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The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday issued a bill on passing a law on court proceedings in family matters after it reviewed recommendations of the Advisory Council on the bill.
As per this law, court sessions in family-related issues are to be secret while rulings will be given in open sessions.
In the context of building up the proceedings of the rule, the court is entitled to enlighten opponents about requirements of a proper functioning of the case, and give them time to put forward their defence. It also may delegate a member of the counselling and family reconciliation offices to submit a report on the case or a certain aspect of it.
The court can as well use counselling and family reconciliation offices to help in reaching a settlement through reconciliation. The relevant court in charge of family cases at the Court of First Instance or the Court of Cassation is to hear cases according to the conditions on issues related to self-jurisdiction as well as mandate over money, endowment and inheritance. The law explains how to file lawsuits, methods of proof and the implementation of decisions and rulings.
The Cabinet then approved a draft law amending some provisions of the Traffic Law No. 19 of 2007. It also approved a draft decision by the Minister of Interior amending some provisions of the Traffic Law regulations, which were issued by the Interior Minister’s decision No. 6 of 2010. In addition, the Cabinet gave the green light for a draft decision by the Minister of Interior amending some provisions of decision No. 19 of 2007 on defining fees for the Ministry’s services and the certificates it issues.
During the meeting, the Cabinet approved a draft law on regulating study missions and a draft decision on issuing regulations of the law.
The draft law included provisions related to the objectives and types of study missions as well as the formation and powers of mission’ committee, and the terms and conditions of being part of a mission, the rights and obligations of scholars, ending missions and school holidays.
Moreover, the Cabinet approved its draft decision on the reformation of the committee on aquatic living resources, which is responsible for developing and promoting the fishing sector so as to contribute to achieving food security, and preserving and developing aquatic living resources.
The committee is based at the Ministry of Environment.
As per this decision, the committee on aquatic living resources comprises the assistant undersecretary for agriculture, livestock and fisheries as chairman, and head of the fisheries department as vice-chairman as well as representative members of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Ministry of Transport, Qatar University and the Central Municipal Council, along with four representatives of fishermen to be picked by the Minister of Environment.
The Cabinet also approved the Transport Minister’s decision on reconciliation in violations related to maritime transport and marine systems.
It also approved a proposal to add to the National Committee for Traffic Safety a representative from the Ministry of Transport and Qatar Petroleum. Additionally, it approved the addition of a representative from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage and the Ministry of Youth and Sports to the Permanent Population Committee.
The Cabinet approved a proposal to add a representative of the Foreign Ministry as member of the committee responsible for carrying out GCC supreme council’s joint-work-related decisions.
It approved as well the application of the provisions of Law No 24 of 2002 on retirement and pensions for Qatari employees of Sidra Medical and Research Centre.
The Cabinet reviewed recommendations of the Advisory Council in relation to Qatar’s comprehensive urban plan, and decided to submit them to relevant entities to study them and offer their views.
In addition, the Cabinet reviewed and took the appropriate decisions on the following:
1. A memo from the Minister of Public Health on the outcome of the 67th session of the World Health Assembly, which was held in Geneva in May;
2. A letter by HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce on the results of the 49th meeting of GCC commercial co-operation committee, which took place in Kuwait in May; and
3. A letter by HE minister of energy and industry, who is also chairman of the Permanent Water Resources Committee (PWRC), on the first quarterly report of the committee in 2014.
The Cabinet also ratified an economic and trade co-operation agreement between the governments of Qatar and Brazil; an agreement on economic, artistic and scientific co-operation between the governments of Qatar and Costa Rica; and an agreement between the governments of Qatar and Kenya on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion in relation to income taxes.
The Cabinet also approved a draft agreement on aviation services between the governments of Qatar and Mali.
