„ÆcWN dNïC½ ±l!s!ãC½
mm¶ÃãC½ ¥NêlÖC XNÄ!h#M
ytššl# wYM ytš„ mm¶ÃãC
y¸gß#ÆcWN mZgïC ZRZR½
s¼ yDRJt$ s‰t®C y¸s„ÆcWN mm¶ÃãC½ dNïC½ ¥B‰¶ÃãCÂ
l@lÖC snìC½
¹¼ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ð ው SM እ

xD‰š # XÂ
q/ l@lÖC ZRZéCN
xTä ÃwuL””
2 / דውו የאግ,ُ 3ካָ xSf§gþ yçn
lW_ sþñR ytlw«ù ngéC y¬klùbTN እ

ዚֱ 3ፅ ዑ 3ጽ / 1/ የـאֳከـው
HTmT b!ÃNS bxmT xND gþ
Êp@ b¥WÈT l¥N¾WM -ÃqE wÄ!Ã
Wn# y?Tmt$N Q©!
mS-T wYM XNÄ!mlkT ¥DÊG xlbTÝÝ
ç
ñ

M XÃNÄNÇ ymNGST xµL bXnÊp!H
HTmèc$ WS_ bÊp!H
xêJ KFL îST የדይገֳፁ
m
Ê©ãCN b¸mlkt$ dNUg@ãC
msÊT mgl} yl@lÆcWN ngéC ¥µtt
ylbTM '
13. Duty to Publish

1/

Any public body shall publish information
concerning:
a) its organizational structure, main duties
and responsibilities;

b) the power and responsibilities of the officials as well as decision-making
procedures ;

c) description of the services it provides for the public;

d) brief descriptions of the complaint hearing mechanism available to the
public and the public body’s response
to frequently asked questions by the
public;

e) a description of the type of the records under its possession, a brief description of
the contents of its records and the detailed
explanation of the procedures to be
followed by persons who wish to access
this information;

f) a description of its regulations, directives, policies, guidelines and manuals, which
govern the operation and activities of its
various organs, along with a description of
any amendment or repeal of such
provisions;

g) its directives, regulations, guidelines and other documents which governs
the activities of the employees of the
organization;

h) the name and address of the public relation officer; and

i) other particulars.

2/ Whenever essential changes pertaining to information provided in the above provision
occur, public bodies shall update at least once
a year the publication referred to in sub-
article (1) of this Article and shall provide a
copy of the publication or make available for
view to any requester. Provided, that no
public body may include any matter
exempted under Part Three of this
Proclamation.

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3 / ¥N¾WM ymNGST xµL ”-
h¼ yHZBN _QM y¸mlkt$ -”¸ ±l!s!ãC Wún@ãCN YÍ b¸Ã
dRGbT g!Êp@ kWún@ãc$ UR ytÃÃÊp#
mÊ©ãCN bÑl# xTä ¥WÈT
xlbT ””
l¼ yxStÄd‰êE # yÄŸnTM çn yÄ”nT
nK Wún@ãCN s!s_ y¦úB L†nT
µlM knL†nt$ l¥N¾WM mÊ©
ጠያT y?Tmt$N Q©! mS-T
wYM XNÄ!mlktW ¥DÊG
xlbT ””
/¼ bGL{nT t-ÃqEnT mRçãC msÊT ¥N¾WNM xYnT PéjKT tGƉêE
k¥DÊg# bðT l-Q§§W ?ZB wYM
_Q¥cW ltnµÆcW wYM l!nµÆcW
l¸C lù wgñC kßéjKt$ UR ytÃÃÊp#
FÊ ngéCN xTä ¥WÈT wYM
¥úwQ YñRb¬LÝÝ

04 .
..
.

mÊ© l¥GßT Sl¸qRb# _Ãq&ãC mÊ© l¥GßT Sl¸qRb# _Ãq&ãCmÊ© l¥GßT Sl¸qRb# _Ãq&ãC
mÊ© l¥GßT Sl¸qRb# _Ãq&ãC

1/ mÊ© l¥GßT y¸fLG ¥N¾WM sW½
y¸f ָgWN mÊ© lYè bmGl{ _Ã
q&WN b{h#F wYM l!nbB b¸ÒL
yx@l@KTén! ክS ÊpÁ x¥µYnT lÊp!H
›§¥ bym|¶Ã b@t$ ytÊpUjWN ym-
yqEà æRM bmѧT l¸mlktW
y?ZB GNß#nT `§ð ¥QÊB xlbTÝ
mÊ© -ÃqEW ¥NbB mÚf y¥YCL
kçn wYM bxµL g#ÄT MKNÃT _Ã
q&WN b{/#F ¥QÊB µLÒl y?ZB
GNß#nT `§ðW btÊpUjW æRM §Y
bmѧT mtÆbR xlbTÝÝ

2 / ymÊ© _Ãq& ÃqÊb ¥N¾ ውM mÊ©
f§g! mÊ©WN yflgbTN MKNÃT
אጠየ የֳُו ””

3 / ዚֱ 3ፅ bNx#S xNq} /1/ mÊT
ymÊ© _Ãq& ydÊsW y?ZB GNß#nT
`§ð btÒl F_nT çñM b¥N¾WM
h#n@¬ k ” የ# qÂT ÆLbl- g!Êp@ WS_
yt-yqWN mÊ© bKFà lxmLµc$
mS-T wYM bÊp!H xêJ וዕ#ፍ מُ
KLk§N btmlkt ytdngg#TN MKNÃ
èC bm_qS ymÊ© _Ãq&WN ÃLtq
blW mçn#NÂ YGÆŸ y¥QÊB mBT
ÃlW mçn#N bmGl} M§¹#N b}h#F mS-T xlbTÝÝ

3/
Any public body shall:

a) publish all relevant facts concerning
i m
po

rtant decisions and policies that
affect the public not latter than the time
at which such decisions and policies are
announced;

b) give reasons for its decisions, including dissenting opinions, if any, whether
administrative , judicial or quasi judicial in
nature and shall provide a copy or allow
inspections of such decisions for any person
who has made a request for the information;

c) before initiating any project publish, on
the principle of transparency and
accountably or communicate to the
public generally or the persons affected
or likely to be affected by the project in
particular, the relevant facts available to
it

or to which it has reasonable access.

14. Requests to Obtain Information

1/

Any person who desires to obtain
information shall present his request to the
concerned public relations officer in writing,
or through electronics device, clearly
identifying the information he seeks. Where
the requester owing to illiteracy or physical
incapacity is unable to present his request in
witting, the public relation officer has a duty
to assist the requester by reducing his request
in writing in the prescribed form.

2/ In presenting a request for information, no one shall be required to provide reasons for
th e

request.

3/ Upon receiving request for information, the public relation officer, in accordance with sub-article (1):
of this Article shall as expeditiously as possible
either provide the information requested up on
payment of the prescribed fee, or provide a written
response stating the reasons for rejecting the
request on any of the grounds specified under
Chapter Three of this Proclamation notifying the
requester his rights of appeal. However the
response shall in any case be made not more than
thirty working days, of the receipt of the request.

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xmLµc$ yttmnWN KFà bmKfL mÊ©WN
X
N

Ä!wSD ktwsn lmÊ© -ÃqEW
yKFÃWN m-NÂ yxkÍfl#N h#n@¬
ÊpRZé










b[#/#F ¥ú wQ
xlbTÝÝ ¥S¬wqEÃW bt§kbTÂ
KFÃW btf[mbT qN m µkL ÃlW
g!Êp@ b§Y¾W N;#S xNq{ btmlktW
y ” የ,# qN g!Êp@ WS_ xYµtTMÝÝ
5/ bN;ùS xNqA / 3/ btmlktW gþÊp@ WS_
lmÊ© _Ãq&W M§> xlmS-T
_Ã
WN XNÄlmqbL tdR¯ YwsÄL ””

f / ymNGST xµLN ysWÂ yq$úq$S `YL
ÃlxGÆB XNÄ!ÆKN wYM mdb¾
tGÆ„N y¸ÃST wYM lmZgb# y_b”
dHNnT xSg! µLçn bStqR mÊ©W
ms-T ÃlbT -ÃqEW Ys-” ÆlbT
xYnT æRM nWÝÝ

7/ ¥N¾WM ymS¶Ã b@t$ ¦§ð wYM
s‰t¾ bHZB GNß#nT `§ðW ymÊ©
_Ãq& s!qRBlT ymtÆbR GÁ¬
xlbTÝÝ

8 / bmS¶Ã b@t$ snD WS_ y¸g” mÊ©N
l¥GßT _Ãq& yqÊblT y?ZB GN
ß#nT `§ð½ ዚֱ 3ፅ bN;ùS xNq }
/ 3/
ytmlktWN ys§ú qN g!Êp@ ֳـጨדע
” የ
# 
ُ ֳֶָጠ ጊዜ
ֵያ#ዝו y¸ClW ”-
h¼ mS¶Ã b@t$ bbRµ¬ tmúúY ymÊ© _ ያq&ãC yt_lqlq kçn
እ
yt-yqWN mʩ
” የ,#

ُ WS_ lmS-T y¥YÒL
kçn½

ֳ/ אנጃው ـወרው ጊዜ ֳאጠُ
”ካٍ רዶ٤ דገֶጥ የגያ
ፈָግ אֲ2 וክያُ የאግُ
3ካִ የרው ٪ይָ
የ??
3ጠUו የגያዛ’ ከֲ፣

ּ/ yt-yqWN mÊ© የאፈֳጉ ወይו
y¥sÆsb# wYM y¥-Âq„ |‰
btlÆ ktäC WS_ k¸gß#
QRN ÅF m|¶Ã b@èC y¸gß#
bRµ¬ m²GBTN mmLkTN
y¸-YQ kçn




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½
4/ Where it is decided to provide the information
on
payment of such fee as may be prescribed , the public relation officer shall
n
o

tify the requester in writing the amount of
the fees, the manner of payment and request
him to pay the fee. The period intervening
between the dispatch of the said notification
and payment of the fees shall be excluded for
the purpose of calculating the period of thirty
days referred to in sub article (2).
5/ Failure to respond to a request within the period refered to in sub- article (3) shall be
deemed to be a refusal to grant the request.

6/ Information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would
disproportionately diverts the resources of the
public body or would be detrimental to the safety
or preservation of the record in question.

7/ Any official or employee of the public body
shall have a duty to cooperate when a request for information is made to him by the
pub
l

ic relations officer.

8/ The public relation officer to whom a request for access to a public record is made may
extend the period of thirty days referred to in
sub article (3) for a further period of not more
than 30 working days if –

a) the office is congested with many similar requests and the information
sought cannot reasonably be provided
within the 30 working days; or

b) the information required to be retrieved or processed would involve the review
of large number of documents and
compliance with the request within the
prescribed time would unreasonably
divert the resources of the public body .
c) the request requires a search for records in or collection thereof from, branch
offices of a public body located at
different cities as a result it can not
reasonably be completed within 30
working days;or

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א/ ytflgWN אנጃ& lmS-T kmNGST
xµlù $ L† L† xµlÖC wYM KFlÖC
wYM kl@lÖC mNGS¬êE xµ§T UR
mmµk„ tgb! wYM xSf§g! kçn
X bÊp!H ytnú mÊ©WN b ” የ#
qÂT WS_ lmS-T y¥YÒL kçn½
ወይו
ט / -ÃqEW ‰s#
g!Êp@W b!‰ÊpM f”d¾
mçn#N b[#/#F ygl[ kçn ፣
nW””
9 / ዚֱ 3ፅ bN;#S xNq} /3/ ytmlktW
b!ñRM ¥N¾WM ymNG|T xµL
xÈÄð lçn g#ÄY ymÊ© _Ãq&
s!qRBlT XJG b!ÊpgY kxSR የ#

ُ ÆLbl- g!Êp@ WS_ M§> mS-T
xlbTÝÝ

0 / bmNG| ٍዊ xµ§T xÈÄð wYM xScµ*Y
tBlW bmm¶Ã y¸wsn# l@lÖC g#Ä×C XNdt-bq$ çñ½ xÈÄð wYM xScµ*Y
g
#

ÄY XNÄl y¸ö-ÊW ”-

h¼ yt-yqW mÊ© Æ
Scµ*Y µLts-
bsW ?YwT wYM xµ§êE dHNnT
§Y yQRB g!Êp@ xdUN l!ÃSkTL
YC§L y¸Ãs” t=Æ+ MKNÃT
mñ„N y¸ÃúY ¥mLkÒ ÃqÊb
XNdçn # wYM
l¼ mÊ©N lHZB ¥s‰=T ên¾
tGÆ„ bçn xmLµC bmNGST
xµL tkÂW ?L










y¸ÆL HZB bxScµ*Y l!Ã
qW
YgÆL y¸Ãsß t=Æ+ MKNìêE
mnš ÃlW _Ãq& yqÊb XNdçn ፣
nW ””

01 / yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW ዚֱ 3ፅ
 Nx#S xNq} /0/ /h¼ XÂ /l¼ ms נُ
የנ bW ymÊ© _Ãq& xÈÄð xYdlM
BlÖ µmn xmLµc$ xStÄd‰êE YGÆ L
l!ÃqRB y¸CL mçn#N bmgl} M§
¹#N






bNx#S xNq} /9/
btmlktW ጊÊp@ WS_ mS-T ያֳُ
תֲ ፤ FRD b@T ዚֱ msÊT M§>
yts-bTN g#ÄY bYGÆß l!mÊMR
xYCLM ””
02/ ዚֱ 3ጽ NxùS xNq} 4 msÊT mÊ©
l¥GßT y¸kflW KFà mÊ©WN yÃÊp
WN snD lmflG¿ l¥sÆsB l¥Æ²T
k¸ÃSfLgW wÀ mBl_ ylbT






yGL mÊ©N l¥GßT _Ãq& y¸ÃqRb# xm
LµÓC ወይו ymKfL xQM yl@§cW
-ÃqEãC XNÄ!kFl# mdÊG ylÆcWM ””
d) consulation among the different organs
or divisions of the public body or with
other public bodies is necessary to
decide upon the request and that can not
reasonably be completed within 30
working days ;or
e) the requester declares his agreement in witting for such extension.

9/ Notwithstanding the provisions of sub- article(3) of this Article, any public body to
whom a request for access to information
regarding a matter deemed urgent is made
shall provide the requested information
within, a period of not more than ten
working days.

10/ Without prejudice to other matters stipulated
to be deemed urgent by public bodies,
matters are deemed to be urgent if;
a) an application which reasonably demonstrates that failure to provide an
information urgently would pose an
immediate risk of danger to the life or
physical well being of a person is
lodged;or

b) an applicant ,whose main engagement is dissemination of information in the mass
media ,made a request which reasonably
demonstrates that an action taken or
about to be taken by the public body
should be released to the public
immediately.
11/ Where the public relation officer deems that request made in accordance with sub article
(10) (a) and ( b) of this Article is not an
urgent request that requires an expedited
access ,he shall communicate his decision
along with a statement indicating the
requester’s right to make an administrative
appeal within the time limit referred to in
sub-article (9) of this Article No court may
review on appeal such a decision.
12/ The fees payable for access to information in accordance with sub-article (2) of this Article
shall not exceed the actual cost of searching,
collecting and duplicating the record containing
the information provided that no fee shall be
charged for requests of personal information or for
requests from those who cannot afford to pay.

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y¥Y
y¥Yy¥Y y¥Y


m橋C
m橋Cm橋C
m橋C

1/ bÊp!H xêJ xNq} 02 ytmlktW mÊ©
y¥GßT mBT b zþH KFL SR btdngg#
gdïC µLçn bStqR mÊ© XNÄYgl}
b¸klKl# ¥N¾cWM yHG KLk§ãC
ֵገጥዦ xYCLM ””

2 / b zþH KFL SR btdngg# y¥Ygli#
mÊ©ãC WS_ y¥Y¹fN ¥N¾WM
mÊ© bxStÄd‰êE Wún¤ MS«þR nW
tBlÖ bmfÊ° BÒ bÊp! H
xêJ ytÊUg-WN mÊ© y¥GßT mBT
x
f

ÉiM l!ÃSqR xYCLM ””

06 .
.. .

îSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkt$ yGL mÊ©ãC îSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkt$ yGL mÊ©ãCîSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkt$ yGL mÊ©ãC
îSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkt$ yGL mÊ©ãC

1 /

kät ! ›mT
ÃLä§WN sW =Mé yƒSt¾ wgNN
yGL ?YwT y¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãC
ÃlbqE MKNÃT XNÄ!gli# y¸ÃdRG
kçn yqÊbWN ymÊ© _Ãq& WDQ
l¥DÊG YC§LÝÝ

2 /






bN;#S xNq} /1/ mÊT
ƒSt¾ wgNN y¸mlk tWN mÊ©
lmkLkL y¥Y ÒlW ”-
h¼





bxNq} 09 msÊT
ƒSt¾W wgN ymÊ©WN mgl}
ÃLt”wm kçn wYM mÊ©WN
l-yqW sW XNÄ!gl} f”d”nt$N
b A h#F ygl[ kçn ፣
l¼ mÊ©WN ys-W îst¾ wgN mÊ©WN btqblW ymNG|T xµL wYM
bRs# SM mʩWN btqblW l@
§ wgN x¥µYnT y¸s-W mÊ© l?ZB GL{
y
¸

dÊG mç
n#N wYM GL} l!dÊG y¸CL mçn#N xSqDä XNÄ!ÃWqW
t
d

R¯ kçn ፣
/¼ mÊ©W xSqDä l?ZB GL{ tdR¯ kçn ½
m¼ mÊ©W yGlsBN yxXMé yxµL
NnT wYM dHNnT y¸mlkT
kçn mÊ©W y¸mlktW sW
bmÊ© -ÃqEW äGÊp!TnT SR y¸t
ÄdR kçn ፣ xS‰ SMNT xmT
ÃLä§W kçn wYM y_Ãq&WN iÆY
lmÊÄT y¥YCL kçn mÊ©WN
mS-t$ lƒSt¾W wgN _QM
15. Exempted Information

1/

The right of access provided in Article 12 of
this Proclamation applies to the exclusion of
any provision of other legislation that
prohibits or restricts the disclosure of
information, provided that this right takes
effect subject to the exceptions provided in
this Part.
2/ The mere fact that a record has been administratively classified as confidential
does not ,of it self, override the right of
access established by this Proclamation
unless it falls within the scope of an
exception set out in this Part.

16. Information Relating to Third Party

1/

Any public relation officer, must reject a
request for access to a record of the public
body if its disclosure would involve the
unreasonable disclosure of personal
information about a third party, including a
deceased individual who has passed away
before 20 years.

2/ A request referred to in sub-article(1) of this Article may not be refused if the record
consists of information:-
a) with respect to which the third party has not protested against disclosure under Article 19
of this Proclamation or has consented in
writing to its disclosure to the person who has
made the request;

b ) that was submitted to the public body by the
individual to whom it relates and the
individual was informed by or on behalf of
the public body, before it had been submitted
, that the information belongs to a class of
information that would or might be made
available to the public;

c) that has already been publicly available;
d) about an individual’s physical or mental health, or well- being, who is under the
care of the requestor or under the age of
18 years or incapable of understanding
the nature of the request, and giving
access would be in the individual’s best
interests;

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xSf§g! kçn ፣

¼ mÊ©W bHYwT yl@l yƒSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkT kçn yàc$ yQRB y|U
Êp
m

D bçn sW mÊ©W XNÄ!gl{
kt-yq wYM y àc$N ySU ÊpmD
y{h#F f”D bÃÊp sW x¥µYnT
mÊ©W XNÄ!gl{ _Ãq& yqÊb kçn
ወይו
ʼ yt-yqW mÊ© bmNG|T m|¶Ã b@T y¸s‰N wYM Ys‰ ynbÊN sW
y|‰ `§ðnT dÊ©N =Mé
¥:Êg#N½y|‰ xD‰šWN½ ym|¶Ã
b@T SLKÂ tmúúY ZRZR
xD‰šWN½ y|‰ md b#N½
dmwÊp#NÂ l@lÖC KFÃãc$N½ ወይו
yGlsb#N y|‰ `§ðn èC½ b|‰W
§Y ÃkÂwÂcWN tGÆéC ወይו
Glsb# ‰s# bä §W mZgB §Y
à sfÊWN SÑN y¸mlkT kçn½
nW ””
0b .
. . .

yƒSt¾ wgNN yNGD mÊ yƒSt¾ wgNN yNGD mÊyƒSt¾ wgNN yNGD mÊ
yƒSt¾ wgNN yNGD mÊ
©ãC
©ãC©ãC
©ãC Slm
Slm Slm
Slm- —
-bQbQbQ
bQ

1 /

y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW
אנጃ ”-

h¼ yƒSt¾ wgN yNGD MS-!R yÃÊp kçn½
l¼ yNGD MS-!R ÆYçNM yƒSt¾ wgN 
yÍYÂNS½ yNGD½ yúYNúêE ወይו t&K
n!µêE mÊ©ãCN y¸mlkT kçn ymÊ
©ãc$ mgl{ bƒSt¾W wgN yÍYÂNS



yNGD _QäC §Y g#ÄTN
y¥SktL W«¤T y¸ñrW kçn ½wYM
/¼ ֳl@§ XNd¥Ygl{bT b¥mN bƒSt¾W
wgN እוُ yts- mÊ©N yÃÊp kçnÂ
ymÊ©W mgl} bWL wYM bl@lÖC
DRDéC §Y ƒSt¾WN wgN tgb!
§Lçn g#ÄT lþÃUL«W YC§L
LL L wYM
îSt¾WN wgN bNGD WDDR lþ¯ÄW
YC§L y¸L MKNìêE GMT Ãl
kçn# የאנጃ ጥያ?ው ውድ דድנግ
3ֳُ፡፡

2 /






bN;#S xNq{ /1/
msÊT xND
אנ
ጃ l!klkL y¥YClW
אנጃው ”-

h¼ l?ZB GL{ XNÄ!çN tdR¯ kçn½

l¼ îSt¾W wgN bxNq{ 09 mÊT
f”d¾nt$N ygl] kçn wYM
ƒSt¾W wgN bl@§ xµ*“N mÊ©W
e) about an individual who is deceased and
the requester is the individual’s next of
kin or the requester has secured the
written consent of the individual’s next
of kin; or

f) about an individual who is or was an employee of a public body and which relates to the
position of functions of the individual,
including; the position or status of the
individual, the title, work address, office
phone number and other similar addreses of
the individual, the classification, salary scale,
remuneration and responsibilities of the
position held or services performed by the
individual and the name of the individual on
a record prepared by the individual in the
course of employment.

17. Commercial Information of a third Party

1/

The public relation officer shall refuse a
request for information if the requested
information contains;
a) trade secrets of a third party;

b) financial, commercial, scientific or technical information, other than trade
secrets, of a third party, the disclosure of
which would likely to cause harm to the
commercial or financial interests of that
third party; or
c) information supplied in confidence by a third party the disclosure of which could
reasonably be expected to put that
third party at disadvantage in
contractual or other negotiations; or to
prejudice that third party in commercial
competition.

2/ A record may not be refused in terms of sub-
article (1) of this Article insofar as it consists
of information;
a) already publicly available;

b) in relation to which a third party did not object to the disclosure under Article 19
or has consented in writing to its
disclosure to the requester concerned; or

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l-ÃqEW XNÄ!s_ b}h#F yfqd
XNdçn½ ወይו

/¼








bƒSt¾W wgN b‰s#
wYM bƒSt¾ wgN SM ¥N¾WM
ytmÊt ngRN wYM yxµÆb! dHNnTN
xSm LKè ytkÂwn Ñk‰ wYM
yMRMR |‰N y¸mlkT kçnÂ
ymʩW mgl} ?ZB dHNnT wYM
bxµÆb! dHNnT §Y lþdRS y¸CL
xdUN l¥úwQ xSf§g! yçn XNdçn½
nWÝÝ

3 /






bN;#S xNq{ /2 / ¼/¼ ytm
lktW mÊ© yÑk‰ wYM yMRm‰
ÊpÁãCN l¥ÄbR ytdÊg# QDm Ñk‰
ãCN wYM l@lÖC MRm‰ãCN y¸m
lkt$ mÊ©ãCN xõTTMÝÝ

08 .
.. . bXMnT yts
bXMnT yts bXMnT yts
bXMnT yts-
—
– yƒSt¾ wgN mÊ©N Slm yƒSt¾ wgN mÊ©N Slm yƒSt¾ wgN mÊ©N Slm
yƒSt¾ wgN mÊ©N Slm-
—
-bQ
b Q

bQ
bQ

1 / yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW
אנጃ ”-

h/ ymNGST xµL mglA yl¤lbT mr©
LWW_N b¸mlkT Ãdrg WN yWL
GÁ¬ XNÄ!ÃfRS b¥D ÊG btêê†
wgN KS l!ÃSms RTbT y¸CL kçn
ወይו ½
l/ ƒSt¾ wgN xYgl{M BlÖ b¥mN
ys-WN mÊ© y¸mlkT çñ ymÊ
©W mgl{ wdðT ktmúúY MN+
y¸gß# tmúúY mÊ©ãCN mqbLN
ֵÃStÙg#L የג٤ָ kçn እ½ ymNG
|T xµL l?ZB _QM s!ÆL mÊ©ã
c$N byg!Êp@W mqbL ÃlbT kçn½
ymÊ© _Ãq&WN WDQ ¥DÊG
YñRb¬LÝÝ

2/ yN;ùS xNqA /1/ /h / DNUg¤ bþñRM
îSt¾W wgN mr©W lmr© «ÃqEW
XNÄþs_ bAhùF kfqd yHZB GNßùnT
`§ðW mr©WN אጠُ ይm”ָٍ ””

09 .
.. .

îSt¾ wgNN Sl¥úwQÂ ÈL” Sl¥SgÆT îSt¾ wgNN Sl¥úwQÂ ÈL” Sl¥SgÆTîSt¾ wgNN Sl¥úwQÂ ÈL” Sl¥SgÆT
îSt¾ wgNN Sl¥úwQÂ ÈL” Sl¥SgÆT

y?ZB GN qnT `§ðW bÊp!H xêJ mÊT
yqÊblT ymÊ© _Ãq& ƒSt¾ wgNN y¸
mlkT kçn mÊ©WN









l-
ÃqEW lmS-T µsb _Ãq&W bdÊsW b 05 qÂT
Ws_ mÊ ©WN y-yqWN sW SM½ yt-
yqWN אנጃ YÊpT½ XNÄ!h#M mÊ©W mgl{
Yñ Rb¬L y¸LbTN MKNÃT bmÊpRÊpR mÊ
©W y¸mlktW ƒSt¾ wgN t”Wä µlW
YHNn# ¥ ¬wqEÃW bwÈ b05 qÂT WS_
xNÄ!ÃqRB ጽvፍ ¥úwQ xlbTÝÝ
c) about the results of any product or
environmental testing or other
investigation supplied by a third party or
the result of any such testing or
investigation carried out by or on behalf
of a third party and its disclosure reveals
a serious public safety or environmental
risk .

3/ The information referred to in sub-article (2)/c/ of this Article may not include the
results of preliminary testing of other
investigation conducted for the purpose of
developing methods of testing or other
investigation.

18. Protection of Confidential Information of Third Party
1/

The public relation officer shall refuse a request
for access to a record of the public body if ;
a) the disclosure of the record would constitute an action for breach of a duty of confidence
owed to a third party in terms of an
agreement and would likely result a legal
action againinst it; or

b) the record consists of information that was supplied in confidence by a third
party and if disclosure would be likely to
prejudice the future supply of similar
information from the similar source and
where there is a public interest in the
continued supply of such information.
2/ Notwithstanding the provisions of sub article /1/ (a) the public relation officer shall disclose the
information if the third party has consented in
writing to it’s disclosure to the person who has
made the request.

19. Third Party Notification and Intervention

W he

re a pubic relation officer intends to disclose any
information or record, or part thereof, on a request
made under this Proclamation which relates to, or has
been supplied by a third party and has been treated as
confidential by the third party, he shall, within 15 days
from the receipt of a request, give written notice to
such third party of the request and of the fact that he
intends to disclose the information or record or part
thereof unless he make his protest against the proposed
disclosure within 15 days from the date of the issuance
of the notice. Any failure to lodge such an objection
shall result in bringing about the effects of Article
15(2) (b) and Article 16(2) (b) of this Proclamation.

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bt-yqW msÊT t”Wä xl¥QÊB y
ዚ H
x ê
J xNq} 0f ( 2) (l ) XÂ xNq} 07 ( 2) ( l)
DNUg@ãC ውጤُ ÃSkt§L ””

f. . . . yGlsïCNÂ yNBÊT dHNnTN Slm
yGlsïCNÂ yNBÊT dHNnTN Slm yGlsïCNÂ yNBÊT dHNnTN Slm
yGlsïCNÂ yNBÊT dHNnTN Slm-
—
-bbb
bQQQ
Q

y

?ZB GN

T `§ðW yt-yqW mÊ©
b!gl} ”-

1/ yGlsBN ?YwT wYM xµ§êE dHNnT
lg#ÄT l!ÃUL_ የג٤ָ ከֲ፣

2/ y?NÉN½ wYM y÷MpE†tRÂ yl@§
mg¾ mœ¶ÃN # wYM y?ZB y¥m
§lš xgLGlÖTN &


yl@§ ¥N¾
WNM xYnT የNBÊT mêQR  wYM
xs‰RN dHNnT ֵÃsÂKL wYM ֵÃ
dÂQF ይ٤ֶָ የגָ וክያٍዊ ግוُ
ካֳ፣ wYM

3 / bMSKéC _b” PéG‰M y¸¹fN
GlsBN wYM y-Q§§WN ?ZB wYM
yxND ytwsn y?ZB KFLN d~NnT
lm-bQ ytb° SLèCN½ XQìCNÂ
x‰éCN ֵÃdÂQF wYM ֵ
ÃsÂKL የג٤ָ
k çn½

mÊ©WN mGl{ ylbTMÝÝ

f1 .
. . . y?G xSkƶ yFRD MRm‰ S‰ãC _b”
y?G xSkƶ yFRD MRm‰ S‰ãC _b” y?G xSkƶ yFRD MRm‰ S‰ãC _b”
y?G xSkƶ yFRD MRm‰ S‰ãC _b”

1 /

yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW እዲרጥ yt-
yqW אנጃ wYM mñ ס wYM
xlmñ„N XNÄ!ÃÊUg_ yt-yqW
mÊ© ½ ytf[mN wYM l!f[M
y¸CL y?G _sTN mmRmRý
mk¬tà # mGÒ wYM mk§kÃ
ÊpÁãCN¿ t&Kn!÷CN½ yx‰R |n+
|RxèCN wYM ytGÆR mm¶ÃãCN
y¸mlkT kçn ymÊ©W mgl} lwNjL xfÚ[M Mc$ h#n@¬N bmF-R
W
–

@¬¥n¬cWN l!ÃsÂKL wYM kHG
¥Ml_N lþÃSkTL የג٤ָ ከֲ
ymÊ© _Ãq&WN l!klKL YC§L
””
2 /

yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW mÊ© y¸mlktW ywNjL t-Rȶ KS gÂ
bZGJT §Y Ãl kçn wYM ZGJt$ b!-
ÂqQM Ks# g ÃLtjmÊ kçn wYM Ks# bm¬yT §Y Ãl kçn yt-yqW mÊ©
m
g

l} wYM mÊ©W mñ ס wYM
xlmñ„N ¥ÊUg_ ”-
h¼ Ks#N l!ÃsÂKL


L፣
l¼ yFT? m=ÂgFN l!ÃSkTL


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20. Protection of Safety of Individuals and Property

T h

e public relation officer shall refuse a request
for access to information if disclosure of the
requested information;
1/ would be likely to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.

2/ would reasonably be expected to prejudice or impair the security of building structure or
system, including computer communication
system, a means of transport or any other
property structure or system; or.

3/ would be likely to prejudice or impair
methods, plans or procedures for the safety of
the public or any part of the public or for the
protection of individual under witness
protection scheme.

21. Protection of Proceedings of Law Enforcement and Legal Investigation

1/

The public relation officer may refuse a request
for access to a record or a request to conform or
deny the existence or non existence of any
information if the record contains methods,
techniques, procedures or guideline for the
prevention, detection, curtailment or investigation
of a contravention or possible contravention of the
law, or the prosecution of alleged offenders; and
when the disclosure of such information would be
likely to prejudice the effectiveness of those
methods, techniques, procedures or guidelines or
lead to the circumvention of the law or facilitate
the commission of an offence.
2/ A public relation officer may refuse a request for information relating to an alleged offender whose
prosecution is under preparation or even though
the prepration is completed the prosecution is not
yet instituted or whos prosecution is pending and
the disclosure or assuring the existence or non
existence of the requested information would
instituted likely to:

a) impede the prosecution;
b) result in a miscarriage of justice; or

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wYM

/
¼

yFRD £dt$N ¸²ÂêEnT wYM glLt”nT l!Ã²Æ የג٤ָ ከֲ

yt-yqWmʩ
אግ

ֳጽ xYñRbTMÝÝ
ÝÝÝÝ ÝÝ
3 / የֱዝ ግqُ ٪ֶፊው የـጠየው רድ
bq$__R |R S§l# wYM b?G _b”
|R S§l# sãC x-”§Y y_b”
h#n@¬ y¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãCN BÒ yÃÊp
kçn ymÊ© _Ãq&W  ዚֱ
xNq{ msÊT WDQ l!
ያd
Ê
G xYCLM ÝÝ

f2 .
.. .

bFRD MRm‰
bFRD MRm‰ bFRD MRm‰
bFRD MRm‰

_b”
_b” _b”
_b” Sl¸d
S l

¸dSl¸d
Sl¸dÊG§cW
ÊG§cW ÊG§cW
ÊG§cW mÊ©ãC mÊ©ãCmÊ©ãC
m橋C

y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW የאግ,ُ 3ካָ רድ
ֳדግ?ُ የנው ጥያ? bKS KRKR §Y
tk‰µ¶ yçnW wgN ll@§¾W wgN XNÄ!gL{
bHG y¥YgdDÆcWN mÊ©ãC l¥GßT yqÊ




yÊp!H L† mBT t-”¸ yçnW sW
bmBt& xL-qM ُו µ§l bStqR mFqD
ylbTMÝÝ

f3 .
.. .
ֳ ֳֳ
ֳ mk§kÿ ydHNnT xlM xqF
mk§kÿ ydHNnT xlM xqF mk§kÿ ydHNnT xlM xqF
mk§kÿ ydHNnT xlM xqF

G

Nß#nèC
GNß#nèCGNß#nèC
GNß#nèC

1 /

y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW XNÄ!s_ yt
-yqW wYM mñR xlmñ„ XNÄ!
ÊUg_ yt-yqW mÊ© mgl{
ወይו אנጋገጥ yhg¶ t$N mk§ký
የIገ” i_¬Â dHNnT wYM
xlMxqÍêE GNß#nTN l!¯Ä y¸CL
kçn _Ãq&WN WDQ ¥DÊG
xlbTÝÝ

2 / የዚֱ 3ፅ yN;#S xNq} /1/ x«Ý§Y
xnUgR XNdt«bq çñ bN;ùS xN
q
ytmlktW אנጃ”-
h¼ y-§TN XNQS”s@ wYM iB xŶ tGÆR lmÌÌM k¸dÊG ZGJT wYM
የ3דፅያ ወይו የጠֶُ እUרዎ٤
kmk¬tL½ kmk§kL½ wYM kmG¬T
UR ytÃÃÊp# GÄíC wYM w¬d‰êE
LMMìC wYM w¬d‰êE ¬KtE÷C
wYM ST‰t&©!ãC UR ytÃÃÊp# mÊ©ã
CN፣
l¼ yx¥É!ÃNN wYM y-§TN XNQS”s@ ãC lmk¬tL½ lmk§kL½ wYM
lmM¬T wYM ֳד”ከክ wYM
lmG¬T y¸ÃglGl# yõR mœ¶Ã
ãCN wYM l@lÖC xYnT mú¶ÃãCN
wYM ֳõR mú¶ÃnT wYM ltmúúY
tGÆR XNÄ!ÃglGl# ¬SbW ytndû½
ytb°½ yÄb„ ፣ ytmÊt$ ¥N¾cWNM
ngéC B²T½ xYnT # xQM½ g#LbT½
dµ¥ gÖN½ x‰R½ B”T½ ዝግጁُ
c) prejudice or impair the fairness or impartiality of a trial.

3/ The public relation officer may not refuse a request to access a record under this Article
insofar as it contains information about the
general condition of detention of persons in
custody.

22. Protection of Records Privileged From
P r

oduction in Legal Proceedings

T h

e public relation officer shall refuse a
request for access to a record of the public
body if the record is privileged from
production in legal proceedings unless the
person entitled to the privilege has waived the
privilege.

23/ Defense, Security and International Relation;

1/

The public relation officer may refuse a
request to access information or a request to
conform the existance or non existence of an
information, if the disclosure or confirmation
of the requested information would be likely
to cause prejudice to the security, defense
and international relations of the country.

2/ Without prejudice to the provisions of sub article (1) of this Article, the information
provided under the same sub article includes
information:
a) relating to military operation, exercises, military tactics or stratery undertaken in
preparation of hostilities or in connection
with the detection, prevention,
suppression or curtailment of subversive
or hastile activities.

b) relating to the quantity, characteristics, copacity, power, vulnerabilities or function or
capability or deployment or utility of
weapons or any other equipment used for the
detecting, preventing or supressing or
curtailing of subversive or hostile activities
or any thing being designed, developed,
produced or considered for use as weapons
or such other equipment;

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XNQS”s@ wYM x-”qMN y¸mlkt$
mÊ©ã CN½

/¼ y¥N¾WNM ‰êET wYM y‰êET KFL wYM




wYM yx¥
{ÃNN wYM y-§TN XNQS”s@ãC
ymk¬tL½ ymöÈ-R½ wYM ym
G¬T `§ðnT ytÈlbTN y¥N¾
WNM





sW½ ÆH¶Y½
BÝT ½ dµ¥ gÖ N½ tGƉT½ XMQ
ClÖ¬ # SM-T wYM XNQS”s@
y¸mlkT mÊ©N½

m¼ ዚֱ ዑ 3ፅ (h)፣ (l )፣ (¼ ) XÂ
(r) ytmlkt$ m橋CN
msBsBý mgMgMàmà Ï
ÊpÁãCN wYM
lz
þhù xgLGlÖT
y¸Wlù úY NúêE wYM t&Kn!µêE
mú¶ÃãCN½

¼ ዚֱ ዑ 3ፅ ፊጥዦָ /I/
ytmlkt$ mÊ©ãC MN+ yçn#
yMS-!R mÊ© xq Æ×CN XÂ
y¥N¾WM l@§ ymÊ© MN+N
¥NnT y¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãCN½

ʼ yhgR mk§kÃN wYM የ3דፅያ
ወይו የጠֶُ እUױዎ٤
ከאከٍـָ፣ ከאከֶከָ፣ ከד
“ከክ ወይו ከאግٍُ ጋ” የـያያዙ
yl¤§ hgR mNGSTN wYM ›lM
xqF DRJèCN y¸mlkT wYM
bhg-tÜ wYM bhg-a SM b›lM
xqÍêE MKKéCÂ WYYèC §Y
_QM §Y y¸WLN y{_¬ mr©
(xþNtlËNSN ) y¸mlkT mr©N#

s/

bxlM xqF SMMnT wYM
DRDR msÊT g#Ć bMS-!R
XNÄ!-bQlT l¸fLG xlM
xqF DRJT wYM l¤§
mNGST bhg-tÜ wYM bhg-a
SM yts- mÊ©½
¹ / bxlM xqF SMMnT wYM bxlM
xqF L¥ÄêE HG msÊT bMS
-!R m-bQ ÃlbTN mÊ©½
q ¼

bhg¶t$ wYM bl@§ mNGST wYM xlM xqÍêE DRJT XytdÊg#
Æl# wYM wdðT b¸dÊg# xlM
xqF DRDéC §Y bmNGST
wYM bl@§ yW+ hgR mNGST
wYM xlM xqÍêE DRJT ytÃÊp#
wYM y¸Ãzù xÌäCN የגאֳ
ከُ אנጃ ½ ወይ ו

b ¼ kl@§ mNGST wYM xlM xqF
D
RJT UR ytdÊg# Ä!PlÖ¥s!ÃêE
ymLXKT LWWõCN wYM khg
c) relating to the characteristics ,capabilities vulnerability ,potential ,deployment or
function of any military force , unit or
personnel or any body or person
entrusted with the task of detecting,
preventing ,suppressing or curtaili
ng hostile or subversive activities or

d)

on methods of, and scientific or technical equipment for, collecting, assessing or
handling information referred to in this
sub article under (a),(b),(c)and(f)

e) on the identity of a confidential source and any other source of information
referred to in this sub-article under (f);or

f) held for the purpose of intelegence relating to the national defence or relating to the
detection, defence, suppression or curtailment
of subversive or hostile activities or relating
to another state or an international
organization or used by or on behalf of the
country in the process of deliberation and
consultation in the conduct of international
affairs

g) information supplied by or on behalf of the country to another state or an
international organization in terms of an
international agreement or arrangement
with that state or organization which
requires the information to be held in
confidence; or

h) required to be held in confidence by an international agreement or international
customary law;or
i) on the positions adopted or to be adopted by the country, another state or an
international organization for the
purpose of present or future
international negotiations; or
j) that constitutes diplomatic correspond-
ence exchanged with another state or with an international
organization or official correspondence
exchanged with diplomatic missions or
c
o

nsular posts of the country.

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b
@èC UR ytdÊg# YÍêE
ymLXKT LWW õCN y¸mlk ً
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1/

y?ZB GNß#nT ٪ֶፊው


ው lHZB
bYÍ XNÄ!gli# kwsÂcW mÊ©ãC
bStqR



snD Ws_ y¸g”
mÊ©N l¥GßT wYM ymÊ©WN
mñR wYM xlmñR l¥ÊUg_
yqÊb ¥N¾WNM _Ãq& mqbL
ylbTMÝÝ

2/ yÊp!H xNq{ ዑ 3ጽ /1/ XNdt
«bq çñ የ


snD ”-
I/ l


ytm‰ ¥N¾WM snD wYM
l


mQÊB y¸gÆW bmçnù
bmNGST xµL yb§Y `§ð l



XNÄ!m‰ ytdÊg snD
½

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YÍêE snD
½
ּ/ ዚֱ N;#S xNq{ /
/ wYM /
/
ytmlkt$T snìC GLÆ+ wYM QJ
wYM 3ካָ የֲ knÊp!H snìC ytw
sÇ _QîCN yÃÊp רድ½ wYM
א/ b!gl{



bYÍ µút¥cW Wún@ ãc$
W+ Ãl# የካ?Zው wYM y÷¸ t&ãc$N
Wún@ãC wYM WYYèC XN Ä!¬wq$
y¸ÃdRG רድ#
ያካָٍُ ””

f5 .
.. . yhg¶t$N yx!÷ñ¸ _QäC y
yhg¶t$N yx!÷ñ¸ _QäC y yhg¶t$N yx!÷ñ¸ _QäC y
yhg¶t$N yx!÷ñ¸ _QäC yÍYÂNS dHN
ÍYÂNS dHNÍYÂNS dHN
ÍYÂNS dHN

n

TN XNÄ!h#M ymNG|T
nTN XNÄ!h#M ymNG|T nTN XNÄ!h#M ymNG|T
nTN XNÄ!h#M ymNG|T

DRJDRJDRJ
DRJèCN èCN èCN
èCN yNGD yNGD yNGD
yNGD XNQs”s@ãC Sl¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãC
X N

Qs”s@ãC Sl¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãC
XNQs”s@ãC Sl¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãC
XNQs”s@ãC Sl¸mlkt$ mÊ©ãC

1 / y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW እዲרጥ yt-yqW
mÊ© ወይו אm” ወይו 3ֳאmס እዲ
נጋገጥ yt-yqW mÊ© b!s_ ወይו ?ገֳጽ
yhg¶t$N x!÷ñ¸ÃêE _QäC wYM yÍYÂNS
dHNnT g#ÄT §Y l!_L y¸CL ከֲ wYM
mNG|T yhg¶t$N x!÷ñ¸ l¥StÄdR
ÃlWN xQM l!ÃÄKM y¸CL kçn mÊ©
WN lmkLkL YC§LÝÝ

2 / የዚֱ 3ፅ N;#S xNq{ /1/ XNdt-bq
çñ bN;#S xNq
ytmlkt$T mʩ
ãC ”-
h¼ b|‰ §Y ÆlW gNÊpB½ bQNSÂ> úNtEäC½ bHUêE =ʬ½ bW+ MN²Ê
tmN wYM bW+ x!NvSTmNT §Y
24. Cabinet Documents

1/

The public relation officer shall not permit any request for an access to a cabinet record
or a request to conform the existence or non
existence of information contained in a
cabinet record other than those records that
are made available to the general public by
the decision of the cabinet .

2/ Without prejudice to sub article (1) of this Article, a cabinet document shall include:
a) a record that has been submitted to the cabinet for its consideration or is proposed by
a head of the public body to be so submitted,
being a document that was brought into
existence for the purpose of submission for
consideration by the cabinet;

b) an official document of a cabinet;
c)
a document that is a copy of, or a part of, or contains an extract from, the
document
referred to in sub-article(a)or (b); or
d a

record the disclosure of which would
involve the disclosure of any deliberation or
decision of cabinet, or its committee other
than a document by which a decision of the
cabinet was officially published.

25. Economic Interests and Financial Welfare of the Country and Commercial Activities of
Public Bodies
1/

The public relation officer may refuse a
request for access to a record of the body or a
request to conform the existence or non
existence of any information if its disclosure
would likely to jeopardize the economic
interests or financial welfare of the nation or
the ability of the government to mange the
economy of the country.

2/ The information referred to in sub-article (1) includes, without limiting the generality of
that sub article, information about;
a) a contemplated change in , or maintenance of, a policy substantially
affecting the currency, coinage, legal
tender, exchange rates or foreign
investment;

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t{Xñ l!ÃSkTL y¸CL y±l!s! lW_ y¥DÊG wYM Ãl¥DÊG
W
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NN½

ֳ/ # ֶይ ያֳው የድ” ወይו የወֳድ ـא፣ የጉוסክ ወይו የኤክይዝ נጥ፣ የግ”
ወይו ד
ْውו ֶַ የאግ,ُ የገ? וጮ
٤ የאግ,ُ የፋይ
 ـ~דُ ?ጥጥ”
ወይו ክָُُ፣ የאግُ ድ”፣ የf
ጦ٤ ወይו የ3ገָግֹِ٤ ዋጋ፣ ኪ#ዮ٤
የጥዦאወዝ ወይו የ ክፍያዎ٤ ወይו ַֹ٤
ገ?ዎ٤ የגאֳከً ?ጥצ٤ የאֳወጥ
ወይו እዳֳ የאwየُ ውZ ውጥm٤ ወይו
/¼ y¸Nqúqs# wYM y¥YNqúqs# NBÊ èCN ¹Ã+ wYM Yø¬N y¸mlkt$
W_ñCN wYM ›lM xqF yNGD
SMMnèCN½
õT¬l#ÝÝ

3 / yዚֱ 3ፅ NxùS xNq{ /2/ // / XNdt-bq
çñ bN;#S xNqi# ytmlktW mÊ© bÊp!H
xêJ 3ፅ 2 //5 / “ymNGST xµL ”
TRÙ» Ws_ l¥YµtT ¥N¾WM sW ym
N
G

ST xµLN yxKS†N DRš wYM _QM
l¥St§lF ytdÊg SMMnTN wYM ytw
-n SMMnTN õT¬LÝÝ

4 / የׁዝ ግqُ ٪ֶፊው אנጃው
3ድז ֳׁዝ ይፋ ካָـጥዦנገ ወይו
אנጃው የגאֳከـው ወይו የאנጃው
‘ֳ[ُ የֲ ֶַ የא ግُ 3ካָ
אנጃው እዲገֳጽ ጽvፍ ካֳፈጥዦ
ወይו אግُ 3ካָ ወይו אግُ
3ካָ ו የـጥዦנጉ የו”ُ ወይו
የ3ካ’? בከ# ውጤِ٤ ወይו
ו”א#ዎ٤ የגאֳከُ אנጃ ֲm
?ገֳፅ ׁዝ ጥዦֱُ ወይו 3ካ’?
ጥዦֱُ ֶይ ֵጥዦ” የג٤ָ ከ’ድ
3
ጥዦ

ጋ የגያጋָጥ ካֲָ ـ”
የـጠየው אנጃ፡+
h¼ ymNG|TN wYM ymNG|T
xµ§TN yNGD MS-!éC yÃz kçn½

l ¼

kNGD MS-!éC ÆYµtt$M mgl ÚcW ymNG|T wYM y¥N¾
WNM mNG|¬êE xµL _QM
l!¯Ä y¸CL yÍYÂNS½ yNGD
wYM yt½KnþK wYM yúYNS
mÊ©ãC  yÃÊp kçn½ ወይו

/¼ ?ገֳፅ ¥N¾WM ymNG|T xµL
y¸ÃdRgWN yNGD WDDR
¯Ä
ይ٤ֶָ wYM ymNG|T xµL kl@
lÖC UR b¸ÃdRUcW yWL wYM
b) a contemplated change in or decision not
to change; credit or interest rates,
customs or excise duties, taxes or nay
other source of revenue, the regulation or
supervision of financial institutions,
government borrowing, or the regulation
of prices of goods or services, rents or
wages, salaries or other incomes; or
c) a contemplated sale or acquisition of immovable or movable property or a
contemplated international trade agreement.

3/ The information referred to in sub-article (2) /c/ includes, without limiting the generality of
that sub article, information about an
agreement, or contemplated agreement, to
transfer any interest in or right to shares in
the capital of a public body to any person
which is not a public body refereed to in
article (2) /4/ of the definition of ‘public body

4/ unless the record consists information already publicly available or information about or
owned by public body other than the public
body to which the request is made ,which has
consented in writing to its disclosure to the
requester ,or information about results of any
product or environmental testing or other
investigations carried out by or on behalf of
the public body the disclosure of which
would reveal serious public safety or
environmental risk, The public relation
officer shall refuse access to a record if the
record contains;
a) trade secrets of the state or a public body;

b) financial, commercial, scientific or technical information, other than trade
secrets, the disclosure of which would be
likely to cause harm to the commercial
or financial interests of the state or a
public body;
c) information, the disclosure of which
could reasonably be expected to
prejudice a public body in commercial
competition or to put a public body at a
disadvantage in contractual or other
negotiations. .

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l@lÖC DRDéC t-”¸ XNÄYçN
lþÃdRG YC§L y¸L MKNìêE
GMT µl# የאנጃ ጥያ?ው ውድ
דድנግ ይm”ָٍ፡፡

f6 .
.. .

ymNGST yS‰ snìC ymNGST yS‰ snìCymNGST yS‰ snìC
ymNGST yS‰ snìC

1/

yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW bmÊ© f§g!W yt-yqWN אנጃ የያዘው רድ ”-
h¼ bHG yts-N `§ðnT wYM GÁ¬N lmwÈT½ ½ ½
½ yWún@ xsÈ_N wYM y±
l!s! qÊÉN l¥gZ½ yqÊb# wYM ytÊp
U° xStÃyèCN½ MKéCN½ yWún@
¦úïCN wYM ¶±RèCN½ ySBsÆ ”l
g#Æx@ãCN =Mé ytdÊg# MKKéCN½
WYYèCN wYM SBsÆãCN y¸ÃTt$
l@lÖC snìCN yÃÊp kçn½

l¼ b!gl} GL{ yçn y¦úB LWW_N½ MKKRN ½ ¶±RTN½ yWún@ ¦úBN
wYM WYYTN bmgdB b¥N¾
WM ymNGST xµL WS_ wYM
btlÆ ymNGST xµ§T mhkL
y¸dÊgWN የውይይُ ወይו yMK
KR £dT
























½ wYM
/¼ b!gl} bZGJT wYM bW_N §Y ÃlN ±l!s!N Ãlg!Êp@W XNÄ!gl{ b¥DÊG
y±l!s!WN Sk@T y¸Ãs ÂKL W-@TN
l!ÃSkTL ይ٤ֶָ የגָ וክያٍዊ
ግוُ ካֳ #
ጥያ?ው ውድ ֵያጥዦ”ገው ይ٤ֶָ ””

2 / yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW רድ”-
h¼


















yq$ __R#
yåÄ!T & yMRm‰ wYM yFtš
t&Kn!÷CN |n |R›èCN ymúsl#
yWS_ xs‰éCN mm¶ÃãCN yÃÊp
kçn የרዱ mgl} ymNGST xµL ን
yÑk‰ ፣ yMRm‰ wYM yåÄ!T xs‰
éCN ÊpÁãC ን W-@¬¥nT l!ÃSt
Ùg#L

















½
l¼ רዱ yGMg¥ snDN yÃÊp kçnÂ
mÊ©WN ÃqÊbW sW ¥NnT bs
nÇ §Y ytgli b!çNM ÆYçNM
ymʩW mgl} mʩWN ls-W
sW mÊ©W XNd¥Ygl{ wYM
ymÊ© s+W ¥NnT bMS-!R XNd
¸-bQ bq_¬ wYM btÊpêê¶ yt
gÆWN ”L y¥FÊS W-@T y¸ÃS
kTL kçn½ wYM
26. Operations of Public Bodies

1/

The public relation officer shall refuse a
request for access to a record of the body if;
a) the record contains an opinion, advice, report
or recommendation obtained or prepared or
an account of a consultation, discussion or
deliberation that has occurred, including, but
not limited to, minutes of a meeting, for the
purpose of assisting to formulate a policy or
take a decision in the exercise of a power or
performance of a duty conferred or imposed
by law; or

b) the disclosure of the record could reasonably be expected to frustrate the
deliberative process in a public body or
between public bodies by inhibiting the
candid communication of an opinion,
advice, report of recommendation or
conduct of a consultation, discussion or
deliberation; or
c) the disclosure of the record could, by
premature disclosure of a policy or
contemplated policy, reasonably be
expected to frustrate the success of that
policy.
2/ The public relation officer may refuse a request for access to a record of the body if;
a) the disclosure of the record could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the
effectiveness of a monitoring, auditing
examining or testing, procedures or
methods used by a public body;

b) the record contains evaluative material, whether or not the person who supplied
it is identified in the record, and the
disclosure of the material would breach
an express or implied promise which was
made to the person who supplied the
material and to the effect that the
material or the identity of the person
who supplied it, or both, would be held
in confidence; or
c) the record contains a notes, preliminary, working or any other draft of an official
of a public body.
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/¼
רዱ ¥N¾WNM ymNGST xµL `§ðN
¥ S
¬wšãC wYM yZGJT





wYM l@lÖC ¥N¾WM ›YnT ÊqEöCN
yÃÊp kçn ፣
የנው ጥያ? ውድ ֵያጥዦ”ገው ይ٤ֶָ ፡፡
3/ ዚֱ 3ፅ bN;#S xNq} /1/ XÂ /2/ ytm
lkt$TN mÊ©ãC yÃÊp snD bFRD MRm‰
£dT lþs«ù y¸gÆcWN ¥B‰¶ÃãC wYM
MKNÃèC yÃÊp XSkçn DÊS mkLkL
ylbTMÝÝ

fb .
. . .
b_Q
b_Qb_Q
b_Q lù yqrbù# ysW `YLÂ qÜúqÜS x«ÝqMN
lù yqrbù# ysW `YLÂ qÜúqÜS x«ÝqMN lù yqrbù# ysW `YLÂ qÜúqÜS x«ÝqMN
lù yqrbù# ysW `YL qÜúqÜS x«ÝqMN y¸Ã²bù# wdðT ¬TmW y¸w«ù mr©ãCN
y ¸

òbù# wdðT ¬TmW y¸w«ù mr©ãCN
y¸Ã²bù# wdðT ¬TmW y¸w«ù mr©ãCN
y¸Ã²bù# wdðT ¬TmW y¸w«ù mr©ãCN l¥GßT Sl¸qRbù# ymr© _Ãq½ãC
l ¥

GßT Sl¸qRbù# ymr© _Ãq½ãC
l¥GßT Sl¸qRbù# ymr© _Ãq½ãC
l¥GßT Sl¸qRbù# ymr© _Ãq½ãC

bzþH xêJ bxNqA 02 ytdnggW bþñRM
yHZB GNßùnT `§ðW”-
1/ _Ãq&W b_Ql# yqÊb kçn wYM km-ÂcW
B²T ytnú yt-yq$TN mÊ©ãC ymgLb-#
wYM ymsBsb# |‰ ymNGS¬êE xµlù
mdb¾ ysW `YLÂ yq$úq$S x-”qM
y¸Ã²Æ wYM ymNGS¬êE xµlùN mdb¾
|‰ y¸ÃStÙg#L kçn½
2 ¼ mÊ© f§g!W tqÆYnT l!Ãg” b¸Ã
SClW mLK ÃqÊbWN _QL _Ãq&
XNÄ!ÃStµKL ymRÄT GÁ¬WN b!w
ÈM xmLµc$ b_Ql# yqÊbWN _Ãq&
çStµkl kçn½

3 ¼ mÊ©W bxND btwsn g!Êp@ XNÄ!¬tM
y¸ÃZ xêJ # dNB ½ mm¶Ã wYM
T:²Z ñé ymÊ© _Ãq&W kqÊbbT
:lT jMé b ” qÂT Ws_ mÊ©W
l!¬tM y¸CL kçn ½ wYM
4¼ l-Q§§W ?ZB XNÄ!ÄÊs# ¬TmW
bw-# ?T
mèC WS_ mÊ©W ytµtt kçn½ ymÊ© _Ãq&WN WDQ l!Ãd
R
g

W YC§LÝÝ

f8 .
.. .

yHZB _QM ¥mzN yHZB _QM ¥mzNyHZB _QM ¥mzN
yHZB _QM ¥mzN

ዚֱ 3ዋጅ ከ xNq{ 0f እከ !f ytmlkt$T
DNUg@ãC b!ñ„M yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW
bmÊ©W mgl} _b” btdÊg§cW
_QäC §Y y¸dRsW g#ÄT bmÊ©W
mgl} l! ገL k¸ClW yHZB _QM
y¸bL_ µLçn bStqR mÊ© l¥GßT
yqÊb _Ãq&N WDQ ¥DÊG ylbTM ””

f9 .
. . .
ـጥֹ ֳגרጥ אנጃـጥֹ ֳגרጥ אנጃـጥֹ ֳגרጥ אנጃ
ـጥֹ ֳגרጥ אנጃ
b z

þH xêJ DNUg¤ãC msrT lþklklù y¸Clù
wYM mkLkL ÃlÆcWN אנጃዎ٤ 3ካِ የያዘ
የאግ,ُ 3ካָ רድ ֳדግ?ُ ጥያ? ת”
3/ A record may not be refused in terms of sub-article (1) and (2) in so far as it consists of an
account of, or a statement of reasons required
to be given in court proceedings.

27. Requests that are too broad, likely to divert resources or pertaining to informations to be
published in the future

N o

twithstanding the provisions of Article 12 of this
Proclamation, the public relations officer may reject the
request to obtain information where:
1) the request is too general or is of such a nature that the information required to be retrieved or
processed would involve disproportionate
diversion of human and material resources or
would adversely interferes with the functioning of
such authority;

2) the request is insufficiently precise to enable
the information sought to be identified, and
the requester has failed to reframe his
request even though the public relations
officer has provided him with assistance to
this end

3) the request relates to Information that is required by law, regulation, directives or order to be
published at a particular time and such
information is likely to be published within 30
days of the receipt of such request; or

4) the request relates to information contained in published material generally available for
the public .

28. public interst override

No

twithstanding the exceptions in article 15-25 of
this proclamation a public body may not refuse a
request for information unless the harm to the
protected interest which would be caused by
disclosure outweighs the public interest in
disclosure .

29. Severability

W he

n a request for access is made to a record of a
public body containing information which may or shall
be refused in terms of any provision of this
proclamation, disclosure of that part of the record
which does not contain exempted information may be
allowed if it can reasonably be severed from any part
that contains such information.

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אገֳፅ የֳֵ’ْው ysnÇN KFlÖC wYM gÛC
KLk§W k¥Ymlk¬cW gÛC n_lÖ ¥WutÜ
xScU- µLçn bStqR KLk§ ÃLtdrgÆcW
ysnÇ KFlÖC mglA xlÆcW””

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¶±RT y¥QÊB # # d) t he manner and form of request for information under Article 12 of this Proclamation; e) the assistance available from the public relation officer in terms of this proclamation; f) the assistance available from the Ombudsman institute in terms of this proclamation; g) legal remedies available regarding failure to comply with a right or duty conferred or imposed by Part Three of this Proclamation; h) the manner of lodging administrative appeals; i) the manner of lodging appeal with court against a decision by the public information officer or the head of a public body; j) the description of information which public bodies are required to publish by this section of the proclamation and the procedures to be followed to obtain access to these manuals; k) requests with respect to which access fees are payable and requests eligible for partial or full exemption from payment; l) guidelines and instructions that assist public relation officers of public bodies to implement the provisions of this section in a uniform manner; 2/ the Ombudsman in addition to the powers and responsibilities given to it by this proclamation shall, to the extent that resources are available, a) monitor the implementation of of this section on the basis of reports submitted to it under article 36 (1), prepare an annual report to the council of peoples representatives 4¹þb)$9 005A005A005A001100440045005C00560056004C0051004C0044004F0044005A0011004600520050 gA ØÁ‰L
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1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4 th December, 2008…. page 4350 l¼ yÊp!HN KFL DNUg@ãC xfÉiM xS mLKè xs‰éCN l¥ÄbR X l¥ššL y¸ÊÇ x-”§Y wYM ZRZR yWún@ húïCN lmNGS¬êE xµ§T y¥QÊB # # / ¼ mÊ© y¥GßT mBTN yÊp!HN KFL DNUg@ãC W ጤ¬ ¥ xfÉiM xSmLKè lHZB GNß#nT h§ðãC y¸s-# Sl-ÂãCN y¥ÊpUjT wYM y¥gZ # # m¼ bÊp!H KFL DNUg@ãC y¸-yq$ mSfRèCN GlsïC çcWN mBT lHZB y¥úwQ ¿/ b zþH xêJ xNq} 03 msÊT ¬T mW mWÈT ÃlÆcWN mÊ©ãC btmlkt kS‰ ÆH¶ÃcW ytnú bxND HTmT WS_ mÊ©ãÒc WN xÈMÊW ¥WÈT ÃlÆcWN ymNGST xµ§T wYM yHTmT w À N mU‰T y¸ñRÆcWN ym NGST xµ§T wYM wÀÃcW bl@§ ymNGST xµL l!¹fN§cW y¸gÆ ymNGST x§§TN y¸m lkt$ Wún@ãCN ymS-T # # ʼ የÊp!H xêJ KFL îST ድጋጌ 3ጠUו ግָጽ ֳדድנግ y¸ÃGÊp# y¥B‰¶Ã mD BlÖCN y¥ÊpUjT # # s¼ yzþHN xêJ DNUg@ãC l¥ššL # # l¥- ÂkR X l¥ÄbR y¸ÊÇ ym FTÿ ¦úïCN lHZB twµ×C MKR b@T y¥QÊB # # እ እ ና ና ¹ ¼ lzþ H KFL DNUg@ãC xfÉiM y¸ÃSfLg# l@lÖC tGƉTN y¥kÂwN # SLÈN ¦§ðnT xlW : : : : 3/ y y H H Z Z B B X X N N Æ Æ - - Æ Æ q q E E t t Ì Ì M M bÊp!H xêJ yts -#TN tGƉT l¥kÂwN y¸ ÃSClW yt ৠSLÈN ÃlW s!çN lS‰W y¸SfLgWN t=¥¶ bj TM kHZB twµ×C MkR b@T Ãg¾L ”” 4 / ê XNÆ -ÆqEW lHZB twµ×C MKR b@T xm¬êE ¶±RT ÃqR ÆL”” b) make recommendations for develop- ment, improvement, or reform both of a general nature and directed at specific public bodies c) co-operate in the delivery or undertake training activities for public relation officers on the right of access to information and effective implementation of part three of this proclamation; d) publicize the requirements of this part and the rights of individuals e) with respect to the duty to publish in terms of Article 13 of this Proclamation, determine public bodies which , owing to the nature of their operation ,should compile their manuals together or those public bodies which must share the cost of compilation or whose’ cost should be covered by other public bodies. ; f) compile and make widely available a guides and code of practices on how to use this proclamation; g) make recommendations to the house of peoples representatives regarding the development, improvement ,reform and /or amendment of this proclamation h) perform such other acts as may be required for the implementation of this proclamation 3/ the Ombudsman shall have powers necessary for it to carry out the tasks and responsibilities given to it under this section and it shall get adequate additional budget necessary for carrying its task from the house of peoples representatives 4/ the chief Ombudsman shall submit annual report to the house of people’s representatives on his performance 4 ¹ þb )% 005A005A005A001100440045005C00560056004C0051004C0044004F0044005A0011004600520050 gA ØÁ‰L
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1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4 th December, 2008…. page 4351 "3 . .. . xStÄd‰êE YGÆ" xStÄd‰êE YGÆ"xStÄd‰êE YGÆ" xStÄd‰êE YGÆ" 1 / ê XNÆ -ÆqEW bxNq} "1(4 ) msÊT yq Êb#lTN yYGÆ Ÿ QʬãC s!mÊMR bxNq} "5 msÊT mgl} yl@lÆcW mçn#N l¥Ê Ug_ sÊtðk@T kts-ÆcW snìC bStqR bmNGST xµ§T XJ y¸gß# ¥N¾cWNM snì ٤ xSqRï mmRmR YC§L :: ê XNÆ -ÆqEW YHNN s!ÃkÂWN bÊp!H xêJ XNÄ Ygli# KLk§ ytdÊgÆcW mÊ©ãC xlmg lÉcWN y¥ÊUg_ GÁ¬ xlbT :: 2 / êÂXNÆ -ÆqEW bxNq} "1(4 ) msÊT bqÊ blT የYGÆ Ÿ xb@t$¬ §Y b " qÂT WS_ Wún@ mS-T xlbT :: 3 / ê XNÆ -ÆqEW x b¤t$¬WN WDQ y¥dÊG wYM mNGS ታዊ xµL yt-yqWN mÊ© XN Ä!s_ የאወר wYM mNGS ታዊ xµL bÊp!H xêJ ytÈl#bTN GÁ¬ãC XNÄ!à ৠl¥ DÊG xSf§g! çñ ygßWN XRM© ymWsD SLÈN xlW :: "4 . . . . lFRD b@T y¸qRB YGÆŸ lFRD b@T y¸qRB YGÆŸ lFRD b@T y¸qRB YGÆŸ lFRD b@T y¸qRB YGÆŸ 1 / bê XNÆ -ÆqEW bts-W Wún@ QR yt sß ¥N¾WM sW mÊ©W yØd‰L ymN GST xµLN y¸mlkT bçn gþÊp@ YGÆß#N lØd‰L ymjm¶Ã dÊ© FRD b@T mÊ ©W yKLL ymNGST xµLN y¸mlkT b çn gþz¤ dGä lKLL kFt¾ FRD b@T YGÆß#N bs§ú qÂT WS_ ¥QÊB YC§L :: 2 / ¾ YGÆŸ xb@t$¬W yqÊblT FRD b@T bxNq} "5 msÊT sRtðk@T kts«ÆcW snìC bStqR ¥N¾WNM snD l!mRmR YC§LÝÝ b¥N¾WM MKNÃT XnÊp!H snìC lFRD b@ t$ XNÄYqRb# ¥DÊG xYÒLMÝÝ 3 / FRD b@t$ b¸ÃdRgW yFRD MRm‰½ bÊp!H xêJ msÊT mgl} yl@l ُ ¥N¾ WNM mÊ© mGl} ylbTM :: õ`É /ð?~ mÊ©ãc$ XNÄYgli# l¥DÊG xSf§g! çñ µgßW xb@t$¬ xQ‰b!W wYM wk!l# bl lbT ¥SÊ© mqbLM çn KRKR mS¥T YC§LÝÝ 4/ FRD b@t$ bqÊblT YGÆ Ÿ §Y bs§ú qÂT WS_ Wún@ mS-T xlbT :: FRD b@t$ bg#Ć §Y k¸s-W Wún@ bt=¥¶ wÀ k!œ‰N btmlkt tgb! nW ÃlWN TX²Z l!s_ YC§LÝÝ 33. Administrative Appeals 1/ In reviewing any appeal under sub-article 31(4), the Ombudsman may examine any record held by a public body, except documents subject to a certificate issued in accordance with Article 35 but, in doing so, shall ensure that any exempt information under this Proclamation is not disclosed. 2/ The Ombudsman shall decide any appeal under Article 31(4) within thirty days. 3/ The ombudsman shall have the power to reject any appeal, or to order any public body to provide the requested information or to take such other action as is appropriate to ensure that the public body meets its obligations under this Proclamation. 34. Court Appeals 1/ Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the ombudsman may lodge an appeal against that decision within thirty days to the Federal First Instance Court in the case of federal public bodies or to the Regional High Court in case of regional public bodies. 2/ Subject to the provisions of Article 35, a court reviewing an appeal under this article may examine any record of a public body and no such record may be withheld from the court on any ground. 3/ The court, in deciding the matter, shall not disclose any exempt information under this Proclamation. the court may, where necessary, receive evidence or hear argument in the absence of the applicant or his representative. 4/ The court shall decide upon the appeal within thirty days. In addition to the order it gives on the merits of the case, the court may also order payments of costs or expenses. 4 ¹ þb )%1 005A005A005A001100440045005C00560056004C0051004C0044004F0044005A0011004600520050 gA ØÁ‰L
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1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4 th December, 2008…. page 4352 "5 . .. . sRtðk@T SlmS sRtðk@T SlmSsRtðk@T SlmS sRtðk@T SlmS- -- -TTT T 1/ እዲרጥ yt-yqW ወይו אm" 3ֳאmס እዲנጋገጥ የـጠየው mÊ© Bÿ‰êE i_¬N¿ mk§kÃN ወይו 3ֳו3ו ግqُ የגאֳከُ תֲ የאግُ 3ካֶُ የֶይ ٪ֶፊዎ٤ אנጃው bÊp!H xêJ xNq} !3 KLk§ãC y¸¹fN ና y¥YfqD mÊ© mçn#N mÊ©W b!gl} b¦gR dHNnT §Y XRG-¾ yçn xdU l!ksT y¸CL mçn#N y¸ÃÊUG_ sRt ፊk@T l!s-# YC§l# ”” 2 / yÊp!H KFL DNUg@ãC b!ñ„M yê XNÆ -Æ qEWM çn ¥N¾WM FRD b@T ዚֱ 3ፅ bNx#S xNq{ /1/ msÊT sRtðk@t$ yts -W bxGÆb# mçN xlmçn#N ymmRmR SLÈN y§cWM ”” 3 / ዚֱ 3ፅ bNx#S xNq} /1/ msÊT bmNGST xµ ል የֶይ `§ð yts- sRtðk@T TKKl¾ QJ kts- jMé ÆlW bs§ú qÂT g!Êp@ WS_ lHZB twµ×C MKR b@T m§K xlbT :: yHZB twµ×C MKR b@T sRtðk@t$N y¥}dQ wYM ymsÊZ SLÈN xlW ”” " " 6 6 . .. . . .. . ] ]] ] ] ]] ] þ þþ þ þ þþ þ ` `` ` ` `` ` ƒ ƒƒ ƒ ƒ ƒƒ ƒ ¾ ¾¾ ¾ ¾ ¾¾ ¾ T TT T T TT T p pp p p pp p [ [[ [ [ [[ [ w ww w w ww w Ó ÓÓ Ó Ó ÓÓ Ó È ÈÈ È È ÈÈ È 1 1 / / ¾ ¾ 2 2 /Ë /Ë ” ” Ç Ç ” ” Æ Æ ¾ ¾ S S ” ” Ó Ó Y Y ታ ታ ዊ ዊ 3 3 ካ ካ ָ ָ ¾ ¾ Q Q ´ ´ w w Ó Ó ” ” – – < < ’ ’ ƒ ƒ L L ò ò y y z z þ þ H H N N › › ª ª Ï Ï K K F F L L î î S S T T l l ¥ ¥ S S f f i i M M /Ë /Ë Ÿ Ÿ “ “ ¨ ¨ “ “ † † ¨ ¨ < < ” ” } } Ó Ó v v ^ ^ ƒ ƒ › › S S © © ] ] þ þ ` ` ƒ ƒ Ÿ Ÿ G G N N ï ï T T " " b b ò ò ƒ ƒ l l H H Z Z B B 2 2 ” ” v v Ö Ö v v m m } } Ì Ì U U T T p p [ [ w w à à • • ` ` /ð /ð M M ÝÝ 2 2 / / ዚֱ 3ፅ b b N N x x # # S S x x N N q q { { / / 1 1 / / m m s s Ê Ê T T y y ¸ ¸ Êp Êp U U j j W W ¶ ¶ ± ± R R T T ” ” - - h h ¼ ¼ ֳ ֳ א א   ግ ግ   ٍ ٍ ዊ ዊ 3 3 ካ ካ ִ ִ ¾ ¾ k k [ [ /ð /ð < < ¾ ¾ S S [ [ Í Í Ø Ø /Ë /Ë o o − − ‹ ‹ N N w w ³ ³ ƒ ƒ ' ' l l ¼ ¼ b b k k ð ð L L   /ð /ð S S < < K K < < } } k k v v à à ’ ’ ƒ ƒ /Ë /Ë Ñ Ñ – – < < ¾ ¾ S S [ [ Í Í Ø Ø /Ë /Ë o o − − ‹ ‹ w w ³ ³ ƒ ƒ ' ' / / / / /ð /ð Ÿ Ÿ ò ò M M ¨ ¨ à à U U S S < < K K < < /ð /ð S S < < K K < < ¨ ¨ < < É É p p ¾ ¾ } } Å Å [ [ Ñ Ñ < < ¾ ¾ S S [ [ Í Í Ø Ø /Ë /Ë o o − − ‹ ‹ B B ² ² T T ' ' m m ¼ ¼   א א   ግ ግ   ٍ ٍ ዊ ዊ 3 3 ካ ካ ִ ִ ¾ ¾ } } c c Ö Ö < < ¾ ¾ ¨ ¨ < < e e Ø Ø Ã Ã Ó Ó v v ˜ ˜ S S õ õ ƒ ƒ H H @ @ − − ‹ ‹ “ “ /ð /ð ’ ’ ² ² = = I I S S õ õ ƒ ƒ H H @ @ − − ‹ ‹ S S W W [ [ ƒ ƒ } } k k v v à à ’ ’ ƒ ƒ /Ë /Ë Ñ Ñ – – < < 35 Issuance of Certificates 1/ In so far as the information sought to be accessed or the existence or non existence of which is sought to be confirmed relates to national security, national defense or international relations the head of the public body may issue a certificate certifying that the information falls within the scope of exceptions set out in Article 22 and that disclosure of the information would be almost certain to cause serious harm to national security. 2/ Notwithstanding any provision in this Part, neither the Ombudsman nor any court may review a decision under sub-article (1) to issue a certificate. 3/ Any certificate under sub-article (1) must be tabled in the House of Peoples’ Representatives within 30 days of its issuance and the House may either approve or rescind the certificate. 36. Duty to Report 1/ As s soon as practicable and not later than 30 th of May in each year, the public relation officer of each public body shall submit to the ombudsman, a report regarding the activities of the public body in implementing the provisions of chapter three of this proclamatio n. 2/ The report referred to in sub article /1/ of this Article shall consist; a) the number of requests for access received; b) the number of requests for access granted access in full; c) the number of requests for access refused in full and refused partially; d) the number of internal appeals made to the head of the public body and the number of granted requests as a result of these internal appeals; 4 ¹ þb )%2 005A005A005A001100440045005C00560056004C0051004C0044004F0044005A0011004600520050 gA ØÁ‰L
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e) the number of appeals made to the Ombudsman

f) The number of court appeals; and

g) Such other matters as may be prescribed by law
3/ The head of public body shall include in his annual working report to the council of
ministers and peoples representative in the
case of federal public bodies or to the
national regional government council and
national regional council , the report
referred to in sub-article (1).

37. Powers to Make Regulations.
The

council of ministers may make regulations
regarding;

1) Schedules of fees payable for different categories of information and, the conditions
under which such fees are reduced or waived;

2) The procedures for the custody and classification of information regarded as confidential or
declassification of records;

3) Any matter which is required for the
implementation of the provisions of part
three of this proclamation.

38. Record Maintenance

1/ The Ombudsman shall, after appropriate consultation with interested parties, issue and
from time to time update a Code of Practice
relating to the custody , management and
disposal of records.
2/
Every public body is under an obligation to maintain its records in accordance with the
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of Practice stipulated in sub- article (1).

3/ Every public body shall ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the correction of
personal information.
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39. Miscellaneous

1/

No person is criminally or civilly liable for for anything done in good faith in the
exercise or performance of any power or duty
under this part. of the proclamation .

2/ No one may be subject to any legal, administrative or employment-related
sanction, regardless of any breach of a legal
or employment obligation, for releasing
information on wrongdoing, or which would
disclose a serious threat to health, safety or
the environment, as long as he acted in good
faith and in the reasonable belief that the
information was substantially true and
disclosed evidence of wrongdoing or a
serious threat to health, safety or the
environment.

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article (2), wrongdoing means the commission of a criminal offence,
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dishonesty, abuse of power or serious
misconduct, whether linked to individual
wrongdoing or not.

4/ Any person who with intent to deny a right of access to information in terms of this
section ;
a) destroys, damages or alters a record;

b) conceals a record;

c) falsifies a record or makes a false record;
commits an offence and is liable on conviction
to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding two years.

5/ Information relating to any occurrence, event or matter which took place, occurred or
happened more than twenty-five years before
the date on which any request is made under
Article 14 shall be provided to any person
making a request under that article, provided
that this sub-article shall not apply to the
exceptions in articles 16, 17, 18 and 23.

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