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Shura Council approves draft law on lost and abandoned property
Following a thorough discussion of the report and its recommendations, the Shura Council approved the proposal and resolved to submit it to the esteemed government.
During the same session, the Shura Council also approved a draft law concerning lost and abandoned property and a draft law on water, both in their amended forms. The Shura Council referred the drafts to the esteemed government after reviewing the reports of the specialized committees and discussing their details with the honourable members.
Separately, the Council discussed a draft law amending certain provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law, promulgated by Law No (20) of 2019, as referred by the esteemed government. The Council decided to forward the draft to the Internal and External Affairs Committee for further study and reporting.
The Council also discussed a draft law amending certain provisions of the Lawyers' Law, promulgated by Law No. (23) of 2006, which had been referred by the esteemed government. The Council resolved to refer the draft to the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee for detailed review and submission of its report.
Furthermore, the Council approved amendments to certain provisions of the Shura Council's internal regulations, issued under Law No. (8) of 2024, following its review of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee's report. The amendments were subsequently referred to the esteemed government.
The session continued with the Council reviewing the report of the Social Affairs, Labour, and Housing Committee regarding the esteemed government's response to the Council's earlier proposal on reorganizing and monitoring domestic worker recruitment offices. The Council made the appropriate decision on the matter.
The Council also reviewed the esteemed government's response to its previous proposal concerning the promotion of national values and identity within Qatari society.
It was decided to refer the matter to the Education, Culture, Sports, and Media Affairs Committee for further study and feedback.
The Council later reviewed the report on the participation of its delegation in the third edition of the South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum, held last April in Rabat, Morocco. The forum was titled 'Interregional and Continental Dialogues Among Countries of the South: A Key Lever to Address New Challenges to International Cooperation and Achieve Security, Stability, and Shared Development.'
Additionally, the Council reviewed the report on the participation of HE Issa bin Ahmed Al Nasr in a parliamentary symposium organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union under the theme 'Digital Challenges to Peace, Inclusion, and Human Rights: The Role of Social Media Platforms in Spreading Hate Speech and Strategies to Combat It,' which was held virtually last March.
A number of senior officials from the Center for Empowerment and Care of the Elderly (Ehsan) attended the session.
