HM King issues six royal decrees

Manama, Oct. 30 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decrees 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72 for this year. Royal Decree 67/2017 stipulates the restructuring of the Ministry of Health. According to the decree, the Health Minister shall be responsible for the Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Health, Assistant Undersecretary for Hospitals and the Directorate of Communication. The Heath Ministry’s Undersecretary shall oversee the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health and Assistant Undersecretary for Human Resources and Services. The Public Health and Heath Promotion directorates will report to Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health, while the Human Resources, Financial Resources, Information and Planning, as well as the Supportive Services directorates shall report to the Assistant Undersecretary for Hospitals. Decree 5/1997 on reforming the Health Ministry was abrogated. According to royal decree 68/2017, Dr. Waleed Khalifa Yussef Al-Manae was appointed as Undersecretary at the Health Ministry, while Dr. Mohammed Amin Yussef Al-Awadhi was appointed as Assistant Undersecretary for Hospitals, Dr. Manel Alawi Sayed Amin Al-Alawi as Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Health, Dr. Mariam Ibrahim Al-Hajiri as Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health and Fatima Ahmed Abdulwahid as Assistant Undersecretary for Resources and Services. The Minister of Health Shall implement royal decrees (67 and 68 for this year) which take immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette. HM the King also issued Royal Decree 69/2017, establishing the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). RERA shall be in charge of all duties and terms of reference related to regulating the real estate market in the kingdom and maintaining the interests of all stakeholders, as stipulated by Law 27/2017 on the issuance of the Real Estate Regulatory Law. RERA will have a Board of Directors, chaired by the Survey and Land Registration Bureau President (SLRB). RERA board members include the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, RERA’s Chief Executive Officer, SLRB’s Land Registration Director-General, and SLRB’s Survey Director-General. The panel also includes representatives from the Economic Development Board (EDB), the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), the Bahrain Property Development Association, the Bahrain Real Estate Association and the private real estate sector as members for a four-year term. According to royal decree 70/2017, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority with the rank of Undersecretary. The First Deputy Prime Minister shall implement the royal decrees (69 and 70/2017), which take immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette. HM the King also issued Royal Decree 71 and 72 for this year, re-appointing Dr Jawaher Shaheen Al Mudhahki as Chief Executive Officer of the Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA), and Ausamah Abdulla Al-Absi as as Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA).