COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 21
INTERIM EXERCISE OF BAGHDAD MAYORAL AUTHORITY
Pursuant to my authority as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and
under the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant U.N. Security Council
Resolutions, including Resolution 1483 (2003),
Noting that the position of Mayor in the City of Baghdad is currently vacant,
Recognizing that numerous laws and regulations governing the management of the City
of Baghdad vest powers exclusively in the mayor; and that this thwarts the efficient and
effective management of city business under current conditions,
Acting on behalf of the citizens of Baghdad and the people of Iraq,
I hereby promulgate the following:
Section 1
Temporary Authority of Deputy Mayors
1) All authority granted exclusively to the Mayor of Baghdad by any law, regulation,
resolution or decree, is hereby vested in the three Deputy Mayors of Baghdad.
2) This authority may not be exercised absent the concurrence of at least two of the three
Deputy Mayors.
3) The Deputy Mayors may develop and issue such internal administrative procedures or
municipal ordinances as are necessary to implement this temporary authority.
Section 2
Duration of Authority
The authority extended to the Deputy Mayors by this Order shall remain in effect
until such time as the position of Mayor of Baghdad is properly filled, or until this
Order is amended or repealed.
Section 3
Entry into Force
This order shall enter into force on the date of signature.
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~ yaul Bremer, Administrator
Coalition Provisional Authority
CP A/ORD/5 Aug 2003/21
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