The
Cabinet’s regular meeting, presided over by HE the Prime Minister
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, yesterday praised the
directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
allocating $480mn to the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip, to assist them in meeting their daily needs amidst the difficult
circumstances imposed on them by the Israeli occupation forces.
After
the meeting, which was held at the Amiri Diwan, HE the Minister of
Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Issa Saad
al-Jafali al-Nuaimi stated the following:
The Cabinet underlined that
Qatar’s support to the Palestinians embodies the bonds of brotherhood
between the Qatari and Palestinian people, and is an extension of
Qatar’s firm positions towards the brotherly Palestinian people.
The
Cabinet reiterated Qatar’s condemnation of the brutal Israeli shelling
of the Gaza Strip, which left dozens of people dead and injured, saying
it is in a flagrant violation of the international law, the Charter of
the United Nations and the international legitimacy resolutions on the
Palestinian cause.
The Cabinet demanded an urgent and resolute
international action to stop Israel’s aggressive practices against the
Palestinian people and to provide them with protection and enable them
to obtain all their legitimate rights, foremost of which is the right to
establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The Cabinet then considered the topics listed on its agenda as follows:
The
Cabinet approved a draft law amending some provisions of laws related
to energy affairs, and to refer it to the Advisory Council.
The draft law includes the amendment of some provisions of the following laws:
— Law No 8 of 2004 on the protection of marine oil and gas facilities.
— Decree Law No 15 of 2007 on regulating the marketing and sale of government regulated products outside Qatar.
—
Decree Law No 11 of 2012 on the governmental regulation for the sale
and purchase of chemical and petrochemical products produced in Qatar.
— Law No 4 of 2018 regulating the supply of electricity and water.
The
above mentioned laws will be amended by replacing the phrase “Minister
of State for Energy Affairs” with the phrase “Minister of Energy and
Industry”, wherever mentioned in Law No 8 of 2004, Decree Law No 11 of
2012 and Law No 4 of 2018; and by replacing the phrase “Minister of
State for Energy Affairs” with the phrase “Minister of Energy and
Industry” mentioned in the Articles 11, 18, 19 and 21 of Decree Law No
15 of 2007 referred to herein.
The Cabinet later approved a draft law
amending some provisions of Law No 21 of 2015 regulating the entry,
exit and residence of expatriates.
The Cabinet also approved a draft decree inviting the Municipal Council to convene.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved the following:
1-
Draft Amiri Decision amending some provisions of Decision No 19 of 2011
regarding the establishment of the Standing Committee for Water
Resources.
2- Draft Amiri Decision amending some provisions of
Decision No 1 of 2018 establishing the Financial Sustainability Steering
Committee for Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation.
3-
Draft Cabinet Decision amending some provisions of Decision No 73 of
2014 establishing the Standing Committee for Monitoring Fuel Filling and
Storage Stations.
The Cabinet then reviewed the following topics and took the appropriate decisions thereon:
1- The annual report of the National Traffic Safety Committee and its recommendations.
The
committee, which is established in the Ministry of Interior, is
responsible for developing policies and plans in the field of traffic,
studying traffic problems and proposing methods of treatment,
co-ordination and co-operation with different bodies whose work affects
the proper regularity of traffic, and proposing the development of
legislation related to traffic and road and transport engineering, in
accordance with international standards and the requirements of the
continued developments of roads and transportation.
2- The
recommendation of the Advisory Council regarding the general debate
request submitted by a number of members on traffic accidents in Qatar.
3-
The letter of HE the Minister of Finance on a proposal to amend some
provisions of the Customs Law promulgated by Law No 40 of 2002.
