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WHEREAS, the House of the Federation, in which the
Ethiopian nations, nationa.1ities, and peoples are represented.
as per the constitution which is the supreme law of the land. is
constituted as a governmental institution by the Constitution
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specified in the Constitution:
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to clearly stipulate
and specify the fundamental powers and n.:sponsibilities or
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NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55/1/
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Ethiopia, it is hereby Proclaimed as follows:
PART
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General Provisions
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A PROCLAMA TION TO CONSOLIDA TE THE HOUSE
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"State" shall mean the states fonned in accordance
with Article 47/1 / of the Constitution of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and, includes the
Addis Ababa City Administration and Dire Dawa
Administrative Councilm;
"Law" shall mean Proclamations issued by the
Federal or State legislative organs, and regulations
and directives issued by the Federal and States
government institutions and it shall also incl ude
international agreements that have been ratified hy
Ethiopia;
"House" shall mean the House of the Federation of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
.'Constitution" shall mean the Constitution of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
A "Nation, Nationality or People" shall mean a
group of people who have or share a large measure of
a common culture or similar customs, mutual intelligibility of language, common or related belief of
identities, a common psychological make-up, and
who inhabit an identifiable, predominantly contiguous territory;
"Council of Constitutional Inquiry" shall mean the
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Government;
"Court" shall mean any court constituted hierarchically both at Federal and State levels;
"Speaker" and "Deputy Speaker" shall mean the
Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the
Federation.
Powers and Responsibilities of the House
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I) interpret the Constitution;
2) organize the Council of Constitutional Inquiry;
3) decide, in accordance with the Constitution, on
issues relating to ~herights of Nations, Nationalities.
and Peoples to se1f-detennination, including the
right to secession;
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enshrined in the Constitution, and promote and
consolidate their unity based on their mutual consent;
5) strive to find solutions to disputes or misunderstandings that may arise between states;
6) determine the division of revenues derived from
joint Federal and State tax sources, and the subsidies
that the Federal Government may provide to the
States;
7) determine civil matters which require the enactment
of laws by the House of Peoples' Representatives.
8) order the Federal Government to intervene if any
state threatens the Constitutional order in violation
of the Constitution;
9) determine on the draft proposal of electoral constituencies submitted by the National Election Board
based on Article 103/5/ of the Constitution;
10) determine jointly with the House of Peoples'
Representatives the power of taxation on revenue
sources, in accordance with Article 99 of the
Constitution, of which neither the Federal nor the
State governments have responsibility;
11) elect the President of the country in a joint session
with the House of Peoples' Representatives in
accordance with Article 70/2/ of the Co'Ost'itution;
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Forwarding cases of Constitutional Interpretation
The House shall forward new cases of Constitutional
interpretation, submitted to it directly, to the Council of
Constitutional Inquiry.
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Principles far Execming Constillitional Intelprctation
I) The House shall identify and implement principles
of Constitutional interpretation which it believes
help to examine and decide Constitutional cases
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2) Where the Constitutional case submitted to the
House pertains to the fundamental rights and
freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, the interpretation shall be made in a manner conforming to
the principles of the Universal Declaration of Hulllan
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and International instruments adopted by Ethiopia.
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I) The House shall have the power to interpret the
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2) Notwithstanding with sub-Article (I) of this Article. the House shall not be obliged to render a consultancy service on Constitutional inrerpretation.
Constitutional Interpretation
I) The House shall make the final decision upon draft
proposal of constitutional interpretation submitted to
it by the Council of Constitutional Inquiry.
2) A Party dissatisfied with the decision of the Council
of Constitutional Inquiry of rejection of case rclati ng
to review of constitutional interpretation may appeal
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Explanation and Confirmation of Constitutionality
I) Unless otherwise proved to the contrary, the enacted
law is presumed to be constitutional while the House
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2) Without prejudice to sub-article (I) of this Article. if
the constitutionality of the law is found to he
controversial, a government body which has the duty
to consult the Federal or State government. dependin!! on conditions, shall have the ohligation to
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may be ordered to appear before the House and
explain, in accordance with sub-article /2/ of this
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on a date fixed by the House.
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(3) of this Article, before a decisio'n is made on the
constitutionality of a law, it may seek further
explanation from the court handling the case and the
parties involved in the case.
11. Results of Decisions on Constitutional cases
I) The final decision of the House on constitutional
interpretation shall have general effect wh ich
therefore shall have applicablity on similar constitutional matters that may arise in the future.
2) The House shall pl)blicize the decision in a special
publication to be issued for this purpose.
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10. Gathering Opinions
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constitutional interpretations, call up on pertinent institutions, professionals, and contending parties to give
their opinions.
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Resolving Constitutional cases in a short time
I) The House shall have the obligation to pass prompt
decisions after investigating constitutional issues.
2) Notwithstanding to sub-article (1) of this Article the
House shall pass decisions, within thirty days. over
the recommendation submitted to it by the Council
of Constitutional Inquiry.
/4. Rule olDecision Making
I) Without prejudice to sub-article (3) of Article 46 or
this proclamation, the House may pass a decision on
cases of constitutional
interpretation
with a
unanimous vote.
2) An issue is said to have been decided with a
unanimous vote when no opposition is raised from
the members of the House attending the meeting.
3) The final decision of the House on Constitutional
interpretation shall be communicated to parties and
the concerned institutions.
! 15.
The content of the Decision
The decision of the House shall consist of details of the
constitutional issue, justification for whether constitutional interpretation was necessary or not, and the
decision it has finally made.
16. Effective Date of the Decision on Constitutional issue
I) Unless otherwise conspicuously stated in the decision, the decision of the House on constitutional
interpretation comes into effect as of the date of the
passing of the decision.
2) Notwithstanding to sub-article (I) of this Article. the
Federal or the State government legislative body
may be communicated within six months so that it
amends, changes, or repeals the law in question
before a final decision of its unconstitutionality is
made.
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PART THREE
19. Questions ot'Self-Determination
I) The House shall have the power to decide on issues
relating to the rights of nations, nationalities, and
peoples to self-determenation.
Any Nation,
Nationality, or People who believes that its selfidentities are denied, its right of self-Administration is infringed, promotion of its culture,
launguage and history are not respected, in general
its rights enshrined in the constitution are not
respected or, violated for any reason, may present
its application to the House through the proper
channel.
2) Question. of the Right to Secession
Where the House is confirms, that the question of
secession submitted to it has been supported by the
two-thirds majority vote of the legislative council
of the concerned nation, nationality, or people in
accordance with Article 39(4) and (I) of the
constitution, the House shall:
(a) arrange a referendum
to the nation,
nationality, or people in question within 3
years of receipt of the decision of the
legislative council of the Nation, Nationality.
or People;
(b) transfer power to the council of the Nation,
Nationality, or People after the confirmation
of the support of the question to secession by
the majority vote;
(c) execute the division of assets in accordance
with particulars to be determined by law.
3. The Question of State Formation
1) The question of any Nation, Nationality, or
People to form its own State is carried out:
(a) When the question for statehood has been
approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the
members of the Council of the Nation,
Nationality, or People in question, and the
request thereof is presented in writing to the
State Council;
(b) When the Council that received the claim has
organized, a referendum to the Nation,
Nationality, or People that presented the
request, within one year;
(c) When it is supported by majority vote in
referndum of Nation, Nationalities or People
on the question of state formation;
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When the State Council have transferred its
powers to the Nation, Nationality or People
that claimed the statehood;
(e) A new State which is formed by the referendum, shall directly be a member of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia without any
need for application.
.2) Any party claiming that the question of state
formation has not been executed within the time
specified in sub-article 3/1/B/ of this Article. or
alleges to have dissatisfaction with the decision, may
appeal to the House.
3) The right prescribed in Sub-Article /2/ of this Article
shall be presented to the House in writing hy the
Council of the Nation, Nationality, or People that
claimed for the formation of State.
4) The House shall make a final decision within two
years on issues presented to it in such a procedure.
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20. Essentiality of Exhaustion of State-level procedures
I) The question specified in suh-article I of Article 19
shall he submitted to the House only under conditions that the question has not been given due
solution by the various organs in the administrative
heirarchy of the state concerned.
2) The States shall make decisions within two years up
on questions specified in sub-article I of Article I ().
Particulars shall be determined by the law issued hy
the states.
3) The question may be referred directly to the House if
it has not been decid;d within two years. or if the
decision made dissatisfied the concerned party.
21. Procedures
I ) A question of the right to self-determination must he
presented in writing. The application must consist of
the details of the question supported with names,
addresses and signatures of at least five per cent of
the inhabitants of the Nation, Nationality or People.
and whenever necessary, the official seal and signature of the administration that presented the
question for the right to self-determination.
2) The individual or individuals who are delegated to
present a petition to the House pursuant to sub-article
( 1) of this Article shall produce a reliable evidence of
their delegation from the Nation, Nationality, or
People. Particulars shall be determined by the
regulations to be issued by the House.
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Time set for Decision Making
The House shall make decision over the case, submitted
to it, in not later than two years time from the day of
receipt.
PART FOUR
Resolving Disputes and Misunderstandings
23. General
The House of the Federation shall strive to resolve interstate or Federal-State government disputes and misunderstandings.
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Presenting the case to the House of the Federation
I) If one of the parties is unwilling to take part in a
discussion initiated by the other, or that the
discussion, held between the two has ended in
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2) The House may, when a case is submitted to it seek
for a temporary solution or cause others to seek a
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29.
Ensuring Peoples' interest in Resolving Border Dispu tes
'1) Peoples' interest shall be ensured in a secret hallot
referendum;
2) The referendum to ensure peoples' interest shall be
conducted in accordance with the basic principles
of the law of election;
3) The referendum to ensure peoples' interest on
border disputes shall take place at kebele level. If
the disputants cannot reach it an agreement as to the
size or boundary of the kebele, it shall he determined by the House;
4) The House may delegate the National Elcctoral
Board to execute the referendum;
5) Based on the result of the referendum, the disputed
border area shall be part of the state for which the
majority of the people voted. If, however, the result
of the referendum excludes some areas of pocket
lands the people in those areas shall reside there
with their rights and freedoms ensured.
30.
The Right to Vote
I) without prejudice to the provisions of the relevant
law of election any Ethiopian whose age is 18 and
above, and registered and lived for five or more
years in the disputable area shall have the right to
vote. Particulars shall be determined hy the
regulation to be issued by the House
2) A person whose displacement from the disputahle
area is proved to be due to reason related to the
dispute, shall have the right to vote.
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The House shall decide issue of border disputes based
on the peoples' interest and settlement patterns.
Peoples' interest and Settlement Patterns
I) The House shall pass a decision, based on sufficient
information it may have, on redefining disputahle
horders taking into consideration the peoples'
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2) The House shall seek for the peoples' interest and
consent as to redefining the disputable border. if it
can not decide to which side the disputable land
belongs.
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31. Time set for Resolving Border Disputes
The House shall pass the final decision on a border
dispute in not later than two years time from the day of its
receipt.
32. Miscellaneous Misunderstandings and Disputes
1) The House shall request the parties to resolve their
misunderstandings by peaceful means and discussion where their misunders~anding is other than
border disputes. It shall also aUempt to abridge their
difference;
2) If the concerned parties could not resolve their
misunderstandings through discussion, the House
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3) Without prejudice to the principles of the division of
po\\.:r stipulated in the constitution, the House shall
seek solutions to misunderstandings that may arise
between the Federal and the State governments.
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conflict Prevention and Resolution Mechan-
The House shall study the traditional as well as modem
ways of conflict prevention and resolving meachanisms,
to resolve misunderstandings,
and devise working
procedure and institutionalize same.
PARTFNE
AchJitionalResponsibilities
34. Detennining Civil Matters that Require the enactment of
Laws
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The House shall take this measure having due regard
to the general constitutional structure and division of
powers. The following cases are, however, sufficiellt
to say that the constitutional order is in danger:
(a) suspension of government institutions reconginzed in the constitution directly or indirectly
from their regular functioning or;
(b) the failure of any state to execute directives
given to it by the House of Peoples' Representatives in accordance with Article 55/16/ of the
constitution, or its unwillingness to do so or;
(c) where the state fails to secure peace and security
using its own regular peace keeping mechanism
due to the fact that the problem is beyond its
control and fails to call the Federal Government
to intervene in such state of affairs.
3) When convinced tliat the const!L'ional order in the
state is restored, the Federal govern
tit has the right
to stop the intervention and without pre] Jdice to such
right, the House may also order the Federa! government to stop its intervention.
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1614
Promoting Equality and Unity Among Peoples
1) The House shall, in collaboration with pertinent
bodies, prepare various programmes and forums at
various times to enhance the peoples' democratic
culture, and raise constitutional awareness.
2) The House shall follow up whether the curricula of
educational
institutions incorporate
academic
subject.!; that promote unity and equality among
peoples.
3) The House shall also see to it that the government
mass media give sufficient coverage to the purpose
stipulated in sub-article (1) of this Article.
4) The House shall study and sort out possible
obstacle attitude and trends for peoples' unity and
cooperation and devise a solution to be executed by
the concerned bodies.
5) to strengthen and consolidate the socio-economic
relations, equality and unity among the peoples of
the States; the House shall;
(a) be engaged in capacity building so that states
can properly implement their budget;
(b) take measures enabling to bring about balanced development in the socio-economic sectors among the states;
(c) ensure that the essential Federal infrastructures for investment in the economic sector are
fairly distributed;
(d) based on the structure and division of power
enshrined in the constitution, create conditions whereupon states shall cooperate and
work Jor common benefits and assist their
further consolidation;
(e) take masure~, to instill the culture of tolerance,
cooperation for a common goal among
Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples, and that
would also help them strengthen their unity;
(f) cre~te special conditions in which less developed Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples
can benefit in terms of human resource,
training and special support in various other
sectors, and follow up the execution.
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Organization ofthe House
The House shall have a Speaker, a deputy Speaker,
permanent and adhoc committees, and employees
necessary to execute its powers and duties.
40.
Secretariat
1) The House shall have its own secretariat which can
ensure the expeditious execution of its responsibilities.
2) The secretariat shall be accountable to the Speaker
of the House.
41.
Legal Personality
The House shall have its own legal personality.
42.
Powers and Duties of the Speaker
The speaker shall:
I) administer the meetings of the house;
2) manage all the House's administrative works;
3) implement the disciplinary measures the House
takes on its members;
4) follow up the implementation of the decisions of
the House;
5) submit the House's work programme and budget to
the House of the Peoples' Representatives, and
implement same upon approval;
6) execute other responsibilities as determined by law.
43.
Powers and Duties ofthe Deputy Speakerofthe House
The Deputy speaker shall:
1) execute responsibilities directed to himlher by the
Speaker of the House;
2) act on behalf of the speaker in his absence.
44.
Head of the Secretariat of the House
1) The Head of the Secretariat of the House shall be
appointed by the House upon presentation nominee
by the speaker from professionals outside the
members of the House;
2) The Head of the Secretariat shall, under guidiance
ofthe speaker, perform the administrative activities
of the House.
45.
Employment of workers
The Secretariat shall, employ and administer employees
of the secretariat pursuant to regulations enacted by the
House based upon the basic principles of the Federal
Civil Service laws.
46.
Meetings and Rules of Procedure
1) The House shall convene at least twice in a year;
2) There shall be a quorum where two-thirds of the
members of the House are present;
3) Decisaions of the House shall be passed by a
majority vote of the members.
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Constituencies
1) The House shall review and approve the recommendation, regarding delimitations of constituencies submitted to it by the National Electoral Board
in accordance with Article 103/5/ of the constitution.
2) The House shall, before approval, examine the
recommendation as to whether it does give due
respect to people rights of equal representation.
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Structure of the House of the Federation
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47. Nomination of Members of the House
I) Each Nation, Nationality, and People shall be
represented in the House of the Federation by at least
one member. Moreover, each Nation or Nationality
shall be represented by one additional representative
for each one million of its population.
2) The number of representatives shall be determined in
proportion with the number of human population in
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each Nation, Nationality, and people in the whole
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shall send to it pursuant to sub-article I and 2 of tillS
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Article
six months before the beginning of the first
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joint
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4) The Councils of States shall-~nd the list of their
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representatives, in accordance ':ith the list of
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representatives sendback to then,
'the House a
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month before the commencement of L . j'Jint session
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of the two Houses. The representative'; shaH be
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selected by the Council of States them: !ves or
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directly by the people.
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pertaining election laws if they wish to directly draw
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their representatives from the people.
6) If the people to be represented in the House have
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their own Zonal and Wereda administration, the
representative shaH be elected with the full par~:S. f9"hc 0.1: hfJltT 0011T
ticipation of the councils, and the election procedure
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shaH be arranged by the State Councils.
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48. Immunity of Members of the House
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account of any vote or opinion raised in any meetings
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of the House nor any administrative measures taken
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against any member on such ground.
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2) No member of the House shall be charged with or
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arrested on grounds offelony without the permission
of the House except in the case of flagrante delico.
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Where a member of the House fails to competently
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represent his Nation Nationality or people he may he
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subjected to discipilinary measure in accordance with the
regulations
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50. Removal of member from The House
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No member of the House shaH be removed except on the
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following grounds:
(a) Where the State Council that elected him decides
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fifteen percent (15%) of the electorate decided that
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he be removed in accordance with relevant
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regulations of the Electoral Board;
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(c) \\'here the House by two-thirds vote decided that a
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removed on the ground specified under Article 50 of
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this proclamation the House shaH communicate to
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the concerned state;
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2) Upon the receipt of the communication, the State
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nominate or cause the constituency to nominate hy
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PART VII
Committees
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3) The House may assign three members selected
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from each standing committee to work permanenfWunc f).": n'.l:OI/.~,). ~ "}"tlP';' D1IJ!..t."I
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(3) of this Article, the House may raise the number
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PART VIII
Miscellaneous Provisions
55. Budget
I) The budget of the House
The budget of the House be drawn from the
following sources:
(a) Budget appropriated by the Government
(b) donations and aid;
(c.) any other lawful source.
2) The funds stated under sub-article 1 of this Article
shall be deposited in the bank account and shall be
usable only for the conduct of the House
operations.
3)' The House shall keep a verifiable balance sheet
indicating its expenditures.
4) Books of accounts and financial documents of the
Secretariat shall be audited by the Auditor General
annually.
56. Finality and Enforceability of Ruling
I) Decisions of the House on matters submitted to it
shall be final.
2) The concerned parties are required to observe and
execute decision of the House.
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The House shall have the power to submit billls, to the
House of peoples' Representatives on matters within its
jurisdiction.
58. Power to issue regulation
The House may issue regulations for the implemention
of this proclamation.
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60. Effective Date
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This proclamation shall enter into force as of the 6thday of
July.
Done at Addis Ababa, this 6th day of July, 2001.
NEGASO GIDADA (DR.)
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Proclamation No. 13/88 shall not have effect on
matters pertaining to this proclamation.
2) No laws, regulations, directives or rulings which are
inconsistent with this proclamation shall have effect
with respect to matters provided for herein.
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PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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ERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPRIS