Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This article says the law sets out the organisation, jurisdiction, competence, and functioning of the Abunzi Committee.”
This article says the law sets out the organisation, jurisdiction, competence, and functioning of the Abunzi Committee. This provision establishes an Abunzi Committee at the Cell level and an appeal Abunzi Committee at the Sector level. This article defines three terms used in the Law: decision, minutes, and verdict. The Abunzi Committee is responsible for conciliating people in disputes within its jurisdiction. A dispute may be accepted by the Abunzi Committee only if the applicant or respondent has standing, interest, and capacity to submit it.
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How the instrument operates
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This article says the law sets out the organisation, jurisdiction, competence, and functioning of the Abunzi Committee.
Section 1
The Abunzi Committee has power to hear disputes about land located in different territorial jurisdictions.
Section 12
An Abunzi verdict accepted by all parties is treated as an agreement between those parties, and it cannot be enforced against third parties.
Section 22
The Ministry of Justice supervises Abunzi Committees and supports them through training and equipment, while working with the ministry in charge of local government to monitor their activities.
Section 33
The article must be implemented within 3 months after the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
Section 1000
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Source and current-law status
In force source record
Source record from www.amategeko.gov.rw · Record updated 12 Sept 2016
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