The Ministry of Justice has established three administrative units, after the Cabinet's approval, and within the framework of the ministry's commitment to national plans and strategies in support of the national development process, the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the requirements of a comprehensive economic and social progress.
This also comes in the context of providing the necessary means to upgrade the legal, judicial and legislative system in the country, developing legal professions and working to issue the necessary legislation to encourage and protect national and foreign investment.
The new administrative units include the Real Estate Brokerage Department, the Experts Administration, and the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit.
The Real Estate Brokerage Department has started to perform its duties within the framework of the Ministry of Justice's activation of Law No 22 of 2017 regulating real estate brokerage works, and in conjunction directly with its competencies to regulate the profession of real estate brokerage after His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani approving the Cabinet decision No 29 of 2019 to form the committee and its work system.
The ministry has called on the real estate brokers and the offices of the real estate brokers involved in the real estate sector to accelerate the registration to complete the licensing and accreditation procedures for practising the real estate brokerage profession, according to the law, and that registration is open to all companies and individuals who want to practise the real estate brokerage profession as per criteria followed in accordance with the provisions of the law.
The ministry said that in order to facilitate the citizens who wish to practise the profession, brokers and offices currently operating, a registration page has been launched on the official website of the Ministry, and the Real Estate Mediation Affairs Department wishing to register is received at the administration headquarters located in the main building of the ministry.
The official website page for registering real estate brokers allows the registration of brokers in all thecategories.
The page also includes an explanatory presentation of all the required data in a way that allows the broker to register all his data without the need to come to the administration headquarters, unless he wants to register in person.
In developing the profession of real estate brokerage, the ministry seeks to activate the controls mentioned in the law, including the obligations of the real estate broker, which stipulates that broker must be of Qatari nationality, that he must be fully qualified and of good conduct and behaviour, and that he performs a legal oath, and that he will pass training courses and tests that will be developed for the profession for public interest.
These efforts will be strengthened by starting meetings of the Committee for Regulating Non-Qatari Ownership of Real Estate and Utilising it, which will encourage the investment climate in the country and boost the real estate sector in general.
The Experts Administration Affairs of the Ministry of Justice organises the work and provides technical expertise in the fields of engineering, accounting and any other fields or specialisations to achieve the goals that the law seeks to achieve.
The new administration's vision focuses on highlighting the Qatari expertise and qualifying national experts to benefit from them in the various specialisations that the judiciary needs.
The department relies in its procedures on Law No 16 of 2017 regulating the work of experts, which specifies the conditions and controls for the registration of experts and their guarantees and obligations while practicing their work, whether before the judicial authorities or other relevant authorities, and the rules of their disciplinary accountability.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit in the Ministry of Justice reflects the Qatari pioneering in this field, and achieving the goals and strategies of national co-operation and co-ordination between the supervisory authorities and the competent authorities in the area of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
The new unit keeps pace with the continuous updating of the international standards adopted by the major international organisations, and the unit also highlights the advanced position of Qatar regionally and globally in terms of setting standards and legal systems for combating money laundering and terrorist financing based on the provisions of Law No 20 of 2019, issuing the Anti-Money Laundering Law Financing terrorism and its executive regulations.
The new administrative units include the Real Estate Brokerage Department, the Experts Administration, and the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit.
The Real Estate Brokerage Department has started to perform its duties within the framework of the Ministry of Justice's activation of Law No 22 of 2017 regulating real estate brokerage works, and in conjunction directly with its competencies to regulate the profession of real estate brokerage after His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani approving the Cabinet decision No 29 of 2019 to form the committee and its work system.
The ministry has called on the real estate brokers and the offices of the real estate brokers involved in the real estate sector to accelerate the registration to complete the licensing and accreditation procedures for practising the real estate brokerage profession, according to the law, and that registration is open to all companies and individuals who want to practise the real estate brokerage profession as per criteria followed in accordance with the provisions of the law.
The ministry said that in order to facilitate the citizens who wish to practise the profession, brokers and offices currently operating, a registration page has been launched on the official website of the Ministry, and the Real Estate Mediation Affairs Department wishing to register is received at the administration headquarters located in the main building of the ministry.
The official website page for registering real estate brokers allows the registration of brokers in all thecategories.
The page also includes an explanatory presentation of all the required data in a way that allows the broker to register all his data without the need to come to the administration headquarters, unless he wants to register in person.
In developing the profession of real estate brokerage, the ministry seeks to activate the controls mentioned in the law, including the obligations of the real estate broker, which stipulates that broker must be of Qatari nationality, that he must be fully qualified and of good conduct and behaviour, and that he performs a legal oath, and that he will pass training courses and tests that will be developed for the profession for public interest.
These efforts will be strengthened by starting meetings of the Committee for Regulating Non-Qatari Ownership of Real Estate and Utilising it, which will encourage the investment climate in the country and boost the real estate sector in general.
The Experts Administration Affairs of the Ministry of Justice organises the work and provides technical expertise in the fields of engineering, accounting and any other fields or specialisations to achieve the goals that the law seeks to achieve.
The new administration's vision focuses on highlighting the Qatari expertise and qualifying national experts to benefit from them in the various specialisations that the judiciary needs.
The department relies in its procedures on Law No 16 of 2017 regulating the work of experts, which specifies the conditions and controls for the registration of experts and their guarantees and obligations while practicing their work, whether before the judicial authorities or other relevant authorities, and the rules of their disciplinary accountability.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit in the Ministry of Justice reflects the Qatari pioneering in this field, and achieving the goals and strategies of national co-operation and co-ordination between the supervisory authorities and the competent authorities in the area of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
The new unit keeps pace with the continuous updating of the international standards adopted by the major international organisations, and the unit also highlights the advanced position of Qatar regionally and globally in terms of setting standards and legal systems for combating money laundering and terrorist financing based on the provisions of Law No 20 of 2019, issuing the Anti-Money Laundering Law Financing terrorism and its executive regulations.
