The Advisory Council, at its regular weekly meeting presided over by HE the Deputy Speaker Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Sulaiti, on Monday discussed a draft law on transport of hazardous substances by road.

The Deputy Speaker of the Advisory Council stressed the importance of the draft law, saying that the industrial development witnessed by Qatar requires the use of hazardous substances such as fuel, inflammable materials, chemicals and radioactive materials.
The Deputy Speaker noted that the draft law aims at keeping pace with the development, construction and modernisation in the country, and is necessary to maintain the health and safety of citizens and protect the environment.
The draft law sets the standards that must be met and the universally recognised precautions that must be taken during transportation of hazardous substances.
The draft law also imposes severe penalties on violators.
The Advisory Council decided to refer the draft law to the Services and Public Utilities Committee for further study.
Meanwhile, the Advisory Council's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee held a meeting yesterday within the 46th Ordinary Session, chaired by its rapporteur Ali bin Abdullatif al-Misnad.
At the meeting, the committee examined a draft law regulating the investment of non-Qatari capital in economic activity and decided to continue studying it at its next meeting.
The Advisory Council's Services and Public Utilities Committee held a meeting yesterday under its rapporteur Mohamed bin Mahdi al-Ahbabi.
The committee studied a draft law regulating land transport, and decided to continue the discussion at its next meeting.

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