:" Ministers, with respect to Addis Ababa
t'Utth:"c-:f rhCo.Tltl1.U hP~ and Dire Dawa cities, may. issue
hL'C"'r~'l1 l\..fOJtn. ~:f1l\.::» regulations for the impleme~tation of the
Proclamation. "
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3. Effective Date
~U"P~ht't~ 1;E.,., Iilfji tJ.r. lrc-t'.fJ'i
Jttf'it\:: The. Proclamation shall enter into force on the
30thday of June, 2005.
J\Jlh J\nll t't~t;r+' lif2i fl."'.
Done at Addis Ababa, the 30th day of June, 2005

"C"7OJA~ l..r-C1..h-
f'J\.:"r-A-J' kJ.1..t--1'e Jl'l"ht--t't.''e GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS
PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
~Tl1l\.h T&'n..as,:,. DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA