Qatar Cabinet Holds Regular Weekly Session

Doha, July 16 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Wednesday chaired the cabinet's regular meeting at its premises at the Emiri Diwan. In a statement after the meeting, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud said the cabinet looked at issues on the agenda and took the proper decisions. The cabinet took the necessary measures to issue a bill on passing a law on court proceedings in family matters after it reviewed recommendations of the Advisory Council on the bill. According to this law, court sessions in family-related issues are to be secret while rulings are 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 defense. It also may delegate a member of the counseling and family reconciliation offices to submit a report on the case or a certain aspect of it. The court can as well use counseling and family reconciliation offices to help in reaching a settlement for the conflict 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 in 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 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 minister of interior'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 of Interior's services and the certificates it issues. During the meeting, the cabinet approved a draft law on regulating study missions and 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. According to this decision, the new formation of 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 municipality council, along with four representatives of fishermen to picked by the minister of environment. The cabinet also approved the minister of transport's decision on reconciliation in violations related to maritime transport and marine systems. (QNA)