Protection of Telecommunications and Electric Power Networks Proclamation No. 464 of 2005

1. Short Title Ii, h~C__Cl!ll This Proclamation may be cited as the "Protection ~U htp~" "f.l;ft.tIOD'~.h>7i,}li' fh.ft.h..,.th '>~A of Telecommunications and Electric Power hoJ-:1'c::f'} ~U'}~-r t\ODmO:" fOlll' htp:P: 41'1'C Networks Proclamation No, 464/2005", gf:j;-g/Ij}ft~" ''''Ot\,. t\.mc/>fI ~"'l'''A:: ,f')?,- <P;J ~;Jt,,,, ;J,l.n, 7',"','" 'ff" it Ii Unit Price 2'30 Negarit G. P.O.Box 80001 'l~' rii.(if{tl{ :"Y.(...A ~;J"'''' ;J/f,Rl <lI...C !lg cU. tte.n !iif~ 'U" Federal Negarit Gazeta- No.54 30thJune, 2005 Page 3172 I.TC~ 2. Definitions f :p(\. i\1tlll I\.~ TC1.OO fOtYt'lma,. f]/.\tf~ fa"l'4>C. In this Proclamation, unless the context requires OIl.U i\er~ a"fa1'T otherwise: f!1 "f"l:l\.t1oo~.h. 7i1 i\a":1-C" o"/(\T hrf;l\.f1oo.t 1/ "telecommunication networks" means any h.7i1 t'I.fa"l'OO ;JC 0"" Y YII i\ 1/.\'1(\"T ~.e f'P(\ equipment or accessories thereof, satellite, OJ.e9" h1~.a"/.\ f:1-4>f. o"/C;Ta"9"OOUf&YT optical fiber,. wire, cable, tower, mast, antenna, fOOUf&ya" rf'1nWt i\11/.\T 1)"l'~.eTT ).T"l:f]/.\ pole or any structure used or intended to be ~.eOCT:1-OJCT07faTT i\1"I:'T 7i(H h.1I/.\ T used in connection with telecommunications 9"t'I(\ OJ.e9" i!,7'1TO"9" ',faT/"hTC ~a" T system; II "fi\.l\.hT&h ;).eA i\a":1-C" °7(\T fi\.l\.hT&h ;) .e/.\ hU?00 1 lJJ.TC; °7farf'~(\~ t'I.farf'9" ;JC 2/ "electric power network" means any equipment or accessories thereof, wire, cable, pole or any O"l'YYII i\1/.\'1(\uT ~.e fer(\ OJ.e9" h1~.a"/.\ structure used or intended to be used in f:r4> f. °7'1:(-0"9" OOUf&YTfOOUf&ya" connection with electric power generation and "l'1nlOt i\h/.\ T 7i(H h.lI/.\T 9"t'I(\OJ.e9" . "7'1:,:a,.9" hfaTt--hTC ~o,. T transmission system; i:1 "frf;l\.tloo.th.7i1 i\1/.\'1(\":" t'lQ;). f:C~T" 3/ "telecommunications service provider" means a ""/(\T 01')''1 f"l'WWOO'I hi\. TV'*' Y telecommunications operator established by "I:I\.tlOO.~.h. 7i1 i\. ~ 1t'1. /..:P f: i\ o"1',r. law and having license from the Ethiopian f"l:l\.f1oo'~.h.7i1 Ft-- f°7,lp(,. t'I~ ~~T . Telecommunication Agency; 9.1 "fi\.t\hT&fi ;).e/.\ i\:"&-o. f:C~T" ""/(\T 4/ "electric power supplier" means an electric Orh'1f'NI:*oo'I hi\. TV'*,Y i\.l\.hT&h ;).e/.\ power supplier established by law and having i\.~1t'1./..:P f: i\a"1'.r. fil.l\.hT&h ;).e/.\ license from the Ethiopian Electric Agency; f""/:"l.lIF/'. fO?IP/,. t'lOE ~O"T l;1 "t'la,." "7(\T frf'/..1'C' t'lo,. OJ.e9" 01')''1 f t'I0" ~:,. 00 11 T f "l't'lm a,. i\ f]/.\ ~a" : : 5/ "person" means a natural or juridical person r. T-'L2

3. Protection f!1 000" lJ1&"1: fOt1"'i. frf;l\.tlOO.th. 7i1C; fi\.l\.h-r&h i\a,. :1-(":",f OIl.U i\er~ OO'Pl.T 1/ Telecommunications and electric power networks f"l'(\f 1'O:P rf't'l1':l:T'P/'\ T all over the country are hereby provided special protection by this Proclamation. II Of f.l.):fa,. y(\. f&..f./,./.\C; fh/.\/.\ i\faT~f.C i\f]"T hrf;l\.tlOO'~.h.7i1 i\1/.\'1(\"T (}Q;) 2/ Any federal and regional administrative body f:C~T ','I hi\.l\.hT&h ;).e/.\ il:"/,.tt shall, in collaboration with the telecommunic- f:C~T ;JC OOO"l'tlOC Ooo~ lJ1&1: frf'IIl.1. ationseryice provider and electric power supplier, f"l:l\.tlOO'~.h. 7i1'1 fi\.(\.hT&h ;).e/.\ have the duty to protect telecommunications and . ilO":r(":"'f1 fOOmO:" ;)"&.~T i\(\tlT~T electric power .networks. 3/ Any federal and regional city administrative rl °71~~9" &..~t--/.\C; fh/.\/.\ hrf'°"/ i\faT~f.C body shall ensure whether there are i\f]"T f'11tl:1- /..:Pf: hOOfam:1-TO" O&.T telecommunications or elyctric power networks 0 i\f]tlo.O}, f"l:l\.ou.th. 7i1 OJ.e9" i\.l\.hT&h prior to issuance of construction license and ;) .e/.\ i\ a,. :1-C fa(\ooe:? h C; /..:1>f: mY <ka,. any person. who acquired license, shall also i\11/.\9" '11tl:1- htl"/f]~~ O&.T O"I:I\.f1ou.h.7i1 guarantee that no damage shall occur on OJ.e9" Oi\.l\.hT&h i\~:1-C ~.e "'~T telecommunications or electric power networks. f"7.ef.Cfa ootf~.1 tl7l.;J11' i\(\tlTO,.:: .,,,. ) fn.ifltr I..'-~A ).:1&+ .:III.IIJ"''I'C !Iii 1'1),tit: +1 :CUIB 't.r Federal Negarit Gazeta- No.54 30thJune, 2005 Page 3173 Ii. ~~

4. Penalties fU1C ~U'nT' tDf-,,9" J\JltjO~' OO~o)~ U.~~ Any person who has committed an act of theft or Oi;f\.Jloo,~h. 76' tDf-,,9" OJ\.f\.hTth J\tD-~C i\f-" intentional destruction or obstruction of f"'C",:" +""IIlC fLOOP tDf-,,9" (f~ 114\.. 1.~T telecommunications or electric power networks, .,,~(.r. tDf-.9" J\1A"14\orf: "'~.*(.'I' "1.('1 which threaten the national security and economy of 0IJ';;:tD-9" tltD-I """11111 1l4\tD- ftD'~A m""l the country, shall, unless a higher penalty is OPlP(.T f04\m fo~+nl "'A(f~ O"'++CI hl; applicable under the relevant provisions of the "t)h t; '}OPT OO~f.C'" ~~ Criminal Code, be punishable with rigorous ""'&'T f-.+nIA:: ftD'~A .f:C1.rf: f"I'LROPtD- O:fA'5~T h(f~ imprisonment from 5 to 20 years. Where such act is :,onlrf: hI tDC ""'h l; '}OPT fO~f.c'" ""'&'T committed negligently the punishment shall be from f-.(fe,.A:: 6 months to 5 years imprisonment. ~. + L" "7. ~+ ,,,, .f.«r~=Fcu- ;,. 0) s. Inapplicable laws "" hll.u J\CP~ ?C fO~?(.' OIJlJ:fo)o9" m""l OIl.U Any law inconsistent with this Proclamation shall J\CP~ O+7iL~ not apply to matters provided for by this tj (. tD-9": : "'~"T i\f-. +L'I°~"T "f-. Proclamation. I. t.'P)t f~OlJf1+ 1.1J. 6. Effective Date f,U "'P~ h"~ 1;1: ~1 l"f'11; fJ.9" ~9"C' ftJt; The Proclamation shall enter into force on the 30th f,rYt;t\:: da)\ of June, 2005. hllh hOq c'\'l.Ie +1 1lif2~ ,.,... Done at Addis Ababa, the30th day of June, 2005 . GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS . .PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL '7C"? tDAf. ~r-C~i\ f 1\.+r-A-" 1..J'..&.i\~ 4. 'fOh&-t\..f''e DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA tT1I4\.h T~If.,tI'+