Qatar: Cabinet sanctions draft legislation to amend penal code

Qatar: Cabinet sanctions draft legislation to amend penal code

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday morning. Post-meeting, the Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs released a statement outlining the Cabinet's deliberations. The agenda included acknowledgment of the Shura Council’s approval of a draft law for regulating real estate registration and the approval of amendments to certain provisions of the Penal Code (Law No. 11 of 2004) and the Qatar Financial Center Law (Law No. 7 of 2005), with both amendments referred to the Shura Council. The Cabinet also moved to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing a bilateral consultation mechanism between the governments of the State of Qatar and the Republic of South Africa, and another MoU between Qatar and Georgia for mutual recognition of maritime qualification certificates for seafarers. Additionally, a draft MoU was approved for collaboration in combating crime, between the Ministry of Interior in Qatar and its counterpart in the Arab Republic of Egypt.