Her Excellency, the State Minister for Information Affairs, Sameera bint Rajab told the weekly media post Cabinet meeting that the amendments in the law were associated with the provisions set for the offense of bribing a public employee, offering a bribe without accepting it and the crime of embezzlement and any harm to public money.
The Cabinet decided to return the amendment of the draft law to the concerned ministerial committee for further review.
HRH the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa chaired the regular Cabinet session on Sunday and informed the Cabinet at the beginning of the session of the letter of reply sent to HM the King on the implementation of the recommendations of the National Council.
The Cabinet extended its congratulations to the members of the parliament on the occasion of the opening of the Fourth session of the Third legislative term which will begin its proceedings on Wednesday, October 23 2013.
The Cabinet also extended its congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and praised the success of the Haj season this year thanks to the noble efforts provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to ensure all facilities to all Muslims in performing Hajj.
The Cabinet discussed, during the regular session a number of subjects and memorandums listed on the agenda.
The Cabinet discussed the memorandum presented by the Deputy Prime Minister, President of the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs on the draft law amending some provisions of the Penal Code issued by Decree Law No. (15) for the year 1976.
The Cabinet discussed the memorandum presented by the Deputy Prime Minister, President of the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs on the draft law on personal data protection.
The draft law aims to provide legal protection of personal privacy which is a fundamental constitutional right of a natural person and respect for its components and controls from any material or moral intervention.
The draft law also includes the protection of digital data which its use has become common via electronic means. This protection is put in place in order to enhance public confidence in electronic transactions through the preservation and protection of personal data that are not to be tampered with.
The Cabinet decided to return the draft law to the concerned ministerial committee for further review.
The Cabinet discussed the memorandum presented by the Deputy Prime Minister, President of the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs on the draft law on conflict of laws in civil and commercial matters with a foreign element.
The draft law aims to complete the legislative structure that promotes trade and encourages investment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The memorandum also aims to contribute to the provision of an appropriate legislative environment for international contracts and to regulate disputes in civil and commercial matters with a foreign element.
The Cabinet approved the draft law and decided to refer it to the legislative authority.
The Cabinet discussed and approved the memorandum presented by the Deputy Prime Minister, the President of the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs, on the regulations of the Law Decree No. 48 for the year 2012 for the Bahraini Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Ministerial Committee decisions related to it.
The Cabinet discussed and reviewed the memorandum presented by His Excellency the Minister of Shura Council and Representative Council affairs on the third session of the third legislative term of Shura Council and Representative Council for the period from Oct. 14, 2012 to Jun. 27, 2013.
The memorandum lists diverse parliamentarian practices during the above mentioned period, through an objective evaluation of the positive and negative aspects. The practices presented in the memorandum are an expression of the democracy in Bahrain during the ongoing reform project of HM the King.